Harold Orlob (1883-1982) was born in Logan Utah, and went on to become a well-received music writer for early Broadway shows in New York. He always maintained close ties with Utah, and still has family here.
The Harold Orlob papers contain correspondence, contracts, and printed material relating to his career as a song writer. It also contains original music manuscripts from several of his hit Broadway musicals.
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Donated by Joyce Orlob Evans in 2007 and 2009.
Donated by Joyce Orlob Evans (box 4, folder 11) in 2010.
Processed by Elizabeth Rogers and Lisa DeMille in 2007.
Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2009 and 2013, and by Taylor Ouimette in 2014.
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Much of the correspondence in this folder concerns Harold Orlob's decision, in 1947 to take songwriter Joe Howard to court over Howard's taking credit for writing the song . He won the right to have his name listed as co-author.
The original music in this folder is marked for the instrument it was intended for.
This contains scores for the different instuments used in the song.
Includes will, death certificate, affidavit, and other papers.
The material in this folder was found in a Maori Bible.
This folder contains genealogical information, a letter, programs, and news clippings.