Administrative Information
Provenance
Purchase, Susan Ungaro Mingus, 1992-1995; Gift, Susan Ungaro Mingus, 2020
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Processing History
Lloyd A. Pinchback processed the Charles Mingus Collection in 1998. Michael A. Ferrando coded the finding aid in 2004. Stephanie Akau and Pam Murrell reprocessed the collection in 2020. This effort included: extensive physical rehousing and rearrangement of collection materials, especially the business papers; descriptive corrections and biographical enhancements to the finding aid; and the addition of several Mingus holograph music manuscripts.
Transfers
Sound recordings have been transferred to the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division where they are identified as the Charles Mingus Collection (MAVIS no. 6211). An inventory of this material is located in the Music Division's collection file.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of the Music series is available on 9 reels that are shelved as Microfilm 2011/20001 (Mus). Please consult the microfilm inventory or the collection file to determine the reel number for each work. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are encouraged to consult the microfilm edition.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item, date, container number], Charles Mingus Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.