Administrative Information
Provenance
Purchased from Billy Strayhorn Songs, Inc. in 2017. Additional materials for Fantastic rhythm were purchased in 2018.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Processing History
Aldwyn Hogg Jr., Grace Kweon, and Stella Li processed the Billy Strayhorn Music Manuscripts and Estate Papers in 2018. Christopher Hartten coded the finding aid for EAD format in 2018.
Transfers
Sound recordings from the Billy Strayhorn Music Manuscripts and Estate Papers have been transferred to the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division (MBRS) where they are identified as part of the Billy Strayhorn Papers (MAVIS collection no. 16960). An inventory of this material is available in the Music Division's collection file.
Other Repositories
The Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History holds the Duke Ellington Collection, which contains music manuscripts by Strayhorn, photographs, and other related materials.
Related Material
The Music Division has several collections that contain small quantities of musical arrangements, correspondence, and/or other materials pertaining to Strayhorn, including the: Luther Henderson Papers (ML31.H45), Carmen McRae Collection of Musical Arrangements and Other Materials (ML31.M32), Charles Mingus Collection (ML31.M56), and Billy Taylor Papers (ML31.T43). Additionally, Strayhorn's holograph piano-vocal score for "Take the "A" train" is cataloged as ML96.S9419 Case.
Electronic Files
Electronic files were received as part of the Billy Strayhorn Music Manuscripts and Estate 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], Billy Strayhorn Music Manuscripts and Estate Papers, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.