Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | John Raitt papers, 1930-2009 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1930-2009 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1950-1992) |
| Call No. | ML31.R36 |
| Creator | Raitt, John, 1917-2005 |
| Extent | approximately 10,000 items |
| Extent | 86 containers |
| Extent | 2 mapcase folders |
| Extent | 37 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| 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.mu020010 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2016570636 |
| Summary | John Emmet Raitt (1917-2005) was a singer and actor, performing as a leading man during Broadway's Golden Age. Though he is best remembered for originating the role of Billy Bigelow in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel (1945), he sustained a six-decade career in various stage roles along with a prolific concert calendar. The collection documents Raitt's theatrical and concert career and includes scripts, programs, photographs, correspondence, clippings, and scrapbooks. It also includes full scores and parts for the arrangements made for Raitt's album recordings and concert appearances. |