Administrative Information
Provenance
The bulk of the material was discovered in a Warner Brothers warehouse in Secaucus, New Jersey, in 1982. It was acquired from Betty Kern-Miller (the composer's daughter) between 1986 and 1990. Additional items were donated by Rodgers & Hammerstein, T. B. Harms, and John McGlinn, or were purchased.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Processing History
Mark Eden Horowitz and Albert Tucker processed the Jerome Kern Collection in 1995. The finding aid was originally created using Word Perfect 5.1 software. Michael A. Ferrando coded and edited the finding aid in 2002, and Janet McKinney revised it in 2021.
Related Material
The Gerald Bordman Audio Materials (MAVIS no. 5311) at the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division contain cassette recordings of interviews with Jerome Kern that were made in the process of writing a biography.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: container number, Jerome Kern Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.