Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1987.9.220 |
Title |
Letters from Frantisek Spurny |
Object Type |
Correspondence |
Collection |
Louis Armstrong Collection |
Description |
Letters from Frantisek "Smiley" Spurny of Prague to Lucille Armstrong. Spurny first met Lucille in 1965 and in his first letter, expresses amazement that Lucille remembered him during her 1974 visit to Prage. Spruny gave her a copy of a film of Louis in Prague and sends thanks to Phoebe Jacobs in that first letter. After Lucille responded, Spurny wrote back in 1975 to tell her how Louis has so many friends in Cezhoslovakia. The third letter was translated by Ivan Englich and mentions how well Lucille and Jacobs treated Englich. Spurny was asked to make some documentaries on Louis's 1965 trip to Prague so he asks Lucille if she has any artifacts to loan. The next letter from July 1977 is regarding a concert to feature a "survey of Louis Armstrong melodies"; a series of letters from 1978 are about a tribute to Louis concert at Lucerna Hall in Prague (includes a news clipping of one); the final letter is from October 15, 1983, after Lucille passed away (though Spurny doesn't know that) and is about another tribute to Louis to take place in Prague in March 1984. |
People |
Armstrong, Lucille Wilson Englich, Ivan Jacobs, Phoebe Spurny, Frantisek |
Search Terms |
Czechoslovakia Prague |
Year Range from |
1974 |
Year Range to |
1983 |
Accession number |
1987.9 |