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Don Marquis Collection

Original Typed manuscript of 'In Search of Buddy Bolden'

Bolden in Retrospect / Pre-publication Correspondence

Bolden Family Members

Bolden Side-Men and Contemporaries

Excerpts from Books and Articles / Interviews

Locations

South Rampart & Perdido

East Louisiana State Hospital

Documents / Publication

Pinchpenny Press

Correspondence / Letters of Congratulation

Ads and Mentions of 'Searching for Buddy Bolden'

Buddy Bolden Funeral and Memorial

Book Reviews and Controversies

Photos and Negatives

Excerpts from Books and Articles about Buddy Bolden

Miscellaneous

Addenda

Cassettes

Don Marquis Collection | Hogan Jazz Archive

By Samantha Bruner

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Collection Overview

Title: Don Marquis Collection

ID: HJA/MS 007

Primary Creator: Marquis, Donald M., 1933-

Extent: 17.0 Boxes

Abstract

This collection is comprised of the research materials assembled by Donald M. Marquis for his monograph In Search of Buddy Bolden, First Man of Jazz (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1978), and was digitized with generous funding from the Jay Pritzker Foundation.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Folder:

[Folder 1: Marquis's Indices],
[Box 1: Original Typed manuscript of 'In Search of Buddy Bolden', 1977],
[Box 2: Bolden in Retrospect / Pre-publication Correspondence],
[Box 3: Bolden Family Members],
[Box 4: Bolden Side-Men and Contemporaries],
[Box 5: Excerpts from Books and Articles / Interviews],
[Box 6: Locations],
[Box 7: South Rampart & Perdido],
[Box 8: East Louisiana State Hospital],
[Box 9: Documents / Publication],
[Box 10: Pinchpenny Press],
[Box 11: Correspondence / Letters of Congratulation],
[Box 12: Ads and Mentions of 'Searching for Buddy Bolden'],
[Box 13: Buddy Bolden Funeral and Memorial, 1996],
[Box 14: Book Reviews and Controversies],
[Box 15: Photos and Negatives],
[Box 16: Excerpts from Books and Articles about Buddy Bolden],
[Box 17: Miscellaneous],
[Box 18: Addenda],
[Box 19: Cassettes],
[All]

Box 13: Buddy Bolden Funeral and Memorial, 1996

Containing materials formerly constituting the Buddy Bolden Jazz Funeral Collection of Delgado Community College. Consists of the documentations of the Buddy Bolden Committee, correspondence and memorabilia surrounding the Buddy Bolden Memorial ceremony of 1996.

Box 1: Buddy Bolden Committe Documents

Folder 1: Buddy Bolden Committee Minutes, June-Sept 1996

Item 1: Minutes and Notes, 6/12/1996
Item 2: Minutes and Notes, 6/26/1996
Item 3: Delgado Community College Official Function Request, 6/26/1996: Includes description of the proposed event, justification of the event, location and requests for specific materials.
Item 4: Correspondence: Don Marquis / Joe Brennan, 6/27/1996
Item 5: Correspondence: Don Marquis / Joe Brennan, 7/9/1996: Contains two attachments - a copy of a letter from Gertrude Tucker and Marquis's suggestions for the Bolden Memorial.
Item 6: Minutes and Notes, 7/10/1996
Item 7: Correspondence: Don Marquis / Joe Brennan, 7/29/1996
Item 8: Correspondence: Don Marquis / Joe Brennan, 7/29/1996: Contains a sketch of proposed gravemarker and Marquis's program suggestions.
Item 9: Correspondence: Joe Brennan / Don Marquis, 7/29/1996
Item 10: Memorandum: Joe Brennan / Bolden Committee, 8/6/1996
Item 11: Proposed Itenerary, 8/9/1996
Item 12: Map of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
Item 13: Ceremony Plan, 9/6/1996
Item 14: New Encyclopedia Britannica entry on Buddy Bolden
Item 15: Jazz: A History, 1977: by Frank Tirro. Norton. Photocopied excerpt, pp. 70-75.

Folder 2: Correspondence with Officials, June-August 1996

Item 1: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Jon Eckert, 6/25/1996
Item 2: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Jackie Harris, 6/25/1996: Includes a photocopy of the Committee's minutes of 6/ 24/1996.
Item 3: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Marc H. Morial, 7/16/1996
Item 4: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Ed Mazoue, 7/16/1996
Item 5: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Lisa Costa, 7/18/1996
Item 6: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Gail Seagrave, 7/23/1996
Item 7: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Jon Eckert, 7/24/1996: Contains a copy of a letter to Ed Mazoue and a Press Release.
Item 8: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Ed Mazoue, 7/30/1996
Item 9: Correspondence: Joe Brennan / Jon Eckert, 7/30/1996: Includes a sketch of the Bolden Memorial site in Holt Cemetary.
Item 10: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Esther Lina, 7/30/1996
Item 11: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Ed Mazoue, 7/31/1996: Includes sketches and diagrams of the proposed site of the Bolden Memorial.
Item 12: Correspondence: Julie D. Henderson / Joseph Brennan, 8/7/1996
Item 13: Correspondence: Kerry N. De Cay / Joseph Brennan, 8/13/1996
Item 14: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Clementine Bean, 8/30/1996: Includes inscription on Bolden Memorial marker.

Folder 3: Correspondence with Donors and Vendors, June-Sept 1996

Item 1: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Michael Young, 6/25/1996
Item 2: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / T.C.W. Ellis, 6/27/1996
Item 3: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Tracie Martin, 7/3/1996
Item 4: Correspondence: T.C.W. Ellis / Jerry Alexander, 7/8/1996
Item 5: Correspondence: Michael Young / Joseph Brennan, 7/8/1996: Includes a photocopy of a brochure outlining Delta's charitable goals.
Item 6: Correspondence: T.C.W. Ellis / Jerry Alexander, 7/18/1996: Includes a copy of a letter from Joseph Brennan to Frank Stewart dated 7/15/1996.
Item 7: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Gail Bonhomme, 7/31/1996: Contains various financial records pertaining to the Bolden Memorial project.
Item 8: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Bill McInnis, 8/1/1996
Item 9: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Bill McInnis, 8/1/1996: Includes the Memorial inscription and a diagram of it's proposed placement.
Item 10: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Gil Bonnaffons, 8/9/1996: Includes a photocopy of the Bolden portrait.
Item 11: Correspondence: Con Demmas / Joseph Brennan, 8/12/1996
Item 12: Correspondence: Gil Bonnaffons / Joseph Brennan, 8/29/1996: Includes a computer generated layout of the Bolden Memorial inscription.
Item 13: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Bernie Cyrus and Jason Patterson, 8/29/1996
Item 14: Correspondence: Nina Buck / Joseph Brennan, 9/5/1996
Item 15: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Kathy Cain
Item 16: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Rayford Harper
Item 17: Ephemera

Folder 4: Correspondence with Dignitaries, August 1996

Item 1: VIP list
Item 2: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Andrea Duplesis, 8/15/1996
Item 3: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Andrea Duplesis, 8/15/1996
Item 4: Correspondence: Joe Brennan / Quint Davis, 8/15/1996
Item 5: Correspondence: Ione H. Elioff / Quincy Jones, 8/21/1996
Item 6: Correspondence: Ellis Marsalis / Joseph Brennan, 8/21/1996
Item 7: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Frank Minyard, 8/27/1996
Item 8: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Doc Cheatham, 8/28/1996
Item 9: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Andrei Codrescu, 8/28/1996

Folder 5: Correspondence with Media, August 1996

Item 1: Bolden Publicity note, 6/13/1996
Item 2: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Tommy Tieche, 8/5/1996
Item 3: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Michael Kline, 8/6/1996
Item 4: Correspondence: Nita M. Ketner / Joseph Brennan, 8/22/1996: Includes information on the 1997 New Orleans/ Louisiana Music Calendar. 2 copies.
Item 5: Itenerary: WWL-TV Film tour of Buddy Bolden's Stomping Grounds
Item 6: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Dean Olsher, 8/26/1996
Item 7: Correspondence: Daniel C. Meyer / Joe Brennan
Item 8: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Michelle Rousseau
Item 9: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Daniel C. Meyer

Folder 6: Contact and Guest Lists

Folder 7: Holt Cemetary

Item 1: Notes
Item 2: Correspondence: Henry A. Dillon / Gail Jones, 4/1/1996
Item 3: John E. Walker Business Card
Item 4: Property Information for the Delgado Central Trades School
Item 5: Map of Holt Cemetary and Surrounding Area
Item 6: Information on Holt Cemetary: Includes a report of the history, survey diagrams, New Orleans Times news articles.
Item 7: Diagram of the Bolden Memorial and Holt Cemetary
Item 8: Memorandum: Holt Cemetary Clean Up Day, 6/29/1996

Folder 8: Media Kit

Item 1: Press Release: Bolden Jazz Funeral, 7/25/1996
Item 2: Press Release: Arrival of Gertrude Bolden Tucker
Item 3: WWOZ-FM Press Release: Bolden Jazz Funeral: Includes biographical vignettes.
Item 4: Backgrounder: Information about the Bolden Memorial event and Bolden's life.
Item 5: News Article: "Right place, right time": Article dealing with the historical background of Jazz and existing Jazz landmarks in New Orleans.
Item 6: Biographical Information on Charles "Buddy" Bolden
Item 7: Photocopy of Bolden Portrait
Item 8: Photocopy of Bolden Band Photo
Item 9: News Article: "Turning Back the Clock"
Item 10: Inscription of the Bolden Memorial marker
Item 11: Flyer: Jazz Funeral and Unveiling of Memorial Marker for Buddy Bolden
Item 12: In Search of Buddy Bolden - Chapter 8: How and What He Played: by Don Marquis. Louisiana State University Press: Baton Rouge.

Folder 9: Ceremony, 9/6/1996

Item 1: New Orleans City Council Proclamation, 9/6/1996
Item 2: Photocopy of a photo of the Bolden Memorial Marker
Item 3: Delgado Community College Map
Item 4: Program
Item 5: Credits for Program Brochure

Folder 10: Media Coverage, 9/6/1996

Item 1: "In Search of Buddy Bolden: First Man of Jazz": Japanese article.
Item 2: "A clarinet's echo in N.O.", 5/5/1997: Times Picayune.
Item 3: "Editorial"
Item 4: "Real New Orleans": New Orleans Music incorporating Footnote. Vol. 6, No. 4.
Item 5: "Grave Mistake", Dec. 1996: Pulse!
Item 6: "Giving Credit for Monument", 11/28/1996: The Times Picayune.
Item 7: "Thought I Heart Buddy Bolden Play, One More Time, 11/3/1996: The Washington Post
Item 8: "The Mysteries of Buddy Bolden", Nov. 1996
Item 9: "New Orleans see", Nov. 1996: Jazztimes.
Item 10: "Queries and Announcements", Nov. 1996: American Visions: The Magazine of Afro-American Culture.
Item 11: "New Orleans Notes", Oct. 1996: The Mississippi Rag
Item 12: "Electronic Tribute to a Pioneer of Jazz", 9/26/1996: The Times Picayune.
Item 13: "Rescuing the Bolden Legacy", 9/11/1996: The Times Picayune
Item 14: "Bolden the Beautiful", 9/7/1996: The Times Picayune
Item 15: "Funeral Honors Jazz Legend Bolden", 9/7/1996
Item 16: Newspaper Announcement of Bolden Memorial, 9/6/1996: Times Picayune
Item 17: "N.O. Jazz Funeral, Memorial for Legend to Correct Oversight", 9/6/1996: Times Picayune
Item 18: "Recognition Long Overdue", 9/6/1996: Times Picayune
Item 19: "Bolden: Delgado Salutes Legend, Spotlights Jazz", 9/6/1996: Times Picayune
Item 20: "Jazz Funeral for Legend to Correct Big Oversight", 9/6/
Item 21: "Bolden Years", 9/3/1996: Gambit Weekly
Item 22: "Forgotten Jazz Pioneeer Finally Remembered", 9/8/1996: The Louisiana Weekly
Item 23: "Buddy Bolden, Legendary Jazz Musician, to Finally Get Jazz Funeral and Memorial Marker, Sept. 1996: The New Orleans Tribune
Item 24: "Mayor Morial Honors Buddy Bolden", Sept. 1996
Item 25: "Umbria Jazz '96 & A Buddy Bolden Memorial, Sept. 1996: Offbeat
Item 26: "Buddy Bolden to Finally Get Jazz Funeral - 65 Years Late, Sept. 1996: The American Rag, Vol. 8, No. 8.
Item 27: "Buddy Bolden Honored at Jazz Funeral, Sept. 1996: The Dolphin. Vol. 23, No. 7
Item 28: "Bolden to Get Jazz Funeral", 8/29/1996: The Picayune
Item 29: "College to Commemorate Jazz Great Bolden", 8/27/1996: Community College Times. Vol. VIII, No. 16.
Item 30: "Cemetary Cleanup", 8/25/1996: The Times-Picayune
Item 31: "Winnas and Loozas", 8/13/1996: The Gambit Weekly
Item 32: "Buddy Bolden, Legendary Jazz Musician, August 1996: SOCGRAM: Save Our Cemetaries Newsletter.
Item 33: "Bolden Place Needs Marker", 7/30/1996: Times Picayune
Item 34: "New Orleans Notes": The Mississippi Rag.
Item 35: List of Television Coverage
Item 36: "Buddy Bolden Jazz Funeral", 8/14/96 - 9/6/96: Public Service Announcement from WWOZ-FM New Orleans.
Item 37: "Tribute to Jazz Great", 8/3/1996: The Times Picayune
Item 38: Letter to Editor of The Times Picayune, 8/1/1996: by Joseph Brennan.
Item 39: "First Man of Jazz Gets Funeral": Sun Herald
Item 40: Louisiana Music Archive and Directory, 8/27/1996: Event announcement.
Item 41: Media Coverage List

Folder 11: Correspondence: Thanks and Observations, Sept 1996 - Jan 1997

Item 1: Correspondence: Dee Waters / Joseph Brennan, 9/3/1996
Item 2: Correspondence: Tim Baker / Joseph Brennan, 9/7/1996
Item 3: List of Thank-you calls, 9/10/1996
Item 4: Form letter
Item 5: Correspondence: Deb Kohler / Delgado Community, 9/12/1996
Item 6: Correspondence: Gertrude Tucker / Joseph Brennan, 9/23/1996
Item 7: Correspondence: George Schmidt / Editor of the Times Picayune, 11/8/1996
Item 8: Correspondence: Thomas Wood/ Joseph Brennan, 1/7/1997

Folder 12: Awards

Item 1: Media Coverage List
Item 2: Bulldog Award for Excellence in Media Relations and Publicity, 1998: Includes entry and form, letter of congratulations, and list of winners.
Item 3: The "Cheap Thrill" Award Entry: IABC New Orleans
Item 4: Paragon Awards: Includes contest announcement, entry, judging sheet, list of judges, and a list of winners.
Item 5: Press Club of New Orleans Journalism Award, 1996: Includes entry and list of nominees.
Item 6: Public Relations Society of America Awards, 1997: Includes entry, letter of congratulations and press release.

Folder 13: Transcript: NPR Weekend Edition, 9/14/1996

Folder 14: Photographs, 9/6/1996

Item 1: Bolden Memorial Marker
Item 2: Gertrude Tucker
Item 3: Audience
Item 4: Audience and Olympia Brass Band
Item 5: Unveiling of the Bolden Memorial Marker

Item 15: VHS: Media Coverage of Buddy Bolden Jazz Funeral, 9/6/1996

Box 2: Memorial Ceremony Documents

Folder 1: Buddy Bolden Committee Minutes and Notes, June 1996

Item 1: Proposal for the Bolden Jazz Funeral and Memorial Marker
Item 2: Meeting Notes, 6/12/1996
Item 3: Note, 6/24/1996
Item 4: Meeting Notes, 6/26/1996
Item 5: Memorandum: Joseph Brennan / Committee Members, 8/6/1996: Includes a list of supporting businesses and committee members.
Item 6: Note: Joseph Brennan / Don Marquis, 8/23/1996: Includes a draft of the program.
Item 7: Itenerary

Folder 2: Correspondence, October 1993 - November 1996

Item 1: Correspondence: Henry Brown / Don Marquis, 10/26/1993
Item 2: Correspondence: Don Marquis / Henry Brown, 10/29/1993
Item 3: Correspondence: Don Marquis / Gertrude Tucker, 10/30/1993
Item 4: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Don Marquis, 5/31/1996
Item 5: Correspondence: Don Marquis / Joe Brennan, 6/27/1996
Item 6: Correspondence: Don Marquis / Gertrude Tucker, 7/8/1996
Item 7: Correspondence: Don Marquis / Joseph Brennan, 7/9/1996
Item 8: Correspondence: Don Marquis / Claire Brown, 7/11/1996
Item 9: Correspondence: James Sefcik / Steve Teeter, 7/11/1996
Item 10: Correspondence: Don Marquis / Joseph Brennan, 7/11/1996
Item 11: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Don Marquis, 7/16/1996
Item 12: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Marc H. Morial, 7/16/1996
Item 13: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Suzanne Haik Terrell, 7/16/1996
Item 14: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Ed Mazoue, 7/16/1996
Item 15: Correspondence: Don Marquis / Gertrude Tucker, 7/26/1996: Includes photocopy of airline itenerary and invoice.
Item 16: Correspondence: Don Marquis / Joseph Brennan, 7/29/1996: Includes suggestions for program and marker.
Item 17: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Don Marquis, 7/29/1996
Item 18: Correspondence: Don Marquis / Patty Lotz, 7/29/1996
Item 19: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Don Marquis, 8/23/1996
Item 20: Correspondence: Don Marquis / Henry Brown, 8/29/1996
Item 21: Correspondence: Don Marquis / Frances Fernandez, 8/29/1996
Item 22: Correspondence: Don Marquis / Bill Farrell Jr., 8/29/1996
Item 23: Correspondence: Don Marquis / Joe Brennan, 9/19/1996
Item 24: Correspondence: Don Marquis / Nina Buck, 9/9/1996
Item 25: Correspondence: Don Marquis / Gertrude Tucker, 9/10/1996
Item 26: Correspondence: Dian Coleman Winingder / Don Marquis, 9/10/1996
Item 27: Correspondence: Joseph Brennan / Don Marquis, 9/11/1996
Item 28: Correspondence: Gertrude Tucker / Don Marquis, 9/16/1996
Item 29: Correspondence: Don Marquis / Joseph Brennan
Item 30: Photocopied photos of Gertrude Tucker

Folder 3: Essays, Sketches and Photographs

Series 1: Photos from event
Item 2: Unveiling Speech: by Don Marquis
Item 3: Vignettes about Buddy Bolden, 8/15/1996: for WWOZ

Item 4: VHS - Buddy Bolden: First King of Jazz

A documentary on the Buddy Bolden Memorial service of 1996.

Folder 3: Buddy Bolden Memorial - Book 1: The Planning

Folder 4: Buddy Bolden Memorial - Book 2: The Event

Folder 5: Buddy Bolden Memorial - Book 3: The Aftermath

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