Anita O'Day papers

LC control no.	2012562130
Type of material	Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Personal name	O'Day, Anita. » More like this
Main title	Anita O'Day papers, 1937-2004 (bulk 1940s-1970s).
Related names	Bregman, Buddy. » More like this Castro, Joe, 1927- » More like this Garcia, Russell. » More like this Holman, Bill. » More like this Jones, Quincy, 1933- » More like this Kahn, Tiny. » More like this May, Billy. » More like this Paich, Marty. » More like this
Description	1200 items (20 boxes, 8 linear feet)
Organized/Arranged	Organized into the following series: I. Music, 1940s-1970s, II. Scrapbooks, 1937-2003, III. Photographs, 1940s-2004, IV. Miscellany, 1939-2004.
Rights advisory	Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
Access advisory	Open to research. Not all materials in this collection may be readily accessible; please request accessibility information well in advance of your visit <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/perform.contact>
Biography/History note	Anita O'Day (b.Oct. 18, 1919, in Kansas City, Missouri; d. Nov. 23, 2006, in Los Angeles) was an American jazz vocalist.
Summary	The collection primarily consists of manuscript scores, lead sheets, parts, and annotated sheet music for arrangements of popular songs and jazz standards performed by O'Day throughout her career. Many prominent arrangers are represented, including Buddy Bregman, Joe Castro, Russell Garcia, Bill Holman, Quincy Jones, Norman "Tiny" Kahn, Billy May, Roger Neumann, and Marty Paich. In addition, the collection contains scrapbooks, photographs, correspondence, clippings, honors and awards, posters, and publicity materials.
Notes	Sound recordings: transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress.
Finding aids	Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room and at <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu012009>
Cite as	Anita O'Day Papers, Music Division, Library of Congress.
Acquisition source	Purchase; 2011.
Subjects	O'Day, Anita. » More like this O'Day, Anita--Archives. » More like this Jazz vocals. » More like this Jazz. » More like this Jazz--Lead sheets. » More like this Popular music--United States. » More like this Music--Manuscripts--United States. » More like this Women jazz singers--United States. » More like this O'Day, Anita--Correspondence. » More like this O'Day, Anita--Photographs. » More like this
Form/Genre	Awards. » More like this Clippings (Information artifacts) » More like this Correspondence. » More like this Photographic prints. » More like this Posters. » More like this Promotional materials. » More like this Scrapbooks. » More like this
LC classification	ML31 .O33
Geographic area code	n-us---
Repository	Library of Congress Music Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/perform.home>
Links	Finding aid: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu012009> Finding aid (PDF): <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu012009.3>