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Collection Overview

Title: Eddie Curtis scores and other materials, 1954-1983

ID: 2000/CURT_2001

Primary Creator: Curtis, Memphis (1927-1983)

Extent: 4.0 Boxes. More info below.

Arrangement:

Series 1, sub-series 1 is arranged alphabetically by song title. Series 1, sub-series 2 and 3, and Series 2 are arranged in the order of appearance within the work.

Series 1: Manuscript music

- Sub-Series 1: Manuscripts and lead sheets

- Sub-Series 2: Music from the musical comedy "This Is the Day!!"

- Sub-Series 3: Songs from "The Folk Album"

Series 2: Materials relating to the musical comedy "Ever Since Eve!!"

Series 3: Miscellaneous materials

Date Acquired: 03/00/2001

Subjects: Composers, Black

Abstract

Papers, dated 1954–1983, consisting chiefly of manuscript lead sheets of Curtis’s original compositions, manuscript scores and parts, and other materials relating to his musical career.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection primarily consists of Curtis’s original compositions. The majority of these are manuscript lead sheets, athough there are also a number of manuscript scores and parts. These lead sheets, scores, and parts comprise the first three boxes of the collection. The materials in Box 4 include music from Curtis’s musical comedy, “This Is the Day!!,” songs from “The Folk Album,” and a financial proposal for a musical comedy entitled “Ever Since Eve!!” Box 4 also includes a publicity photograph of Curtis and a 12-inch 45-rpm record of his “The Oreo Cookie Gang!!”

Collection Historical Note

b. July 17, 1927, Galveston, Texas; composer, author, singer; d. Aug. 22, 1983, New York

Biographical Note

b. July 17, 1927, Galveston, Texas; composer, author, singer; d. Aug. 22, 1983, New York

Subject/Index Terms

Composers, Black

Administrative Information

Repository: Center for Black Music Research

Alternate Extent Statement: 3.67 linear feet (4 boxes)

Access Restrictions: None

Use Restrictions: None

Physical Access Note: Includes 45 rpm recording (12")

Box and Folder Listing

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[Series 1: Manuscript music],
[Series 2: Materials relating to the musical comedy "Ever Since Eve!!"],
[Series 3: Miscellaneous materials],
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Series 3: Miscellaneous materials

Includes ephemera, studio portrait, and 45 rpm record.

Box 4