Al Celley Collection of Duke Ellington Manuscripts
Scope and Contents
Photographs and ephemera collected by Ellington's road manager Al Celley, including an autograph narrative of the "Beige" movement from "Black, Brown, and Beige"; a typescript of the three movements of the same; Ellington's notes and correspondence from Doris Asbury regarding the same; typescript first draft of Ellington's "The Beggar's Opera"; concert and festival ephemera (badges, handbills, photographs, ticket) from Newport, Cardiff, and Monterey; concert poster in Arabic (10th Damascus International Fair); and publicity photographs and a hotel receipt from Frankfurt, Germany.
Dates
- Creation: 1938 - 1964
Creator
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (Person)
- Celley, Al (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.
Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (7 folders, 1 oversized folder, and 3 items)
Language of Materials
English
Arabic
Metadata Rights Declarations
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Schubertiade Music and Arts with the Leon Robbin Library Endowment Fund.
Processing Information
The collection has been rehoused in acid-free boxes and folders.
Ryan Zohar contributed to this finding aid by translating the Duke Ellington-The Artistic Festival of the 10th Damascus International Fair poster.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John Zarrillo
- Date
- 2025-03
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2026-04: Conditions Governing Access and Processing Information notes updated by John Zarrillo.
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu