Administrative Information
Provenance
Gift; Kay McCracken Duke Ingalls; 1980-1985.
Accruals
Further accruals are expected.
Processing History
The Vernon Duke Collection was processed in 1994 by Mark Eden Horowitz. The original finding aid was prepared with Corel WordPerfect 5.1. In 2005, the Vernon Duke Collection finding aid was coded for EAD format by Michael A. Ferrando.
Transfers
Sound recordings were transferred to the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division where they are identified as part of the Vernon Duke Collection (MAVIS collection no. 3332).
Related Material
The Vernon Duke Collection does not represent or contain all works by Vernon Duke held in the Music Division's collections, but rather, only those items that were given to the Library by Mrs. Duke. This Guide does not identify items that are not part of the Vernon Duke Collection, but it may be of particular interest to the scholar to know that there exist seven folders of letters, speeches, and other literary materials by Vernon Duke in the Music Division's Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection. Vernon Duke correspondence may also be found in, though not limited to, the following collections: Serge Koussevitzky Archive , Nikolai Lopatnikoff Collection , Schillinger/Music Division, Gershwin/Miscellaneous Manuscripts, Irving Schwerké Collection, Nicolas Slonimsky Collection , and Music Division Old Correspondence.
Electronic Format
Signature for the High-low concerts / Aaron Copland
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item, date, container number], Vernon Duke Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.