Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Naomi Huber Brown Papers (Documenting Duke Ellington's Concert Tour of Asia)

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0429
Creators:
Brown, Naomi Huber
Dates:
1960-1963.
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
0.15 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
Records document the preparation and management of Duke Ellington's 1963 tour of Asia.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The Naomi Huber Brown Papers contain black and white photographs, correspondence, business contracts, travel itineraries, list of band members, newspaper reviews, a concert program and Brown's personal diary documenting Duke Ellington's 1963 State Department tour of the Middle East and Asia. The material is arranged alphabetically. Of particular interest is a program from a November 1 and 3 Karachi, Pakistan concert, and photographs autographed by Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Isaac Stern.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Naomi Huber Brown was the United States Foreign Service officer that was responsible for the administration of Duke Ellington's State Department tour of the Middle East and Asia in 1963. Her duties included scheduling travel and making arrangements for the members of the Ellington Orchestra, and the distribution of appropriate currencies to the band members as they toured each country.

Administration

Author
Ben Nicastro and Scott Schwartz
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Collection donated by Naomi Huber Brown, July 15, 1991.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Ben Nicastro and Scott Schwartz, 1996

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Naomi H. Brown Papers Documenting Duke Ellington's Concert Tour of Asia, 1963, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Jazz musicians -- 1960-1970 -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jazz -- 1960-1970 -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Music -- 20th century -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Notes -- 1960-1970 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Asia -- Concerts -- 1960-1970 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Business records -- 1950-2000 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- 1960-1970 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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