Ralph Burns Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Burns, Ralph, 1922-2001
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- 20th century -- United States
label: Topic
content: Musicians -- 20th century
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Ralph Burns, 2000.
creator: label: Creator
content: Burns, Ralph, 1922-2001
setName: label: See more items in
content: Ralph Burns Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: This collection contains sheet music and presentation scores of songs written and arranged by composer Ralph Burns.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Ralph Burns (1922-2001) was a jazz composer and arranger.  Born in Newtown Massachusetts, Burns moved to New York City in the 1940s and worked with the Woody Herman Band, arranging some of their most famous songs, including "Apple Honey," and "Early Autumn."  He later had a successful career arranging film scores.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Cubic foot (4 boxes
)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1940-1994
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0736
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Holographs
label: Type
content: Scores
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into two series.

Series 1: Music Manuscripts and Photographs

Series 2: Bound Broadway Presentation Scores
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Annie Kuebler, 2000.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Holographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This collection documents the career of the composer and arranger Ralph Burns. The papers include six holograph scores, three bound presentation scores, photographs, a calendar and a bound scrapbook created by Burns' mother containing photographs, programs and clippings.