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Celebrate the Soul of American Music

American History Museum

Object Details

Collection Creator

Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996

Collection Citation

Ella Fitzgerald Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

Content: Televised awards ceremony recognizing the contributions of African American musicians and performers. Fitzgerald, one of the honorees, was not able to attend due to poor health. Mel Torme introduced an overview of her work and spoke about their long friendship. Debbie Allen accepted the award for Ella. Dizzy Gillespie, another honoree, spoke after his music was played by Harry "Sweets" Edison.
sova.nmah.ac.0584_ref1724

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8eda78f80-b03e-4f23-9120-0ffa820325a4

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Ella Fitzgerald Papers
Ella Fitzgerald Papers / Series 10: Audiovisual / 10.5: Videotapes

Extent

1 Videocassettes (VHS) (Duration: 120 minutes)

Date

1991 June 14

Container

Box 89

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials
Moving Images
Videocassettes (vhs)

Collection Rights

The Archives Center can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Series Restrictions

Collection is open for research.Only reference copies of audiovisual materials can be used. Reference cassettes exist for the following audio discs: AC0584-OD0001 - AC0584-OD0088.
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8eda78f80-b03e-4f23-9120-0ffa820325a4
NMAH.AC.0584
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Record ID

ebl-1503513643692-1503513643912-3

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