Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1987.9.235 |
Title |
Letters to Lucille - T-Z |
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 "Tatum" to "Wheatcroft." Contents include: Get well card and note from Ellyna Tatum; thank you card from Eikel Thomas; long card from Stan Titzel of Melodie in Prague, thanking Lucille for writing and updating her on events (mentions Ivan Englich); letter from Bob Tonis with a news clipping about Louis attached (now located at 1987.7.25); postcard from Louis Topic of Czehoslovakia, along with a program for a jazz festival in Prague in 1976; letter from Mrs. Arthur E. Tuffin, requesting Lucille's recipe for red beans and rice; press release about a photographic exhibit from James Van Derzee; letter from Solveig Villimsen [sic] of Copenhagen, who met Lucille there during her 1974 trip; letter from Walter Wager of ASCAP about some photos; letter from Mark Walters of Frederick Doublas Intermediate School on September 8, 1971, thanking Lucille and the late Louis for visiting the students at I. S. 117 in 1969; letter from "Veloa" of Mexico to Lucille on March 15, 1968, shortly after Louis and Lucille left that country (includes news clipping about night clubs in Mexico City); two letters from Jeannette Ward to Janet Wilson Phipps with news about family members; Western Union telegraph money order receipt from Rula Ware to Lucille in 1960 for fifty dollas; letter from Olivia Ward, accompanying a project "The ABC's of Black History" (sheet music can be found at 1987.13.548); letter from Donald Wiederecht, vice president of Grey and Davis, writing on the suggestion of Phoebe Jacobs that there should be a national competition for a first annual "Louis" award; letter from Kay West about her plans for Christmas and which friends say hello to Lucille and Louis; letter from Edgar A. Wiggins about what he has been doing and his sympathies for Louis's passing; three-page handwritten letter from Bessie Walker Williams, president of the Van Vechten Community Organization, sharing her memories of Louis and asking if she has anything she would like to donate; letter from Dennis J. Williams of England about a "Tribute to Satchmo" show with Humphrey Lyttelton and Alex Welsh; letter from Stan Wheatcroft of England about his worship of Louis and how he met Louis in 1962, hoping Lucille makes a tour of England soon. |
People |
Armstrong, Lucille Wilson Englich, Ivan Jacobs, Phoebe Lyttelton, Humphrey Phipps, Janet Wilson Tatum, Ellyna Thomas, Eikel Titzel, Stan Tonis, Bob Topic, Louis Tuffin, Arthur E. Van Derzee, James Wager, Walter Walters, Mark Ware, Rula Ward, Jeannette Ward, Olivia Welsh, Alex West, Kay Wiederecht, Donald Williams, Dennis J. |
Search Terms |
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Czechoslovakia England Mexico Prague |
Year Range from |
1968 |
Year Range to |
1982 |
Accession number |
1987.9 |