Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1987.2.005 |
Title |
The Armstrong Synopsis |
Object Type |
Manuscript |
Collection |
Louis Armstrong Collection |
Description |
Manuscript titled "The Armstrong Synopsis." 6 leaves, number [1]-6. Typescript. Some information also in "Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans." Apparently written for publication in a periodical. Contents include: Jack Cortez. Louis's birth and upbringing in New Orleans. Living with his grandmother. Mayann. Neighborhood kids. Fisk School. Louis's uncle, Ike Myles, and his children. Funky Butt Hall. Buddy Bolden, King Oliver, Bunk Johnson, Buddy Petit. Selling newspapers and singing with a quartet. Working on the coal wagon. Firing pistol on New Year's Day and going to the Colored Waifs' Home. Learning music at the Waifs' Home. Returning to live with Mayann. Meeting Daisy Parker. |
People |
Armstrong, Daisy Parker Armstrong, Mayann Bolden, Buddy Cortez, Jack Johnson, Bunk Myles, Ike Oliver, King Petit, Buddy |
Search Terms |
New Orleans Colored Waif's Home Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans (book) |
Creator |
Louis Armstrong |
Caption |
1987.2.5 - The Armstrong Synopsis p. 6 |
Accession number |
1987.2 |