Welcome to the Skitch Henderson American Music Digital Archive

Made possible through the generous support of the Portell Foundation.

Natalie Portell was not only a patron of the arts, she was an artist herself. Her love of music and the arts is shared by fellow musician Skitch Henderson.

“Anybody who has the patience to teach piano, which is a daunting task, I respect and I wish that I could be patient enough to be part of that spectrum.”

Her generosity has insured that generations of musicians can continue to learn from and experience the wealth of music found within this collection.

Natalie D. Portell December 21, 1910-January 25, 2002

“This library without walls provides an exceptional resource for scholars of multiple aspects of twentieth-century music history.”

Click here to enter the archive.