Administrative Information
Provenance
Purchase, Music Division, 2012.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Processing History
The Max Roach Papers were processed by Thomas Barrick, Christopher Hartten, Larry Appelbaum, Maggie Kadel, Jamie Blake, and Samantha Horn from 2013 to 2016. Christopher Hartten and Thomas Barrick coded the finding aid in 2016. Jane Cross processed additions to the collection and updated the finding aid in 2023.
Transfers
Sound and video recordings from the Max Roach Papers have been transferred to the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division where they are identified as the Max Roach Collection (MAVIS no. 14711). An inventory of this material is available in the Music Division's collection file.
Related Material
The Charles Mingus Collection (ML31.M56) contains a small quantity of business papers and photographs of Max Roach.
Electronic Files
Electronic files were received as part of the Max Roach Papers. Consult reference staff in the Performing Arts Reading Room for more information.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item, date, container number], Max Roach Papers, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.