Guide to the Jazz Institute of Chicago Robert Peck. Collection

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1 University of Chicago Library Guide to the Jazz Institute of Chicago Robert Peck. Collection University of Chicago Library

2 Table of Contents Acknowledgments Descriptive Summary Information on Use Access Citation Biographical Note Scope Note Related Resources Subject Headings INVENTORY Series I: Personal Series II: Events Series III: Publications and Oversize Series IV: Scrapbooks

3 Descriptive Summary Identifier Title ICU.SPCL.PECKR Jazz Institute of Chicago. Peck, Robert. Collection Date Size Repository Abstract 11 linear feet (1 boxes) Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 6067 U.S.A. Robert Peck, jazz collector, radio host, and writer. The Jazz Institute of Chicago Robert Peck Collection contains auction lists, correspondence, essays, catalogs, publications, newsletters, newspaper articles, ephemera, scrapbooks, and playbills. Acknowledgments The Jazz Institute of Chicago Robert Peck Collection was processed and preserved as part of the "Uncovering New Chicago Archives Project," funded with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Information on Use Access The collection is open for research. Citation When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Jazz Institute of Chicago. Peck, Robert. Collection, [Box#, Folder#], Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library Biographical Note Robert Peck was a jazz collector, radio host and writer. Peck's radio show, "One Foot in the Groove," was broadcasted on WTAQ stationed in La Grange, Illinois. Scope Note The Jazz Institute of Chicago Robert Peck Collection is organized into four series: Series I, Personal; Series II, Events; Series III, Publications and Oversize; and Series IV, Scrapbooks. The Jazz Institute of Chicago Robert Peck Collection contains auction lists, correspondence, essays, catalogs, publications, newsletters, newspaper articles, ephemera, scrapbooks, and playbills.

4 Series I, Personal, contains business cards, correspondence, essays, reproductions of record labels, photographs, and a WTAQ Picture Booklet. Correspondence is arranged chronologically and includes letters from jazz collectors, jazz club members, publication companies, radio show fans, radio stations, and recording companies. There are auction lists from Don and Polly Gunnison, Gus Kuhlman, and Joseph Madison. The essays are written by Sid Dawson and are about jazz music, musicians, and bands. The photographs are of jazz musicians. Also included are indexes of Peck's music collection, though this collection is not owned by the University of Chicago. Series II, Events, contains playbills, advertisements, and fliers, from jazz festivals, Chicago jazz clubs, and theatres in Chicago and New York City. See Series III for oversize ephemera. Series III, Publications and Oversize, contains jazz calendars, jazz club ephemera, newspaper articles, publications, and sheet music. Newspaper articles are about jazz records, record companies, collectors, and jazz events from publications such as Billboard, Music and Rhythm, and Victor Records Review. Newsletters include The Blue Note News, GTJ and CR News, and The University of Illinois Bulletin. Record catalogs are from Ross Ghent, Richard Holbrook, Groove Record Shop, Sessions Record Shop, Bluebird Records, and Victor Records. Also included are posters from Chicago jazz club events. Series IV, Scrapbooks, contains catalogs, newspaper articles, magazine articles, programs, and record sleeves. Most of the articles are from Downbeat Magazine and Chicago Tribune. See below for detailed description of individual scrapbooks. Related Resources The following related resources are located in the Department of Special Collections: Chicago Jazz Archive Subject Headings Peck, Robert University of Chicago. Chicago Jazz Archive Jazz Jazz -- Periodicals Jazz Institute of Chicago INVENTORY Series I: Personal 4

5 Auction Lists, 1949 Business Cards, undated Folder Correspondence, Correspondence, 1948 Correspondence, 1949 Correspondence, 1951 Folder 7 Correspondence, 1952 Folder 8 Correspondence, Folder 9 Correspondence, Correspondence, Correspondence, undated 2 Ed Jaeger Productions Sales Company, 195 Essays, Sid Dawson, General Artist Corporation, undated 5 Index of Records,

6 Index of Songs, undated Photographs, Franz Jackson and The Original Jass All Stars, 1950 Folder Reproduction of Record Labels, WTAQ Picture Booklet, 1950 Series II: Events Clubs, The Deuces, 1948 Clubs, 7006 Club, 1946 Folder 7 Clubs, Bamboo Room, 1959 Folder 8 Clubs, Basin Street, 1958 Folder 9 Clubs, The Bee Hive, Clubs, Birdhouse, undated 1 Clubs, Blue Note, Clubs, Butterfield Firehouse, 1958 Clubs, Café Continental, Clubs, Clarite Club, Clubs, Down Beat Club,

7 6 Clubs, Eighth St. Theatre, undated 7 Clubs, Elmhurst Rotary Club, Clubs, Friars' Inn, undated 9 Clubs, Gaffer's Jazz Club, Clubs, Glen Ellyn American Legion Clubhouse, undated 1 Clubs, Glenbard Firehouse, Clubs, Harlem Lodge, 1956 Clubs, Hi Note, Clubs, Hot Club of Chicago, Clubs, Hunt, Clubs, Jazz Ltd, Clubs, Jazzville USA, Clubs, Kimball Hall, Clubs, Mother Blues, 1966 Folder 0 Clubs, New York City, undated 7

8 Folder 1 Clubs, The Normandy, 1949 Folder 2 Clubs, Opera House, 1946 Folder Clubs, Orchard Twin Bowl, 1972 Folder 4 Clubs, Orchestra Hall Jazz, 1948 Clubs, Rainbow, 1954 Clubs, Red Arrow, 1954 Folder 7 Clubs, Riverside-Brookfield High School, 1959 Folder 8 Clubs, Rosewood Café and Lounge, undated Folder 9 Clubs, Sabre Room, Clubs, Tom Tom Lounge, Clubs, Twin Terrace, Clubs, Uptown Players Theatre, 1945 Clubs, The Window, Festivals, Big Horn Jazz Fest, Festivals, Festival of Modern American Jazz, undated 6 8

9 Playbills, The 4 Cohans Theatre, Playbills, Adelphi Theatre, Playbills, Albery Theatre, Playbills, American Conservatory of Music, 1942 Playbills, Apollo Theatre, Playbills, Ashland Boulevard Auditorium, 1945 Folder Playbills, Athenaeum Theatre, undated Playbills, The Auditorium Theatre, 198 Playbills, Blackstone Theatre, Playbills, Central Theatre, 1925 Folder 7 Playbills, The Chase Park Theater Guild, 1966 Folder 8 Playbills, Chateau Mysterie Theatre, 1974 Folder 9 Playbills, Chicago Opera Company, Playbills, Civic Opera House, Playbills, Cort Theatre, Playbills, Country Club Theatre,

10 Playbills, Cox Theater, undated 4 Playbills, Drury Lane, Playbills, Encore Theater, Playbills, Erlanger Theatre, Playbills, Forum Theatre, Playbills, Illinois Theatre, Playbills, Ivanhoe Theatre, Playbills, John Golden Theatre, Playbills, Mac Production Company, undated 2 Playbills, McVickers Theatre, Playbills, New York City Opera Company, Playbills, New York State Theatre, Playbills, Orchestra Hall, Playbills, Palace Theatre, Playbills, Park Dearborn Hotel,

11 8 Playbills, Pheasant Run Playhouse, Playbills, Radio City Music Hall, 194 Folder 0 Playbills, Regina Dominican High School, 1972 Folder 1 Playbills, The Sam H. Harris Theatre, Folder 2 Playbills, The Selwyn Theater, Folder Playbills, Shubert Garrick Theatre, Folder 4 Playbills, Shubert Olympic Theatre, undated Playbills, Shubert Princess Theatre, Box 4 Playbills, Shubert Theatre, Box 4 Playbills, Strand Theatre, 1971 Box 4 Folder Playbills, Studebaker Theatre, 194 Box 4 Playbills, Tenthouse Theatre, 1960 Box 4 Playbills, Theater on The Lake, 1966 Box 4 Playbills, Woods Theatre, Series III: Publications and Oversize Articles,

12 Articles, Folder Articles, Articles, Articles, undated Clubs, Hunt Club, 1954 Folder 7 Clubs, Red Arrow Show Lounge, undated Folder 8 Jazz Calendar, undated Folder 9 Newsletters, Publication, Billboard, Publication, The Billboard, Publication, The Billboard, 1950 Publication, The Billboard Music Yearbook, Publication, Chicago, 1955 Publication, Consumer Reports, Publication, Down Beat,

13 Folder Publication, Ebony, 1946 Publication, Fortune, 19 Publication, The Jazz Archivist, 1986 Publication, The Jazz Sessions, Folder 7 Publication, Metronome, 1940 Folder 8 Publication, Metronome, 1952 Folder 9 Publication, Music and Rhythm, Publication, Music and Rhythm, 1942 Publication, Reader's Digest, 1956 Publication, The Record Changer, Folder Publication, The Record Changer, 1948 Publication, The Record Changer, 1949 Publication, The Record Changer, Publication, The Record Changer, 1952 Folder 7 Publication, The Record Changer, 1957 Folder 8 1

14 Publication, Recorded Sound Research, Box 8 Publication, The Saturday Evening Post, Box 8 Publication, Tone, 1960 Box 8 Folder Publication, Variety, 1940 Box 8 Publication, Variety, 1956 Box 9 Publication, Variety, 1957 Box 9 Publication, Victor Records Review, 1942 Box 9 Folder Publication, View, 1945 Box 9 Record Catalogs, 1949 Box 9 Record Catalogs, 1949 Box 9 Record Catalogs, Hot Jazz: Bluebird and Victor Records, undated Box 9 Folder 7 Sheet Music, "Deed I Do," Walter Hirsch and Fred Rose "What a Wonder Night This Would Be," Billie Smythe and Art Gillham Series IV: Scrapbooks 0 Scrapbook 1: Scrapbook One contains articles of Red Allen, Louis Armstrong, Chu Berry, Bing Crosby, Johnny Dodds, Lionel Hampton, Erskine Hawkins, Fletcher Henderson, Earl Hines, Alberta Hunter, Joseph Jones, Richard Jones, Punch Miller, Bennie Moten, Joseph Oliver, Walter Pichon, Ben Pollack, Don Redman, Luis Russell, Omer Simeon, Muggsy Spanier, and Paul Whiteman. 14

15 0 Scrapbook 2: Scrapbook Two contains articles of Cuba Austin, Mildred Bailey, Count Basie, Leon Berry, Cleo Brown, Le Roy Carr, Eddie Condon, Duke Ellington, Bud Freeman, Monk Hazel, Jimmy Hilliard, Bunk Johnson, Paul Mares, Emanuel Perez, Leon Rappolo, Tampa Red, Mamie Smith, Frank Teschmacher, Joe Turner, and Fats Waller. 1 Scrapbook : Scrapbook Three contains articles of Benny Carter, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Emmett Louis Hardy, Earl Hines, Wingy Mannone, Red McKenzie, Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, Kenneth Norvo, James Walker, Chick Webb, and Mary Lou Williams. 1 Scrapbook 4: Scrapbook Four contains articles of Cuba Austin, Sidney Bechet, Ernie Caceres, Dorothy Donegan, Tommy Dorsey, Roy Eldridge, Edmond Hall, Coleman Hawkins, Woody Herman, Johnny Hodges, Harry James, Max Kaminsky, Peck Kelley, Gene Krupa, Jimmy McPartland, Jimmy Noone, Raymond Scott, Rex Stewart, Ed Sullivan, and Dave Tough. 2 Scrapbook 5: Scrapbook Five contains articles of Fernand Almanz, Dorothy Arthur, Marjorie Brackett, Vola Cain, Alexander Carleton, Evelyn Carrington, Harry Conor, Alfredo Costa, Armand Crabbe, Frank Craven, Mildred Elaine, Harry Fairleigh, Alice Gentle, Worldworth Gold, Mario Guardabassi, Jane Hannah, Helene Lackaye, Kathlene MacDonell, Frank Mills, Howard Pascal, Ettore Perosio, Francesca Rotoli, Frank Tierney and Emilio Venturini. Scrapbook 6: Scrapbook Six contains articles of Eubie Blake, The Chi Lites, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Helen Humes, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, Chuck Mangione, Paul McCartney, Thelonius Monk, Art Pepper, Buddy Rich, Sonny Rollins, Sarah Vaughan, Joe Venuti, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf. There are programs of Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, and the Paramount Arts Centre. There are record sleeves from Gennett Records and Columbia Records. 15