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Phoebe Jacobs papers, 1951-2002

11 linear feet

Correspondence, manuscripts, articles, documents, photographs, posters, clippings relating to the professional career of Phoebe Jacobs and notable jazz musicians, especially Louis Armstrong.

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Eddie Locke Photographs of Jazz Musicians, 1954-1974

1 linear foot

Photographs (315) taken by Eddia Locke of jazz musicians and performances between the 1950s and 1970s. Group One comprises photographs 1-55; Group Two, photographs 56-109; Group Three, photographs 110-169; Group Four, photographs 170-223; Group Five, photograph 224-277; Group 6, photographs 278-315 There is a cd with 315 tiff images, as well as six print outs of the images. In Box 2 there are two folders and 3 photograph albums containing the original photographs, as well as a few photographs which are not included in the cd or in the print-outs.

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Maurice Peress papers, 1898-1923, 1950s-2017

55 linear feet
Maurice Peress (1930-2017) was an American orchestra conductor, arranger, author, and educator. The papers include audio and video recordings, clippings, contracts, correspondence, diaries, memorabilia, notebooks, photographs, posters, programs, research materials, reviews, scores, scrapbooks, and working files, sketches, and other materials.
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Albert Goldman papers, 1953-1994

225 linear feet

The papers consist of correspondence, diaries, journals, interviews, manuscripts, transcripts, and printed material.

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Series X: Biography & Research Topics

Goldman was interested in a plethora of topics, from Jazz to Bruce Lee. He was also a student and

Goldman was interested in a plethora of topics, from Jazz to Bruce Lee. He was also a student and skilled practioner of the art of biography.

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Hettie Jones papers, 1895-2009, bulk 1958-2009

26.5 linear feet
The Hettie Jones Papers contains correspondence, writings, and teaching materials related to Hettie Jones' career as a writer, editor, and teacher in the New York City Beat and Downtown literary scene, from the 1960s through the 2000s. Included are manuscripts from Jones' numerous books of poetry and children's and young adult novels, as well as her 1990 autobiography, How I Became Hettie Jones. The collection also features materials from her time as co-editor of Totem Press and Yugen literary journal. A small amount of material pertaining to Jones' former husband, the poet LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka, including unpublished early manuscripts and photographs is also here.
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Series I: Correspondence, 1940s-2009

bulk of the family material, although there is also extensive correspondence from jazz musician Marion

This series contains correspondence covering over fifty years, and various aspects of Jones' personal and professional life. General correspondence with Jones' professional and artistic contacts, arranged alphabetically and including a list of correspondents, is found here along with the correspondence of friends and family. The correspondence of Jones' daughters, Kellie and Lisa Jones, makes up the bulk of the family material, although there is also extensive correspondence from jazz musician Marion Brown. This series also holds fan mail and correspondence with Jones' students.

Series IV: Printed Materials, 1941-2000s

. Aside from little magazines, there are also magazines and journals relating to music—primarily jazz

This series holds printed materials collected by Jones, but produced, for the most part, by others. A large number of print announcements and advertisements for events across the arts—primarily visual arts, literature, film, and music—dating from the 1970s through the 2000s are here. This series also brings together a collection of little magazines from the 1960s through the 2000s, including a nearly five-year run of the Gloucester, Massachusetts poetry journal Bezoar from the late 1970s and 1980s. Aside from little magazines, there are also magazines and journals relating to music—primarily jazz—mostly from the 1950s, and a number of political and radical magazines from the 1960s and 1970s. Finally, this series contains numerous pieces of visual art, primarily paintings and drawings, including some done by Jones.

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