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Holiday, Billie

 File — Box: B-4, Folder: 6

Scope and Contents

Also one mimeographed press release (1 leaf), dated 3/15/50, on performances on the West Coast; one mimeographed press release (1 leaf), dated 1/17/50 on the sales success of "Crazy He Calls Me"; 5-leaf typescript article text, dated Jul. 18, 1961, on a lawsuit brought by Holiday's estate against various record companies over royalties, with ms. corrections; two-leaf carbonscript letter signed in ms. by Louis McKay, dated 1/28/62 [i.e. 1963?], regarding a complaint against CBS ; single-leaf carbonscript letter signed in ms. by Louis McKay, dated 9/4/63, with attached 2-leaf carbonscript press release regarding the appeal of the case against CBS; one image from an unidentified source; one magazine clipping; and two newspaper clippings.

Photographer if identified: Carl Van Vechten, Roy DeCarava (copy print)

Number of Prints: 5

Dates

  • Pre 1980

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

189 cubic feet.

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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