Finding Aid for the Ella Fitzgerald Collection of photographs and music
, 1920-1996
Collection processed and machine-readable finding aid created by UCLA Performing Arts Special Collections staff.
UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections
University of California, Los Angeles, Library
Performing Arts Special Collections, Room A1713
Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Phone: (310) 825-4988
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Email: speccoll-paging@library.ucla.edu
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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Arts and Humanities--Music
Finding Aid of the Ella Fitzgerald Collection of photographs and music, 1920-1996
Collection number: 135
UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Contact Information
- University of California, Los Angeles, Library
- Performing Arts Special Collections, Room A1713
- Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Phone: (310) 825-4988
- Fax: (310) 206-1864
- Email: speccoll-paging@library.ucla.edu
- URL: http://www2.library.ucla.edu/specialcollections/performingarts/index.cfm
- Processed by:
- UCLA Performing Arts Special Collections staff
- Date Completed:
- 10/1/96
- Encoded by:
- Bryan Griest
© 2002 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Ella Fitzgerald Collection of photographs and music,
Date (inclusive): 1920-1996
Collection number: 135
Creator:
Fitzgerald, Ella
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: This collection consists of photographs, music sheets, folios, and ozalid copies
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF.
Advance notice is required for access to the collection.
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Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the UCLA Performing Arts Special Collections. All requests
for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in
writing to the Librarian for Performing Arts Special Collections. Permission for
publication is given on behalf of the Performing Arts Special Collectionsas the owner of the
physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the
copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Estate of Ella Fitzgerald
Fran Morris Rosman, Archivist
LeWinter & Rosman, Law Offices
16255 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 600
Encino, CA 91436-2311
Phone: 818/784-7848, 310/551-2606
Fax: 818/784-5096, 818/784-9824
Deed of gift not required
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item],
Ella Fitzgerald Collection of photographs and music, 135, Performing Arts Special Collections, University of California, Los
Angeles.
Biography
Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born on Apr. 25, 1917 in
Newport News, VA; grew up in Yonkers, NY, and in
1932 went to live with an aunt in Harlem; was
virtually a homeless school dropout who danced and
sang on street corners for money and was in state
reform school for over a year; won an amateur
talent contest at the Apollo theater; sang with
Chick Webb Orchestra, 1934-39; became recording
artist for Decca (1936-55) and Verve (which became
Pablo Records); recorded nearly every year from
1939-89, while touring with jazz bands and more
than 40 symphony orchestras; won 12 Grammy awards
and countless other awards, including Commander of
Arts and Letters, Paris (1990), the American Music
award (1978), National Medal of the Arts (1987),
and was honored by the Kennedy Center (1979); her
numerous recordings include her series of eight
"Songbook" albums made from 1956-64, featuring the
music of Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart, Irving
Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Duke Ellington,
Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern, and Johny Mercer; she
died on June 15, 1996 in Beverly Hills, CA.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of fourteen photographs of Ella Fitzgerald, and about 4600 music sheets (70%), folios (20%), and ozalid
copies (10%), some sheets accompanied by correspondence to Fitzgerald or manuscripts lyrics.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Fitzgerald, Ella.
Women jazz singers--United States--Archival resources.
Popular music--United States.
Collection Contents
Box 1, Folder 1
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photo postcard; 3" x 5"
Professional portrait
Box 1, Folder 2
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photo postcard; 3" x 5"
Professional portrait (with scarf)
Box 1, Folder 3
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photo; 4" x 4"
Professional medium portrait
Slight stain on bottom right corner
Labelled "Ella Fitzgerald" on bottom margin
Box 1, Folder 4
Scope and Content Note
Color photo; 4" x 6"
Live performance. 3/4 length shot standing in
front of piano in red dress
Box 1, Folder 5
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photo; 8" x 10"
1/2 length shot in front of wall and framed poster
Back and sequin dress
Box 1, Folder 6
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photo; 10" x 8"
1/2 length performance shot, holding microphone
and cord
Flower pattern dress
Box 1, Folder 7
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photo; 8" x 10"
1/4 length semi-profile shot, against white
background
Black dress and pearl necklace
Box 1, Folder 8
Scope and Content Note
Black and white promotional photo; 8" x 10"
1/4 length portrait
Black jacket
Labelled "Ella Fitzgerald" on bottom margin
Box 1, Folder 9
Scope and Content Note
Black and white promotional photo; 8" x 10"
Near-full length performance shot, holding
microphone, White dress
Keyboardist visible in bottom right corner
Labelled "Ella Fitzgerald" in bottom margin
Box 1, Folder 10
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photo; 10" x 8"
Close-up, facial portrait, 3/4 profile, with
right-hand fingers visible at left bottom of photo
Black jacket with white collar, and black earring
Box 1, Folder 11
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photo postcard; 3" x 5"
Professional portrait (with scarf)
(duplicate of item in folder 2)
Box 1, Folder 12
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photo; 4" x 4"
Professional medium portrait
Slight stain on bottom right corner
Labelled "Ella Fitzgerald" on bottom margin
(duplicate of item in folder 3)
Box 1, Folder 13
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photo
Professional portrait
Shot from back with head turned to face camera
Labelled "Ella Fitzgerald" on bottom margin
Box 1, Folder 14
Scope and Content Note
Black and white photo
(with glasses, earrings, and pearls)
Box 1, Folder 15
1,351.
1,351.
1,351.
Smalls, Charles.
Smalls, Charles.
Smalls, Charles.
The Wiz.
The Wiz.
The Wiz.
Scope and Content Note
The Wiz
originally in Folios Box 1
