Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1987.9.200 |
Title |
Letters to Lucille - Mas-Mu |
Object Type |
Correspondence |
Collection |
Louis Armstrong Collection |
Description |
This folder contains letters and other mail sent to Lucille Armstrong from senders with last names ranging from "Masinga" to "Muthesius." Contents include: 1961 Letter from Ben "Satch Jr." Masinga, an entertainer who met Louis and Lucille in Bulawayo; letter from J. Kevin Menielly, President of the United Cerebral Palsy of Queens, telling Lucille that there was a generous contribution made in honor of Louis during their recent telethon; 1977 letter from Jorge A. Menteguiaga, 20 years after Louis shook his hand in Argentina; letter from Edward J. Mitchell of the National Kidney Foundation, thanking Louis for the $250 contribution Jack Stine made with Lucille's heelp; invitation by Molly Moon to a "Jubilee" for the National Urban League Guild; 1960 letter from Ricardo Morini mentionining Louis's 1957 trip to Buenos Aires; letter from Robert Morris thanking Lucille and Phoebe Jacobs for information used in his article in "The Second Line" (which can be found in periodicals box 10, 1987.6.146); letter from James Moxon in 1983, sending regards to Lucille and Lossie Joseph and hoping for a reunion in Ghana; letter from Eckart Muthesius of Berlin about how Louis was his idol, asking Lucille to write him back. |
People |
Armstrong, Lucille Wilson Jacobs, Phoebe Joseph, Lossie Masinga, Ben Mennielly, J. Kevin Menteguiaga, Jorge A. Mitchell, Edward J. Moon, Molly Morini, Ricardo Morris, Robert Muthesius, Eckhart Stine, Jack |
Search Terms |
Africa Buenos Aires (Argentina) Ghana Queens |
Year Range from |
1951 |
Year Range to |
1982 |
Accession number |
1987.9 |