Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Dexter Gordon collection, circa 1940-1996 |
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Span Dates | circa 1940-1996 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1960-1988) |
Call No. | ML31.G67 |
Creator | Gordon, Dexter, 1923-1990 |
Extent | approximately 7,550 items |
Extent | 30 containers |
Extent | 14 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.mu011002 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2006560610 |
Summary | Dexter Gordon was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and actor. The collection contains materials documenting his life and work, including biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, programs, clippings, business papers, scripts, awards, and honors. The collection also contains music composed by Gordon and others, including manuscript, holograph manuscript, printed, and photocopied scores, lead sheets, parts, and fragments of pieces. Many of the items are annotated. |