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[To Duke Ellington : typescript letter,]

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[To Duke Ellington : typescript letter,] November 2, 1971.
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Object Details

Author

Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

Names

United States. Department of Agriculture
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Collection Creator

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Collection Citation

Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Scope and Contents

Letter on White House stationery, signed by President Richard Nixon to Duke Ellington, thanking him for "continuing to win friends for the United states" through his "recent tour of the Soviet Union."
sova.nmah.ac.0301_ref53263

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83f03ebfb-252c-4e2b-900b-dbcd9d701695

Local Numbers

AC0301-0000045.tif (AC Scan No.)

Place

Soviet Union

Topic

Good will tours
Cold War

Author

Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

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Duke Ellington Collection
Duke Ellington Collection / Series 5: Personal Correspondence and Notes / Personal Correspondence and Notes

Sponsor

Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

Extent

1 Item (Ink on paper.)

Date

November 2, 1971

Container

Box 1 (Series 5), Folder 6

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials
Signatures (names)
Typescripts
Letters (correspondence)

Collection Rights

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. Copyright restrictions. Consult the Archives Center at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270. Paul Ellington, executor, is represented by: Richard J.J. Scarola, Scarola Ellis LLP, 888 Seventh Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10106. Telephone (212) 757-0007 x 235; Fax (212) 757-0469; email: rjjs@selaw.com; www.selaw.com; www.ourlawfirm.com.

Genre/Form

Signatures (names)
Typescripts
Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century.

Collection Restrictions

Collection is open for research but the original and master audiovisual materials are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Record ID

ebl-1560371854247-1560371858126-5

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