NTDIJC006.xml Guide to the Buddy Tate papers Tate (Buddy) papers Finding aid prepared by Laura Guedes University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives 2012
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-10-28. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Buddy Tate papers Tate, Buddy IJC MG 006 6.5 cubic feet circa 1955-1985 Buddy Tate was a jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. The collection includes band books, performance suits, photographs, and ephemera. Special Collections and Archives of the University of Idaho Library. Forty-eight hours advance notice is required to access artifacts. This collection is in English. 1 5-8

George Holmes "Buddy" Tate was a jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. Tate was born in Sherman, Texas in February of 1915. He was associated with Count Basie from 1934 to 1949. From 1953 to the 1974, Tate secured a residency for his own band at the Celebrity Club in Harlem. He played also with several other bands, including Benny Goodman, traveled through the festival circuit in Europe, made numerous recordings, and remained active well into the 1990s. Tate died in Arizona in February 2001.

The collection includes band books, performance suits, photographs, and ephemera.

This manuscript group is part of the International Jazz Collections.

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The collection is open to the public. Researchers must use the collection in accordance with the policies of the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives.

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Buddy Tate Papers, IJC MG 006, Special Collections and Archives, University of Idaho Library, Moscow, Idaho.

Gift, Ms. Mary Georgette Tate Matthew, 2006.

Processed in February 2012.

 Tate, Buddy--Archives Matthew, Mary Georgette Tate Jazz--History--20th century--Sources Jazz musicians--United States--Archives African American jazz musicians--Archives African Americans Music Materials I Band books for trumpet 1 Band books for piano 2 Two boxes marked "Buddy Tate Orchestra" 3 Newsclippings, photographs, ephemera, tenor sax reeds and a reed cutter, Mr. Tate's business and promotional cards, a 26x26 inch acetate scarf secured with a metal ring, and a list of the LPs donated, which were separated from this collection. 4 Performance suits and jackets 5-8 Steamer trunk Stored by the north wall of the cage. Unboxed