Guide to the John Steiner Collection 1860-2001 - The University of ...

Box 82
Folder 14
Record Book, Wisconsin Chair Company, United Phonographs Corporation, and New
York Recording Laboratories, 1920-1922
Series IV: Musicians and People
Series IV, Musicians and People, is arranged into two subseries: Subseries 1, Paramount
Records Musicians and People; Subseries 2, Musicians and People. Both subseries are arranged
alphabetically by last name. As much as possible, given names and nicknames are included as
well as different spellings of names.
Most material is primarily about musicians and bands, but also included are other people in
the entertainment industry such as record producers, composers, songwriters, conductors,
bandleaders, accompanists, singers, dancers, writers, actors, comedians, radio and television
programmers and producers, instrument makers, jukebox repairmen, club and ballroom owners,
disc jockeys and announcers, agents, record shop owners, architects, collectors, authors, and
others. Most of the musicians and people are related to the various types of jazz and blues, as well
as vaudeville, gospel, soul, boogie-woogie, swing, bebop, classical, pop, rock, and others. Some of
the people are related to African-American or Chicago history.
The folders contain original or photocopied newspaper and magazine articles, correspondence,
discographies, advertisements, songs and sheet music, newsletters, journals, announcements
and reviews of performances, fliers, programs, ticket stubs, cartoons, stationery, interviews,
commentaries, autobiographical and biographical statements, greeting cards, stamps, postcards,
record labels, books, album reviews, obituaries, and research notes. The correspondence is
between Steiner and jazz researchers, enthusiasts, and historians, as well as record shop owners
and the musicians, and may contain notes, discographies, and other documents from researchers.
Newspaper articles are primarily from local Milwaukee and Chicago newspapers, The New York
Times, and The New Yorker, with some from other newspapers. Magazine and journal articles
are from publications such as Matrix, Record Research, The New Yorker, The Mississippi Rag,
78 Quarterly, Blues News, Jazz Journal, Jazz Monthly, Jazzbeat, IAJRC Journal, Time Magazine,
International Musician, and many others. A few articles are in French or German. Authors
of articles include Harriet Choice, Leonard Feather, George Hoefer, and Sharon Pease. The
“Musician Card File” has typed index cards and research notes about musicians.
See Series II, III, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, and XII for additional material about musicians
and people.
Subseries 1: Paramount Records Musicians and People
Box 83
Folder 1
Ashcraft, Squirrel, 1936-1990
Box 83
Folder 2
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