Robert Udkoff Collection of Duke Ellington Ephemera
name: label: Collector
content: Udkoff, Robert, 1918- (businessman)
label: Names
content: Swedish Music Academy
label: Names
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Names
content: Ellington, Mercer Kennedy, 1919-1996 (musician)
topic: label: Topic
content: Periodicals
label: Topic
content: Music -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Jazz -- 20th century -- United States
label: Topic
content: Jazz musicians -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Robert Udkoff, 1991, January 29.
creator: label: Collector
content: Udkoff, Robert, 1918- (businessman)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Robert Udkoff Collection of Duke Ellington Ephemera
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Businessman and Ellington enthusiast, Robert Udkoff was born in Chicago and first heard Duke Ellington perform at Chicago's Oriental Theater in 1928. In 1932 he established a cordial relationship with Ellington that lasted until Ellington's death in 1974.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.33 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1924-1990
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0388
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Audiotapes
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Clippings
label: Type
content: Programs
label: Type
content: Correspondence
label: Type
content: Television scripts
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Divided into five series.

Series 1; Photographs, 1964-1968

Series 2: Publications, 1944-1990

Series 3: Memorabilia, 1965-1981

Series 4: Correspondence and sketches, 1958-1990

Series 5; Cassette audio tapes, 1924-1933
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed by David Jellema and Scott Schwartz, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, 1993
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Audiotapes -- 1920-1940
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 1960-1970
label: Genre/Form
content: Clippings
label: Genre/Form
content: Programs
label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 1940-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Television scripts
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Photographs, event programs, periodicals, cassette audio tapes, correspondence, TV program scripts and pamphlets documenting Duke Ellington's career as a musician, 1924-1974, and his legacy after his death.