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Ismay Duvivier
1903–2004
United States
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Biography
Ismay Blakely Duvivier (August 27, 1903 – February 6, 2004) was an American dancer and nurse, born in Saint Croix. Her collection of Harlem Renaissance and later jazz memorabilia and photographs, from her own and her son's careers, is now held in the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University.
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