Naomi Huber Brown Papers (Documenting Duke Ellington's Concert Tour of Asia)
name: label: Creator
content: Brown, Naomi Huber
label: Names
content: Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971
label: Names
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
place: label: Place
content: Asia -- Concerts -- 1960-1970
topic: label: Topic
content: Jazz musicians -- 1960-1970 -- United States
label: Topic
content: Jazz -- 1960-1970 -- United States
label: Topic
content: Music -- 20th century -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Naomi Huber Brown, July 15, 1991.
creator: label: Creator
content: Brown, Naomi Huber
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content: Naomi Huber Brown Papers (Documenting Duke Ellington's Concert Tour of Asia)
abstract: label: Summary
content: Records document the preparation and management of Duke Ellington's 1963 tour of Asia.
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: Naomi Huber Brown was the United States Foreign Service officer that was responsible for the administration of Duke Ellington's State Department tour of the Middle East and Asia in 1963.  Her duties included scheduling travel and making arrangements for the members of the Ellington Orchestra, and the distribution of appropriate currencies to the band members as they toured each country.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1960-1963.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0429
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Notes
label: Type
content: Business records
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged into one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Ben Nicastro and Scott Schwartz, 1996
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Notes -- 1960-1970
label: Genre/Form
content: Business records -- 1950-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 1960-1970
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Naomi Huber Brown Papers contain black and white photographs, correspondence, business contracts, travel itineraries, list of band members, newspaper reviews, a concert program and Brown's personal diary documenting Duke Ellington's 1963 State Department tour of the Middle East and Asia.  The material is arranged alphabetically.  Of particular interest is a program from a November 1 and 3 Karachi, Pakistan concert, and photographs autographed by Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Isaac Stern.