Subseries I.1: Cataloged Correspondence
Box 7 Folder 155
Bennet, Tony and Bernadette To Phoebe Jacobs, [n.p.], 1992/1997, 1992; 1997, 1 card s. 1 card
Box 7 Folder 156
Bruce, Lenny To Phoebe Jacobs, New York, [n.d.], 1 a.l.s.
Box 7 Folder 15
Fitzgerald, Ella To Phoebe Jacobs, Paris, 23 March 1963, 1 a.pc.s.
Box 7 Folder 158
Fitzgerald, Ella To Phoebe Jacobs, Paris, 12 May 1963, 1 telegram
Box 7 Folder 159
Fitzgerald, Ella To Phoebe Jacobs, Beverly Hills, CA, 7 Jan 1992, 1 a.l.s.
Box 7 Folder 160
Fitzgerald To Phoebe Jacobs, New York, 10 April 1980, 1 a.l.s.
[From Arlie Small, Ella Fitzgerald's cousin and traveling companion]
Box 7 Folder 161
Goodman, Benny To Phoebe Jacobs; with separate graphics featuring likeness of Goodman, Basin Street East: New York, 13 May 1963, 1 note card 3 graphics 1, cocktail napkin
[Event featuring the debut of Barbara Streisand]
Box 7 Folder 162
Goodman, Benny To Phoebe Jacobs, New York, 21 August 1974; 10 March 1975, 2 a.l.s. 2 postmarked envelope
[Thank you card for gift]
Box 7 Folder 163
Goodman, Benny To Phoebe Jacobs, New York, 2 July 1975, 1 a.l.s. 1 postmarked envelope
[Thank you card for gift]
Box 7 Folder 164
Goodman, Benny To Phoebe Jacobs, New York, 8 December 1975, 1 a.l.s.
Box 7 Folder 165
Goodman, Benny To Phoebe Jacobs , New York, 29 April 1979, 2 announcements
[Announcement of memorial service for Benny Goodman]
Box 7 Folder 166
Goodman, Benny To Phoebe Jacobs, New York, [n.d.] & 1978, 3 a.l.s. 1 t.l. 1, postmarked envelope
[Miscellaneous undated birthday and Christmas cards; invite to Carnegie Hall concert]
Box 7 Folder 16
Lee, Peggy To Phoebe Jacobs, New York, 18 January 1961, 1 t.l. 2 a.n.s. 1, envelope
Box 7 Folder 168
Lee, Peggy To Phoebe Jacobs, California, 12 December 1961, 1 p.c.s.
Box 7 Folder 169
Lee, Peggy To Phoebe Jacobs, Los Angeles, CA, 28 August 1967, 1 t.l.s. 1 postmarked envelope
Box 7 Folder 10
Lee, Peggy To Phoebe [and Lou] Jacobs, New York, 25 October 1968, 1 t.l.s. 1 postmarked envelope
Box 7 Folder 11
Lee, Peggy To Phoebe Jacobs, New York, 9 June 1969, 1 t.ls. 1 envelope
Box 7 Folder 12
Lee, Peggy To Phoebe Jacobs, CA, 8 December 1971, 1 t.ls. 1 postmarked envelope
Box 7 Folder 13
Lee, Peggy To Phoebe Jacobs, Los Angeles, CA, 19 December 1972, 1 t.l.s. 1 postmarked envelope
Box 7 Folder 14
Lee, Peggy To Phoebe Jacobs, [n.p.], 15 May 1991, 1 t.l.s.
Box 7 Folder 15
Lee, Peggy To Phoebe Jacobs, [n.p.], 10 June 1992, 1 a.l.s.
[With attached newspaper clippings]
Box 7 Folder 16
Lee, Peggy To Phoebe Jacobs, New York, 28 October 1997, 2 pages t.l.s.
[One page letter from Jane (on Peggy Lee's personal stationary) enclosing Lee's favorite fan letter]
Box 7 Folder 1
Lee, Peggy To Phoebe Jacobs, [n.p.], [n.d.], 7 a.l.s. 1 t.l.
Box 7 Folder 18
Lewis, Jerry To Phoebe Jacobs, New York, 13 August 1970, 1 page t.l.s. 2 place sitting cards 1, postmarked envelope
Box 7 Folder 19
Lewis, Jerry To Phoebe Jacobs, New York, 31 August 1970, 1 page t.l. 1 postmarked envelope
[Noted "Dictated but not read"]
Box 7 Folder 180
Nixon, Richard To Duke Ellington, Washington D.C., 2 November 1971, 1 page photocopy
Box 7 Folder 181
Vaughn, Sarah To Phoebe Jacobs, California, 1960; 1974, 1 card a.ms.s. 1
Box 7 Folder 182
Vaughn, Sarah To Phoebe Jacobs, CA, 23 December 1974, 1 card a.ms.s. 1 postmarked envelope 1, clipping
[Newspaper clipping includes photographs of Frank Reynolds and Ella Fitzgerald.]
Box 7 Folder 184
Miscellaneous unidentified letters, [n.p.], 1 folder
Box 7 Folder 185
Miscellaneous unidentified letters, [n.p.], 1 folder
Box 7 Folder 186
To Mrs. Dent, New York, 1998, 1 folder
[Thank you letters from a grade school class]
Subseries I.2: Arranged Correspondence
Box 4 Folder 95
Assorted correspondence to and from Phoebe Jacobs and the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation. Includes proposals for joint projects with other cultural institutions, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 folder
Box 8
Correspondents Abellana through Gressley, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 box
Box 9
Correspondents Hall through Price (H-P), [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 box
Box 10
Correspondents Ramos through York (Q-Z), [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 box
Subseries I.3: Personal
Box 3 Folder 66
Bergreen, Laurence To Phoebe Jacobs, New York, 9 June 1997, 1 page t.l.s.
[Author of Louis Armstrong biography.]
Box 3 Folder 67
Blake, Marion To Phoebe Jacobs, Brooklyn, NY, 19 January 1981, 1 page a.l.s. 1 page photocopy
Box 3 Folder 68
Bolcom, William and Joan Morris To Phoebe Jacobs, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 14 August 1998, 1 page a.l.s.
Box 3 Folder 69
Brown, Crystal To Phoebe Jacobs, New York, 12 December 1996, 4 pages a.l.s.
[Note and heartrending "Life Story, Part 1" addressed to Phoebe Jacobs.]
Box 3 Folder 70
Cunningham, Evelyn State of New York, Executive Chamber To Phoebe Jacobs, New York, 16 August 1971, 1 page
[With postmarked envelope. Thank you letter for Ellington party.]
Box 3 Folder 71
[Crouch] Niz To Phoebe Jacobs, [n.p.], 9 June 1997, 1 card a.l.s.
[Wife of Stanley Crouch. Thank you card.]
Box 3 Folder 74
Edelson, Rachel To Phoebe Jacobs, Sacramento, California, 11 August 1997, 1 page a.l.s.
[Daughter of Benny Goodman.]
Box 3 Folder 72
Ellington, Mercedes To Phoebe Jacobs, [n.p.], 21 September [n.y.], 1 a.l.s.
Box 3 Folder 73
Gibson, Rob Jazz at Lincoln Center To Phoebe Jacobs, [n.p.], 23 January 1995
Box 3 Folder 75
Haygood, Will To Phoebe Jacobs, Cambridge, MA, 27 July 1998, 1 page t.l.s.
[From writer of biography on Sammy Davis Jr.]
Box 3 Folder 76
Hendricks To Phoebe Jacobs, Mill Valley, CA, 22 January 1973, 2 page t.l.s.
Box 3 Folder 87
Jacobs, Phoebe To E. Lisk Wyckoff of Trubin Sillcocks Edelman & Knapp, [n.p.], 30 June [n.y.], 1 page t.ms.
[Handwritten note indicates letter was never sent. ]
Box 3 Folder 77
Lee, Peggy To Phoebe and Lou Jacobs, [n.p.], 10 May 1986, 1 t.l.s. 1 envelope postmarked
Box 3 Folder 78
Nicki [Lee] To Phoebe Jacobs, Arizona, 20 July 1996, 1 a.l.s.
[From Peggy Lee's daughter with references to Peggy Lee.]
Box 3 Folder 79
Marsalis,Wynton To Phoebe Jacobs, Wynton Marsalis Enterprises, New York, 6 January 1995, 1 t.l.s.
Box 3 Folder 80
Orgill, Roxane To Phoebe Jacobs, [n.p.], 24 October 1997, 1 a.p.c.s.
Box 3 Folder 81
Rivers, Mavis To Phoebe Jacobs, [n.p.], [n.d.], 2 pages a.l.s.
[Jacobs' note: "Worked with Red Norid."]
Box 3 Folder 82
Samuels, Roslyn To Phoebe Jacobs, California, 2 February 1998, 1 a.l.s. 1 postmarked envelope
Box 3 Folder 83
Shackman, Beverly To Shackman from Phoebe Jacobs, New York, 23 1995, 1 page photocopy
[Copy of handwritten letter regarding necklace inheritance.]
Box 3 Folder 85
Shorin, Iris Jazz Foundation of America To Phoebe Jacobs, New York, 12 February 1992, 1 page t.l.s.
Box 3 Folder 84
Storfer, Herb Jazz Foundation of America To Herb Storfer from Phoebe Jacobs, New York, 27 January 1992, 1 t.l.s.
[Jacobs announces resignation from Jazz Foundation of America.]
Box 3 Folder 86
Wyckoff, E. Lisk Trubin Sillcocks Edelman & Knapp To Phoebe Jacobs, New York NY, 1976-1979, 3 pages t.ms.s.
[Legal correspondence regarding Estate of Eve Ellis.]
Box 3 Folder 88
Open letter with memories of Eubie Blake; copy of mailgram inviting Blake to the White House dinner where he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom., [v.p.], [n.d.], 9 pages t.ms.
Box 3 Folder 89
To Phoebe Jacobs. Miscellaneous correspondence, [v.p.], [n.d.]; 1977-2000, 1 folder
[Handwritten, typewritten, and photocopied letters.]
Subseries II.1: General
Box 1 Folder 1
Manuscript of autobiography., [n.d.], 121 pages t.ms. 1 t.ms.
[With annotations by Armstrong handwritten in green ink. Title changes from "Life Story of Louis Armstrong"to "The Armstrong Story." ]
Box 4 Folder 102
Assorted correspondence, press clippings, contracts regarding the work of Phoebe Jacobs., [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 folder
Box 11 Folder 187
Jacobs, Phoebe Resume, Scarsdale, NY, Through Feb. 1957, 1 page t.ms.
Box 5 Folder 109
New York Jazz Museum List of inventory and staff responsibilities, New York, April 1978, 2 pages t.ms. 1 postmarked envelope.
Box 11 Folder 188
Jacobs, Phoebe Vita through 1981, [v.p.], 1981, 1 page t.ms.
Box 5 Folder 110
Gerald Marks Materials related to the life and career of Gerald Marks, composer. Includes press biographies and press releases, newspaper articles, correspondence with Phil Leshin (Marks' manager and publicist), and Mr. Marks' will, Vita, clippings, last will and testament, [n.p.], [n.d.] 1991-1997, 1 folder
[Phoebe Jacobs named among beneficiaries in will.]
Box 11 Folder 189
Jacobs, Phoebe Interview by James Briggs Murray, New York, 11 September 1996, 22 pages t.ms.
[Transcribed by Frankie MacCormick.]
Box 3 Folder 90
Social paraphrenalia: invitations, funeral announcement, unused picture postcards, press releases, receipts., [n.p.], [n.d.]; 1980-1999, 1 folder
Box 11 Folder 190
Jacobs, Phoebe ABC Radio Biographical write up , New York, 20 April 1998, 1 page t.ms. facsimile
[With handwritten changes (possibly by Jacobs)]
Box 3 Folder 91
Phoebe Jacobs promotional items, [n.p.], [n.d.] 1994, 1 folder
Box 11 Folder 191
Jacobs, Phoebe A brief biography, New York, 28 June 2001, 1page
[From the fax machine of Phil Leshin]
Box 11 Folder 194
Historical information and maps re: College Point, Central Park, The Bronx Zoo and other New York Locales, New York, [n.d.], 1 folder
[Extensive information on Central Park and Bronx Zoo. ]
Box 11 Folder 199
U.S. Open Complimentary tickets: Phoebe Jacobs and guest, New York, August 1999, 2 invitations 1 postmarked envelope 1, business card
Box 11 Folder 200
High School for Leadership To Phoebe Jacobs, New York, [n.d.], 1 a.l.s.
[Thank you for support of music department]
Box 11 Folder 201
Jacobs, Phoebe Miscellaneous receipts and billing records, [n.p.], 2000-2002, 4 items
Box 11 Folder 202
Invitations, [n.p.] Monaco; New York, [n.d.]; 1962-1974, 5 items
Box 11 Folder 204
Jacobs, Phoebe Ticket stub and travel itinerary for Lucille Armstrong and Phoebe Jacobs, [v.p.] New York, Italy, Warsaw, 1974, 2 items
Box 11 Folder 205
Miscellaneous items from the postal service, [n.p.], [n.d.] 1982, 4 items
Box 11 Folder 206
Miscellaneous notepaper and printed materials, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 folder
Box 11 Folder 207
Miscellaneous personal items, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 folder
[Envelope marked "Louis and Lucille's marriage license" empty]
Box 3 Folder 36
Paraphernalia regarding Phoebe Jacobs' activities: handwritten notes, playbills, expenses, invitations, etc.
[Includes undated, signed New Year's note to Jacobs from Mercer Ellington.]
Box 2 Folder 34
Assorted correspondence to and from Ms. Phoebe Jacobs, mostly regarding jazz promotion, events, and concerts, [v.p.], [n.d.] 1980-1999, 1 folder
Box 19
Schuyler, George S. Black No More, New York, July 1999, 1v. Advance Uncorrected Proof
[Signed by Phoebe Jacobs]
Box 19
Various Magazines and Printed Material, 14 items
[Some magazines contain articles pertaining to Louis Armstrong]
Box 23
Miscellaneous memorabilia
[Items include daily planners for 1983, 1994 and note pad from Lucille Armstrong 1974 trip]
Subseries II.2: Rainbow Room
Subseries III.1: Louis Armstrong
Sub-subseries III.1.1: General Files
Box 1 Folder 2
Louis Armstrong Beth Israel hospital story in another person's hand (transcribed) Collections of Song Lyrics written in Louis Armstrong's hand, June 23, 1971, 11 pages photocopies
Box 1 Folder 3
Autobiography titled "Our Neighborhood"; 8 copies of 6 pages, [n.p.], [n.d.], 48pages
[Photocopies of originals written in Armstrong's hand.]
Box 1 Folder 4
Autobiography: 2 copies of pages numbered to 77, some missing, Sunday, March 15, 1970 & June 1st, 1970, 154 pages
[Photocopies of originals in Armstrong's hand.]
Box 1 Folder 20
Avakian, George To Joe Moore., Columbia Records, 25 April 1956, 1 page t.ms.
[Unsigned copy. Regarding upcoming Armstrong recording.]
Box 1 Folder 5
Louis Armstrong Autobiography: "Louis Armstrong and the Jewish Family in New Orleans, LA. The Year of 1907, manuscript with drafts, Beth Israel Hospital, NY, 31 March 1969, 6 page t.ms. 48 pages copies
[Pages in incomplete numerical order; photocopies contain duplicates]
Box 1 Folder 21
Avakian, George Columbia Records To Joe Glaser., [n.p.], 13 June 1956
[Unsigned copy. Correspondence regarding copyrights, royalties, and release of "The Faithful Hussar" and "Six Foot Four."]
Box 1 Folder 22
Avakian, George Columbia Records To Joe Glaser, [n.p.], 14 June 1956, 1 page t.ms.
[Unsigned copy. List of Armstrong records produced by Columbia Records.]
Box 1 Folder 6
Louis Armstrong Lists of song titles for performances and recordings, [v.p.], 1952-1957, 5pages 5 pages
[Photocopies of original written in Armstrong's hand.]
Box 1 Folder 7
Louis Armstrong To: Joe Glaser (Armstrong's manager). Contains commentary (liner notes) on various compositions; 5 copies of 9 pages, Los Angeles, CA., May 22, 1951., 45 pages t.ms.
Box 1 Folder 8
Louis Armstrong Autobiography titled "New Orleans." 2 copies of 42 pages, May 6, 1968, 84 pages copies
[Photocopies of original ms. in Armstrong's hand. Memoir inspired by letter from childhood friend: Larry Amadee of Chicago, IL.]
Box 1 Folder 9
Louis Armstrong To: Joe Glaser, Louis Armstrong's manager. [v.p.], [n.d.] 1954-1960, 75 pages photocopies
[Included are typed and handwritten letters, telegrams, and copies of the mailing envelopes.. Many typed on assorted hotel stationary while on tour. Also included is a photocopy of "Lose Weight the Satchmo Way" and two pages of "The Armstrong Story" numbered pages 167-168 with a note written to Glaser.]
Box 1 Folder 10
Louis Armstrong Autobiography: 3 copies of pages 20-54, printed two to a page., [n.d.], 54 pages photocopies
[Photocopies of originals written in Armstrong's hand. Content includes courtship and marriage between Armstrong and last wife Lucille.]
Box 1 Folder 11
Louis Armstrong Autobiography: work titled "Barbershop"; 2 copies of 5 pages, [n.d.], 10 pages copies
[Photocopies of original ms. in Armstrong's hand.]
Box 1 Folder 12
Louis Armstrong Song lyrics "You're in New Orleans," "A Boat that's leaving for New York," "Where's My Bess?", "Oh, Lord-I'm on my way," "Dance to Dixie Land," "Creole Gumbo," "I'm a Red Hot papa," "Surrender"; 3 copies of 9 pages, [n.d.], 18 pages copies
[Photocopies of originals in Armstrong's hand; selections previously sorted together]
Box 1 Folder 13
Louis Armstrong Lyrics: "We Have All the Time in the World"; copies of 1 page original, [n.p.], [n.d.], 8 pages copies
[Photocopies of original ms. in Armstrong's hand.]
Box 1 Folder 14
Autobiography: "The Satchmo Story, 2nd Edition." 3 copies of 11 doublesided pages., [n.d.], 18 pages copies
[Copies of original t.ms.]
Box 1 Folder 15
Louis Armstrong Autobiography: "The Armstrong Story"; copies of various segments of larger work. Samples of Armstrong's handwriting., [n.p.], [n.d.], 50 pages copies
[Photocopies of t.ms. and a.ms. by Armstrong, some pages doubled sided.]
Box 1 Folder 17
Avakian, George Columbia Records To Goddard Lieberson., 29 December 1955, 1 page t.ms.
[Unsigned copy. Internal discussion regarding signing Armstrong for a long term exclusive contract. References to Armstrong's manager Joe Glaser.]
Box 1 Folder 18
Avakian, George Columbia Records To Goddard Lieberson, 27 March 1956, 1 page t.ms.
[Irritable interoffice communication referring to copyright issues and personal dealer with Joe Glaser.]
Box 1 Folder 19
Avakian, George To Fred Friendly, Columbia Records, 2 April 1956, 1 page t.ms.
Box 1 Folder 23
Handwritten memoir numbered 2-22 with extra pages, [n.d.], 24 pages photocopy
[Copies of handwritten manuscript.]
Box 4 Folder 97
Queens Library Foundation "Jazz Programming at East Elmhurst: Fiscal Year 2000 Report": materials submitted to the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, New York, March 2000, 1 folder
Box 4 Folder 99
Correspondence regarding the Louis Armstrong House and Archives at Queens College, New York, 1994-2000, 1 folder
Sub-subseries III.1.2: Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation
Box 4 Folder 101
Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Event listings, press releases and paraphernalia regarding Louis Armstrong House Foundation, New York, [n.d.], 1 folder
Box 12 Folder 209
Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Miscellaneous PR items, New York, [n.d.]; 1998, 1 folder
Box 12 Folder 211
Louis Armstrong House and Archives Miscellaneous materials include meeting notes, promotional materials, proposals, Queens, New York, [n.d.] 1998-2002, 1 folder
Box 12 Folder 208
Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Projects, proposals, meeting minutes, New York, 1999-2002, 1 folder
Box 11 Folder 197
Queens College Envelopes and flyers celebrating the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, New York, 24 May 1994, 6envelopes 2 flyers
Box 4 Folder 100
Louis Armstrong House and Archives press kit. Sent to the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation from Michael Cogswell, Director of the Archives at Queens College, New York, 1999-2000, 1 folder
Box 21
Jazz Reach A general operating grant request from Jazz Reach presented to the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, November 2001
[Folder also contains printed material concerning Jazz Reach]
Sub-subsubseries III.1.3: Photographs
Box 1 Folder 24
Louis Armstrong Photograph: close head shot, black and white, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 13 1/2 x 9 inches
Box 1 Folder 25
Louis Armstrong Profile from the back; on stage; black and white, Time/Life: New York, [n.d.], 1 photograph 13 x 10 inches
Box 5 Folder 107
Photographs and picture postcards, [v.p.], [n.d.], 9 items
[Includes three informal snapshots: 1 of Lucille Armstrong; two of dedication of Louis Armstrong stadium (Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center big band playing on the field)]
Box 12 Folder 220
Publicity photographs of Louis Armstrong, [n.p.], [n.d.], 9 8 x 10 inch, black and white 2 8 x 10 inch, color 1, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch, black and white
[One photograph with Jack Teagarden]
Box 12 Folder 222
Miscellaneous photographs of Louis Armstrong, [n.p.], [n.d.]; 1931, 5 items
[Includes 8 x 10 black and white of baseball team "Armstrong's Secret Nine, 1931"]
Box 18 Folder 358
Armstrong, Lucille Color photographs, Poland, 1974, 1 5 x 7 inches 1 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches
[With Phoebe Jacobs during 1974 tour in Rumania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, France, and England.]
Box 18 Folder 359
Armstrong, Lucille Color snapshots, New York; Las Vegas, 31 December 1975; [n.d.], 2 3 1/2 x 5 inches 1 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches
[With Phoebe Jacobs and Louis Jacobs]
Box 12 Folder 219
Armstrong, Louis Sacred Heart Church Snapshots from "A Music Tribute to Louis Armstrong", New Orleans, 25 August 2000, 11 color photographs
[Pictures of a tribut to Louis Armstrong; No pictures of Louis Armstrong himself]
Sub-subsubseries III.1.4: Clippings
Box 12 Folder 214
Newspaper clippings regarding Armstrong life and activities: copies and originals, [v.p.], [n.d.]1995-2002, 1 folder
Box 5 Folder 104
Newspaper clippings, [v.p], 1975-1999, 1 folder
Box 5 Folder 105
Periodical clippings, [v.p.], [n.d.] 1971-2000, 1 folder
Box 12 Folder 215
Murray, Albert Periodical clipping: "The Wild Words of Louis Armstrong", The New Republic: Washington D.C., 22 November 1999, 2 copies
[Article exploring Armstrong's personal writings]
Box 12 Folder 216
Morgenstern, Dan "Louis Armstrong: An American Genius, Book Review", [n.p.], 1983, 4 pages
[Periodical source unidentified.]
Box 12 Folder 217
Articles printed and faxed from unidentified sources re: Louis Armstrong, [v.p.], [n.d.] 1995-1999, 1 folder
Box 12 Folder 218
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church "A Music Tribute to Louis Armstrong": notes, flyers, and correspondence, New Orleans, LA, 25 August 2000, 1 folder
Box 13 Folder 229
Louis Armstrong International Airport Clippings and programs regarding the naming of Louis Armstrong International Airport, New Orleans, LA, August 2001, 1 folder
Sub-subsubseries III.1.5: Louis Armstrong Centennial
Box 13 Folder 223
Newspaper and periodical clippings, [n.p.], 2001, 1 folder
Box 5 Folder 103
Armstrong related newspaper clippings during the Armstrong centennial, [v.p.], 2000, 1 folder
Box 13 Folder 225
Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Flyers and press releases regarding Centennial activities, Queens, New York, 2001, 1 folder
Box 13 Folder 227
Newspaper clippings regarding New Orleans Centennial Tribute, New Orleans, LA, 2001, 1 folder
Box 13 Folder 228
New Orleans Centennial Tribute to Armstrong: flyers, programs and general information regarding New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, 2001, 1 folder
Box 13 Folder 230
University of New Orleans Materials regarding centennial celebration, New Orleans, LA, August 2001, 1 folder
Sub-subseries III.1.6: Miscellaneous
Box 13 Folder 231
Promotional materials for the Louis Armstrong Jazz Curriculum Project, Lincoln Center: New York, 1 folder
Box 1 Folder 16
Lists of music recordings. [n.p.], 1951-1955, 8 pages t.ms. 1 page carbon copy
[Dates refer to recording dates.]
Box 5 Folder 108
Louis Armstrong Stamp Collection, New Orleans, LA, 1 September 1995, 2 packets
Box 5 Folder 106
Miscellaneous printed materials regarding Armstrong's life, [v.p.], 1 folder
Box 4 Folder 98
Queens College of the City University of New York Materials: "Satchmo's Students: The 'Pops' Project", New York, Fall 1997, 1 folder
Box 13 Folder 232
Miscellaneous Louis Armstrong materials, [n.p.], 1 folder
Box 11 Folder 195
U.S. Postal Service First day of use envelopes with Louis Armstrong stamps, New Orleans, LA, 1 September 1995, 14 postmarked envelopes
Box 11 Folder 198
Armstrong, Louis and Lucille Unaddressed Christmas card, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 card
Box 11 Folder 203
Miscellaneous artwork related to Louis Armstrong, [n.p.], [n.d.], 8 x 6 3/4 inches color ink sketch s. 8 1/2 x 11 inches ink line drawing s.
[Signatures: "Sir Shadow"; other unclear]
Box 12 Folder 221
Assorted, unused postcards of Louis Armstrong, [n.p.], [n.d.], 10 p.c. black and white
Box 13 Folder 224
Programs, flyers, and press releases, [n.p.], 2001, 1 folder
Box 13 Folder 226
Jones, Lisa L. Antiquarian catalogue containing ad with Louis Armstrong's watch, [n.p.], 2001, 1 vol. bd. 1 a.n.s.
Sunseries III.2: James Hubert "Eubie" Blake
Box 6 Folder 136
Short biographical write up [unsigned]; record reviews and periodical clippings, [v.p.], [n.d.] 1973-1983, 5 items
Box 6 Folder 137
Promotional materials: recording pamphlets, programs for "Brunch with the Blakes" at the Rainbow Room and Carnegie Hall event, New York, 1980, 5 items
Box 6 Folder 138
Invitation and menus from White House luncheon celebrating Blake's receipt of the Presidential Medal of Freedom; photographs of Blake with President Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan; memento napkin, Washington D.C., Sept 1981, 8 items 2 color photographs 8 x 10 inches
Box 6 Folder 140
Invitations to Blake's 100th birthday party; admission tickets, Shubert Theatre, New York, 7 February 1983, 1 card 6 tickets 2, envelopes
Box 6 Folder 139
Blake, Marion T. Memorial service programs; one undated and unsigned open letter detailing her last years, New York, [n.d.]; 6 July 1982, 3 programs 2 t.l.
Box 6 Folder 141
United States Army Band Program: An Evening with Eubie Blake, An American Classic, Lincoln Center, New York, 12 June 1982, 1 program
Box 6 Folder 142
James Hubert "Eubie" Blake Memorial service programs, St. Peter's Church, New York, 18 February 1983, 10 programs
[Remarks given by Gregory Hines]
Box 6 Folder 143
Events in Blake's name: New York Centennial Ragtime Celebration; 108th anniversary celebration, New York, 1991-1997, 2 items
Box 6 Folder 144
Assorted photographs of Blake, [n.p.], [n.d.] 11980, 1982, 8 snapshots 3 photographs 8 x 10 inches
Box 6 Folder 145
Robert Walker Two photographs of Blake's head as sculpted by the artist Walker; three photographs of hands, [n.p.], [n.d.], 3black and white photographs, 5 x 7 inches 3 color photographs, 3 1/2 x 5 inches
[Medium unidentified, possibly wood or ]
Box 15 Folder 284
Biographical manuscripts with notes , Beverly Hills, CA, [n.d.], 2 pages t.ms. 1 page a.ms.
Box 15 Folder 285
The New York Times Article "24 Hours of Jazz to Celebrate 100 Years of Eubie Blake" with short vita attached, New York, 4 February 1983, 5 photocopies
Box 15 Folder 286
Times-Union Article "They're Just Wild about Eubie Blake", [n.p.], 1982, 1 page
Box 15 Folder 287
Bolcom, William Rolling Stone Magazine Obituary "Eubie Blake: February 7th, 1883-February 12, 1983", [n.p.], 31 March 1983, 1 page
Box 15 Folder 288
Snapshots of "Eubie" Blake from unidentified occasion at "Red Blazer", [n.p.], 8 color photographs, 3 1/2 x 5 inches
[With Buddy Tate, Louis and Phoebe Jacobs, Muriel Zuckerman, ]
Box 15 Folder 289
Miscellaneous snapshots of "Eubie" Blake, New York, 1978-1983, 4 color photographs, 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches
[With Lucille Armstrong, Phoebe Jacobs, and Robert Merrill]
Subseries III.3: Duke Ellington
Sub-subsubseries III.3.1: General
Box 2 Folder 26
Correspondence and contracts regarding biography of Duke Ellington by his granddaughter, Mercedes Ellington. Primary authors include Marshall Lee from Balance House Ltd. (the book's publisher), Mercedes Ellington, and Phoebe Jacobs; excerpts from manuscript, New York, 1998-1999, 1 folder
[ RESTRICTED ACCESS TO THESE MATERIALS]
Box 3 Folder 44
Assorted Duke Ellington education related materials: Duke Ellington School for the Arts, Duke Ellington Education Kit., [n.p.], 1997-1998, 1 folder
[Including newspaper articles, curriculum guide, concert programs, and promotional material]
Box 3 Folder 45
The Washington Post Article: "Students Honor Duke with a Song", Smithsonian National Museum of History, Washington, D.C., 25 April 1998, 2 pages photocopies
Box 3 Folder 62
Ellington Memorial items: map and description of Woodlawn Cemetary; postcard photograph with sculpture of Ellington to be placed in London's Soho Square, [n.p.], [n.d.], 2 flyers 1 postcard
Box 3 Folder 43
New York Times "Ellington Gives Wisconsin His Music and Thoughts", [n.p.], 23 July 1972, 1 page
Box 3 Folder 51
New York World Telegram and Sun Newspaper clipping: "Girl Joins the Duke's Peerage." , New York, 10 January 1964, 1 page photocopy
Box 3 Folder 52
Downbeat Magazine Newspaper clipping: "Love You Madly", [n.p.], 25 April [1974?], 7 pages photocopy 7 pages photocopy
[Birthday letters and notes to Duke Ellington sent in from readers; one from Frank Sinatra]
Box 3 Folder 53
Magazine clippings: advertising for Olivetti typewriters and Mademoiselle fashion spread, [n.p.], [n.d.], 2 pages
Box 3 Folder 54
Horizon Magazine clipping: "Duke's Sweet Thunder: Five years after his death, Ellington is ordained as a great American composer", [n.p.], November 1979, 1 page
Box 3 Folder 55
The New York Times Newspaper clipping: "Smithsonian Acquires Duke Ellington Trove of Scores and Papers"; itinerary of exhibition travel dates, Washington D.C., 27 April 1988, 1 page 2 pages
Box 3 Folder 56
Mark Feeney The Boston Globe Magazine Magazine clipping: "Duke: 20 years after Duke Ellington's death, his music is thriving", [n.p.], 19 December 1993, 6 pages photocopy 6 pages photocopy
Box 3 Folder 57
Mitch Baranowski Spirit Magazine Magazine clipping (incomplete), [n.p.], June 1999, 1 page
Box 3 Folder 58
Young, Noel Night & Day Magazine article: "The Duke's Daughter", [n.p.], 9 April 2000, 3 pages
[Article regarding controversial Ellington biography claiming Ellington's younger sister Ruth was in fact his daughter.]
Box 3 Folder 60
U.S. Department of State Flyer with biography of Duke Ellington's work among others, [n.p.], February 1965 copyright, 3 pages photocopy 3 pages photocopy
[Titled: "Cultural Presentations Program of the U.S. Department of State, 1 July 1963-30 June 1964: A Report to the Congress and the Public by the Advisory Committe on Arts." ]
Box 3 Folder 61
Biographical notes and miscellaneous memoir, [n.p.], [n.d.], 7 pages 1 page a.ms.
[Handwritten page does not appear to be Ellington's handwriting]
Box 3 Folder 63
New York Public Library Program, opening invitations, and press release regarding library exhibit: "Love You Madly: A Celebration of Duke Ellington", New York, 10 July-18 August 1979, 5 programs 3 note cards 2, pages t.ms.
Box 3 Folder 64
TDES, Inc. Newsletters, New York, 1995-1998, 7 items
[Organization dedicated to Ellington's work]
Box 3 Folder 65
Programs, flyers, and announcements regarding Ellington tributes, [v.p.], 1995-2000, 8 items
Box 14 Folder 254
Duke Ellington Ellington memorial postage stamps, [n.p.], 29 April 1986, 3 envelopes
Box 14 Folder 255
American Music Theater Festival Program "Duke Ellington's Queenie Pie", PA, 18-28 September 1986, 1 vol. bd.
Box 14 Folder 256
Duke Ellington Memorial Fund, Inc. Flyers, New York, NY, [n.d.], 5 flyers
Box 14 Folder 257
New York University Flyer "Tribute to Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington", New York, NY, 1-22 February 1999, 1 flyer
Box 14 Folder 258
Providence Public Library Flyer: The Duke Ellington Orchestra, directed by Mercer Ellington, Providence, RI, 7 April 1995, 1 flyer 2 envelopes
Box 14 Folder 259
Jacobs, Phoebe Ellington on Ellington: press release by Phoebe Jacobs, [n.p.], [n.d.], 2 pages t.ms.
Box 14 Folder 261
Cohen, Harvey Masters Thesis: "The Marketing of Duke Ellington", [n.p.], 12 April 1996, 1 vol. bd.
Box 14 Folder 262
"Duke Ellington in Flight", [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 vol. bd. 1 page a.ms.
[Unfilled book and contents list in unidentified hand]
Box 14 Folder 263
Nixon, Richard Presidental Award to Edward Kennedy Ellington, Washington D.C., 29 April 1969, 1 page photocopy
Box 14 Folder 240
Jazz at Lincoln Center Program and press releases regarding Ellington Centennial Festival, New York, 1998, 4 items
Box 14 Folder 239
Duke Ellington Youth Project Curriculum Guide Activities List, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 folder
[No indication of what organization sponsored and arranged the selections]
Box 14 Folder 238
The Duke Ellington Society [TDES, Inc.] Programs and newsletters, New York, 1995-1998, 12 items
Box 11 Folder 196
U.S. Postal Service Duke Ellington memorial stamps, New Orleans, LA, 1 September 1995, 8 unused stamps 1 postmarked envelope 1, announcement
Sub-subseries III.3.2: Clippings
Box 14 Folder 241
Feeney, Mark Article "Duke: 20 Years after Duke Ellington's death, his music is thriving", The Boston Globe Magazine: Boston, MA, 19 December 1993, 1 vol. bd. 5 pages photocopies
Box 14 Folder 242
Charles A. Moses Press release regarding Ellington rights released for "Broadway Swings" revue , Burbank, CA, 23 March 1995, 1 page t.ms.
Box 14 Folder 243
Schirmer News Article "Hall of Fame" with Ellington's listing, New York, NY, 6 March 1998, 1 page photocopy
Box 14 Folder 244
Tom Harris Duke Ellington International Conference Formal conference notes and press release, Chicago, IL, 6-10 May 1998, 2 pages t.ms. 3 pages facsimile
Box 14 Folder 245
Museum News "The Duke's Festival", [n.p.], July/August 1998, 4 pages photocopies
[Regarding Ellington Collection at the National Museum of American History]
Box 14 Folder 246
Thomas, Greg The Black World Today "Historic Collaboration Honors Duke Ellington", [n.p.], 14 April 1999, 3 pages photocopies
[Web magazine: www.tbwt.com/views/feat/feat1074.asp]
Box 14 Folder 247
Holmes, Emory Los Angeles Times: Sunday Calendar "The Duke of L.A.", Los Angeles, CA, 25 April 1999, 1 vol. bd.
Box 14 Folder 248
Swed, Mark Los Angeles Times "Duke's Singular Genius", Los Angeles, CA, 5 May 1999, 2 pages
Box 14 Folder 249
Fernandez, Enrique Sun-Sentinal "Jazz Ruled the Century, and The Duke Ruled Jazz", South FL, 31 May 1999, 1 page photocopy
Box 14 Folder 252
The New Yorker "The Theatre: Saluting the Duke", New York, NY, 16 March 1981, 1 page
Box 14 Folder 253
The New Yorker "Jazz: Ellington Theatre", New York, NY, 9 November 1981, 2 pages
Sub-subseries III.3.3: Eve Ellis Ellington
Sub-subseries III.3.4: Mercedes Ellington
Box 3 Folder 35
Mercedes Ellington To Phoebe Jacobs, [n.p.], 6 January 1999, 1 page a.ms.s.
[Regarding financial transactions and Duke Ellington biography project.]
Box 3 Folder 42
TV Guide Article: "Mercedes Ellington Leads Duke Ellington Orchestra", [n.p.], 8 April 1996, 1 page photocopy
Box 2 Folder 31
Mercedes Ellington Contracts and correspondence, [v.p.], [n.d.] 1996-1998, 12 pages photocopies
Box 2 Folder 32
Mercedes Ellington To Phoebe Jacobs, [n.p.], [n.d.], 2pages a.ms.s.
[Correspondence regarding professional frustration with Winton Marsalis and Lincoln Center.]
Box 2 Folder 29
Mercedes Ellington Promotional materials: clippings, photographs, promotional biography, [n.p.], [n.d.] 1999-2000, 1 folder 2 photographs; head shots, 8 1/2 x 11 inches
Box 2 Folder 30
Garment, Leonard Dechert Price & Rhoads To Mercedes Ellington, Washington D.C., 23 October 1997, 3 pages facsimile
[Unsigned draft of fax regarding the legal disputes of the Duke Ellington heirs.]
Box 14 Folder 234
Ellington, Mercedes Materials regarding book "Uncle Edward: A Duke Ellington Album": press releases, correspondence, notes, contracts, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 folder
Box 14 Folder 235
Ellington, Mercedes Press vita and related articles, [v.p.], [n.d.] 1999-2000, 4 items
Sub-subseries III.3.5: Mercer Ellington
Box 2 Folder 33
Receipts from Phoebe Jacobs and Mercer Ellington. Most relate to expenses incurred by or for the promotion of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and/or Mercer Ellington, [n.p.], [n.d.] 1993-1996, 1 folder
Box 3 Folder 38
Assorted correspondence about, to, or from Mercer Ellington, [n.p.], [n.d.]; 1982-1995, 1 folder
[Includes one page typed draft of biographical notes.]
Box 3 Folder 40
Mercer Kennedy Ellington Last Will and Testament, Circuit Court, Oakaloosa County, Florida, 6 June 1996, 9 pages photocopy
[Date reflects the filed date in Okaloosa County, Florida]
Box 3 Folder 39
Mercer Ellington Typed manuscripts "Ellington on Ellington" in 2 sections; copies of article "What it's like working with the Duke.", New York, [n.d.], 25 pages t.ms. photocopies 2 pages photocopies
[Article identified: "A daily critique by WWD."]
Box 3 Folder 41
Press release, concert announcement for Duke Ellington Orchestra conducted by Mercer Ellington; business cards for the orchestra, [v.p.], 1996, 2 pages 4 cards
Box 14 Folder 237
Ellington, Mercer Copies of vita and article regarding professional activities, [n.p.], [n.d.] 1993, 1 folder
Sub-subseries III.3.6: Photographs
Box 14 Folder 264
Ellington, Duke Ellington in live performance with horn players and vocalist, [n.p.], [n.d.], 8 black and white photographs, 6 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches
Box 14 Folder 265
Publicity photographs of Ellington alone or with unidentified , [n.p.], [n.d.], 3 black and white photographs, 8 1/2 x 10 inches
Box 14 Folder 266
Ellington with Eve Ellis Ellington, [n.p.], [n.d.], 4 black and white photographs, 8 x 10 inches 1 photo negative
Box 14 Folder 267
Ellington with Mercedes and Mercer Ellington, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 color photograph, 8 x 10 inches
Box 14 Folder 268
Ellington with unidentified woman, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 black and white photograph, 8 x 10 inches
Box 14 Folder 269
Photograph with Willie B at Watkins's Basin Street East, New York, NY, 1961, 1 black and white photograph, 8 x 10 inches
Box 14 Folder 270
Photograph of youthful Ellington at piano, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 black and white photograph, 8 x 10 inches
Folder OVERSIZE OVERSIZE
Book Duke Ellington; volume with photographs, Gil Kravette: Irvington, NJ, [n.d.], 1 vol. bd.
Box 18 Folder 362
Ellington, Duke Color slides, [n.p.], [n.d.], 7 2 x 2 inches
Box 18 Folder 363
Ellington, Duke Negative, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 4 1/4 x 5 inches
Box 18 Folder 364
Ellington, Duke Glossy photocopy, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 black and white, 8 1/2 x 11 inches
[With unidentified man and woman]
Box 18 Folder 365
Glaser, Joe Color snapshots, New York, 1972; [n.d.], 1 4 x 4 inches 1 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
[Publicity agent for Duke Ellington; one includes Mercer Ellington and others]
Box 18 Folder 366
DeSayles, Sylvia Color photographs, New York, [n.d.], 3 4 x 5 inches
[Singer with Duke Ellington; At Ralph Watkins Basin Street East]
Box 18 Folder 367
Ellington, Mercer Black and white publicity photographs, [n.p.], [n.d.], 4 photographs, 7 x 9 1/4 inches
[Conducting at unidentified awards ceremony]
Box 18 Folder 368
Ellington, Mercer Color slides, [n.p.], [n.d.], 18 2 x 2 inches
Box 3 Folder 46
Photographs: Ellington at the piano surrounded by young people, [n.p.], [n.d.], 10 photographs 8 1/2 x 11 inches; black and white
Box 3 Folder 37
Photographs: snapshot sized. Identified persons are Adelaide Hall and Rachel Edelson (Benny Goodman's daughter)., [n.p.], [n.d.], 3 photographs; 4 x 6 inches 1 photograph; 4 x 4 inches
Box 3 Folder 47
Photograph: Duke Ellington at piano surrounded by unidentified adults, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 photograph 8 1/2 x 11 inches; black and white
[Stamped: "From the the Collection of Eve Ellis Ellington."]
Box 3 Folder 48
Photograph: Duke Ellington with Eve Ellis Ellington and birthday cake, New York City, [n.d.], 1 photograph 81/2 x 11 inches; black and white
[Note on verso: "Evie Ellis Ellington and Duke, A birthday Celebration in Ralph Watkins' Basin Street, Broadway and 50th Street, NYC."]
Box 3 Folder 49
Photograph: Ellington's Third Sacred Concert at St. John of the Divine; with press release, New York City, [n.d.], 1 photograph 9 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches; black and white 1 page
[Release: "Duke Ellington's Third Sacred Concert to Have American Premiere."]
Box 14 Folder 236
Ellington, Mercedes Snapshots at Ellington gravesite and Lincoln Center, New York, [n.d.], 20 color photographs 4 x 6 inches
Box 3 Folder 50
Color slides, [n.p.], [n.d.]; 1974, 6 slides 2 x 2 inches
[With handwritten notes on 5: "Duke - Africa"; "Duke and young lady"; "Duke and Priest"; and "Duke entering an Embassy." ]
Box 3 Folder 59
Laser printed photos of Ellington with Evie Ellis Ellington; Ellington at the piano; Ellington on stage with band, [n.p.], [n.d.], 3 pages
Subseries III.4: Ella Fitzgerald
Sub-subseries III.4.1: General
Box 15 Folder 272
Program for Ella Fitzgerald's 75th birthday tribute, New York, NY, 2 February 1993, 1 program 1 envelope
[Handwritten note "I am producer of this event." Phoebe Jacobs]
Box 6 Folder 124
Birthday Tribute book concerning Ella Fitzgerald with notes from famous personalities, Los Angeles, 28 April 1989, 1 vol. bd.
Box 6 Folder 125
Ella Fitzgerald Computer printout of memories of Ella Fitzgerald on her death, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 folder
Box 6 Folder 126
Ella Fitzgerald New Year card signed "Love, Ella", [n.p.], 1995, 1 card s.
Box 6 Folder 127
Dodson, Howard To Phoebe Jacobs, New York, 10 August 1998, 2 pages t.l.s.
[The New York Black 100" exhibition invitation; Ella Fitzgerald listed as one of 100]
Box 6 Folder 128
National Museum of National History Press materials for museum oral history project concerning Ella Fitzgerald; includes request for interview with Jacobs, New York, 1997-1998, 1 folder 1 photobraph 8 x 10 inches
Box 6 Folder 129
Ella Fitzgerald Press materials for television biography "Forever Ella"; materials for the making of the film, California and New York, 1996-2000, 1 folder
Box 15 Folder 273
Eye Research Institute of Retina Foundation "Night for Light" benefit with Ella Fitzgerald, New York, NY, 20 October 1981, 1 program
Box 15 Folder 274
Ella Fitzgerald Diabetes Interdisciplinary Research Program Brochure, CA, 1990, 1 brochure
Box 15 Folder 275 14
Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation Event notice and press release, Duarte, CA, 6 March 1999, 1 card 2 pages t.ms.
Sub-subseries III.4.2: Clippings
Box 15 Folder 276
People Magazine Notice of Fitzgerald's award: "Woman of the Year" at Hasty Pudding Theatricals, Cambridge, MA, 1 March 1982, 1 vol. bd.
Box 6 Folder 119
Ella Fitzgerald The Columbus Dispatch Newspaper clipping:The glare of the spotlight, Columbus, OH, 11 May 1986, 1 page
Box 6 Folder 120
Los Angeles Times Newspaper clipping concerning Ella Fitzgerald: "Quintessential Jazz Singer Made the Song the Star", Los Angeles, 16 June 1996, 1 page
Box 6 Folder 121
Newspaper articles concerning Ella Fitzgerald, unidentified sources, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 page 2 pages photocopies
Box 15 Folder 277
Christian Science Monitor Quote regarding Ella Fitzgerald from Phoebe Jacobs, [n.p.], 14 August 1990, 1 page photocopy
Box 15 Folder 278
"Two-day festival in April will honor Ella Fitzgerald", [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 page photocopy
[Unidentified source, date]
Box 15 Folder 279
Los Angeles Herald Examiner "Singing praises of Ella", Los Angeles, CA, 1 May 1989, 1 page photocopy
Box 15 Folder 280
Daily News Ella Fitzgerald feature in column "Suzy", New York, 10 October 1980, 1 page photocopy
Box 15 Folder 281
Press release for video release "Ella Fitzgerald: Something to Live For", [n.p.], 18 October 1999, 2 pages t.ms.
Sub-subseries III.4.3: Photographs
Box 15 Folder 282
Fitzgerald, Ella The Mike Douglas Show Photograph: live performance , [n.p.], June 1975, 1 black and white, 8 x 10 inches
Box 6 Folder 122
Ella Fitzgerald Photograph, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 photograph 8 x 10 inches
[At table with unidentified crowd]
Box 6 Folder 123
Photographs of Ella Fitzgerald taken at Ralph Watkins' Basin St. East, New York, 1960 and 1961, 2 photographs 3 1/2 x 5 inches
[With Trini Lopez and Billy Daniels]
Box 15 Folder 283
Ella Fitzgerald Miscellaneous items concerning Ella Fitzgerald: television schedule and addressed envelope; newspaper clipping, [n.p.], 1 envelope 2 pages
[Clipping is notice of article with graphic; article not included]
Box 18 Folder 369
Fitzgerald, Ella Publicity photographs, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 black and white, 7 x 9 1/4 inches
Box 18 Folder 370
Fitzgerald, Ella Color slides, [n.p.], [n.d.], 3 2 x 2 inches
[Youthful Fitzgerald performing live [not positively identified]]
Box 18 Folder 371
Fitzgerald, Ella Exhibition announcement "Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song", National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., 19 March 1998, 1 p.c.
[Announcement on back of Fitzgerald postcard]
Subseries III.5: Dizzy Gillespie
Subseries III.6: Benny Goodman
Box 6 Folder 130
Frazier, George Biographical write up on Goodman, [n.p.], [n.d.], 2 pages t.ms.
Box 6 Folder 131
Lissner, John Magazine article "Benny Goodman: The Swing Era +40", American Way, August 1975, 4 pages
Box 6 Folder 132
Newspaper clippings regarding Benny Goodman, [n.p.] & New York, [n.d.]; 1961, 2 pages photocopies
Box 6 Folder 133
Photographs: negative of Benny Goodman and snapshot of Rachel Goodman with Phoebe Jacobs , [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 black and white negative 4 x 3 inches 1 color photograph, 4 x 4 inches
Box 6 Folder 134
Goodman, Benny Concert announcement for ongoing shows at Freedomland, [n.p.], July 20-25 [n.y.], 1 item
Box 6 Folder 135
Goodman, Benny Program: Carnegie Hall 40th anniversary concert program, New York, 1978, 1 vol. bd.
[Goodman featured artist]
Subseries III.7: Peggy Lee
Box 6 Folder 147
Photocopies of biography, recording lists, and flyer for art exhibition for Lee's daughter, Nickie Lee, [v.p.], [n.c.]1947-1999, 1 folder, photocopies
Box 15 Folder 290
Barbour, Dave Daily News Obituary listing of Peggy Lee's divorced husband, New York, 13 December 1965, 1 clipping
Box 15 Folder 291
Stein, Jeannine Los Angeles Times Article "S' Wonderful: Society of Singers and Friends Galore Salute Jazzy Peggy Lee", Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, 11 May 1994, 1 page photocopy
Box 15 Folder 292
The Times Article "That's not all there is, says Miss Lee", [n.p.], 15 June 1994, 1 page photocopy
Box 15 Folder 293
Elwood, Philip Article "Peggy Lee Steals Carnegie Hall", San Fransisco Examiner, San Fransisco, CA, 27 June 1995, 9 photocopies
Box 15 Folder 294
Snow, Shauna Column item "Peggy Lee Hospitalized", [n.p.], 4 November 1998, 1 page
Box 15 Folder 295
Incomplete record review of "The Complete Peggy Lee and June Christy Capitol Transcription Sessions", [n.p.], May 1999, 1 page photocopy
Box 15 Folder 296
Los Angeles Times Article concerning Peggy Lee, "One Last Goodbye", Los Angeles, CA, 5 February 2002, 1 page
[Memorial article mentions Phoebe Jacobs]
Box 15 Folder 297
Billboard Magazine Cover article "Miss Peggy Lee: May 26, 1920-January 21, 2002", [n.p.], 9 February 2002, 1 vol. bd.
Box 15 Folder 298
Haran, Mary Cleere Article "How Peggy Lee Changed My Life", Modern Maturity, January-February 1999, 4 pages
Box 15 Folder 299
Feather, Leonard Article "Singers Salute Peggy Lee in Song and Celluloid", Los Angeles Times, [n.d.], 2 pages photocopies
Box 15 Folder 300
Articles "Peggy Lee Has Shining Hour In a Dazzling Performance" and "Jazz Pop Lives with Lee, Torme"; "Lee's ever the enchantress" with "Peggy Lee and Mel Torme Offer Mystery and Precision, New York, [n.d.], 1 page photocopy 10 photocopies 12, photocopies
[Sources and dates unidentified]
Box 15 Folder 301
Excerpt of published letters with references to Peggy Lee, [n.p.], [n.d.], 2 pages
[Unidentified date and source]
Subseries III.8: Sy Oliver
Subseries III.9: Sarah Vaughn
Box 4 Folder 94
Assorted press releases, newspaper clippings, and faxes regarding "Save America's Treasures." Includes one color photocopy of a photograph of Hillary Rodham Clinton with children at the event; Program from "Save America's Treasures"; Program notes from the event, December 1998, 1 folder
Box 4 Folder 96
New York Public Library "Jazz: A curriculum enhancement project of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts": materials, New York, Summer 1993, 1 folder
[Educational program made possible by the Louis Armstrong Foundation.]
Box 5 Folder 113
Lincoln Center Clippings, press releases and programs regarding Jazz at Lincoln Center events and educational series, New York, [n.d.] 1993-2000, 1 folder
Box 5 Folder 114
Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington series: High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival: press clippings, New York, 13-15 May 2000, 1 folder
Box 5 Folder 117
Lincoln Center Jazz at Lincoln Center: Student Musician's Guide to Jazz, New York, 2000, 78 pages
Box 6 Folder 152
Columbia University Conference notes: Jazz Study Group Fall 1999 Meeting, "Jazz Singers", New York, 6-7 November 1999, 1 vol. bd.
[Contains schedule, readings from periodicals, and handwritten notes.]
Box 6 Folder 153
The Goodman Theatre Program for theatre run "Play On!"; media kit with press releases, Chicago, IL, 19 June-Aug 1998, 1 program 1 , vol. bd.
Box 6 Folder 148
Assorted catalogs and publicity material from schools, music programs, and publications, [n.p.], 1990s, 13 items
Box 6 Folder 149
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Publicity packet for "Jazz" presentation and show; season schedule, library building guide, and color poster, New York, June 24-September 30, 1993, 20 slides , 1 folder
Box 15 Folder 302
Runyon Cancer Fund, Meals for Millions, and Girl Town Concert program for benefit program, Basin Street East: New York, 30 October 1961, 1 vol. bd. 1 invitation
[Quincy Jones, musical director]
Box 15 Folder 303
Davis, Gene Gene Davis Group Press release "A Narrative Outline for Broadcast Production Consideration", New York, 21 July 1998, 2 pages facsimile
[Proposal for televised documentary on Peggy Lee]
Box 15 Folder 304
Peggy Lee Fan Club Newsletter "Fever!" Issue 20, Vol. 5, San Leandro, CA, June 1999, 1 vol. bd.
Box 15 Folder 305
Peggy Lee Fan Club Newsletter "Fever!" Issue 23, Volume 6, San Leandro, CA, Spring 2000, 1 vol. bd.
Box 15 Folder 306
Press release regarding honorary doctorate , Jamestown College: Jamestown, ND, 1 May 2000, 4 page photocopies
[Peggy Lee was born in Jamestown, ND]
Box 15 Folder 307
W3 Public Relations Press release: "Latin Ala Lee" Marks Timely Re-release from Singer Peggy Lee", Los Angeles, CA, 5 May 2002, 2 pages
Posters:
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Duke Ellington at The Cathedral of St. John The Divine, October 18 [n.y.]
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Duke Ellington: American Musician
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Duke Ellington in White Coat
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"Play On" at Brooks Atkinson Theatre
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WNEW, NY: Poster of Ella Fitzgerald
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WNEW, NY: Poster of Louis Armstrong
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WNEW, NY: Poster of Peggy Lee
Box 15 Folder 308
Kaiser, Steve Flyer for Lee Tribute by jazz singer Kaiser, Chez Suzette: New York, 24 February 2002, 1 page
Box 15 Folder 309
Published promotional items: realty package for Lee's French Regency Villa; souvenir Lee program with printed materials and photographs; Peggy Lee folder; ticket stub, Los Angeles; New York; [n.p.], 28 June 1979; [n.d.], 4 items
[Ticket stub performance with Buddy Rich]
Box 15 Folder 310
Miscellaneous items: registration for fan club; program announcement, [n.p.], 2 items
Box 15 Folder 311
Receipts for purchases, [n.p.], 5 items
Box 15 Folder 312
Peggy Lee publicity photographs, [n.p.], circa 1950s, 2 black and white, 8 x 10 inches
Box 15 Folder 313
Publicity photographs of Peggy Lee, [n.p.], circa early 1960s, 6 black and white, 8 x 10 inches , 1 black and white, 5 x 4 1/2 inches
Box 15 Folder 314
Basin Street East Postcards featuring Peggy Lee, New York, circa early 1960s, 4 black and white p.c.
Box 15 Folder 315
Publicity photographs of Peggy Lee, [n.p.], circa 1960s, 7 black and white, 8 x 10 inches
Box 15 Folder 316
Publicity photographs of Peggy Lee, [n.p.], circa 1970s, 7 black and white, 8 x 10 inches
Box 15 Folder 317
Publicity photographs of Peggy Lee, [n.p.], circa 1970s, 3 black and white, 8 x 10 inches
Box 15 Folder 318
Publicity photographs of Peggy Lee, [n.p.], circa 1970s-1980s, 9 black and white, 8 x 10 inches
Box 15 Folder 319
Publicity photographs of Peggy Lee, [n.p.], circa 1980s, 2 black and white, 8 x 10 inches , 1 color, 8 x 10 inches
Box 15 Folder 320
Publicity photograph of Peggy Lee, [n.p.], circa 1990s, 1 black and white, 8 x 10 inches
Box 15 Folder 321
Judy Garland Show Photograph of television broadcast with Garland and Peggy Lee, [n.p.], 1 December 1963, 1 black and white photograph, 3 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches
Box 15 Folder 322
Peggy Lee at memorial service for Louis Armstrong, New York, July 1971, 1 black and white, 4 x 5 inches
[With manager Brian Panella; Lee sang "The Lord's Prayer" and "Ave Maria"]
Box 15 Folder 323
CBS Production photograph of Lee with band on televised Armstrong tribute, New York, 8 July 1971, 1 black and white, 10 x 12 inches
[With Buddy Rich, Tyre Glenn, Bobby Hackett, Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Hinton, Walter Kronkite]
Box 15 Folder 325
Peggy Lee with Lucille Armstrong and Earl Wilson, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 black and white, 8 x 10 inches
Box 15 Folder 326
Hollywood Bowl Snapshot of Lee with "Smitty", Hollywood, CA, August 1995, 1 color, 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches
Box 15 Folder 327
Photograph of Peggy Lee, [n.p.], circa 1980s, 1 s. black and white, 8 x 10 inches
[Signed "Love Peggy Lee" in silver ink]
Box 15 Folder 328
[Primavera Lounge] Photograph of Peggy Lee, [n.p.], circa 1980s, 1 s. black and white, 8 x 10 inches
[Signed in silver ink "To Bert, wishing you luck, Peggy Lee"]
Box 15 Folder 329
Ralph Watkins' Basin Street East Snapshot of marquee announcing Peggy Lee, New York, [n.d.], 1 color, 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
Box 15 Folder 330
Miller, Mitchell Signed notes, [n.p.], [n.d.], 2 a.n.s.
[1) signed "Only because I love you," recipient unidentified. 2) signed "Dearest Phoebe, All my love, Mitch" ]
Box 20
American Society for Composers, Authors, and Publishers Miscellaneous printed material
Box 20
Carnegie Hall Miscellaneous printed materal
[Some material concerns jazz concerts at Carnegie Hall]
Box 20
Center for Black Music Research Miscellaneous printed material concerning the Center for Black Music Research
Box 20
Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University Miscellaneous printed material, news paper clippings, and news articles from internet sources
[Material includes information on some classes taught at Center for Jazz Studies]
Box 20
Jazz at Lincoln Center Miscellaneous printed material concernig jazz programs at Lincoln Center
Box 20
Queens College of the City University of New York Reading packet for the course The Neighborhood Arts Project
Box 21
Queens Museum of Art Printed material concerning "Organizational Background" of the Queens Museum of Art
Box 21
National Music Center & Museum Printed publicity release concerning the museum
Box 21
Miller, Norma Publicity material concerning Swingin' at the Savoy: The Home of Happy Feet, the national book tour, 1 photocopy packet
Box 21
The Julliard School Facsimile to Phoebe Jacobs from Paula Mlyn concernring the the acceptance of the first 18 jazz musicians in to the new Julliard Institute for Jazz Studies, as well as other information concerning jazz programs at The Julliard School
Box 21
National Black Sports & Entertainment Hall of Fame Miscellaneous printed material and newspaper clippings
Box 21
New York Youth Symphony Miscellaneous printed material
Box 21
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Miscellaneous printed material
Box 21
Society of Singers Printed material and newspaper clippings regarding awards given by the Society of Singers
Box 21
Songwriters' Hall of Fame Invitation and program from 2000 induction ceremony
Box 21
Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Photocopies and original paper work relating to the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation's donation to the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone
Box 21
Universal Jazz Coalition, Inc. UJC Cobi's Music News and a letter regarding participation IAJE Convention, Oct. 25 - Nov. 20, 2001 and August 2000
Box 21
Friars Club Photocopied newspaper articles, program from January 1980, and invitation to the Lifetime Achievement Honors ceremony for 1998
[Lionel Hampton awarded the Creative Achievement Award in 1998]
Box 16 Folder 331
News for Friends of Leonard Bernstein Two newsletters; concert announcment of Bernstein's work, New York, 1972-1998, 3 items
Box 16 Folder 332
Bono, Sonny New York Times; ABC Radio Newspaper clipping and internet reports on death of Bono, New York, 11 January 1998, 3 items
Box 16 Folder 333
Brubeck, Dave Newsletter; travel itinerary; performance announcements, New York, 2000-2001, 4 items
Box 16 Folder 334
Burns, Ken PBS Press materials for Burns' documentary "Jazz", [n.p.], January 2001, 1 folder
Box 16 Folder 335
Recht, MikeAP Review of Ken Burns' "Jazz" downloaded from Internet, Walpole NH, [n.d.], 3 page print-out
Box 16 Folder 336
Leonard, John New York Magazine Article: "All That Jazz: Ken Burns' jammy marathon history of jazz pays due homage to a century of American music", New York, 8 January 2001, 1 vol. bd.
Box 16 Folder 337
Clinton, Bill Articles and flyers regarding Clinton's office location in Harlem, New York, July 2001, 4 items
Box 16 Folder 338
Crouch, Stanley Articles by and about Crouch, [v.p.], 1995-2002; [n.d.], 1 folder
Box 16 Folder 339
Goodman, Benny Article, program announcement, unused card with Goodman graphic, New York; [n.p.], 1979; 1986, 3 items
Box 16 Folder 340
Kennedy, John F. Jr. Time Magazine; Newsweek Articles regarding death of Kennedy and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, [n.p.], July 1999, 2 vol. bd.
Box 16 Folder 341
Kravitz, Lenny Press photo; folder, Tommy Hilfiger advertisement, [n.p.], 2000; [n.d.], 3 items
Box 16 Folder 342
Marsalis, Wynton Newspaper clippings and press releases; postcard, [v.p.], 1990-2002; [n.d.], 1 folder
Box 16 Folder 343
Murray, Albert Articles and book excerpts by the scholar , [n.p.], 1971-1998; [n.d.], 10 items
Box 16 Folder 344
Sinatra, Frank Newspaper and periodical clippings, [v.p.], 1997-1998; [n.d.], 1 folder
Box 16 Folder 345
Vaughn, Sarah Photocopies of articles; concert announcement, New York, 1980; [n.d.], 1 folder
Box 16 Folder 346
Vaughn, Sarah Photograph and postcards, [n.p.], 1959; [n.d.], 1 black and white photograph, 8 x 10 inches , 2 p.c.
Box 16 Folder 347
Baker, Josephine Photocopy of article, [n.p.], 1 page
Box 16 Folder 348
Newspaper clippings marking deaths of American icons and others (not all jazz related), [v.p.], 1995-2001; [n.d.], 9 items
[Includes Perry Como, Sarah McCorckle, and Anthony Quinn (all 2001); and Henry Youngman (1998)]
Box 17 Folder 349
Reaves-Phillips, Sandra Press kit and CD "A Tribute to Mahalia Jackson", [n.p.], 2000, 1 folder
Box 17 Folder 350
Stewart, Bob Press kit, [n.p.], 2000, 1 folder
Box 17 Folder 351
Warren, Fran Press kit and cassette tapes; photographs, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 folder , 2 cassettes 4, black and white photographs, 8 x 10 inches
Box 17 Folder 352
Promotional materials by various artists arranged by last name, [n.p.], 1 folder
Box 17 Folder 353
Programs and materials for jazz festivals and events arranged by date, [v.p.], 1974-1999, 1 folder
Box 17 Folder 354
Programs and materials for jazz festivals and events arranged by date, [v.p.], 2000-2001, 1 folder
Box 17 Folder 355
Programs and materials for jazz festivals and events arranged by date, [v.p.], 2001-2002, 1 folder
Box 17 Folder 356
Programs and materials for undated jazz festivals and events, [v.p.], [n.d.], 1 folder
Box 17 Folder 357
Miscellaneous community events (not jazz related), [v.p.], 1979-2001; [n.d.], 1 folder
Box 18 Folder 360
Carney, Harry Publicity photographs, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 black and white, 9 1/4 x 7 inches , 1 black and white, 8 x 10 inches
[Includes unidentified ensemble]
Box 18 Folder 361
Carney, Harry Color slides, [n.p.], [n.d.], 9 2 x 2 inches
Box 18 Folder 372
Hall, Adelaide Color snapshot, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 4 x 6 inches
Box 18 Folder 373
Horne, Lena Publicity photographs with unidentified artist, [n.p.], [n.d.], 3 black and white, 8 x 10 inches
Box 3 Folder 92
Bushkin, Joe Press kit, [n.p.], [n.d.], 1 folder
Box 5 Folder 116
Lincoln Center Jazz at Lincoln Center: promotional materials for proposed construction, New York, 2000, 33 pages bd. 1 folder
Box 5 Folder 115
Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington: Band Director Academy, New York, 14-17 June 2000, 1 folder
Box 5 Folder 118
Lincoln Center Teacher/Parent Manual: Louis Armstrong Jazz Curriculum with instructional sound recordings, New York, September 1999, 1 folder , 2 compact discs
Box 12 Folder 212
Queens Library Flyers decribing jazz related holdings at the library, Queens, New York, [n.d.], 14 flyers , 1 page
Box 21
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Folder containing publicity material
Box 21
The Jazz Foundation of America Miscellaneous printed promotional material concerning the Jazz Foundation of America