Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Authoritative Name:

Biography:

U.S. pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. He formed his band in 1924 in Washington, D.C.; by 1927 it was performing regularly at the Cotton Club in Harlem. Until the end of his life his band would enjoy the highest professional and artistic reputation in jazz.--Encyclopedia Britannica

Associated Subjects:

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

4 items in 2 collections (expand all)

Duke Ellington at the Hurricane Club

Creator:: Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006
Date of Original:: 1943
Collection:: African American Odyssey
Contributing Institution:: Library of Congress

Montgomery--Freedom School Workshop - Evaluation, 1965 (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 1, Segment 8)

Creator:: Montgomery, Lucile
Date of Original:: 1964/1965
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Montgomery--Freedom School Workshop correspondence 1964-1965 (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 1, Segment 8a)

Creator:: Montgomery, Lucile
Date of Original:: 1964
1965
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Robinson--Freedom School materials (Jo Ann Ooiman Robinson papers, 1960-1966; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 191, Box 1, Folder 6)

Creator:: Robinson, Jo Ann, 1942-
Date of Original:: 1960/1966
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

African American Odyssey

Freedom Summer Digital Collection