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Creator:
Claxton, William  Search this
Names:
George Williams Brass Band.  Search this
Stan Kenton Band.  Search this
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971  Search this
Baker, Chet  Search this
Baker, Halima  Search this
Charles, Ray, 1930-2004  Search this
Charles, Roosevelt  Search this
Coleman, Ornette  Search this
Coltrane, John, 1926-1967  Search this
Davis, Miles  Search this
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this
Evans, Bill, 1929-1980  Search this
Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993  Search this
Jones, Elvin  Search this
Kenton, Stan  Search this
Monk, Thelonious  Search this
Mulligan, Gerry  Search this
Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955  Search this
Rollins, Sonny  Search this
Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998  Search this
Washington, Dinah, 1924-1963  Search this
Webster, Ben  Search this
Williams, Cootie, 1911-1985  Search this
Williams, Joe, 1918-  Search this
Extent:
1 Cubic foot (28 items)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Black-and-white photographic prints
Date:
1951-1970
Summary:
Photographic prints taken by photographer William Claxton (October 12, 1927-October 11, 2008) of jazz musicians.
Scope and Contents:
Collection consists of twenty-eight photographic prints processed in 1999 by a professional laboratory for photographer William Claxton. The prints document jazz artists in recording sessions and performing throughout the United States. It is divided into two series: Series 1, Duke Ellington, 1955-1960, and Series 2, Other Artists, 1955-1970.
Arrangement:
The collection is divided into two series. Series 1: Duke Ellington, 1955-1960 Series 2: Other Artists, 1951-1970
Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History Duke Ellington Collection, NMAH.AC.0301 William H. Quealy Collection of Duke Ellington Recordings, NMAH.AC.0296 Duke Ellington Oral History Project, NMAH.AC.0368 Billy Strayhorn Ephemera Collection, NMAH.AC.0383 Collection of Duke Ellington Ephemera and Related Audio-visual Materials, NMAH.AC.0386 Robert Udkoff Collection of Duke Ellington Ephemera, NMAH.AC.0388 Frank Driggs Collection of Duke Ellington Photographic Reference Prints, NMAH.AC.0389 New York Chapter of the Duke Ellington Society Collection, NMAH.AC.O390 Felix Grant Collection, NMAH.AC.0410 Carter Harman Collection of Interviews with Duke Ellington, NMAH.AC.0422 Archives Center Collection of Music Transcriptions of Duke Ellington Compositions, Carter Harman NMAH.AC.0430 Jazz Oral History Collection about Duke Ellington, NMAH.AC.0431 Herman Leonard Photoprints, NMAH.AC.0445 Don Brown Collection of Duke Ellington Recordings, NMAH.AC.0472 Betty McGettigan Collection of Duke Ellington Memorabilia, NMAH.AC.0494 Dr. Theodore Shell Collection of Duke Ellington Ephemera, NMAH.AC.0502 Jay McCarter Phonograph Record Collection, NMAH.AC.0541 Tom Whaley Collection, NMAH.AC.0652 Edward and Gaye Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials, NMAH.AC.0704 Andrew Homzy Collection of Duke Ellington Stock Arrangements, NMAH.AC.0740 John Gensel Collection of Duke Ellington Materials, NMAH.AC.0763 W. Royal Stokes Collection of Music Publicity Photoprints, Interviews and Posters, NMAH.AC.0766 Milt Gabler Papers, NMAH.AC.0849 Paquito D'Rivera Music Manuscripts and Photograph, NMAH.AC.0891 Charismic Productions Records of Dizzy Gillespie, NMAH.AC.0979 Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, NMAH.AC.1222 Al Celley Collection of Duke Ellington Materials, NMAH.AC.1240 James Moody Papers, NMAH.AC.1405
Provenance:
The National Museum of American History purchased the collection on March 31, 1999.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Gloves required with unprotected photographs.
Rights:
Copyright restrictions. Contact staff for information.
Topic:
Musicians -- 1950-1960 -- United States  Search this
Music -- West coast -- 1950-1960  Search this
Jazz  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white photographic prints -- Silver gelatin -- 1950-2000
Citation:
William Claxton Photographs, 1951-1971, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0695
See more items in:
William Claxton Photographs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f806c04e-a0d9-46c4-8765-417e8e2084e0
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0695