Administrative Information
Provenance
Gift, Deltra Almeida, 1998.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Processing History
The Laurindo Almeida Papers were processed in 2001. The original finding aid was prepared in MS Word. Christopher Hartten reprocessed portions of the collection and revised and coded the finding aid for EAD format in 2017.
Transfers
Sound and video recordings from the Laurindo Almeida Papers have been transferred to the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division where they are identified as part of the Laurindo Almeida Collection (MAVIS collection nos. 6952 and 5430). An inventory of this material is available in the Music Division's collection file.
Other Repositories
The International Guitar Research Archive at California State University, Northridge, holds instruments and personal library materials donated by Almeida shortly before his death.
Related Material
The Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Papers (ML31.C39) contain correspondence with Almeida.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item, date, container number], Laurindo Almeida Papers, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.