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Phoebe Jacobs papers, 1951-2002

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.: MS#0660
Bib ID 5420059 View CLIO record
Creator(s) Jacobs, Phoebe
Title Phoebe Jacobs papers, 1951-2002
Physical Description 11 linear feet (23 boxes; 1 flat box; 1 tube box)
Language(s) English .
Access You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

Tube Box 22: located off site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Arrangement

Arrangement

Arranged in six series.

Description

Summary

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

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

Tube Box 22: located off site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Phoebe Jacobs papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Phoebe Jacobs. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--2002 and 2004.

Bibliographic References

Location in source not given -- Phoebe Jacobs Jazz Collection. The Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Columbia University

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers processed Jennifer Sears 2/2003. Processed and published in electronic form, February 2003; revised and published October 2005.

Revision Description

2010-02-15 Legacy finding aid created from Pro Cite.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Correspondence Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Manuscripts (documents) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Photographs Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

Subject

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
African American composers Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
African American musicians Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
African American singers Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Ellington, Mercedes Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Ellington, Mercer Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Fitzgerald, Ella Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Jazz -- History and criticism Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Jazz musicians Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Lee, Peggy, 1920-2002 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Marsalis, Wynton, 1961- Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Music publicity Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Oliver, Sy Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Vaughan, Sarah, 1924-1990 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Public relations executive; Director public relation for The Rainbow Room, 1969-1973; Vice President of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, 1970. Sy Kravitz has written 'The life and career of Phoebe Jacobs reads like a who's who of the country's greatest jazz musicians and singers with whom she has worked.' Executive vice president of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, she has made invaluable contributions to Armstrong's living legacy, playing an important role in the establishment of the Armstrong Archives at Queens College in New York in 1993. In 1995, her long campaign for the release of a Louis Armstrong postal stamp came to fruition. She is a member of the Advisory Council for Lincoln Center's The Ellington Centennial and Research Associate in the jazz program at the Museum of American History.

Positions Held: v.p., Louis Armstrong Ednl. Found., 1970; commrs., Schomburg Ctr., N.Y., 1979; East Coast rep., Soc. of Singers, N.Y. and L.A., 1985; dir. pub. rels., The Rainbow Room, Rockefeller Center, N.Y., 1969-73; mng. dir., N.Y. Jazz Mus., N.Y., 1972-74; founder, exec. dir., Jazz Found. of Am., N.Y., 1978-82.

Career-Related: Planner special. events and gifts, Louis Armstrong Found., 1981; cons. Found. Grants and Scholarships, 1981; event planner East Elmhurst Libr., 1989; special. events Louis Armstrong Intermediary School., Elmhurst, 1988; Asst. producer. Lena Horne SOS Event/Soc. Singers, Ella Fitzgerald's 75th Birthday Celebration/Carnegie Hall, 1995; Concert/Lincoln Center., N.Y.C., Ella, 1997; assisted in creation of music therapy progam, Beth Israel Hosp., 1990; coordinator program with medical staff and found. support, Duke Ellington Exhibit at Smithsonian Inst.; asst. rschr., organizer Louis Armstrong Exhibit, Smithsonian Inst. and Queens Mus., 1993.The Armstrong Legacy: an interview with Armstrong Foundation Vice President Phoebe Jacobs who has been the keeper of the Armstrong flame for over 30 years. A close friend of the Armstrong family, Ms Jacobs will share insights into Armstrong's growing legacy since his passing, including the growth and development of the Armstrong Foundation.Sy Kravitz has written 'The life and career of Phoebe Jacobs reads like a who's who of the country's greatest jazz musicians and singers with whom she has worked.' Executive vice president of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, she has made invaluable contributions to Armstrong's living legacy, playing an important role in the establishment of the Armstrong Archives at Queens College in New York in 1993. In 1995, her long campaign for the release of a Louis Armstrong postal stamp came to fruition. She is a member of the Advisory Council for Lincoln Center's The Ellington Centennial and Research Associate in the jazz program at the Museum of American History