Phoebe Jacobs papers, 1951-2002

Summary Information

At a Glance

Arrangement

Arrangement

Arranged in six series.

• Series I: Correspondence
• Subseries I.1: Cataloged Correspondence
• Subseries I.2: Arranged Correspondence
• Subseries I.3: Personal
• Series II: Pheobe Jacobs Personal Material
• Subseries II.1: General
• Subseries II.2: Rainbow Room
• Series III: Jazz Musicians
• Subseries III.1: Louis Armstrong
• Sunseries III.2: James Hubert "Eubie" Blake
• Subseries III.3: Duke Ellington
• Subseries III.4: Ella Fitzgerald
• Subseries III.5: Dizzy Gillespie
• Subseries III.6: Benny Goodman
• Subseries III.7: Peggy Lee
• Subseries III.8: Sy Oliver
• Subseries III.9: Sarah Vaughn
• Series IV: Publicity Material
• Series V: Promotional Materials
• Series VI: Miscellaneous

Description

Summary

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

• Series I: Correspondence

• Series II: Pheobe Jacobs Personal Material

• Series III: Jazz Musicians

  Includes manuscripts

• Series IV: Publicity Material

• Series V: Promotional Materials

• Series VI: Miscellaneous

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.

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

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Genre/Form

Subject

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.