AMS, [31 May 1967], Reno, Nevada, on motel stationery.

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AMS, [31 May 1967], Reno, Nevada, on motel stationery.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35640810

Duke Ellington's tribute to Billy Strayhorn, his longtime friend and collaborator written just hours after Ellington learned of Strayhorn's death.

3 1/2 p., 18.3 x 26.5 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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