• Asch, A. (2008). The complete lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II. New York: Knopf.
• Bordman, G. (1992). American musical theatre: a chronicle. New York: Oxford University Press.
• This work is a huge volume of American musical theatre history and discusses Hammerstein throughout the book.
• Fordin, H. (1977). Getting to know him; a biography of Oscar Hammerstein II. New York: Random House.
• Green, S. (1971). Ring bells! sing songs!: Broadway musicals of the 1930s. New Rochelle: Arlington House.
• Mentioned throughout the book
  
• Laufe, A. (1970). Broadway's greatest musicals. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
• Mentioned throughout the book.
  
• Spaeth, S. (1963). The importance of music. New York: Fleet Publishing Corporation
• Mentioned in this book.