Frank Driggs Collection of Duke Ellington Photographic Reference Prints [copy prints]
name: label: Creator
content: Driggs, Frank, 1930-
label: Creator
content: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Printing and Photographic Services
label: Names
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Musicians -- United States
label: Topic
content: Music -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Jazz musicians -- United States
label: Topic
content: Jazz
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Frank Driggs, January 11, 1991.
creator: label: Creator
content: Driggs, Frank, 1930-
label: Creator
content: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Printing and Photographic Services
setName: label: See more items in
content: Frank Driggs Collection of Duke Ellington Photographic Reference Prints [copy prints]
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: Photographer and collector.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.5 Cubic feet (1 box )
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1923-1972
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: Collection loaned to the Museum by Mr. Driggs, August 11, 1990. Copy prints and negatives were made by the Smithsonian Institution Office of Printing and Photographic Services and the original images were returned to Mr. Driggs, August 2, 1991.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0389
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Copy prints
label: Type
content: Reproductions
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection arranged into ten series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed by Archives Center staff.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1980-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy prints
label: Genre/Form
content: Reproductions
originalsloc: label: Location of Originals
content: Copy negatives.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Collection consists of 157 8" x 10" black-and-white photographic copy prints of photographs in Frank Driggs's collection: Duke Ellington and his orchestra. Some copy prints have Smithsonian negative numbers.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Materials at Other Organizations

Jazz at Lincoln Center

The Frank Driggs Jazz Photograph Collection was acquired by Jazz at Lincoln Center in 2013.  The collection also includes posters, sheet music, records and Frank Driggs' personal papers.