- unitid
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{"value"=>"3153437", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1973-1978", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1973/1978"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Ellington, Duke"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>An accomplished pianist and bandleader, Ellington and his band, the Kentucky Club Orchestra, were featured performers at the Cotton Club in the 1930s. He later appeared in movies and around the world with various orchestras. He is famous for songs such as \"Take the A Train\"; \"Mood Indigo\"; \"I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good\"; \"Solitude\"; and \"It Don't' Mean a Thing, If It Ain't Got That Swing\", among others.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The file contains Ellington's obituary; brochures; flyers; a letter from the Black American Heritage Foundation; a copy of <span class=\"title\">Jet</span> Magazine featuring an article on Ellington's biography by his son Mercer; and clippings.</p>"}
- container
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{"type"=>"box", "value"=>"5"}
{"type"=>"folder", "value"=>"7"}
- date_start
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1973
- keydate
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1973
- date_end
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1978
- date_inclusive_start
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1973
- date_inclusive_end
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1978