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

Folder 28
Research Notes, undated
Box 150
Musician Card File, undated
Series V: Clubs, Events and Ephemera
Series V, Clubs, Events, and Venues, is arranged into four subseries: Subseries 1, Chicago;
Subseries 2, Chicago Defender and Chicago Whip; Subseries 3, Non-Chicago; and Subseries 4,
Oversize.
Subseries 1, Chicago, contains articles, reviews, publications, maps, advertisements, pluggers,
postcards, fliers, programs, playbills, tickets, correspondence, matchbooks, brochures, invitations,
research notes, and other ephemera about clubs, club memberships, restaurants, bars, pubs,
cafes, lounges, theatres, dance halls, ballrooms, hotels, buildings, schools, universities, concerts,
performances, festivals, cruises, and other jazz venues, neighborhoods, events, and people in
Chicago and the surrounding area. There are articles, reviews, and listings from newspapers
and magazines, including Coda, Downbeat, Reader, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times,
and Chicago Daily News, of jazz events and concerts. Harriet Choice, Leonard Feather, Will
Leonard, Buck Walmsley, and Studs Terkel are a few of the authors and critics of the articles and
reviews. There are also essays and course papers on Chicago clubs, where students and authors
would ask Steiner for research help and proofreading.
Subseries 2, Chicago Defender and Chicago Whip, contains articles and drafts of an index
completed by Steiner and Charles Sengstock of events, venues, and musicians mentioned in the
two newspapers.
Subseries 3, Non-Chicago, contains articles, reviews, publications, maps, advertisements,
pluggers, postcards, fliers, programs, playbills, tickets, correspondence, matchbooks, brochures,
invitations, research notes, and other ephemera about clubs, club memberships, restaurants,
bars, pubs, cafes, lounges, theatres, dance halls, ballrooms, hotels, buildings, schools, universities,
concerts, performances, festivals, cruises, and other jazz venues, neighborhoods, events, and
people in areas outside of Chicago. The Milwaukee material, primarily articles from Milwaukee
newspapers, includes events and venues such as the Hal Leonard Jazz Series, Music on the KK,
the Milwaukee Jazz Experience, the Milwaukee Rhythm Club, Round Midday Jazz Series,
Milwaukee Public Library, Summerfest, the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, the Jazz Oasis,
and the Red Mill. Most of the New York material is from the New York Times and The New
Yorker, and is primarily listings of multiple events, venues, and people.
Some material is photocopies or reproductions. The dates represent dates of actual material or
of the content of the photocopies. Often the items contain information about more than one
event or venue. Notes are from Steiner's research and sometimes attempted verification of details.
Steiner's original folder titles were kept whenever possible.
Subseries 4, Posters, contains oversize posters and advertisements for clubs as well as articles
about events in Chicago, Paris, Milwaukee, Minnesota, California, and Wisconsin. Also included
are maps of clubs in Chicago and a map of Chez Paree.
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