Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Ken Rattenbury Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0432
Creators:
Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
Rattenbury, Ken, 1920-
Anderson, William "Cat", 1916-1981 (musician)
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Dates:
1967-1991
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
0.16 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
Container:
1
2
Materials collected and created by Ken Rattenbury, professional musician and author.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Five cassette audiotapes, master's degree thesis, and Billy Strayhorn music transcription to Duke Ellington's "Lotus Blossom.",Material documents the career and compositional techniques of Duke Ellington, and interviews with Duke Ellington and Cat Anderson.

Arrangement

Arrangement
1 series. Unarranged.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Professional musician, author of "Duke Ellington Jazz Composer", editor of "Crescendo International", and member/organizer of the music group "Jazz Five."

Administration

Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Ken Rattenbury, June 15, 1991.
Processing Information
Collection processed by NMAH Staff, undated

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Ken Rattenbury Collection, 1967-1992, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Copyright restrictions. Contact staff for information.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Transcriptions Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Musicians -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jazz musicians -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Music -- 20th century -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jazz -- 20th century -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Audiotapes Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Theses Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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