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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Robert Udkoff Collection of Duke Ellington Ephemera
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0388
- Creators:
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Udkoff, Robert, 1918- (businessman)
- Dates:
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1924-1990
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1.33 Cubic feet4 boxes
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Photographs, event programs, periodicals, cassette audio tapes, correspondence, TV program scripts and pamphlets documenting Duke Ellington's career as a musician, 1924-1974, and his legacy after his death.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Divided into five series.
Series 1; Photographs, 1964-1968
Series 2: Publications, 1944-1990
Series 3: Memorabilia, 1965-1981
Series 4: Correspondence and sketches, 1958-1990
Series 5; Cassette audio tapes, 1924-1933
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Businessman and Ellington enthusiast, Robert Udkoff was born in Chicago and first heard Duke Ellington perform at Chicago's Oriental Theater in 1928. In 1932 he established a cordial relationship with Ellington that lasted until Ellington's death in 1974.
Administration
Author
David Jellema
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Robert Udkoff, 1991, January 29.
Processing Information
Processed by David Jellema and Scott Schwartz, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, 1993
Digital Content
More …Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Preferred Citation
Robert Udkoff Collection of Duke Ellington Ephemera, 1924-1990, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Keywords
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