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Collection Summary
| Title | Charles Mingus collection, 1939-1979 |
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| Span Dates | 1939-1979 |
| Call No. | ML31.M56 |
| Creator | Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979 |
| Extent | circa 15,000 items ; 84 boxes ; 13 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Summary | This is the collected archive of world renowned African American jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus. The Charles Mingus Collection includes music (manuscript and printed of Mingus and others), writings by and about Mingus by Mingus and others, business papers, printed matter (such as articles and clippings, books and pamphlets, organizations and affiliations, programs, and promotional material), iconography (photographs of Mingus, his family, and colleagues such as Eric Dolphy, Dannie Richmond, Max Roach, Oscar Pettiford, and Miles Davis, artwork, and three dimensional items), personal material, and sound recordings. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu004009 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/2004598900 |