Holiday, Billie
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
- From the Collection: New York Amsterdam News (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
189 cubic feet.
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
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