Correspondence
name: label: Collection Musician
content: Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993
label: Collection Donor
content: Fishman, Charles
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content: Charismic Productions Records of Dizzy Gillespie
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1987-2002
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0979, Series 2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Consists of handwritten and typescript letters as well as fax transmission cover sheets, itineraries, receipts, and agendas. Most of the correspondence was created by Charles Fishman and/or Charismatic Productions and relates directly to Dizzy Gillespie's musical career. The Adventutreland Travel file consists almost exclusively of travel itineraries for Gillespie and members of the band while the Miriam Makeba file contains passport, immigration, and naturalization service documentation for musicians needing to stay in the United States temporarily. The inquiries file contains general requests sent to Gillespie requesting his appearance, endorsement and/or participation in a program or benefit concert. Materials are arranged in chronological order.