Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Billy Strayhorn music manuscripts and estate papers, 1918-2015 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1918-2015 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1930s-2012) |
| Call No. | ML31.S76 |
| Creator | Strayhorn, Billy |
| Extent | approximately 17,700 items |
| Extent | 86 containers |
| Extent | 39 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material chiefly in English and French |
| 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.mu018014 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2014572573 |
| Summary | Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and lyricist. He is prominently known as the leading arranger for the Duke Ellington Orchestra, a position that he held for nearly three decades. The collection chiefly contains scores, sketches, lead sheets, and parts for original compositions and arrangements by Strayhorn and Ellington, as well as business papers, photographs, scripts, and other materials pertaining to Strayhorn's life and the posthumous activities of his estate, Billy Strayhorn Songs, Inc. |