The records consist of address lists and telephone logs compiled by Duke Ellington between 1966 and 1970. These are arranged chronologically. In addition there are miscellaneous correspondence, bills and receipts, litigation records, royalty statements, performance contracts and schedules, and tax records that were not included among the general business records. These records are arranged alphabetically by subject.
Box 130
Folder 1 Balance Sheets, 1963; 2 Balance Sheets, 1965; 3 Bank Deposits, 1968; 4 Bank Transfers, March 1968-January 1971; 5 Bills, 1968-1969; 6 Bills, 1968-1969; 7 Bills, 1968-1969
Box 131
Folder 1 Bills and Receipts, 1964; 2 Bills and Receipts, 1965; 3 Bills and Receipts--Legal Debts, 1965; 4 Bills and Receipts--Phone Bills, 1965; 5 Bills and Receipts, Tour Receipts, 1965; 6 Bills and Receipts, Tour Receipts, 1965; 7 Bills and Receipts, Tour Receipts--Ruth Ellington, 1965; 8 Bills and Receipts--Cleaning, 1965-1966; 9 Bills and Receipts--Medical, Catherine Burrell, 1965-1966; 10 Bills and Receipts, Ruth Ellington, 1965-1966; 11 Bills and Receipts, 1966; 12 Bills and Receipts, 1966; 13 Bills and Receipts, Royalty Statements, 1966- 1972; 14 Bills and Receipts, 1971; 15 Bills and Receipts, 1972-1973; 16 Bills--Hospital (Edna Ellington), 1966; 17 Bills--Hospital (Florence Hartgrove), 1968; 18 Bills--Hospital (Ruth Stamatiou), 1968; 19 Bills--Hospital (Duke Ellington), April 1973; 20 Bills--Medical, 1965; 21 Bills--Medical, 1967; 22 Bills--Medical, 1974
Box 132
Folder 1 Bills--Paid, 1969-1971; 2 Bills--Paid, 1971; 3 Bills--Paid, 1971; 4 Bills--Unpaid, 1967-1969; 5 Bills--Unpaid, 1971; 6 Bills--Unpaid, 1971
Box 133
Folder 1 Bills--Unpaid, 1971; 2 Bills--Whaley, Tom, January 1968-May 1971; 3 Box Office Statements, 1965; 4 Box Office Statements, 1966; 5 Burial Plots, 1966; 6 Business Expenses, 1965; 7 Checkbook, 1965; 8 Contract between Duke Ellington, Inc. and U.S. State Department--Middle East Tour, 1963; 9 Contracts and Agreements, 1961-1964; 10 Contracts and Correspondence, 1959; 11 Copyright Certificates, July-December 1963; 12 Copyright Statement and Receipt, 1971; 13 Correspondence, 1956-1964; 14 Correspondence, 1960; 15 Correspondence, 1975; 16 Correspondence, 1979, 1988; 17 Correspondence--CPA, 1966; 18 Correspondence--Duke Ellington, 1969; 19 Correspondence--Duke Ellington, 1969; 20 Correspondence--Hotel Bills, 1966; 21 Correspondence--Hotel Bills, 1968; 22 Correspondence--Royalties, February 1978; 23 Correspondence--Shipping Logistics, 1966
Box 134
Folder 1 Correspondence--Tempo Music, Inc., 1965-1969; 2 Correspondence--Warner Bros. Contract, November 1968; 3 Deposit Slips, 1964-1967; 4 Deposit Slips, 1965-1967; 5 Duke Ellington, Inc.--Check Stubs, March 1- June 29, 1965; 6 Duke Ellington, Inc.--Weekly Expense Ledger, April 21-December 8, 1965; 7 Duke Ellington Society Newsletter, 1969; 8 Earnings/Loss Statements, 1970; 9 Ellington, Ruth--Miscellaneous, 1966; 10 Ellington, Ruth (Stamatiou, Ruth; James, Ruth)--Personal, March 5, December 2, 1965; 11 Employees' Personal Record Earnings Cards, 1965; 12 European Tour--Contracts, Norman Granz, July 1958; 13 Expense Ledger--European Tour, 1967; 14 Extracting Bills, 1965; 15 General Correspondence re Benefit Concert in Japan, July 18, 1964; 16 IOUs, 1965; 17 IRS Form 870-1, Ellington Estate, 1976; 18 Itineraries, January 1942-August 1972; 19 Itineraries, 1955-1973; 20 Leader's Traveling Engagement Certification, March 1960; 21 Legal Accounting, 1958-1961; 22 Legal Accounting--Tempo Music, Inc., 1961-1963; 23 Legal Accounting--Irving Trust Co., 1962-1963
Box 135
Folder 1 Legal Accounting--Steve Burns, 1965; 2 Legal Accounting--R.E. Files, 1965-1967; 3 Litigation--Duke Ellington, Inc. vs. Celley, Frendel, & Mittler, 1962-1968; 4 Litigation--Duke Ellington, Inc. vs. Celley, Frendel, & Mittler, 1966-1968; 5 Litigation--Edna Ellington vs. Blue Cross, 1966; 6 Miscellaneous, 1962-1963; 7 Miscellaneous, 1964-1966; 8 Miscellaneous, 1964-1971; 9 Musicians' Union & Dues, 1965
Box 136
National Council on the Arts Notebook, 1970
Box 137
Folder 1 Payment Schedule, May 1966; 2 Payroll Slips, 1964; 3 Payroll Tax Deductions, 1965; 4 Payroll Taxes, 1967-1973; 5 Personal Addresses and Telephone List, Foreign and Domestic
Box 138
Folder 1 Publicity Photographs, [undated]; 2 Publishers Royalty Statements, June 1942; 3 Receipts of Payment, 1965; 4 Royalties, February-December 1964; 5 Royalties, 1965; 6 Royalty Statements, 1972; 7 Sacred Concert Program, 1966; 8 Statement of Account, May & June, 1965; 9 Statements of Remittance / Royalty Statements, December 1960-July 1968; 10 Stock Receipts, 1964; 11 Strayhorn, Billy--Royalty Statements, February 1965; 12 Strayhorn, Billy--Scholarship Fund, 1967-1974; 13 Telegraphs, 1965; 14 Telephone Directory, [undated]; 15 Telephone Log, October 14, 1966-February 28, 1967; 16 Telephone Log, March 1-August 31, 1967; 17 Telephone Log, September 1, 1967-December 31, 1968; 18 Telephone Log, January 1-September 2, 1969; 19 Telephone Log, September 3-November 9, 1970
Box 139
Folder 1 Tempo Music, Inc.--Catalog, undated; 2 Tour Receipts--Mercer Ellington, 1962-1965; 3 TV Special Program, September 1964; 4 Uniform Popular Songwriters' Contract, April 1962; 5 Wage Statement, 1966; 6 Weekly Expense Sheets, 1965; 7 Weekly Income and Expenditures, April 24-June 6, 1964; 8 "114th East 55th Street Sale," 1966
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