Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington -- A Narrative History
FAIN: RO-*0222-81
Patricia J. Willard
Unaffiliated independent scholar
To support research and writing of a manuscript on Duke Ellington, considering both his music and his experiences as a prominent Black American. The project director will use notes, correspondence, and taped interviews made during her 25 years of work with Ellington as the nucleus for her research.