Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Burt Boyar collection of Sammy Davis, Jr. biographical materials, 1954-2000 |
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| Span Dates | 1954-2000 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1965-1988) |
| Call No. | ML31.B68 |
| Creator | Boyar, Burt |
| Extent | 21 items |
| Extent | 15 containers |
| Extent | 6.5 linear feet |
| Extent | 35 sound cassettes |
| 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.mu012010 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2012562129 |
| Summary | Author Burt Boyar is the biographer of American entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. The collection contains draft materials for his books Yes I Can: The Story of Sammy Davis, Jr. (1965) and Sammy: An Autobiography (2000), and taped interviews with Davis used in writing the book Why Me?: The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story (1989). |