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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Ken Rattenbury Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0432
- Creators:
-
Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967Rattenbury, Ken, 1920-Anderson, William "Cat", 1916-1981 (musician)Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
- Dates:
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1967-1991
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.16 Cubic feet1 box
- Repository:
- Container:
- 12
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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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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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