The collections also document the organizations' dynamic founder, Elma Lewis, offering insight into her personal and professional life, education, family, involvement in Boston's arts and politics, and her work nationally and internationally to promote African American visual and performing arts. The collections are rich in textual, photographic, and film documentation. T hese materials are now available to the public for research. The collection offers a wealth of material for researchers interested in studying the roots of American swing music. In addition to original musical scores and arrangements, collection highlights include photographs of Glen Gray and the CLO at all stages of the band's career, audio- and videotaped interviews of former band members, early financial records of the band, and some of Gray's personal effects.
S cores are available for research purposes only.
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