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Mss 520 the William Russell Photographic Collection 1899-1992 Ca Mss 520 The William Russell Photographic Collection 1899-1992 Ca. 6200 items Scope and Content Note: The William Russell Photographic Collection spans almost a century of jazz history, from Buddy Bolden’s band to the George Lewis Trio to the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra. It is also a valuable resource in other areas of New Orleans cultural history. It includes photographs, both ones Russell took and those taken by others. Russell was interested in a complete documentation of jazz and the world it grew out of. He collected early photographs of some of the first performers of what became jazz, such as Emile Lacoume’s Spasm Band, and took photographs (or asked others to do so) of performers he met between 1939 and his death in 1992. These photographs show the musicians performing at Preservation Hall or in concert, marching in parades or jazz funerals, and at home with family and pets. He was also interested in jazz landmarks, and kept lists of places he wanted to photograph, the dance halls, nightclubs and other venues where jazz was first performed, the homes of early jazz musicians such as Buddy Bolden, and other places associated with the musicians, such as the site of New Orleans University, an African-American school which Bunk Johnson claimed as his alma mater. He took his own photographs of these places, and lent the lists to visiting jazz fans, who gave him copies of the photographs they took. Many of these locations, particularly those in Storyville, have since been torn down or altered. After Economy Hall was badly damaged in hurricane Betsy and San Jacinto Hall in a fire, Russell went back and photographed the ruins. He also photographed other points of interest, such as Marie Laveau’s house and graves, and Congo Square, and collected postcards from the turn of the century, giving researchers a better idea of New Orleans as it was when jazz was born. Of interest to preservationists is Russell’s complete record of the St. Louis Hotel, from its 19th century heyday to an invitation to the 1958 ground-breaking of the Royal Orleans Hotel, built in the same place. He also documented the destruction of the tree-lined neutral grounds on Claiborne Ave., to make way for the Claiborne overpass, and included clippings protesting the construction. Many jazz musicians left New Orleans to further their career, and Russell visited many in Chicago and Los Angeles, photographing both performers and the clubs at which they played. Finally, the collection shows Russell, the record producer, with photographs taken at his American Music Records sessions with performers such as Bunk Johnson, Baby Dodds, and Wooden Joe Nicholas. All photographs are black and white unless otherwise stated. MSS 520, Williams Research Center, page 2 Spelling of names of people and nightclubs were checked first in the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (Barry Kernfeld, ed. 1988.) If not found there, the following sources were used: New Orleans Jazz. A Family Album by Al Rose and Edmond Souchon. (3rd ed. 1984,) New Orleans Style by Bill Russell (1994,) and Bill Russell’s American Music, compiled and edited by Mike Hazeldine (1993.) Other sources of photographs in the Russell Collection include the Bunk Johnson Papers (photographs of performers contemporaneous with Bunk Johnson, and of places in New Orleans and other cities which could be associated with Bunk Johnson,) the New Orleans Style Material (illustrations for the book New Orleans Style,) the Manuel Manetta Papers (Manuel Manetta,) the Jelly Roll Morton Papers (Morton and his contemporaries,) and the Jazz Files (various subjects.) There is, in addition, the Photographic Working Files, separate from this series, consisting of photocopies of photographs Russell did not own. Cite as: The William Russell Photographic Collection, MSS 520, Williams Research Center, The Historic New Orleans Collection. Arrangement: Photographs are grouped in the order in which William Russell stored them Folder Description Arrangement: Information about the contents of each folder is arranged as follows: Mr. Russell’s caption taken from verso of photograph. (If an abbreviation is spelled out or spelling corrected, the word is in brackets.) Many photographs have no caption. Any additional information obtained through research, in brackets. Other notations or notes written on separate pieces of paper or envelopes. Size of photograph. Original Russell file location (such as the label he put on the envelope or folder.) Language: English Restrictions: Researchers may be limited to consulting one or two items at a time, per the discretion of the Reading Room staff. Reproduction of original documents, when permitted, must be performed by the Williams Research Center staff. How to Order: Please provide the reference staff with the manuscript call number and folder number. Accession number: 92-48-L MSS 520, Williams Research Center, page 3 Folder List Items in folders 1-3 originally together. Folder 1 Jimmy Yancey / Chicago ‘38 / Dec. 1938 Stamped: American Music Records, 600 Chartres, New Orleans 16, La. 6.9 x 11.6 cm print with negative. Originally housed with 1937, 1938, 1940, Chicago and Boogie Woogie Pianists. Folder 2 Jimmy Yancey / Chicago Dec. 1938 7.4 x 7.8 cm print. On envelope with window cut: 5x7 Originally housed with 1937, 1938, 1940, Chicago and Boogie Woogie Pianists. Folder 3 Cow Cow Davenport / Credit Sam Rosenberg / Cleveland 1938 9.7 x 9.5 cm print. With envelope. Originally housed with 1937, 1938, 1940, Chicago and Boogie Woogie Pianists. Folder 4 Lux – [Chicago -1938] / Meade Lux Lewis Second copy with annotation: 1938 / Meade Lux Lewis Ret’d by Steve Smith Two prints, 7.1 x 11.4 cm and 7.6 x 12.2 cm, with one negative. Originally housed with 1937, 1938, 1940, Chicago and Boogie Woogie Pianists. Items in folders 5-9 originally together Folder 5 Meade Lux Lewis and Albert Ammons / 1937 Period 8.5 x 6.1 cm print with negative. On a separate piece of paper: N.G. / Meade Lux / & Ammons / 1937-’38 period Originally housed with 1937, 1938, 1940, Chicago and Boogie Woogie Pianists. Folder 6 [Albert Ammons?] 6.2 x 8.5 cm print with negative. Originally housed with 1937, 1938, 1940, Chicago and Boogie Woogie Pianists. 3 MSS 520, Williams Research Center, page 4 Folder 7 Albert Ammons [Meade “Lux” Lewis also in photograph] With annotation: Ret’d by Steven Smith 7.6 x 6.5 cm print. Originally housed with 1937, 1938, 1940, Chicago and Boogie Woogie Pianists. Folder 8 Lux, [Chicago]. Spring ‘38 Stamped: 13 With annotation: Prints 8x10 OK 6.4 x 9 cm print. Originally housed with 1937, 1938, 1940, Chicago and Boogie Woogie Pianists. Folder 9 1938 / Meade Lux Lewis Additional notation: Neg. Lost Additional notation: Ret’d by Steve Smith Stamped: 29 11.4 x 7 cm print. Originally housed with 1937, 1938, 1940, Chicago and Boogie Woogie Pianists. Items in folders 10-14 originally together Folder 10 Mama Yancey / Chicago c. Feb. 1952 With annotation: by Joe Bogan, Calif. 9.1 x 8.9 cm print. Originally housed with 1937, 1938, 1940, Chicago and Boogie Woogie Pianists. Folder 11 Jimmy Yancey Dec. [1938] / [Chicago] Stamped: 816 7 x 11.6 cm print with negative. Originally housed with 1937, 1938, 1940, Chicago and Boogie Woogie Pianists. Folder 12 J. Yancey Dec. 1938 / Chicago Stamped: 816 6.9 x 11.5 cm print with negative. Originally housed with 1937, 1938, 1940, Chicago and Boogie Woogie Pianists. MSS 520, Williams Research Center, page 5 Folder 13 Jimmy Yancey / [Chicago]. [1938] Dec. Stamped: American Music Records / 600 Chartres / New Orleans 16, LA Stamped: 992 6.9 x 11.5 cm print. On a separate piece of paper: Neg. Lost? Originally housed with 1937, 1938, 1940, Chicago and Boogie Woogie Pianists. Folder 14 J. Yancey, 1938 6.9 x 11.6 cm print with negative. Originally housed with 1937, 1938, 1940, Chicago and Boogie Woogie Pianists. Items in folders 15-33 originally together. Folder 15 Yancey 1940 [Photograph by William F. Wagner.] Numbered 5 Stamped: 610 Stamped: American Music Records / 600 Chartres New Orleans 16, LA Envelope: Jimmy Yancey / 1938-1940 8.5 x 13.1 cm print. Originally housed with: Jimmy Yancey / 1938-1940, in: 1937, 1938, 1940, Chicago and Boogie Woogie Pianists. Folder 16 Jimmy Yancey / Feb. 1940 [Photograph by William F. Wagner.] Numbered 2 7 x 11.5 cm print. Originally housed with: Jimmy Yancey / 1938-1940, in: 1937, 1938, 1940, Chicago and Boogie Woogie Pianists. Folder 17 Jimmy Yancey Chicago / Feb. 1940 Numbered 1 Additional notation: Photo taken by Wm. F. Wagner Addtional notation: Neg. lost /, (Have 8x10 / enlargement) 6.9 x 11.6 cm print. Originally housed with: Jimmy Yancey / 1938-1940, in: 1937, 1938, 1940, Chicago and Boogie Woogie Pianists. MSS 520, Williams Research Center, page 6 Folder 18 Jimmy Yancey, / [Chicago]. / Feb. [1940] [Photograph by William F. Wagner.] Additional annotation: Please Return to Wm Russell, 732 St. Peter St.,New Orleans, Louisiana, 70116 Additional notations: Dupe Numbered 1 Stamped: American Music Records / [followed by addresses in New Orleans and Chicago, both scratched out] 6.9 x 11.6 cm print. Originally housed with: Jimmy Yancey / 1938-1940, in: 1937, 1938, 1940, Chicago and Boogie Woogie Pianists. Folder 19 Jimmy Yancey, / Chicago 1940 [Photograph by William F. Wagner.] Numbered 12 Stamped: 610 With handwritten note: A Series of 15 photos … [giving details of where 1940 photos of Yancey were taken, by whom, and where negatives are] 8.5 x 13.1 cm print. Originally housed with: Jimmy Yancey / 1938-1940, in: 1937, 1938, 1940, Chicago and Boogie Woogie Pianists. Folder 20 Jimmy Yancey / Chicago 1940 [Photograph by William F. Wagner.] Numbered 11 Stamped: 610 8.5 x 13.1 cm print.
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