I.H. Smalley Collection 1928 to 1975

Houston Public Library

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The Old Vault Collection contains documents, records, and correspondence relating to Texas history. The materials date from as early as 1796 to the late 1890's. The accumulation of these early papers began before the establishment of the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, and were originally kept in the library vault for safekeeping. This arrangement of the material explains the diversity of the collection and its peculiarly eclectic nature. From the guide to the Old Vault Collect...

Milton Larkin Orchestra (Musical group)

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El Dorado Club (Houston, Tex.)

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Smalley, Jr., Isaah H.

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I. H. “Ike” Smalley (1915 to 1991) began his musical career playing clarinet in the Antioch Baptist Church orchestra. Within a short time his older brother sent him a saxophone indicative of the musical interest of his family. From that time, Mr. Smalley played the saxophone exclusively. Being a native Houstonian, Mr. Smalley was dedicated to the jazz cultivated by the city. He was noted as saying that jazz is a part of Houston, and in Houston there will always be a dema...