Publicity
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Boatwright, Ruth Ellington, 1914-2004
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content: Ruth Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1935-1992
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0415, Series 4
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Consists primarily of newspaper clippings and articles relating to Duke Ellington and his orchestra. There is an advertisement for Frazier Furniture Company endorsed by Duke Ellington. Newspaper clippings and articles about Ruth Ellington and her husband McHenry Boatwright, Jon Hendricks and William Haley-Freeman can also be found among these materials. Topics include appearances, reviews, and bio-sketches. In addition, there are a small number of newsletters and foreign newspaper articles (in Spanish). The materials are arranged in chronological order.