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The illustration
and the music
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, ca. 1923. L-R: Honore Dutrey, Baby Dodds, Louis Armstrong, Oliver, Lil Hardin, Bill Johnson, Johnny Dodds. The archives preserves oral histories of most of the persons portrayed, along with recordings of this band's performances.

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A beginner's introduction to
New Orleans jazz
Sidney Bechet portrayed as Gabriel
Painting of Archangel Gabriel by Ivy Starr
Contact us


Bruce Boyd Raeburn
Curator
Hogan Jazz Archive
Jones Hall
Tulane University Libraries
New Orleans LA 70118
ph: 504-865-5688
fx: 504-865-5761

The William Ransom Hogan Archive of New Orleans Jazz

The Hogan Jazz Archive, a department within Tulane University's Special Collections Division is a renowned resource for New Orleans Jazz research. Our collection includes oral histories, recorded music, photographs and film, and sheet music and orchestrations. We also maintain files of manuscripts, clippings, and bibliographic references.

In addition to vintage and contemporary books and periodicals, our reference shelf includes discographies and encyclopedias in our patron area. Special collections include notable donations from jazzman Nick LaRocca, Ray Bauduc and Knocky Parker.

Formats:

  • Oral histories. This is an index to our extensive oral history holdings.
  • Recorded sound
  • Printed and manuscript music
  • Graphics
  • Vertical files, etc.

Special holdings:

  • Dominic LaRocca Collection
  • Souchon Collection
  • Al Rose Collection
  • William Russell Collection
  • Roger C. Gulbrandsen Collection
  • Robichaux Collection
  • Ralston Crawford Collection
  • Musician's Union File--AFM 174-496

We publish the Jazz Archivist, the semi-annual newsletter of the Hogan Jazz Archive. It includes articles by scholars who have used the holdings of our archive on different aspects of jazz history, along with news of our archive, our collections, and programs.

Would you like more information about the Hogan Jazz Archive?

A $25 donation to the Hogan Jazz Archives ensures you a subscription and a membership in the Friends of the Hogan Jazz Archive. For information or to subscribe, please contact Bruce Raeburn at the address on the lower left.

Lovers of traditional jazz may wish to learn about the Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble, a band formed by Tulane faculty, alumni, and a former Curator of the Jazz Archive.

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updatedThursday, April 13, 2006 03:03 PM
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