Frank Driggs Collection of Duke Ellington Photographic Reference Prints copy prints
Object Details
- Creator
- Driggs, Frank, 1930-
- Smithsonian Institution. Office of Printing and Photographic Services
- Names
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
- Topic
- Musicians -- United States
- Music -- 20th century
- Jazz musicians -- United States
- Jazz
- Provenance
- Collection donated by Frank Driggs, January 11, 1991.
- Creator
- Driggs, Frank, 1930-
- Smithsonian Institution. Office of Printing and Photographic Services
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- Frank Driggs Collection of Duke Ellington Photographic Reference Prints [copy prints]
- Biographical/Historical note
- Photographer and collector.
- Extent
- 0.5 Cubic feet (1 box )
- Date
- 1923-1972
- Ownership and Custodial History
- Collection loaned to the Museum by Mr. Driggs, August 11, 1990. Copy prints and negatives were made by the Smithsonian Institution Office of Printing and Photographic Services and the original images were returned to Mr. Driggs, August 2, 1991.
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.0389
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Photographs
- Copy prints
- Reproductions
- Citation
- Frank Driggs Collection of Duke Ellington Photographic Reference Prints, 1923-1972, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
- Arrangement
- Collection arranged into ten series.
- Processing Information
- Processed by Archives Center staff.
- Rights
- The Archives Center does not own rights to these photographs. Contact respository for details.
- Genre/Form
- Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1980-2000
- Photographs -- 20th century
- Copy prints
- Reproductions
- Location of Originals
- Copy negatives.
- Scope and Contents note
- Collection consists of 157 8" x 10" black-and-white photographic copy prints of photographs in Frank Driggs's collection: Duke Ellington and his orchestra. Some copy prints have Smithsonian negative numbers.
- Restrictions
- Collection is open for research.
- Related Materials
- Materials at Other Organizations Jazz at Lincoln Center The Frank Driggs Jazz Photograph Collection was acquired by Jazz at Lincoln Center in 2013. The collection also includes posters, sheet music, records and Frank Driggs' personal papers.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503512976435-1503512976437-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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