Guide to the William H. Quealy Collection of Duke Ellington Recordings
NMAH.AC.0296 NMAH Staff
1988
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Collection Overview ...... 1 Administrative Information ...... 1 Arrangement...... 2 Biographical / Historical...... 1 Scope and Contents...... 1 Names and Subjects ...... 2 Container Listing ...... 3 William H. Quealy Collection of Duke Ellington Recordings NMAH.AC.0296
Collection Overview
Repository: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Title: William H. Quealy Collection of Duke Ellington Recordings
Identifier: NMAH.AC.0296
Date: 1950-1970.
Creator: Quealy, William H., Judge (Collector) Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (Composer)
Extent: 0.2 Cubic feet (1 box, 9 items)
Language: English .
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information Collection donated by William H. Quealy, December 27, 1988. Processing Information Processed by David E. Haberstich, archivist, 1988. Preferred Citation William H. Quealy Collection of Duke Ellington Recordings, 1950-1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Restrictions Unrestricted research use on site. Conditions Governing Use 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.
Biographical / Historical
Judge and collector of Duke Ellington ephemera.
Scope and Contents
Eight commercial 33-1/3 r.p.m. recordings of music produced by Duke Ellington, with album covers autographed by Ellington to Judge Quealy; and a Christmas card from Ellington addressed to Judge Quealy.
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Arrangement
The collection is arranged into one series.
Names and Subject Terms
This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms:
Subjects: Jazz Music -- 20th century
Types of Materials: Christmas cards Greeting cards Phonograph records Signatures (names)
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Container Listing
Box 1, Item 1 Christmas card addressed to The Hon. William H. Quealy. With envelope bearing Duke Ellington's return address, imprinted.
Box 1, Item 2 "Ellington Uptown." ML 4639. Columbia. 1 Sound discs (vinyl) (33 1/3 r.p.m. )
Box 1, Item 3 "Masterpieces by Ellington." ML 4418. Columbia. Recorded December 19, 1950. 1 Sound discs (vinyl) (33 1/3 r.p.m. )
Box 1, Item 4 "My People." Flying Dutchman, Stereo FDS 112. Copyright 1970. Album autographed to Judge Quealy. 1 Sound discs (vinyl) (33 1/3 r.p.m. )
Box 1, Item 5 "The Popular Duke Ellington." RCA Victor Stereo LSP 3576. Copyright 1966. Album autographed to Judge Quealy. 1 Sound discs (vinyl) (33 1/3 r.p.m. )
Box 1, Item 6 "Afro Bossa." Reprise R 6069. Autographed to Judge Quealy., undated 1 Sound discs (vinyl) (33 1/3 r.p.m. )
Box 1, Item 7 "...and his mother called him Bill" RCA Victor Stereo LSP 3906. 1967. Autographed to Judge Quealy. 1 Sound discs (vinyl) (33 1/3 r.p.m. )
Box 1, Item 8 "Latin American Suite." Fantasy 8419, ca. 1968. Autographed to Judge Quealy. 1 Sound discs (vinyl) (33 1/3 r.p.m. )
Box 1, Item 9 "Flaming Youth." RCA Victor Mono LPV 568. 1927 1929 recordings, album copyright 1969. Autographed to Judge Quealy. 1 Sound discs (vinyl) (33 1/3 r.p.m. )
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