Contracts
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: 1987-1993, 2000, undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0979, Series 4
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Consist of legal agreements made between Charismatic productions (on behalf of Dizzy Gillespie) and various organizations for performances, guest appearances, and the use of Gillespie's image or recorded interviews. The contracts are arranged chronologically and include the name of the engagement, name of the purchaser (organization hosting), location, and date if known. For example, Dizzy Gillespie and the United Nations Orchestra, National Theatre Concert Hall, Rio de Janiero, Ted Kurland Associates, 1990. Many contracts can also be found throughout the general business files and within the correspondence series. There are multiple copies of contracts and related documentation. Some copies have been voided and others represent drafts with annotations.