W. Rigdon, ed.Notable Names in the American Theatre
W. Rigdon, ed. Notable Names in the American Theatre. Clifton, NJ: J.T. White, 1976.
Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Goldstein
Bernard Rosenberg and Ernest Goldstein, eds., Creators and Disturbers: Reminiscences by Jewish Intellectuals of New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 1982. Chapter 8: "From the Lower East Side to 'Over the Rainbow'," p. 137.
Deena Rosenberg
Deena Rosenberg. Fascinating Rhythm: The Collaboration of George and Ira Gershwin. 2nd ed. University of Michigan Press, 1997. Contains numerous quotes by Yip on his friendship with the Gershwins, his collaborations with Ira and the atmosphere of life in the world of musical theatre and film during the Golden Age of American popular songwriting.
Deena Rosenberg and Harold Meyerson
Deena Rosenberg and Harold Meyerson. Essay for The Dictionary of Literary Biography: American Song Lyricists, 1920-1960, devoted solely to great lyricists of the golden age of song writing. Spring 2002.
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim. Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines and Anecdotes. Knopf, 2010. Contains several references to Yip, including an full essay on page 99
Michael Sragow.Victor Fleming: An American Movie Master
Michael Sragow. Victor Fleming: An American Movie Master, Pantheon, 2008. This well researched biography of the prolific Hollywood Golden Age movie director contains a chapter about Fleming's contributions to The Wizard of Oz in which Yip's role in that production is discussed from a fresh perspective.
Larry Stempel
Larry Stempel. Showtime: A History of the Broadway Musical Theater, W.W. Norton and Company, Ltd., 2010. A section of this book ('"Harburg's Circle," beginning on page 426) neatly summarizes Yip's satirical contributions to the Broadway musical.
Steven Suskin
Steven Suskin. The Sound of Broadway Music: A Book of Orchestrators and Orchestrations. Oxford University Press, 2009. Detailed history of the crucial contribution orchestrators have made to the Broadway sound over the decades, includes previously little-known facts about how the music to Finian's Rainbow and Jamaica evolved. Also contains essential information on the scores to all of Yip's Broadway productions.
Who’s Who
Who's Who. 1980-81 edition. NY: St. Martin's Press, 1981.
Max Wilk
Max Wilk. They're Playing Our Song: Conversations with America's Classic Songwriters. New York: Atheneum, 1973; DaCapo, 1991, 1997. "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" p. 217.