The Library of Congress has acquired rare artifacts related to the beloved 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The treasures include 35 musical manuscripts from composer Harold Arlen and lyricist E. Y ...

The Library of Congress has acquired rare artifacts related to the beloved 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The treasures include 35 musical manuscripts from composer Harold Arlen and lyricist E. Y. "Yip" ...

The Library of Congress has acquired rare artifacts related to the beloved 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The treasures include 35 musical manuscripts from composer Harold Arlen and lyricist E. Y. "Yip" ...

An E.Y. "Yip" Harburg sketch for the lyrics of "Over the Rainbow," revealing that "clouds" had originally been conceived as "darkness," and the order of the following two lines would reverse.

Brown-Cáceres said anyone over 16 can acquire a library card and view items related to The Wizard of Oz and other Library of Congress Music Division collections in the Performing Arts Reading Room.