Ella Fitzgerald Papers
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Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996
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circa 1935-1996
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50 Cubic feet (92 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0584
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Ella Fitzgerald, often called the "First Lady of Song," was one of the 20th century's most important musical performers. The collection reflects her career and personal life through photographs, audio recordings, and manuscript materials.
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Brown, Ray (Jazz musician)
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circa 1940-2010
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8 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1362
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Ray Brown was an African-American musician, composer, bandleader, manager, music teacher and promoter. He became best known for his collaborative work with Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, the Oscar Peterson Trio and Norman Granz' s Jazz at the Philharmonic. Over the course of his career, Brown received awards and accolades from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Jazz Hall of Fame, Down Beat and Playboy. Brown's papers document his professional music career from 1944 to 2002 and include music compositions and notes, publicity materials, photographs, and some recordings of his performances.
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Smith, Willie, 1910-1967 (musician)
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1945-1987
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0.25 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0382
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents Willie Smith's career as a musician and arranger between 1945 and 1958.
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Carter, Benny, 1907-2003
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1928-2000
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67.5 Cubic feet (182 boxes, 3 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0757
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The majority of the material in the Benny Carter Collection is dated from the late 1920s through the later half of the 1990s. Donated to the Smithsonian Institution in December, 2000, the bulk of the collection is comprised of original music manuscripts (full scores and parts), band books, and published sheet music from Benny Carter's prolific care...
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Stewart, Rex (William), Jr., 1907-1967 (cornetist)
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circa 1875-1890s, 1924-1988
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2.4 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0424
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Rex Stewart Papers consist of book manuscripts, scrapbooks, photographs, correspondence, genealogical records, newsclippings, periodicals, and ephemera materials that document the life and career of Rex Stewart, as well as the history of jazz from the perspective of one who witnessed first-hand the genre's "golden era". The collection is organ...
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Graciela, 1915-2010
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1934-2013
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10 Cubic feet (33 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1425
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the personal life and professional career of Graciela Perez-Gutierrez, a well known Afro-Cuban singer. Born in Havana, she performed for over thirty years, first with the all-female Orquesta Anacaona and El Trio Garcia and then with her brother Machito before a solo career.
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Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
Claxton, William
Kenton, Stan
Leonard, Herman, 1923-2010
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1920-2002
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87 Cubic feet (188 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0845
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers and audiovisual materials documenting Russo's career in music.
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Holman, Bill, 1927-
Kenton, Stan
Monk, Thelonious
Basie, Count, 1904-
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1951-2000
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12 Cubic feet (68 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0733
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Bill Holman Collection consists of original music compositions and arrangements, posters, performance contracts and a photograph dating from 1952 to 1999. The collection is organized into two series: Series 1: Music Manuscripts; and Series 2: Photographs and Business Records.
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Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993
Fishman, Charles
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1941-2006
bulk 1987-1993
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20 Cubic feet ( 31 boxes, 2 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0979
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the career of noted American jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie, through a donation from his former manager, Charles Fishman.
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Herman, Woody, 1913-1987
Siefert, Jack William, 1918-
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1913-1990
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16 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0659
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sound recordings, business records, photographs, correspondence, and concert posters documenting the career of Woodrow Charles "Woody" Herman.