Tom Whaley Collection
name: label: Composer
content: Whaley, Thomas L.
label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Occupation
content: Composers -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Jazz -- 20th century -- United States
label: Topic
content: Musicians -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Pianists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated by Mercer Ellington in 1988.
creator: label: Composer
content: Whaley, Thomas L.
setName: label: See more items in
content: Tom Whaley Collection
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Composer, pianist and arranger, best remembered as Duke Ellington's chief copyist from 1941-1971.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.5 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1941-1979
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: This collection was originally part of the Duke Ellington Collection. It was later organized into a separate collection.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0652
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Articles
label: Type
content: Correspondence
label: Type
content: Business records
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Programs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is divided into eight series. 

Series 1: Music Materials, 1942-1968

Series 2: Performances and Programs, 1948-1972

Series 3: Business records, 1951-1968

Series 4: Scripts, circa 1944-1970

Series 5: Correspondence, ca. 1956-1967

Series 6: Photographs, undated

Series 7: Publications, circa 1944-1972

Series 8: Miscellaneous Material, 1960-1969
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by NMAH Staff.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Articles -- 1940-1980
label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 1950-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Business records -- 1950-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Music -- Manuscripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Programs -- Concerts
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Papers documenting Whaley's association with Duke Ellington and his career as a copyist, pianist, composer and arranger. The collection includes letters, photographs, music manuscripts, business records, writings, and printed materials including magazine and newspapers articles, concert programs, and catalogs.