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Alvin Singleton papers, 1952-2021 9.22 Linear Feet (10 document boxes (Boxes 1-3, 14-20), 6 tall document boxes (Boxes 4-7, 21-22), 6 flat boxes (Boxes 8-13), 1 compact disk box (Box 23))

Singleton, Alvin, 1940-
Composer Alvin Singleton was born on December 28, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York. He has composed music for theatre, orchestra, solo instruments, and a variety of chamber ensembles. The collection includes primarily musical scores, as well as audio recordings, clippings and other biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, programs, scrapbooks.
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Phoebe Jacobs papers, 1951-2002 11 linear feet (23 boxes; 1 flat box; 1 tube box)

Jacobs, Phoebe

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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Ulysses Kay papers, 1894-2017, bulk 1938-1995 55.25 linear feet (135 boxes: 25 document boxes, 1 half-manuscript box, 2 tall manuscript box, 26 record storage cartons, 39 flat boxes, 36 CMI boxes, 2 card files, and 5 phonograph record boxes.)

Kay, Ulysses, 1917-1995
Ulysses Kay (1917-1995) was a noted twentieth-century American composer. The collection includes audio reels, biographical materials, correspondence, diaries, phonograph records, photographs, programs, and scores.
  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library