Person
Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Collection
Identifier: IJS-0156
Repository:
Institute of Jazz Studies
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Peter F. O’Brien papers
Scope and Contents:
The Peter F. O’Brien papers contain materials from 1924-2015, with most of the material dating from the 1970s to 2015. The collection includes records of O’Brien’s work with Mary Lou Williams, first as a friend and supporter, then manager, and finally executive director of the Mary Lou Williams Foundation. It includes correspondence between the two starting from his first letter to her in 1964 to her death in 1981. There are business papers created during his work on her behalf prior to...