Ken Rattenbury Collection
name: label: Composer
content: Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
label: Collector
content: Rattenbury, Ken, 1920-
label: Interviewee
content: Anderson, William "Cat", 1916-1981 (musician)
label: Interviewee
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Musicians -- United States
label: Topic
content: Jazz musicians -- United States
label: Topic
content: Music -- 20th century -- United States
label: Topic
content: Jazz -- 20th century -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Ken Rattenbury, June 15, 1991.
creator: label: Composer
content: Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
label: Collector
content: Rattenbury, Ken, 1920-
label: Interviewee
content: Anderson, William "Cat", 1916-1981 (musician)
label: Interviewee
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
abstract: label: Summary
content: Materials collected and created by Ken Rattenbury, professional musician and author.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Professional musician, author of "Duke Ellington Jazz Composer", editor of "Crescendo International", and member/organizer of the music group "Jazz Five."
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.16 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1967-1991
container: label: Container
content: Box 1
label: Container
content: Box 2
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0432
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Transcriptions
label: Type
content: Audiotapes
label: Type
content: Theses
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: 1 series.
Unarranged.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by NMAH Staff, undated
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Transcriptions
label: Genre/Form
content: Audiotapes
label: Genre/Form
content: Theses
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 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.