Financial Materials
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Celley, Al
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
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content: Al Celley Collection of Duke Ellington Materials
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1944 - 1964
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1240, Series 4
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The financial series is the largest series in the collection and is divided into three subseries: Subseries 4.1: Payroll/Salary, 1944-1962; Subseries 4.2: Expense Notebooks, 1946, 1959; and Subseries 4.3: Receipts and Bills, 1945-1964. The payroll information is arranged chronologically and provides detailed expenses not only for salaries, but for tips, taxis, gifts, and other entertaining.  Loose materials associated with the payroll ledgers include union-related materials, envelopes, letterhead, and handwritten notes. 

The expense notebooks are arranged chronologically and contain handwritten notes about expenses paid and advances provided to band members.  Many of the expense notebooks contain loose materials, primarily consisting of  "I Owe You" (IOU) slips for Duke Ellington, Inc. 

The receipts and bills are arranged chronologically and consist of payroll deduction slips for band members, IOU slips, hotel and restaurant bills, and handwritten notes. Also included here are mileage and telephone log information.