Administrative Information
Provenance
Gift, Billie Allen, 2005.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Processing History
The Luther Henderson Papers were processed by Christopher Hartten, Erin Maher, Christa Bentley, and Brian Jones in 2011. Christopher Hartten coded the finding aid for EAD format in September 2011.
Transfers
Sound recordings from the Luther Henderson Papers have been transferred to the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division where they are identified as part of the Luther Henderson Collection (MAVIS collection no. 14469). An inventory of this material is available in the Music Division's collection file..
Other Repositories
The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University holds Brick Fleagle's extensive jazz sound recording collection, which Henderson donated to the Institute in 1993.
Related Material
The Music Division holds several special collections that contain Henderson arrangements and correspondence, including the Billy Byers Collection , the Billy Taylor Papers , and the Richard Rodgers Collection . The William P. Gottlieb Collection contains photographs of Henderson's friend and fellow arranger Brick Fleagle.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item, date, container number], Luther Henderson Papers, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.