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[To Duke Ellington : typescript letter,]

Names:: United States. Department of Agriculture Search this; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 Search this

Type:: Archival materials; Signatures (names); Typescripts; Letters (correspondence)

Scope and Contents:: Letter on White House stationery, signed by President Richard Nixon to Duke Ellington, thanking him for "continuing to win friends for the United states" through his "recent tour of the Soviet Union."

Collection Restrictions:: Collection is open for research but the original and master audiovisual materials are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. Copyright restrictions. Consult the Archives Center at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270. Paul Ellington, executor, is represented by: Richard J.J. Scarola, Scarola Ellis LLP, 888 Seventh Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10106. Telephone (212) 757-0007 x 235; Fax (212) 757-0469; email: rjjs@selaw.com; www.selaw.com; www.ourlawfirm.com.

Genre/Form:: Signatures (names); Typescripts; Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century.

Collection Citation:: Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Sponsor:: Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

See more items in:: Duke Ellington Collection; Duke Ellington Collection / Series 5: Personal Correspondence and Notes / Personal Correspondence and Notes