University of Chicago Library Guide to the Francis P. Squibb Papers 1894-2003 © 2008 University of Chicago Library Table of Contents Acknowledgments 3 Descriptive Summary 3 Information on Use 3 Access 3 Citation 3 Biographical Note 3 Scope Note 4 Related Resources 5 Subject Headings 5 INVENTORY 5 Series I: Personal 5 Series II: Catalogs, Discographies, and Publications 8 Series III: Printed and Handwritten Music 11 Series IV: Oversize 24 Descriptive Summary Identifier ICU.SPCL.SQUIBBF Title Squibb, Francis P. Papers Date 1894-2003 Size 16.5 linear feet (18 boxes) Repository Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A. Abstract Francis P. Squibb, jazz musician, curator, and writer. The Francis P. Squibb Papers contain advertisements, articles, correspondence, interviews, photographs, songbooks, fake books, method books, programs, publications, liner notes, record catalogs and discographies, essays, and manuscripts. There is handwritten, printed, and photocopied music as well as music transcriptions. Acknowledgments The Francis P. Squibb Papers were 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: Squibb, Francis P. Papers, [Box#, Folder#], Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library Biographical Note Francis P. Squibb was born July 20, 1927 in Brookline, MA. He earned his B.A. in Philosophy from Dartmouth College and a M.A. in Social Philosophy from the University of Illinois. After serving two years in the U.S. Army, Squibb became a jazz musician in the Chicago area. From 1952-1954, Squibb edited and prepared jazz records for William Russell in Chicago. He then worked for the American Peoples Encyclopedia from 1954-1964. During his tenure as the chief editor at the University of Alabama Press from 1965-1980, he published Storyville, New 3 Orleans by Al Rose. His continued interest in jazz led him to serve as a curator at the William Ransom Hogan Archives of New Orleans Jazz at Tulane University from 1965-1980. Squibb also wrote liner notes for jazz recordings including Montego Joe’s “Arriba! Con Montego Joe,” Jimmy Witherspoon’s “Evenin’ Blues,” and Shirley Scott’s “Soul Shoutin’.” Squibb died September 1, 2003 in Flossmoor, IL. Scope Note The Francis P. Squibb Papers are divided into four series: Series I, Personal; Series II, Catalogs, Discographies, and Publications; Series III, Printed and Handwritten Music; Series IV, Oversize. The Francis P. Squibb Papers contain advertisements, articles, correspondence, interviews, photographs, songbooks, fake books, method books, programs, publications, liner notes, record catalogs and discographies, essays, and manuscripts. There is handwritten, printed, and photocopied music as well as music transcriptions. Series I, Personal, contains advertisements, correspondence, interviews, ephemera about musicians, photographs, programs, and drafts of manuscripts written by others. There are advertisements for the jazz club Red Arrow, “Louisiana” brand canned shrimp and okra, and LP record labels. The manuscript “Black Jazz on the Barbary Coast” also contains photographs of musicians. The manuscript, “Louisiana’s Singing Century” is divided into two copies: a complete photocopy in draft form and a complete photocopy with handwritten notes. There is correspondence to Squibb from Eugene Kramer and Mike Hazelnine. The correspondence not addressed to Squibb consists mostly of photocopied letters to and from musicians. The photocopied interviews are with Mrs. Francis Oliver, Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton, Roy Carew, and William Russell. Also included is a music lesson journal. Series II, Catalogs, Discographies, and Publications, contains record catalogs, discographies, and jazz publications. Publications include Down Beat, Jazz Journal, Jazz World, Record Research, Giants of Jazz, Index of Jazz, and Climax. See Series IV for additional publications. Series III, Printed and Handwritten Music, contains printed, published, and handwritten music. As received from Squibb, folders are grouped by musician, composer, or style and are arranged alphabetically by subject and alphabetically by title within each subject. Songbooks are listed last. Sheet music is documented by title, lyricist, composer, publisher, and date. Method books and fake books are transcribed and edited mostly for piano. The handwritten music includes composers such as Eubie Blake, Buck Clayton and Don Ewell. Music transcriptions are of Don Ewell and Don Lambert and consist of piano arrangements. Photocopied music includes music by Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton, Scott Joplin, James Scott, and Jess Stacy. 4 Series IV, Oversize, contains liner notes written by Squibb as well as articles features in Down Beat written by Sharon Pease. There are publications including Metronome and Esquire’s Jazz Book. Residential and business maps outlining areas of Chicago are included. Related Resources The following related resources are located in the Department of Special Collections: http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/spcl/select.html Chicago Jazz Archive John Steiner. Collection Subject Headings • Squibb, Francis P. • Carew, Roy • Morton, Jelly Roll, d. 1941 • Chicago Defender • Chicago Whip • Jazz -- History and Criticism • Jazz -- Discography • Jazz Musicians -- United States • Jazz -- Periodicals • Piano music • Songs • University of Chicago. Chicago Jazz Archive INVENTORY Series I: Personal Box 1 Folder 1 Advertisements, undated Box 1 Folder 2 Correspondence, Bunk Johnson, 1939-1948 Box 1 Folder 3 Correspondence, Bunk Johnson, 1939-1948 Box 1 Folder 4 Correspondence, Don Ewell and William Russell, 1945-1978 Box 1 Folder 5 5 Correspondence, Eugene Kramer to Squibb, 1998 Box 1 Folder 6 Correspondence, Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton and Roy Carew, 1938-1961 Box 1 Folder 7 Correspondence, Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton and Roy Carew, 1938-1961 Box 1 Folder 8 Correspondence, Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton and Roy Carew, 1938-1961 Box 2 Folder 1 Correspondence, Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton and Roy Carew, 1938-1961 Box 2 Folder 1 Correspondence, Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton and Roy Carew, 1938-1961 Box 2 Folder 3 Correspondence, Mike Hazelnine to Squibb, 1998 Box 2 Folder 4 Interview, Mrs. Francis Oliver, 1969 Box 2 Folder 5 Interview, Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, 1938-1969 Box 2 Folder 6 Interview, Roy Carew, 1961 Box 2 Folder 7 Interview, William Russell, 1962 Box 2 Folder 8 Lesson Journal, 1948 Box 2 Folder 9 Manuscript, "Black Jazz on the Barbary Coast," Tom Stoddard, undated Box 2 Folder 10 Manuscript, "Black Jazz on the Barbary Coast," Tom Stoddard, undated Box 3 Folder 1 Manuscript, "A Chronological Survey of the Chicago Defender and the Chicago Whip from 1909-1930 on the Development of Jazz Music on Chicago's South Side," John Steiner and Charles Sengstock, undated Box 3 6 Folder 2 Manuscript, "A Chronological Survey of the Chicago Defender and the Chicago Whip from 1909-1930 on the Development of Jazz Music on Chicago's South Side," John Steiner and Charles Sengstock, undated Box 3 Folder 3 Manuscript, "Louisiana's Singing Century: One Hundred Years of Popular Culture Mirrored in Music," Vaughn L. Glasgow, Al Rose, and Diana Beals Rose, Draft, 1978 Box 3 Folder 4 Manuscript, "Louisiana's Singing Century: One Hundred Years of Popular Culture Mirrored in Music," Vaughn L. Glasgow, Al Rose, and Diana Beals Rose, Draft, 1978 Box 3 Folder 5 Manuscript, "Louisiana's Singing Century: One Hundred Years of Popular Culture Mirrored in Music," Vaughn L. Glasgow, Al Rose, and Diana Beals Rose, Draft, 1978 Box 3 Folder 6 Manuscript, "Louisiana's Singing Century: One Hundred Years of Popular Culture Mirrored in Music," Vaughn L. Glasgow, Al Rose, and Diana Beals Rose, Draft, 1978 Box 4 Folder 1 Manuscript, "Louisiana's Singing Century: One Hundred Years of Popular Culture Mirrored in Music," Vaughn L. Glasgow, Al Rose, and Diana Beals Rose, Notes, 1978 Box 4 Folder 2 Manuscript, "Louisiana's Singing Century: One Hundred Years of Popular Culture Mirrored in Music," Vaughn L. Glasgow, Al Rose, and Diana Beals Rose, Notes, 1978 Box 4 Folder 3 Manuscript, "Louisiana's Singing Century: One Hundred Years of Popular Culture Mirrored in Music," Vaughn L. Glasgow, Al Rose, and Diana Beals Rose, Notes, 1978 Box 4 Folder 4 Manuscript, "Louisiana's Singing Century: One Hundred Years of Popular Culture Mirrored in Music," Vaughn L. Glasgow, Al Rose, and Diana Beals Rose, Notes, 1978 Box 4 Folder 5 Obituary, 2003 Box 4 Folder 6 Photograph, Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, 1938 Box 4 Folder 7 Photograph, Squibb and William Russell, 1981-1982 Box 4 7 Folder 8 Photographs, Early Jazz Musicians, circa 1900s-1910s Box 4 Folder 9 Program, "Eubie!," circa 1970s Box 4 Folder 10 Report, Estate of Margaret E. Penney, 1997 Series II: Catalogs, Discographies, and Publications Box 4 Folder 11 78 Quarterly, undated Box 5 Folder 1 "Al Rose's Sheet Music List," undated Box 5 Folder 2 Australian Jazz Quarterly, 1946-1947 Box 5 Folder 3 "Beauty and the Beast," 1896 Box 5 Folder 4 Big Book of Swing, 1946 Box 5 Folder 5 Black and White, 1946 Box 5 Folder 6 Brunswick Collectors' Series, 1943 Box 5 Folder 7 Clef, 1946 Box 5 Folder 8 Climax, 1955-1956 Box 5 Folder 9 Coda, 1963-1974 Box 5 Folder 10 Columbia Networks Catalog, undated Box 5 Folder 11 Down Beat, 1961-1965