Administrative Information
Provenance
Gift, Burt Boyar, 2009.
Accruals
Additional accruals are possible.
Processing History
The Burt Boyar Collection of Sammy Davis, Jr. Biographical Materials was processed by Pamela Murrell in 2009. Marsha Maguire, from the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, supplied additional information about the sound recordings and the portable hard drive. Christopher Hartten coded the finding aid for EAD format in 2012.
Transfers
Sound recordings and a hard drive from the Burt Boyar Collection of Sammy Davis, Jr. Biographical Materials were transferred to the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division in 2012 where they are identified as part of the Burt Boyar Collection (MAVIS collection no. 14552). An inventory of this material is available in the Music Division's collection file.
Related Material
The Library of Congress Music Division holds the Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon Collection (ML31.F72) which contains photographs of Davis. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Records , held by the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, has administrative files about Davis.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item, date, container number], Burt Boyar Collection of Sammy Davis, Jr. Biographical Materials, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.