Ella Fitzgerald's Bequest to America; Music, Memorabilia to Smithsonian, Library From: The Washington Post | Date: April 25, 1997| Author: Richard Harrington | Copyright 1997 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Ella Fitzgerald will live on in Washington.

The Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress will announce today that the singer's estate is giving the two institutions a massive array of her music, arrangements and memorabilia -- including the remains of the glass she shattered in the famous "Is it live or is it Memorex?" commercial.

Today's joint announcement underscores Washington's stature as a research center for jazz, something that has been developing since...

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