Collection on Ella Fitzgerald circa1960-1988

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Collection on Ella Fitzgerald circa1960-1988

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Ella Fitzgerald was a jazz vocalist. This collectionwas assembled with materials acquired by the University of Idaho and donated to theLibrary in 1997. The collection includes personal items and artifacts that belongedto the artist.

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University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6369063

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University of Idaho. Library. Special Collections Dept.

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The Conservation Reports and Publications manuscript group is a collection of reports and publications from environmental and conservation groups in the Northwest region of the United States as well as from state and federal government departments. From the guide to the Conservation Reports and Publications, 1960-2009, (University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives) Dizzy (John Birks) Gillespie was born in Cheraw, South Carolina in 1917. His father, a local ba...

Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996

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Ella Fitzgerald (b. April 25, 1917, Newport News, VA–d. June 15, 1996, Beverly Hills, CA) was an American jazz singer often referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. After tumultuous teenage years, Fitzgerald found stability in musical success with the Chick Webb Orchestra, performing across the country, but...