Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Miles Davis Music Manuscript

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0920
Creators:
Miles Davis Properties.
Davis, Miles
Evans, Gil, 1912-1988
Dates:
1959
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
0.15 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Manuscript for "Summertime", recorded by Davis and GIl Evans in 1959.

Arrangement

Arrangement
1 series.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Jazz trumpeter, 1926-1991.

Administration

Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Collection donated by Miles Davis Properties, through Vince Wilburn.
Ownership and Custodial History
Donated in 2006 by Miles Davis Properties.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access
Copy available for general research use. Access to original by special request.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Preferred Citation
Miles Davis Music Manuscript, 1959, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Keywords

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

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