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Duke Ellington

DUKE ELLINGTON COLLECTION, 1927-1988, #301

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Subseries 3A: Booking Contracts and Tour Receipts: 1955-1974, and Performance Management Records, 1941-1974
(boxes 1- 65)

Subseries A contains booking contracts and correspondence, tour receipts, and miscellaneous bills and receipts.

The records document the types of performances played by the Ellington Orchestra, negotiations associated with performance bookings, weekly payrolls, and expenses for food, lodging, and transportation for the orchestra while traveling. In addition there are miscellaneous bills and receipts incurred by Duke Ellington and Duke Ellington, Inc. for telephone service, travel agents, recording studios, bills of lading, attorney fees and concert receipts.

The records are organized into four groups. The first group includes booking contracts and correspondence that document the orchestra's operational income. The records are arranged chronologically. The second includes receipts and bills that document the orchestra's operating expenditures. The records are arranged chronologically by "week ending" date. The third group includes weekly expenditure and payroll sheets. The records are arranged chronologically. The final group includes miscellaneous tour receipts and bills. The records are arranged chronologically.

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