Papers, 1945-1992.

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Papers, 1945-1992.

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The papers contain many of Williams's clipped articles, uncompleted and unpublished articles and reviews, documentation of his dealings with his publishers and with other critics and scholars, a box of printed music and music manuscripts (mainly stock arrangements of Jelly Roll Morton tunes collected for an intended project on Morton), and four boxes of periodicals (chiefly those containing Williams's own writings). Also included are the books relating to jazz from Williams's library and his sizable collection of recordings (shelved separately).

7 boxes.

Columbia College Chicago

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Columbia College Chicago

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Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890-1941

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Jelly Roll Morton, composer. George C. Wolfe, librettist. Susan Birkenhead, lyricist. Additional music and musical adaptation by Luther Henderson. From the description of Jelly's last jam: typescript, 1992. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122533067 Jelly Roll Morton is believed to have been born on September 20, 1885, in Gulfport, Mississippi. His family moved to New Orleans, where Morton had both formal training in music and exposure to the leading jazz perfo...

Williams, Martin T.

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Martin Williams (1924-1992) was born in Richmond, Virginia, and educated at the University of Virginia (B.A., 1948), the University of Pennsylvania (M.A., 1950) and Columbia University. He was a nationally known critic, specializing in jazz and American popular culture. He wrote for major jazz periodicals, especially Down Beat, co-founded The Jazz Review, and was the author of numerous books on jazz. During 1971-81, he directed the Jazz and American Culture Programs at the Smithsonian Institutio...