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The Irving Fine Collection, Ca. 1914-1962

The latest American Memory installment presents a selection of items from Library of Congress (LOC) Music Division's Irving Fine Collection. Irving Fine (1914-1962) was a "composer, conductor, writer, and academic," and the library holds over 4,350 items related to his career, including manuscript and printed music, sketchbooks, writings, personal and business correspondence, scrapbooks, programs,...

https://www.loc.gov/collections/irving-fine/about-this-colle...
The Leonard Bernstein Collection

This American Memory Website from the Library of Congress (previewed in the August 28, 1998 Scout Report) features materials from the Library's massive collection of documents by and about the American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. The site offers 85 photographs, over 1,100 pieces of Bernstein's correspondence, and more than 250 scripts from the conductor's well-known Young People's...

https://www.loc.gov/collections/leonard-bernstein/about-this...
The Official Leonard Bernstein Site

Leonard Bernstein was one of America's foremost conductors and champions of classical music in the 20th century, along with composing such works as West Side Story, Candide, and his Mass. Developed and maintained by the Leonard Bernstein Society, this site contains a wealth of printed interviews, musical excerpts, and other ephemera that will be of great interest to those with a passion for...

https://leonardbernstein.com/
The Real Mingus Web

The late Charles Mingus was one of the jazz world's most accomplished bassists and composers, and his music lives on after his death through the concerted efforts of his wife, Sue Mingus, and the Charles Mingus Big Band. This Web site will take users to a site devoted to Mingus that includes a brief biography, information about the Mingus Big Band, a gallery of images, and brief writings by Mingus...

https://www.charlesmingus.com/
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