Ella Fitzgerald collection, 1956-1992

Collection Summary

Title	Ella Fitzgerald collection, 1956-1992
Span Dates	1956-1992
Bulk Dates	(bulk 1960-1985)
Call No.	ML31.F58
Creator	Fitzgerald, Ella
Extent	23,500 items
Extent	285 containers
Extent	176 linear feet
Language	Collection material in English
Location	Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu010023
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2006568227
Summary	Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) was a popular and highly-respected American jazz and pop vocalist and recording artist. The Ella Fitzgerald Collection chiefly consists of musical arrangements made for her by more than fifty arrangers and orchestrators. Arrangers whose works are found in this collection include Buddy Bregman, Benny Carter, Frank DeVol, Russ Garcia, Billy May, Marty Paich, Nelson Riddle, and Gerald Wilson. The arrangements consist of a combination of full scores and parts, and are often accompanied by piano-conductor short scores, reduced scores, lead sheets, and lyric sheets. Music is found in the form of manuscripts, printed music, photocopies, and ozalids, often in multiple or different versions. In addition, the collection contains repertoire and program lists and other miscellaneous material, including a minimal amount of correspondence and photographs.