The fonds consists of 7 letters of Mary Lou Williams to Winston Lucas asking his assistance in distributing her new LP record recently released by Decca Record. Williams was a black jazz pianist and arranger-composer, who is often regarded as the only significant female instrumentalist in jazz. She was an important "swing" pianist with a distinctively understated, legato manner based on subtly varied stride and boogie-woogie bass patterns. She was also a major exponent of postwar modern jazz, and advanced the careers of many younger magicians.
Fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, fund raising records, financial records, conductors files, guest artists files, legal agreements, arrangements for tours, scrapbooks of clippings, and programmes.
Fonds consists of photographs (which are mostly photocopies), concert programmes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, posters, meeting minutes, and sheet music related to the Victoria Balalaika Orchestra. Also included are copies of the Balalaika and Domra Association of America (BDAA) Newsletter.
Fonds consists of research materials, manuscript notes, correspondence, etc. related to the preparation of "A Shakespeare Music Catalogue", a multi-volume reference work which documents published and unpublished music written from Shakespeare's time to the present and related in any way to Shakespeare's life and works, and provides a selected bibliography of books, articles, dissertations, etc. on the subject of Shakespeare and music.
University of Victoria (B.C.). Shakespeare Music Project
The fonds consists of 4 scrapbooks, which include: programmes, photographs, posters, news releases, and news clippings. The scrapbooks are in fragile condition.
Fonds consists of correspondence and household finances, 1931-1951; Scott's 11 published scores, 1929-1931; Scott's 17 manuscript scores, 1931-1937; records of the Victoria Plectral Orchestra, 1935-1946; music students register, 1930-1949; diaries, 1931, 1934-1951. The diaries include short daily entries about weather, students, appointments and household activities. On occasion, the back page of annual diaries contain a list of items such as orchestra compositions and rents paid. The donation also included a tin sign for Scott's music studio: "Percy Scott Studio: mandolin, guitar etc."
