Duke Ellington Collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History houses the Duke Ellington Collection, which includes manuscripts, scores, recordings, photographs, and personal effects donated by Ellington's estate. The collection documents Ellington's career as a composer, bandleader, and pianist and supports research on 20th-century American music. Items from the collection have been featured in rotating exhibits and online resources.