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Guide to the Charles Walton Papers, 1928-2005
Processed by:
Celeste Day Moore, Mapping the Stacks, University of Chicago
Supervised by:
Michael Flug, Senior Archivist, Chicago Public Library, Carter G. Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature.
| Title: | Charles Walton Papers |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1928-2005 |
| Size: | 28 linear feet (36 archival boxes) |
| Repository: |
Chicago Public Library |
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Note on the Provenance
Donation of Charles Walton in 1996. Additional donations made by Lorraine Walton in 2009, 2010.
Citation
When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Charles Walton Papers [Box #, Folder #], Chicago Public Library, Carter G. Woodson Regional Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature.
Biographical Note
Charles Walton was a jazz drummer, music educator, and author of “Bronzeville Conversations,” a research and oral history project that documented the jazz and blues world in Black Chicago. Walton was born on July 7, 1925 in Selma, Alabama. He moved to Chicago’s South Side as a child and attended Douglas Grammar School and Wendell Phillips High School. Following high school, Walton joined the United States Navy and later attended Kentucky State College and Maryland State College before completing his formal education at Roosevelt University, where he received a BA and MA in Music Education.
Walton learned how to play drums following his military service and later performed with a number of Chicago bands, including the Johnnie Pate Trio and Duke Groner’s band, and he also served as a “session man” for blues and R&B recordings, including those of Chess Records. Walton began teaching at Malcolm X College in 1970, where he was Associate Professor of Music until his retirement in 1989. At Malcolm X and with the Chicago Community Music Foundation, he worked with young people and musicians to organize jazz bands and provide educational opportunities. As a musician, Walton was a member of the all African-American Local 208 of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) for over fifty years. During this time, he was active in the merger of Locals 10 and 208 that integrated the white and black locals in Chicago and additionally, was elected to the board of trustees for Local 10-208. As Walton wrote in his account of the merger, he was “greatly concerned with the hyphen in A.F.M. Local 10-208.” (Walton, “A Tempo of the Times”). Documenting the history of the musicians’ union was a significant component of the “Bronzeville Conversations” project.
In addition to his work as a musician and educator, over the course of two decades Walton conducted oral history interviews with close to 200 musicians, club owners, politicians, promoters, producers, and anyone associated with Bronzeville jazz and blues. His method was to engage interviewees in conversation, which would proceed as a discussion between two people with a vast, shared body of knowledge. In these interviews, Walton interrogated the structure of jazz of Chicago: the economic relations of the music, the race relations, the creation and significance of jazz spaces and clubs like the Sutherland Lounge and the DuSable Hotel, and the interactions among club owners, bookers, and the union. He traced a network of individuals and institutions that defined an era during which African American-owned cultural institutions thrived. Though restrictive covenant laws helped to form Bronzeville, it was also the space in which, “partly from necessity and partly by choice,” African Americans in Chicago developed their own churches, businesses, and recreation (Walton, Bronzeville Conversations).
In the early 1990s, the Jazz Institute of Chicago invited Walton to begin writing a column called “Bronzeville Conversations,” and over the years, Walton contributed 53 columns based on his research and interviews. Meanwhile, Walton worked to publish a book based on his lifelong project. Before he could finish the book, Walton died on March 30, 2005 at an AFM conference in New York.
Bibliography
- Barlow, William. Voice Over: The Making of Black Radio. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1999.
- Cohodas, Nadine. Spinning Blues into Gold: The Chess Brothers and the Legendary Chess Records. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2000.
- Demlinger, Sandor and John Steiner. Destination Chicago Jazz. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing, 2003.
- Green, Adam. Selling the Race: Culture, Community, and Black Chicago, 1940-1955. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007.
- Lewis, George. A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008.
- Monson, Ingrid. Freedom Sounds: Civil Rights Call Out to Jazz and Africa. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Newman, Mark. Entrepreneurs of Profit and Pride: From Black-Appeal to Radio Soul. New York: Praeger, 1988.
- Pruter, Robert. Chicago Soul. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1991.
- Sengstock, Charles A. Jr. Jazz Music in Chicago’s Early South-Side Theaters. Northbrook, IL: Caterbury Press, 2000.
- Spaulding, Norman W. “History of Black Oriented Radio in Chicago, 1929-1963.” PhD diss., University of Illiinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1981.
- Travis, Dempsey J. An Autobiography of Black Jazz. Chicago: Urban Research Institute, 1983.
Scope and Content
The Charles Walton Papers have been arranged in seven separate series: Bronzeville Conversations, Interviews, Subject Research Files, Published Essays, Serials, Musical Recordings, and Photographs. This is not a traditional personal collection but rather, a research collection about music. The papers are thus arranged according to Walton’s unfinished book, Bronzeville Conversations. The first series includes the components that would have been published and is followed by the evidentiary material that related to this project, as well as components published elsewhere. Related papers at the Harsh Collection include the Timuel D. Black Papers, the Charles A. Davis Papers, Walter Dyett Papers, and the Theodore Charles Stone Papers.
Series 1: Bronzeville Conversations, 1936-2005
This series has been arranged in close approximation to Walton’s plans for the writing and publication of Bronzeville Conversations. The arrangement begins with several drafts of Walton’s memoir, which traces his own life, jazz career, and his interest in telling Bronzeville’s history. The memoirs would have been part one of the book. This is followed by an early draft of what would have been part two, an edited collection of essays and conversations constructed from interviews and research. This part begins with subject articles on Bronzeville’s history, locations in Bronzeville, and jazz clubs. Second are excerpts of conversations, subdivided into two parts—musician and non-musician—in order to aid researchers; however, it should be noted that Walton viewed all participants as equally significant in the creation of Bronzeville’s jazz community. The final components are primary sources and secondary material on the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) and Walton’s book section on black radio in Chicago.
Series 2: Interviews, 1970s-1990s
This series includes an inventory of interviews, transcripts of interviews, and 343 compact disc (CD) recordings of oral history interviews with 179 subjects. The interviews were originally recorded, from the early 1970s to the early 2000s, on cassettes, minicassettes, and VHS tapes. They were often recorded in jazz clubs and crowded spaces, and are not always clear recordings. In addition, the oral history interviews do not define terms, people, or places, as they were usually informal and between professional acquaintances.
The tapes were transferred to more stable formats from the fall of 2009 to the summer of 2010, and efforts were made to increase audibility. Each interviewee has a unique numerical designation (eg, OH 010) but in many cases, there are multiple compact discs. In those cases, each compact disc is foldered separately with a subfolder number. The number of CDs does not necessarily reflect the number of interviews, as some interviews exceeded the capacity of one CD. When dates of interviews were written on the original tape, this has been indicated in both the finding aid. In most cases, there are no dates indicated; therefore, the order of the CDs does not represent the order in which interviews were conducted.
The transcripts were completed over the course of several years, with some edited by Walton himself and others transcribed beginning in 2009. Both transcripts and interviews are generally arranged alphabetically; however, some later additions are arranged at the end of the list and are not in alphabetical order.
Series 3: Subject Research Files, 1959-1992
This series includes files and notes that appeared throughout Walton’s papers and that likely aided in the creation of Bronzeville Conversations. They have been arranged alphabetically.
Series 4: Published Material, 1980-2003
This series includes published essays by Walton in the Jazz Institute of Chicago’s newsletter Jazzgram and one essay by Gloria Coleman, whose MA thesis “The Du Sable Hotel Locale” was based on oral history interviews and conversations with Walton. Copies of Walton’s columns in Jazzgram are arranged chronologically when the date is known and followed by columns published online with no date. Copies of his column were made from originals in Special Collections at the University of Chicago Library.
Series 5: Serials, 1928-1977
This series consists of published serials in Walton’s collection and is arranged chronologically.
Series 6: Music Recordings, 1930s-2000s
This series includes music records and compact discs in Walton’s collection and is arranged chronologically. It includes a rare copy of the Johnnie Pate Trio’s feature LP.
Series 7: Photographs, 1930s-1970s
This series includes over 150 photographs of jazz musicians, performances, and clubs ranging in date from the 1930s to the 1960s. This series also includes an album of unidentified photographs. The photograph series follows no arrangement.
INVENTORY
Series 1: Bronzeville Conversations, 1936-2005
Sub-Series 1: Memoirs
Box 1
Folder 1
BC, Memoirs, Biographical Info
Box 1
Folder 2
BC, Memoirs, Drafts of Walton's memoir
Box 1
Folder 3
BC, Memoirs, "The Beginning"
Sub-Series 2: Bronzeville
Box 2
Folder 4
BC, Subject Articles, History of Bronzeville
Box 2
Folder 5
BC, Subject Articles, "47th St. and South Park Blvd: Bronzeville's Downtown”
Box 2
Folder 6
BC, Subject Articles, "The DuSable Hotel"
Box 2
Folder 7
BC, Subject Articles, "The DuSable Hotel and Drexel Square Area"
Box 2
Folder 8
BC, Subject Articles, "Great Lakes Experience: Black Navy Bands in WWII"
Box 2
Folder 9
BC, Subject Articles, "Great Lakes Experience: Center #3"
Box 2
Folder 10
BC, Subject Articles, Policy
Box 2
Folder 11
BC, Subject Articles, "The Sutherland Lounge"
Box 3
Folder 1
Bronzeville Conversations (BC), Musicians, Campbell, Floyd
Box 3
Folder 2
BC, Musicians, Christian, Jodie
Box 3
Folder 3
BC, Musicians, Cole, Freddie
Box 3
Folder 4
BC, Musicians, Fielder, William "Bill"
Box 3
Folder 5
BC, Musicians, Floyd, George
Box 3
Folder 6
BC, Musicians, Fowlks, Billy (Nelson)
Box 3
Folder 7
BC, Musicians, Galloway, Steve
Box 3
Folder 8
BC, Musicians, Gray, Harry
Box 3
Folder 9
BC, Musicians, Groner, Duke
Box 3
Folder 10
BC, Musicians, Hibbler, Albert George
Box 3
Folder 11
BC, Musicians, Hinton, Milt
Box 3
Folder 12
BC, Musicians, Hinton, Milt and Mona
Box 3
Folder 13
BC, Musicians, Kolax, King
Box 3
Folder 14
BC, Musicians, Ogletree, Louis
Box 3
Folder 15
BC, Musicians, Ogletree, Louis (2)
Box 3
Folder 16
BC, Musicians, Orr, Raymond
Box 3
Folder 17
BC, Musicians, Outlaw, Ernest
Box 3
Folder 18
BC, Musicians, Pate, Johnny
Box 3
Folder 19
BC, Musicians, Randall, Willie
Box 3
Folder 20
BC, Musicians, Simmons, Lonnie
Box 3
Folder 21
BC, Musicians, Smith, Floyd
Box 3
Folder 22
BC, Musicians, Terry, Clark and Sykes
Box 3
Folder 23
BC, Musicians, Thompson, Earma and Marshall
Box 3
Folder 24
BC, Musicians, Touff, Cy
Box 3
Folder 25
BC, Musicians, Towles, Nat
Box 3
Folder 26
BC, Musicians, Wilson, Gerald
Box 3
Folder 27
BC, Musicians, Wright, John
Box 3
Folder 28
BC, Musicians, Young, Dave
Box 3
Folder 29
BC, Musicians, Young, Marl
Box 3
Folder 30
BC, Non-Musician Interviewees, Brown, Sam
Box 3
Folder 31
BC, Non-Musician Interviewees, Cole, Charlie
Box 3
Folder 32
BC, Non-Musician Interviewees, Davis, Charles
Box 3
Folder 33
BC, Non-Musician Interviewees, Flagg, Eddie
Box 3
Folder 34
BC, Non-Musician Interviewees, Fuller, C.E.
Box 3
Folder 35
BC, Non-Musician Interviewees, Glanton, Brennan
Box 3
Folder 36
BC, Non-Musician Interviewees, Korshak, Marshall
Box 3
Folder 37
BC, Non-Musician Interviewees, Vernell
Box 3
Folder 38
BC, Non-Musician Interviewees, Yancey, Theresa
Box 4
Folder 1
BC, AFM, "The Tempo of the Times" (1) [N.D.]
Box 4
Folder 2
BC, AFM, "The Tempo of the Times" (2) [N.D.]
Box 4
Folder 3
BC, AFM, "The Tempo of the Times" (3) [N.D.]
Box 4
Folder 4
BC, AFM, Frank, Derrick Jr, "The Move for an Integrated Musicians Union" [N.D.]
Box 4
Folder 5
BC, AFM, 10-208 Merger Writeup [N.D.]
Box 4
Folder 6
BC, AFM, Merger, Audit Report, 1963
Box 4
Folder 7
BC, AFM, Merger Order, 1964
Box 4
Folder 8
BC, AFM, Merger Order, Locals 10 and 208, 1964
Box 4
Folder 9
BC, AFM, Merger, Committee of Acting Thinking Sidemen (CATS), 1964
Box 4
Folder 10
BC, AFM, Merger, "Food for Thought," K.F.A. Club, 1966
Box 4
Folder 11
BC, AFM, Local 10-208, Initiation Fee Refund, 1966
Box 4
Folder 12
BC, AFM, Local 10-208, Harry Gray Case, 1966
Box 4
Folder 13
BC, AFM, Post-Merger Court Cases, 1967-71
Box 4
Folder 14
BC, AFM, Local 10-208, Election Ballot, 1977
Box 4
Folder 15
BC, AFM, Local 10-208, Musical Services Contract, 1994
Box 4
Folder 16
BC, AFM, Local 10-208, Centennial Celebration, 2001
Box 4
Folder 17
BC, AFM, Local 10-208, Membership Directory, 2002-03
Box 4
Folder 18
BC, AFM, Local 10 Activists, writeup by Walton [N.D.]
Box 4
Folder 19
BC, AFM, Local 10, Booking Agents in Chicago, 1942
Box 4
Folder 20
BC, AFM, Local 10, "Take Ten: Monthly Newsletter of 'Chicago Musicians for Union Democracy'", 1962
Box 4
Folder 21
BC, AFM, Local 208 Activists, writeup by Walton [N.D.]
Box 4
Folder 22
BC, AFM, Local 208 History
Box 4
Folder 23
BC, AFM, Local 208, High Low Club Contract, 1936
Box 4
Folder 24
BC, AFM, Local 208, Meeting Minutes, 1938
Box 4
Folder 25
BC, AFM, Local 208, Meeting Minutes, 1940
Box 4
Folder 26
BC, AFM, Local 208, Special Meeting Minutes, 1940
Box 4
Folder 27
BC, AFM, Local 208, Meeting Minutes, 1942
Box 4
Folder 28
BC, AFM, Local 208, Recommendation to Board of Directors, 1947
Box 4
Folder 29
BC, AFM, Local 208, Finance Committee Report, 1947
Box 4
Folder 30
BC, AFM, Local 208, Minutes, 1949
Box 4
Folder 31
BC, AFM, Local 208, Finance Committee Report, 1951
Box 4
Folder 32
BC, AFM, Local 208, Meeting Minutes, 1963
Box 4
Folder 33
BC, AFM, Local 208, President's Report, 1963
Box 4
Folder 34
BC, AFM, Local 208, Merger Correspondence, 1963
Box 4
Folder 35
BC, AFM, Local 208, Audit Report, 1963
Box 4
Folder 36
BC, AFM, Local 208, Merger Documents, 1963-66
Box 4
Folder 37
BC, AFM, Local 208, Meeting Minutes, 1964
Box 4
Folder 38
BC, AFM, Local 208, Meeting Minutes, 1965
Box 4
Folder 39
BC, AFM, Local 208, Meeting Minutes, 1965
Box 4
Folder 40
BC, AFM, Local 208, Meeting Minutes, 1965
Box 4
Folder 41
BC, AFM, Local 208, Meeting Minutes, 1965
Box 4
Folder 42
BC, AFM, Local 208, Closing Statement of Financial Secretary, 1966
Box 4
Folder 43
BC, AFM, Local 208, Final Membership meeting notice, 1966
Box 5
Folder 1
BC, Black Radio, "All Music History Log" Full Black Radio Study [N.D.]
Box 5
Folder 2
BC, Black Radio, Table of Contents
Box 5
Folder 3
BC, Black Radio, Spaulding, Norman
Box 5
Folder 4
BC, Black Radio, Cooper, Gertrude and Jack L.
Box 5
Folder 5
BC, Black Radio, "Al Benson: The Godfather of Chicago Black Radio" [N.D.]
Box 5
Folder 6
BC, Black Radio, Benson, Al
Box 5
Folder 7
BC, Black Radio, Chess, Phil
Box 5
Folder 8
BC, Black Radio, Chess Records
Box 5
Folder 9
BC, Black Radio, Cordell, Lucky
Box 5
Folder 10
BC, Black Radio, Leaner, Ernie (1, 2, 3)
Box 5
Folder 11
BC, Black Radio, Carter, Vivian
Box 5
Folder 12
BC, Black Radio, McCoy, Sid (1)
Box 5
Folder 13
BC, Black Radio, McCoy, Sid (2)
Box 5
Folder 14
BC, Black Radio, Raglin, Al
Box 5
Folder 15
BC, Black Radio, Washington, Bernadine
Box 5
Folder 16
BC, Black Radio, Brown, Oscar Jr (1)
Box 5
Folder 17
BC, Black Radio, Brown, Oscar Jr (2)
Box 5
Folder 18
BC, Black Radio, Davis, Carl
Box 5
Folder 19
BC, Black Radio, White, Granville
Box 5
Folder 20
BC, Black Radio, Canadian Ace- Jive Cadillac
Box 5
Folder 21
BC, Black Radio, Barney, Willie J (Barney's One Stop)
Box 5
Folder 22
BC, Black Radio, Coopwood, Jessie
Box 5
Folder 23
BC, Black Radio, Pegue, Richard
Box 5
Folder 24
BC, Black Radio, Smith, Larry
Box 5
Folder 25
BC, Black Radio, Ogletree, Louis
Box 5
Folder 26
BC, Black Radio, Dawson-Davis
Box 5
Folder 27
BC, Black Radio, Glanton, Brennan
Box 5
Folder 28
BC, Black Radio, Fielder, Dr. William "Bill"
Box 5
Folder 29
BC, Black Radio, Hinton, Milt
Box 5
Folder 30
BC, Black Radio, MacDonald, J. Fred
Series 2: Interviews, 1960s-1990s
Sub-Series I: Inventory and Transcripts
Box 6
Folder 1
BC, Interview Inventory
Box 6
Folder 2
BC, Interview Transcripts, Cobb, Kwame Steve
Box 6
Folder 3
BC, Interview Transcripts, Flagg, Eddie
Box 6
Folder 4
BC, Interview Transcripts, Groner, Duke (1)
Box 6
Folder 5
BC, Interview Transcripts, Groner, Duke (2)
Box 6
Folder 6
BC, Interview Transcripts, Johnson, Eddy
Box 6
Folder 7
BC, Interview Transcripts, McCoy, Sid
Box 6
Folder 8
BC, Interview Transcripts, Young, Dave
Box 6
Folder 9
BC, Interview Transcripts, Young, Marl
Sub-Series II: Oral History Recordings
Box 7
Folder 1
Adams, Dr. JoJo
Subfolder 2
Box 7
Folder 2
Anderson, Kenneth
Local 208
Subfolder 2
Box 7
Folder 3
Anderson, Mary
DuSable Hotel restaurant, 3/8/81
Subfolder 1
Box 7
Folder 4
Artus, Josephine
Race, DeLisa, 'Smart Affairs'
Subfolder 2
Box 7
Folder 5
Atkins, C.B.
Married to Sarah Vaughan, leased Roberts Motel, worked with Muhammad Ali. Interview sujbects: Sarah Vaughan, Muhammad Ali
Subfolder 4
Box 7
Folder 6
Folder Not Utilized
N/A
Box 7
Folder 7
Bates, Mrs. (Violet or Viola??)
DeLisa chorus line
Subfolder 1
Box 7
Folder 8
Bates, William Lefty
Local 208, recording work, DeLisa
Subfolder 3
Box 7
Folder 9
Beebe, Jim
Dixieland music, Duke Groner
Subfolder 1
Box 8
Folder 10
Benson, Al
black radio and also an audio copy of documentary
Subfolder 5
Box 8
Folder 11
Folder Not Utilized
N/A
Box 8
Folder 12
Blue, Sugar
Blues
Subfolder 2
Box 8
Folder 13
Bolle, Jim
Union merger, CCMF
Subfolder 1
Box 8
Folder 14
Bowden, Lynne
Subfolder 1
Box 8
Folder 15
Bradley, Rolander "Red"
Sutherland bartender, Hyde Park
Subfolder 2
Box 8
Folder 16
Brown, Hilliard
Jazz history, Charlie Parker, Local 208 officer
Subfolder 2
Box 8
Folder 17
Brown, Oscar Jr.
Actor, black radio, race
Subfolder 1
Box 8
Folder 18
Brown, Sam
DuSable, Sutherland hotels, pimps
Subfolder 2
Box 8
Folder 19
Burroughs, Margaret
DuSable museum, Abraham Lincoln Center
Subfolder 1
Box 8
Folder 20
Burton, John
Lawyer, Leonard Chess
Subfolder 1
Box 8
Folder 21
Butler, Roy
Musicians
Subfolder 1
Box 8
Folder 22
Cadillac, Dr. Jive
H. Washington, A. Benson, promotion
Subfolder 1
Box 9
Folder 23
Campbell, Floyd
Rhumboogie Club, Bronzeville history
Subfolder 3
Box 9
Folder 24
Campbell, Wilbur
Subfolder 2
Box 9
Folder 25
Folder Not Utilized
Box 9
Folder 26
Centano, ?
Subfolder 1
Box 9
Folder 27
Champion, Tracye
History, Charlie Glenn, Rhumboogie
Subfolder 2
Box 9
Folder 28
Chess, Phil
Chess Records, 1/16/80
Subfolder 1
Box 9
Folder 29
Childs, Josie
Great Lakes
Subfolder 1
Box 9
Folder 30
Folder Not Utilized
Box 9
Folder 31
Christian, Bobby
Subfolder 1
Box 9
Folder 32
Christian, Jodie
DuSable Lounge, Jimmy Reed
Subfolder 2
Box 9
Folder 33
Clair, Bill
Subfolder 2
Box 9
Folder 34
Clair, Bob (Robert)
Local 10 history
Subfolder 2
Box 9
Folder 35
Clark, Clifford
Local 208, DeLisa, rhumboogie
Subfolder 1
Box 9
Folder 36
Cobb, Kwame Steve
2004-09-01
Subfolder 1
Box 9
Folder 37
Coe, Jimmy
Indianapolis, Jay McShan, Charlie Parker
Subfolder 1
Box 10
Folder 38
Cole, Charlie
DuSable, Pershing hotels
Subfolder 1
Box 10
Folder 39
Cole, Freddie
2002.0
Subfolder 1
Box 10
Folder 40
Coleman, Gloria
Bronzeville history, churches, radio, 5/9/80
Subfolder 7
Box 10
Folder 41
Cooper, Gertrude (Mrs. Jack L.)
Jack L. Cooper, Bishop Roberts
Subfolder 2
Box 10
Folder 42
Cooper, Red
Local 10-208 Business Agent
Subfolder 2
Box 10
Folder 43
Coopwood, Jesse
First black DJ in Gary; 3rd disc recorded on 7/3/1988
Subfolder 3
Box 10
Folder 44
Cordell, Lucky
DJ, black radio, Al Benson
Subfolder 3
Box 10
Folder 45
Folder Not Utilized
Box 10
Folder 46
Folder Not Utilized
Box 11
Folder 47
Davis, Charles
Oakwood, Bronzeville history, 47th st.
Subfolder 7
Box 11
Folder 48
Demus, Earl
Musician, rhumboogie
Subfolder 1
Box 11
Folder 50
DePriest, Oscar IV
Rep. DePriest, Bronzeville history
Subfolder 1
Box 11
Folder 51
Folder Not Utilized
Box 11
Folder 52
Dickerson, Earl B.
Politics, restrictive covenants
Subfolder 2
Box 11
Folder 53
Dixon, George
Earl Hines
Subfolder 2
Box 11
Folder 54
Dixon, Willie
Blues
Subfolder 1
Box 11
Folder 55
Durham, Clarice
widow of Richard Durham
Subfolder 1
Box 11
Folder 56
Folder Not Utilized
Box 11
Folder 57
Ellis, Jimmy
Sun Ra, Earl Hines
Subfolder 2
Box 11
Folder 58
Ferrar, Duke
39th St.
Subfolder 2
Box 11
Folder 59
Fielder, Al
Local 208, C&C Lounge; 5/30/1966
Subfolder 1
Box 12
Folder 60
Flagg, Eddie
DuSable, Pershing hotels
Subfolder 3
Box 12
Folder 61
Fleming, King
Local 10-208 Merger
Subfolder 1
Box 12
Folder 62
Floyd, George
DeLisa, Fletcher Henderson
Subfolder 4
Box 12
Folder 63
Flug, Michael
USO clubs/Great Lakes; Idlewild
Subfolder 1
Box 12
Folder 64
Fort, Henry
Local 208, Nat Cole
Subfolder 3
Box 12
Folder 65
Folder Not Utilized
Box 12
Folder 66
Fowlks, Billy
Hair stylist for celebrities
Subfolder 1
Box 12
Folder 67
Frasier, Artie
Bartender at Sutherland, Bronzeville history
Subfolder 2
Box 12
Folder 68
Freeman, George
Local 208
Subfolder 4
Box 13
Folder 69
Freeman, Von
Jazz in Bronzeville
Subfolder 1
Box 13
Folder 70
Friedman, Ruth
Subfolder 2
Box 13
Folder 71
Frigo, Johnny
T. Dorsey, recording industry
Subfolder 1
Box 13
Folder 72
Fuller, C.E.
Subfolder 3
Box 13
Folder 73
Gaines, Everett
Local 208, Dope
Subfolder 2
Box 13
Folder 74
Galloway, Steve
Musicians, Count Basie
Subfolder 1
Box 13
Folder 75
Gardner, Burgess
Subfolder 2
Box 13
Folder 76
Folder Not Utilized
Box 13
Folder 77
Glanton, Brennan
Local 208, 39th St.
Subfolder 1
Box 13
Folder 78
Gold, Ben
Morocco Show Lounge, 39th st.
Subfolder 1
Box 13
Folder 79
Goodman, Lester
Dance reviews
Subfolder 1
Box 13
Folder 80
Greer, Paula
Singer, local, up and down 63rd st. when it was busy, 11/1/1998
Subfolder 1
Box 13
Folder 81
Groner, Duke
Local 10-208, Bronzeville history
Subfolder 1
Box 13
Folder 82
Hampton, Lionel
Subfolder 1
Box 13
Folder 83
Folder Not Utilized
Box 13
Folder 84
Head, Dr.
Subfolder 1
Box 13
Folder 85
Henderson, Willie
Subfolder 2
Box 14
Folder 86
Henry, John
39th st., barbers
Subfolder 1
Box 14
Folder 87
Folder Not Utilized
Box 14
Folder 88
Hibbler, Al
1978-06-02
Subfolder 1
Box 14
Folder 89
Hillard, Tom
Local 10 merger
Subfolder 3
Box 14
Folder 90
Folder Not Utilized
Box 14
Folder 91
Folder Not Utilized
Box 14
Folder 92
Holloway, Red
Local 10-208
Subfolder 1
Box 14
Folder 93
Holt, Red
Musicians
Subfolder 5
Box 14
Folder 94
Howard, Don
Subfolder 1
Box 14
Folder 95
Jackson, Franz
Subfolder 1
Box 14
Folder 96
James, Prince
Local 208; 11/17/1981
Subfolder 1
Box 14
Folder 97
Johns, Steve
DuSable Hotel, Charles Davis; 5/7/1979
Subfolder 1
Box 14
Folder 98
Johnson, Eddie
Subfolder 1
Box 14
Folder 99
Johnson, Grady
47th St., musicians' pharmacy
Subfolder 3
Box 14
Folder 100
Johnson, Marcus
Blues, Al Smith
Subfolder 2
Box 15
Folder 101
Jones, C?
Subfolder 2
Box 15
Folder 102
Jones, Tommy
Local 208, race and clubs
Subfolder 2
Box 15
Folder 103
Folder Not Utilized
Box 15
Folder 104
Kellum, James
Bud Billiken
Subfolder 2
Box 15
Folder 105
Kennedy, Joe
Subfolder 1
Box 15
Folder 106
Keys, Johnny
Subfolder 2
Box 15
Folder 107
King, Alonzo
Record producer, Motown
Subfolder 2
Box 15
Folder 108
King, Dr. Herbert
Subfolder 1
Box 15
Folder 109
Folder Not Utilized
Box 15
Folder 110
Kirk, Andy
Music history
Subfolder 1
Box 15
Folder 111
Knapp, Roy
Local 10, Grand Terrace, 5/4/1978
Subfolder 1
Box 15
Folder 112
Folder Not Utilized
Box 15
Folder 113
Korshack, Marshall
Politics, 5th Ward
Subfolder 1
Box 15
Folder 114
Lake Meadows dancer [ID lost]
1979-05-01
Subfolder 1
Box 15
Folder 115
Leaner, Ernie
Al Benson, recording; related to Benson-nephew
Subfolder 1
Box 15
Folder 116
Folder Not Utilized
Box 15
Folder 117
Lindsay, Oscar
Singer, Bronzeville clubs
Subfolder 5
Box 15
Folder 118
Folder Not Utilized
Box 16
Folder 119
Lynn, Laura
Bronzeville clubs
Subfolder 1
Box 16
Folder 120
Mack, Rev. James
Local 10-208 Merger; civil rights; Operation Bread Basket
Subfolder 2
Box 16
Folder 121
Mallard, Sax
Bronzeville history
Subfolder 4
Box 16
Folder 122
Margerum, Charles
S.B.Fuller, Roberts Show Lounge
Subfolder 4
Box 16
Folder 123
Folder Not Utilized
Box 16
Folder 124
Folder Not Utilized
Box 16
Folder 125
McCoy, Sid
Black radio, Al Benson
Subfolder 1
Box 16
Folder 126
McDaniels, Floyd
Five Blazes, gangsters
Subfolder 1
Box 16
Folder 127
McDonald, Laney
Local 10-208
Subfolder 1
Box 16
Folder 128
McShan, Jay
Kansas City, Chicago music
Subfolder 1
Box 16
Folder 129
Folder Not Utilized
Box 16
Folder 130
Ogletree, Louis
Local 10-208, Charlie Parker; 7/14/1993
Subfolder 3
Box 16
Folder 131
Orr, Raymond
Billy Eckstine, Be-bop revolution; Discs 3-4 (October 1981)
Subfolder 4
Box 17
Folder 132
Outlaw, Ernest
Local 10-208
Subfolder 5
Box 17
Folder 133
Ousley, Harold
Subfolder 1
Box 17
Folder 134
Parham, Truck
Local 208
Subfolder 1
Box 17
Folder 135
Parker, Arleatha Leaner
Al Benson's daughter
Subfolder 3
Box 17
Folder 136
Pernell, Joe
Local 10-208
Subfolder 4
Box 17
Folder 137
Pate, Johnny
Record producer, musician, jazz history
Subfolder 1
Box 17
Folder 138
Patterson, Pat (Nelson)
Policeman
Subfolder 1
Box 17
Folder 139
Folder Not Utilized
Box 17
Folder 140
Pickens, Willie
Subfolder 2
Box 17
Folder 141
Piper, Nedra
Showgirl at Delisa
Subfolder 1
Box 17
Folder 142
Folder Not Utilized
Box 17
Folder 143
Pointer, Lowell
1979-12-02
Subfolder 1
Box 17
Folder 144
Porterfield, Harry
Radio history, Bronzeville
Subfolder 1
Box 18
Folder 145
Pryor, Barbara Wright
Chicago Music Association
Subfolder 1
Box 18
Folder 146
Raglin, Al
Jack L. Cooper
Subfolder 3
Box 18
Folder 147
Folder Not Utilized
Box 18
Folder 148
Reed, Jimmy
Subfolder 2
Box 18
Folder 149
Richards, Jack
B. Richards, Local 10-208 Merger
Subfolder 2
Box 18
Folder 150
Rogers, Ruby
Bronzeville
Subfolder 2
Box 18
Folder 151
Saunders, Ted
Red Saunders
Subfolder 2
Box 18
Folder 152
Scales, James
Subfolder 4
Box 18
Folder 153
Segal, Joe
Jazz Showcase, Sutherland Lounge
Subfolder 3
Box 18
Folder 154
Simmons, Mrs. Lonnie
Subfolder 2
Box 19
Folder 155
Simmons, Norman
Joe Williams, Carmen McRae
Subfolder 3
Box 19
Folder 156
Smith, Floyd
DuSable Lounge; Disc 1 (2/21/80); Disc 2 (2/20/1981); Disc 3 (2/21/1981)
Subfolder 4
Box 19
Folder 157
Folder Not Utilized
Box 19
Folder 158
Smith, Larry
Sutherland Hotel, Black radio; emcee at hotel, trumpeter at one point
Subfolder 2
Box 19
Folder 159
Folder Not Utilized
Box 19
Folder 160
Smith, O.C.
Subfolder 1
Box 19
Folder 161
Smith, Tony
Local 208
Subfolder 1
Box 19
Folder 162
Sorin, Ron
Subfolder 1
Box 19
Folder 163
Stammz, Richard
Black radio; 10/18/82
Subfolder 5
Box 19
Folder 164
Steiner, John
?
Subfolder 4
Box 20
Folder 165
Swain, Julian
Dancer
Subfolder 2
Box 20
Folder 166
Sweet, Ken
Local 10
Subfolder 1
Box 20
Folder 167
Taylor, Billy
Eddie Smith
Subfolder 2
Box 20
Folder 168
Folder Not Utilized
Box 20
Folder 169
Thompson, Earma
Bronzeville music history
Subfolder 3
Box 20
Folder 170
Folder Not Utilized
Box 20
Folder 171
Tibbs, Andrew
Blues; DuSable Hotel; 7/23/1985
Subfolder 2
Box 20
Folder 172
Tinsley, Bob
Local 208, Dan Gaines
Subfolder 1
Box 20
Folder 173
Todd, Tom (Hank)
Congressman Dawson, politics
Subfolder 1
Box 20
Folder 174
Touff, Cy
DeLisa, Joe Williams
Subfolder 2
Box 20
Folder 175
Townsley, A.
Subfolder 1
Box 20
Folder 176
Tracy, Jack
Jazz history, Chess Records
Subfolder 1
Box 20
Folder 177
Trimble, Steve
Cats in the Fiddle, Redd Foxx; trumpeter
Subfolder 3
Box 20
Folder 178
Folder Not Utilized
Box 20
Folder 179
Van Leer, Norman
Record producer
Subfolder 2
Box 21
Folder 180
Walton, Lester
Local 10-208
Subfolder 3
Box 21
Folder 181
Wash, Lil/Louis
Local 208
Subfolder 2
Box 21
Folder 182
Washington, Bernadine
Leonard Chess
Subfolder 1
Box 21
Folder 183
Folder Not Utilized
Box 21
Folder 184
Washington, Tom ("Tom Tom")
(Tom Tom) Musician, record producer
Subfolder 3
Box 21
Folder 185
Waters, Junior
Ethel Waters
Subfolder 1
Box 21
Folder 186
Watson, Ted
Asst. editor at Courier, entertainment, column entitled "The Midnight Man"
Subfolder 2
Box 21
Folder 187
Way, Zonya
Tennis and Virginia's Mom
Subfolder 1
Box 21
Folder 188
Wellington, Kokomo
Sutherland, Bronzeville history
Subfolder 3
Box 21
Folder 189
Folder Not Utilized
Box 21
Folder 190
Williams, Joe
NAJE San Diego--probably a performance
Subfolder 1
Box 21
Folder 191
Williams, Melvin
musician, trumpeter; lot of info, on the road with lots of musicians
Subfolder 4
Box 22
Folder 192
Willis, Reggie
Local 208
Subfolder 3
Box 22
Folder 193
Wilson, Gerald
musician in california, writing/arranging; 9/1/2001
Subfolder 1
Box 22
Folder 194
Winfield, Ed
Blues, everyday life in Bronzeville; Disc 2-3 (3/31/1981)
Subfolder 4
Box 22
Folder 195
Folder Not Utilized
Box 22
Folder 196
Yancey, Bill
Duke Ellington
Subfolder 1
Box 22
Folder 197
Yancey, Theresa
Jones Brothers; Dorothy Donegan
Subfolder 3
Box 22
Folder 198
Young, Dave
Chicago Defender; Disc 3 (10/28/1979)
Subfolder 3
Box 22
Folder 199
Young, Marl
Music history, "Lucy" show, Local 10, Charlie Parker
Subfolder 2
Box 22
Folder 200
Hurt, James
Subfolder 1
Box 22
Folder 201
Worthington, David
Subfolder 2
Box 22
Folder 202
Wright, John
Subfolder 1
Box 22
Folder 203
Folder Not Utilized
Box 22
Folder 204
Young, John
on same tape as Von Freeman
Subfolder 1
Box 23
Folder 205
Simmons, Lonnie
1983-07-13
Subfolder 1
Box 23
Folder 206
Record Distributor [ID Unknown]
Subfolder 1
Box 23
Folder 207
"Old Bunch"
DuSable, Englewood
Subfolder 1
Box 23
Folder 208
"Black Radio"
Subfolder 1
Box 23
Folder 209
Al Benson's Sister in law
Al Benson's sister in law
Subfolder 1
Box 23
Folder 210
"Union"
Subfolder 1
Box 23
Folder 211
"AFM"
Subfolder 2
Box 23
Folder 212
"St. Louis"
faint recording
Subfolder 2
Box 23
Folder 213
"Chicago U"
Subfolder 2
Box 24
Folder M001
Memoirs, Northwestern University Interview
Subfolder 2
Box 24
Folder M002
Memoirs, Northwestern University Interview
Subfolder 2
Box 24
Folder M003
Memoirs, Northwestern University Interview
Subfolder 2
Box 24
Folder M004
Memoirs, Northwestern University Interview
Subfolder 2
Box 24
Folder M005
Memoirs, Discovering Jazz
Subfolder 1
Box 24
Folder M006
Memoirs, Talking About the Blues, 1
Subfolder 1
Box 24
Folder M007
Memoirs, Talking About the Blues, 2
1984-12-17
Subfolder 1
Box 24
Folder M008
Memoirs, Walton and Coleman, 1
Subfolder 2
Box 24
Folder M009
Memoirs, Walton and Coleman, 2
Subfolder 2
Box 24
Folder M010
Memoirs, Walton and Flug
Subfolder 4
Series 3: Subject Research Files, 1959-1992
Box 25
Folder 1
Subject Research Files, Adams, Alton Augustus
Box 25
Folder 2
Subject Research Files, Aristocrat Label
Box 25
Folder 3
Subject Research Files, Basie, Count
Box 25
Folder 4
Subject Research Files, "The Black Gold Coast," Gloria Coleman, 1984
Box 25
Folder 5
Subject Research Files, Blue Note
Box 25
Folder 6
Subject Research Files, Chicago Jazz
Box 25
Folder 7
Subject Research Files, Cooper, Jack
Box 25
Folder 8
Subject Research Files, Dawson, William L.
Box 25
Folder 9
Subject Research Files, Fort, Henry
Box 25
Folder 10
Subject Research Files, Goodman, Benny
Box 25
Folder 11
Subject Research Files, Great Lakes Experience
Box 25
Folder 12
Subject Research Files, Johnson, Lee
Box 25
Folder 13
Subject Research Files, Miscellaneous Notes
Box 25
Folder 14
Subject Research Files, Musicians
Box 25
Folder 15
Subject Research Files, Savage, Cecile and Ike Day
Box 25
Folder 16
Subject Research Files, Sengstock, Charles A Jr to Walton
Box 25
Folder 17
Subject Research Files, Towles, Nat
Box 25
Folder 18
Subject Research Files, Watson, Ted, 1959-1967
Box 25
Folder 19
Subject Research Files, Wright, Eugene, 1992
Box 25
Folder 20
Subject Research Files, Young, Dave
Series 4: Published Material, 1980-2003
Box 26
Folder 1
Coleman, Gloria, "The Du Sable Hotel Locale," 1980 (MA Thesis)
Box 26
Folder 2
Walton, Jazzgram, "Bronzeville Remembered," February 1995
Box 26
Folder 3
Walton, Jazzgram, "Memories of Bronzeville," March 1995
Box 26
Folder 4
Walton, Jazzgram, "Douglas/Grand Boulevard Revisited," June 1995
Box 26
Folder 5
Walton, Jazzgram, "Life at the DuSable Hotel," July 1995
Box 26
Folder 6
Walton, Jazzgram, "A Bronzeville Conversation with George Floyd," June 1996
Box 26
Folder 7
Walton, Jazzgram, "Bronzeville Conversations: An Interview with Earma Thompson," February 1996
Box 26
Folder 8
Walton, Jazzgram, "Bronzeville Conversations: An Interview with Earma Thompson," March 1996
Box 26
Folder 9
Walton, Jazzgram, "Bronzeville Conversations: An Interview (1991) with Floyd Campbell," September 1996
Box 26
Folder 10
Walton, Jazzgram, "Bronzeville Conversations: An Interview with Floyd Campbell, Part II," January 1997
Box 26
Folder 11
Walton, Jazzgram, "The Count Basie Experience: A Bronzeville Conversation with Steve Galloway," October 1997
Box 26
Folder 12
Walton, Jazzgram, "Bronzeville Conversations: On the Sutherland Lounge," April 1998
Box 26
Folder 13
Walton, Jazzgram, "Bronzeville Conversations: Bird in Bronzeville," May 1999
Box 26
Folder 14
Walton, Jazzgram, "The 47th Street Scene," March 2001
Box 26
Folder 15
Walton, Jazzgram, "The 47th Street Scene: A Conversation with Theresa Yancey," April 2001
Box 26
Folder 16
Walton, Jazzgram, "The 47th Street Scene," July 2001
Box 26
Folder 17
Walton, Jazzgram, "Tribute to Milt Hinton," August 2001
Box 26
Folder 18
Walton, Jazzgram, "A Bronzeville Conversation with Cy Touff," September 2001
Box 26
Folder 19
Walton, Jazzgram, "A Bronzeville Conversation wit Guitarist Floyd Smith," December 2001
Box 26
Folder 20
Walton, Jazzgram, "A Conversation with Chicago's Own: Bob Centano and Bob Ojeda," March 2002
Box 26
Folder 21
Walton, Jazzgram, "New York and the Music Revolution," May 2002
Box 26
Folder 22
Walton, Jazzgram, "Cadenza: Truck Parham Remembered," August 2002
Box 26
Folder 23
Walton, Jazzgram, "Bronzeville Conversation: With Clark Terry and Sykes Smith," December 2002
Box 26
Folder 24
Walton, Jazzgram, "Bronzeville Conversation: With Clark Terry and Sykes Smith (2)," February 2003
Box 26
Folder 25
Walton, Jazzgram, "Bronzeville Conversation with Milt and Mona Hinton," April 2003
Box 26
Folder 26
Walton, Jazzgram, "Bronzeville Conversation with Milt and Mona Hinton (2)," May 2003
Box 26
Folder 27
Walton, Jazzgram, "Bronzeville Conversation with Freddie Cole," November 2003
Box 26
Folder 28
Walton, Jazzgram, "The DuSable Hotel and the Drexel Square Area," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 29
Walton, Jazzgram, "Eddie Flagg, Manager of the DuSable Hotel," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 30
Walton, Jazzgram, "Al Benson--The Godfather of Black Radio in Chicago," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 31
Walton, Jazzgram, "Bronzeville Conversation with Duke Groner," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 32
Walton, Jazzgram, "A Conversation with pianist Jodie Christian," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 33
Walton, Jazzgram, "Albert George Hibbler," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 34
Walton, Jazzgram, "Dr. William 'Bill' Fielder, trumpeter and jazz improviser," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 35
Walton, Jazzgram, "A Bronzeville Conversation with Dave Young," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 36
Walton, Jazzgram, "Bronzeville Conversation with Dave Young, Part II," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 37
Walton, Jazzgram, "Gerald Wilson's Bronzeville Memories," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 38
Walton, Jazzgram, "Marl Young, activist musician and the first Black music director of a network television show," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 39
Walton, Jazzgram, "A Bronzeville Conversation with John Wright," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 40
Walton, Jazzgram, "Charlie Cole, joint owner of the DuSable Lounge," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 41
Walton, Jazzgram, "Oscar Brown, Jr on Black Radio," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 42
Walton, Jazzgram, "Bronzeville Conversation with Steve Trimble: his Redd Foxx connection," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 43
Walton, Jazzgram, "Jazz DJ Larry Smith: A Bronzeville Conversation," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 44
Walton, Jazzgram, "Bronzeville Conversation with Sid McCoy," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 45
Walton, Jazzgram, "Bronzeville Conversation with Samuel 'Lonnie' Simmons and Charlie Cole," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 46
Walton, Jazzgram, "The Great Lakes Experience and the USO Servicemen's Center #3," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 47
Walton, Jazzgram, "Black Navy Bands in WWII--The Great Lakes Experience," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 48
Walton, Jazzgram, "Charles Walton Remembers 47th St," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 49
Walton, Jazzgram, "Barney's One-Stop-about the record business and Black radio," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 50
Walton, Jazzgram, "Struggle for an Integrated Musicians' Union, Part I," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 51
Walton, Jazzgram, "Struggle for an Integrated Musicians' Union, Part II," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 52
Walton, Jazzgram, "Struggle for an Integrated Musicians' Union, Part III," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 53
Walton, Jazzgram, "Struggle for an Integrated Musicians' Union, Part IV," [N.D.]
Box 26
Folder 54
Walton, Jazzgram, "Struggle for an Integrated Musicians' Union, Part V," [N.D.]
Series 5: Serials, 1928-1977
Box 27
Folder 1
The Official Theatrical World of Colored Artists, 1928
Box 27
Folder 2
Jazz New York, 1956
Box 27
Folder 3
Storyville (56), December 1974-January 1975
Box 27
Folder 4
Storyville (65), June-July 1976
Box 27
Folder 5
Storyville (73), October-November, 1977
Box 27
Folder 6
Smart Affairs, c. 1965, copy [Oversized, stored in box 31]
Series 6: Music Recordings, 1930s-2000s
Box 28
Folder 1
45, Jasmin Maruh, Song of Twist I will Kiss, Milerno 117 [N.D.]
Box 28
Folder 2
10" LP, "The Johnnie Pate Trio," [Pate, Bright, Walton], Talisman, TLP-1 [N.D.]
Box 28
Folder 3
10" LP, Charlie Barnet Plays Duke Ellington, RCA, LPT-3062 [N.D.]
Box 28
Folder 4
10" LP, Erroll Garner, Piano Solos, Atlantic, ALR 135 [N.D.]
Box 28
Folder 5
10" LP, Bill Doggett, His Organ and Combo, King Records, KLP-80 [N.D.]
Box 28
Folder 6
10" LP, Eroll Garner Rhapsody, Altantic, ALR 109 [N.D.]
Box 28
Folder 7
10" LP, Erroll Garner Piano Solos, Atlantic, ALR 112 [N.D.]
Box 29
Folder 1
78, Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians, Dry Bones and Old Moses Put Pharaoh in His Place, Decca 78, 23948 [N.D.]
Box 29
Folder 2
78, Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, Mandy, Make up Your Mind and It Started All Over Again, Victor 78, 20-1522 [N.D.]
Box 29
Folder 3
78, Buddy Johnson and his Orchestra, They All Say I'm the Biggest Fool and Fine Brown Frame, Decca 78, 11000 [ND]
Box 29
Folder 4
78, Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, Mood Indigo and The Mooche, RCA Victor 78, 24486 [ND]
Box 29
Folder 5
78, Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, Daybreak and There Are Such Things, Victor 78, 27974 [ND]
Box 29
Folder 6
78, Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood Trio, Lover Come Back to Me and I Cover the Waterfront, Commodore 78, 559 [ND]
Box 29
Folder 7
78, Albert Hibbler with Mercer Ellington and Orchestra, Summertime and My Eva'a Lovin' Baby, Sunrise LP, SU-1018, 2007 [ND]
Box 29
Folder 8
78, Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra, Love Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) and Begin the Beguine, Decca 78, 23398, 72635 [ND]
Box 29
Folder 9
78, Dinah Washington, When a Woman Loves a Man and Oo-Wee Walkie Talkie, Mercury 78, 8010 [ND]
Box 29
Folder 10
78, Frank Sinatra, Oh! What it Seemed to Be and Day by Day, Columbia 78, 36905, HCO 1520 [ND]
Box 29
Folder 11
78, Ink Spots, I Cover the Waterfront and Prisoner of Love, Decca 78, 18864, 73448 [ND]
Box 29
Folder 12
78, Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians, Oh! What a Beautiful Mornin' and You'll Never Walk Alone, Decca 78, 24540, 74226 [ND]
Box 29
Folder 13
78, Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, Magenta Haze and Tulip or Turnip, Musicraft 78, 483, 5841 [ND]
Box 30
Folder 1
12" LP, Black, Brown and Beige, Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, featuring Mahalia Jackson, Columbia, JCS 8015, 1973
Box 30
Folder 2
12" LP, After Hours, Sarah Vaughan, Columbia, JCL 660, 1973
Box 30
Folder 3
12" LP, Webster's Unabridged 'Hush,' Quantum [N.D.]
Box 30
Folder 4
12" LP, WVON Good Guys Holiday Package [N.D.]
Box 30
Folder 5
12" LP, Coltrane Jazz, Atlantic, SD-1354 [N.D.]
Box 30
Folder 6
12" LP, Opus de Jazz, Savoy, MG-12036 [N.D.]
Box 30
Folder 7
12" LP, Franz Jackson and the Original 'Jass All-Stars' No Saints, Replica Records, 1006 [N.D.]
Box 30
Folder 8
12" LP, Bunk Johnson's Band 1944, Storyville, SLP 152 [N.D.]
Box 30
Folder 9
12" LP, Johnny Rivers' Golden Hits, Imperial, LP-9324 [N.D.]
Box 31
Folder 1
12" LP, The Johnnie Pate Trio, Subtle Sounds, Gig Records, GLP-100 [N.D.]
Box 31
Folder 2
12" LP, Ahmad Jamal, Chamber Music of the New Jazz, Creative, No. 602 [N.D.]
Box 31
Folder 3
12" LP, Lud Gluskin et son Jazz, Paris-Berlin 1928-1932, Wolverine (Warren K. Plath), 1976
Box 31
Folder 4
12" LP, Eubie Blake Blues and Rags, Biograph, BLP 1011Q, 72-750929 [N.D.]
Box 31
Folder 5
12" LP, Ragtime Stompers, George Lewis and Kid Thomas, GHB-Jazzology, GHB-5 [N.D.]
Box 31
Folder 6
12" LP, Von Freeman Quartet, Young and Foolish, Affinity, AFF-184, [N.D.]
Box 31
Folder 7
12" LP, Malcolm X College African-American Jazz Ensemble at Collegiate Jazz Festival at University of Notre Dame, Music Dept of MXC, 1972
Box 31
Folder 8
12" LP, Black and White Jazz in Europe, 1929, Sam Wooding and Lud Gluskin and Gregor, Wolverine 5 [N.D.]
Box 31
Folder 9
12" LP, Flutes and Reeds [Ernie Wilkins, Frank Wess, Hank Jones, Eddie Jones, Kenny Clarke], Savoy Record Co, MG-12022 [N.D.]
Box 31
Folder 10
CD, Jazz Profiles: Gene Ammons 75th Birthday Tribute, NPR, 2000
Box 31
Folder 11
CD, Walton on "City 2000," 2000
Box 31
Folder 12
CD, The Great Lakes Experience, Over the Edge Entertainment, 2003
Series 7: Photographs (1920s-1990s)
Box 32
Folder 1
Jimmy Wade band, Moulin Rouge, 1920s
Box 32
Folder 2
Pops Foster, Chas. Elder, Darnell Howard [N.D.]
Box 32
Folder 3
Marl Young, Gov. Jerry Brown, 1970s (?)
Box 32
Folder 4
Du Sable Hotel, 1950
Box 32
Folder 5
Sultans of Swing, Richard Overton, 1946
Box 32
Folder 6
Local 208 officers, 1957?
Box 32
Folder 7
Local 208 Officers, 1937
Box 32
Folder 8
Marl Young, Lucille Ball, Phil Harris [N.D.]
Box 32
Folder 9
Dave Young's group, Ritz Show Lounge, 1947
Box 32
Folder 10
Lonnie Simmons, Red Saunders, Leon Washington, 1960s
Box 32
Folder 11
Jimmy Reed, Al Smith, at Veejay Records
Box 32
Folder 12
Walter Dyett, Du Sable High School, 1946
Box 32
Folder 13
Lonnie Simmons, Von Freeman, US Navy Band WWII, 1940s
Box 32
Folder 14
US Navy Band, Dave Young, OC Johnson, Lonnie Simmons, 1940s
Box 32
Folder 15
Signed still, Lonnie Simmons to Red Saunders, 1944
Box 32
Folder 16
Gladys Knight, Jerry Butler, Vivian Carter, c. 1962
Box 32
Folder 17
Red Saunders/DeLisa, Publicity Still [N.D.]
Box 32
Folder 18
Willie Randall band, c. 1963
Box 32
Folder 19
Jimmy Boyd, publicity still [N.D.]
Box 32
Folder 20
Allen Drew [N.D.]
Box 32
Folder 21
Floyd Smith, 1930s
Box 32
Folder 22
Andy Kirk
Box 32
Folder 23
Floyd Smith in front of Du Sable Hotel, 1940s
Box 32
Folder 24
Floyd Smith, Booker Collins, DuSable Lounge, 1940s
Box 32
Folder 25
Malcolm X College jazz Band, early 1970s
Box 32
Folder 26
Morocco Lounge Show, Curtis Ferguson, Tom Archer, Red Cooper [N.D.]
Box 32
Folder 27
VJ Records, Jimmy Abner, Vivian Carter [N.D.]
Box 32
Folder 28
Nancy Wilson, Artie Frazier [N.D.]
Box 32
Folder 29
John Young Trio-Lulene Hunter, Bruz Freeman, Leroy Jackson, Ritz Show Lounge [N.D.]
Box 32
Folder 30
Ed Samuels, Local 208, [N.D.]
Box 32
Folder 31
AFM 1957 Convention, Gray, Samuels, McCann, Elder, 1957
Box 32
Folder 32
Local 208 AFM Convention, 1957
Box 32
Folder 33
Local 208 AFM Convention, 1957
Box 32
Folder 34
AFM Convention, 1957
Box 32
Folder 35
Amos Milburn Leroy Jackson, Fats Maller, Ritz Show Lounge [N.D.]
Box 32
Folder 36
McKie Fitzhugh, publicity photo [N.D.]
Box 32
Folder 37
Chess Records, Leonard Chess, Bernadine Washington [N.D.]
Box 32
Folder 38
Leonard Chess, Andrew Young, WVON Good Guys [N.D.]
Box 33
Folder 39
Malachai Favors, Will Green, Thomas Walton, Louis Blackwell, Charles Walton [ND]
Box 33
Folder 40
Marl Young, publicity still, [ND]
Box 33
Folder 41
Malcolm X Jazz Band, c. 1969
Box 33
Folder 42
US Navy "Hell Coats" 1945
Box 33
Folder 43
Cottage Grove and 63rd, 1952
Box 33
Folder 44
Du Sable Hotel, "Toast of the Town", [ND}
Box 33
Folder 45
Unknown, 1950s (?)
Box 33
Folder 46
Unknown
Box 33
Folder 47
Al Benson, Vivian Carter, Jimmy Carter at Sutherland Hotel [ND]
Box 33
Folder 48
Unknown
Box 33
Folder 49
Parkway Ballroom, 45th and South Parkway, 1950s
Box 33
Folder 50
39th and Cottage Grove, WWII, 1940s
Box 33
Folder 51
Johnny Pate Trio, Pate, Lionel Bright, Charles Walton [ND]
Box 33
Folder 52
Johnny Pate Trio, Pate, Lionel Bright, Charles Walton [ND]
Box 33
Folder 53
Duke Groner Combo, 1954 (?)
Box 33
Folder 54
Strand Lounge, Sonny Still, Benny Green, Prince James [ND]
Box 33
Folder 55
VJ Records, 14th and Michigan, 1950s
Box 33
Folder 56
Johnny Pate Trio at Sutherland, c. 1955
Box 33
Folder 57
Lonnie Simmons and DeLisa chorus girls, 1960s
Box 33
Folder 58
Harold Ousley [ND]
Box 33
Folder 59
Club DeLisa, 1937
Box 33
Folder 60
Parkway Ballroom, 1950s
Box 33
Folder 61
Sammy Stewart Orchestra, 1920s
Box 33
Folder 62
Fletcher Butler's Orchestra, 1950s
Box 33
Folder 63
Roy Butler and group, 1920s
Box 33
Folder 64
Carl Irving [Carl Smith], 1950s
Box 33
Folder 65
Unknown
Box 33
Folder 66
Unknown
Box 33
Folder 67
Unknown
Box 33
Folder 68
Unknown
Box 33
Folder 69
Red Saunders and daughter, 1940s
Box 33
Folder 70
Ted Watson, 1971
Box 33
Folder 71
Unidentified Person and Duke Groner
Box 33
Folder 72
Eddie McAfee, Oscar Lindsay
Box 33
Folder 73
"Jelly" Holt
Box 33
Folder 74
Teddi King, Streamliner, 1950s
Box 33
Folder 75
Unknown
Box 34
Folder 76
Ray Brown, George Freeman, Bill Yancy
Box 34
Folder 77
Vernell Fornay, John Young, Eddie Johnson
Box 34
Folder 78
Malcolm X College dance group, 1970s
Box 34
Folder 79
Malcolm X College jazz group, 1970s
Box 34
Folder 80
Arthur Prysock, c. 1960 [w/ Prince James/sax]
Box 34
Folder 81
Johnny Griffin, 1950s with Prince James
Box 34
Folder 82
Morocco Hotel show bar, 1950s
Box 34
Folder 83
Morocco Hotel show bar, 1950s
Box 34
Folder 84
Melvin Williams (R.)
Box 34
Folder 85
Ann Henry with Johnny Pate trio (c. 1955) at Streamliner
Box 34
Folder 86
Charles Walton at DeLisa, 1940s
Box 34
Folder 87
Oscar Lindsay, Doug Frazier, Neil Green, 1950s
Box 34
Folder 88
Oscar Lindsay, Leroy Gentry
Box 34
Folder 89
Miles Davis, c. 1950
Box 34
Folder 90
Richard Durham, 1948
Box 34
Folder 91
Wilbur Webb, pianist at Du Sable hotel
Box 34
Folder 92
Unknown
Box 34
Folder 93
Unknown
Box 34
Folder 94
Richard Durham 1940s?
Box 34
Folder 95
Jocean Henderson [ND]
Box 34
Folder 96
Horace Henderson [ND]
Box 34
Folder 97
Groner playing in Nat Cole's band (Nebraska) [ND]
Box 34
Folder 98
Jimmy Ellis, Larry Gray, Wilbur? [at wake] [ND]
Box 34
Folder 99
Unknown Performers [at wake] [ND]
Box 34
Folder 100
Dozier Boys [ND]
Box 34
Folder 101
Duke Ellington, 1946 (newspaper)
Box 34
Folder 102
Johnny Griffin [ND]
Box 34
Folder 103
Jesse White and U League Dir. [ND]
Box 34
Folder 104
Sonny, Charles Walton [ND]
Box 34
Folder 105
Unknown
Box 34
Folder 106
Unknown
Box 34
Folder 107
Unknown
Box 34
Folder 108
Perfomers at Savoy, 1948 (?)
Box 34
Folder 109
Unknown
Box 34
Folder 110
Ewart Abner, 1940s (?)
Box 34
Folder 111
Walton, Judge AL Marowitz [ND]
Box 34
Folder 112
WAC Band, Post Theater #2, Des Moines, Iowa, 1940s
Box 34
Folder 113
WAC Band 1944 (War bond Drive at State and Madison), 1944
Box 35
Folder 114
Ewart Abner, Vivian Carter, Sonny Til, "Okey Doke," Blind Boys of Alabama, 1950s (?)
Box 35
Folder 115
Ewart Abner, Arthur Sheridan, Jimmy Bracken, 1950s (?)
Box 35
Folder 116
Local 208 Charter, [ND]
Box 35
Folder 117
John Young, Ben Webster at Beehive, 1950s
Box 35
Folder 118
Ewart Abner, two unidentified men, 1940s (?)
Box 35
Folder 119
Grand Terrace, 1950s
Box 35
Folder 120
Tony Jackson, Cora Green, Carolyn Williams, Florence Mills, c. 1920 (via C. Sengstock, Jr)
Box 35
Folder 121
Brunswick Race Records poster on brick wall, with Ikey Robinson and JabboSmith (via Sengstock)
Box 35
Folder 122
Will Tyler, Joe Jordan, c. 1920 (via Sengstock)
Box 35
Folder 123
Count Basie (quintet) (via Sengstock)
Box 35
Folder 124
Count Basie (via Sengstock)
Box 35
Folder 125
Count Basie, Ed Sullivan (via Sengstock)
Box 35
Folder 126
Folder not Utilized
Box 35
Folder 127
Folder not Utilized
Box 35
Folder 128
Regal Theater, 1950s
Box 35
Folder 129
Metropolitan Theater, 1950s
Box 35
Folder 130
Folder not Utilized
Box 35
Folder 131
Grand Terrace, 1950s
Box 35
Folder 132
Camp Good Shepherd, Idlewild, Mich
Box 35
Folder 133
Folder not Utilized
Box 35
Folder 134
Folder not Utilized
Box 35
Folder 135
Folder not Utilized
Box 35
Folder 136
Sutherland Hotel bar, Kokomo Wellington (entertainer), Wiggler McLean (manager of lounge), Jack White (bartender) [ND]
Box 35
Folder 137
Folder not Utilized
Box 35
Folder 138
Dave Kellum, c. 1930
Box 35
Folder 139
Dave Kellum in Billiken parade, 1933
Box 35
Folder 140
Bud Billiken parade, 1933
Box 35
Folder 141
Duke Ellington band at Billiken parade, 1933
Box 35
Folder 142
Milt Hinton
Box 35
Folder 143
Folder not Utilized
Box 35
Folder 144
Duke Ellington, 1934, photo by Maurice Seymour
Box 35
Folder 145
Eleanor Roosevelt, Mayor Richard J. Daley, c. 1955
Box 35
Folder 146
Edith Sampson, Cong. William Dawson, Helen K. Hall (state central committee woman)
Box 35
Folder 147
W. C. Handy (Father of "jazz"), c. 1920
Box 35
Folder 148
Folder not Utilized
Box 35
Folder 149
Folder not Utilized
Box 35
Folder 150
Folder not Utilized
Box 35
Folder 151
Cong. Dawson and district organization, 1940s (?)
Box 35
Folder 152
Women of Dawson's district organization,1940s (?)
Box 35
Folder 153
Democratic social meeting with Cong. William Dawson at Mrs. McCulloch's home, Feb 1948
Box 35
Folder 154
Joe and Marva Louis, photo by Gus Jamerson, 1935
Box 35
Folder 155
Citizens Committee for Democracy, Justice and Fair Play, flyer, June 1951
Box 35
Folder 156
Citizens Committee for Democracy, Justice and Fair Play, flyer, June 1951
Box 35
Folder 157
AFM 208, Denver, CO convention, 1957, Harry Gray
Box 36
Folder 1
Photo Album