![]() Series III, Printed and Handwritten Music, contains printed, published, and handwritten music. See Series IV for additional publications. Publications include Down Beat, Jazz Journal, Jazz World, Record Research, Giants of Jazz, Index of Jazz, and Climax. Series II, Catalogs, Discographies, and Publications, contains record catalogs, discographies, and jazz publications. Francis Oliver, Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton, Roy Carew, and William Russell. The correspondence not addressed to Squibb consists mostly of photocopied letters to and from musicians. There is correspondence to Squibb from Eugene Kramer and Mike Hazelnine. The manuscript, “Louisiana’s Singing Century” is divided into two copies: a complete photocopy in draft form and a complete photocopy with handwritten notes. The manuscript “Black Jazz on the Barbary Coast” also contains photographs of musicians. There are advertisements for the jazz club Red Arrow, “Louisiana” brand canned shrimp and okra, and LP record labels. Series I, Personal, contains advertisements, correspondence, interviews, ephemera about musicians, photographs, programs, and drafts of manuscripts written by others. There is handwritten, printed, and photocopied music as well as music transcriptions. Squibb Papers contain advertisements, articles, correspondence, interviews, photographs, songbooks, fake books, method books, programs, publications, liner notes, record catalogs and discographies, essays, and manuscripts. Squibb Papers are divided into four series: Series I, Personal Series II, Catalogs, Discographies, and Publications Series III, Printed and Handwritten Music Series IV, Oversize. Squibb also wrote liner notes for jazz recordings including Montego Joe’s “Arriba! Con Montego Joe,” Jimmy Witherspoon’s “Evenin’ Blues,” and Shirley Scott’s “Soul Shoutin’.” His continued interest in jazz led him to serve as a curator at the William Ransom Hogan Archives of New Orleans Jazz at Tulane University from 1965-1980. During his tenure as the chief editor at the University of Alabama Press from 1965-1980, he published Storyville, New Orleans by Al Rose. ![]() He then worked for the American Peoples Encyclopedia from 1954-1964. Army, Squibb became a jazz musician in the Chicago area.įrom 1952-1954, Squibb edited and prepared jazz records for William Russell in Chicago. in Social Philosophy from the University of Illinois. in Philosophy from Dartmouth College and a M.A. Papers,, Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library Biographical Noteįrancis P. This collection, the preferred citation is: Squibb, Francis P. ![]() Squibb, jazz musician, curator, and writer. Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Centerįrancis P. Squibb Papers were processed and preserved as part of the "Uncovering New Chicago Archives Project," funded with support from the Andrew W. © 2008 University of Chicago Library Acknowledgments University of Chicago Library Guide to the Francis P.
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