Earl "Fatha" Hines Collection, 1903-1983, Bulk 1903-1983
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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3199s16p No online items Finding Aid to the Earl "Fatha" Hines Collection, 1903-1983, bulk 1903-1983 Finding Aid written by Matthew Weber The Jean Gray Hargrove Music Library Hargrove Music Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-2623 Email: [email protected] URL: https://guides.lib.berkeley.edu/music_library_archives © 2007 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Finding Aid to the Earl "Fatha" ARCHIVES HINES 1 1 Hines Collection, 1903-1983, bulk 1903-1983 Finding Aid to the Earl "Fatha" Hines Collection, 1903-1983, bulk 1903-1983 Collection Number: ARCHIVES HINES 1 The Jean Gray Hargrove Music Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Finding Aid Written By: Matthew Weber Date Completed: June 2011 © 2011 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Collection Summary Collection Title: Earl "Fatha" Hines collection Date (inclusive): 1903-1983, Date (bulk): bulk 1903-1983 Collection Number: ARCHIVES HINES 1 Creators : Hines, Earl "Fatha" Extent: Number of containers: 27Linear feet: 32.1 Repository: University of California, Berkeley. Music Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-2623 Email: [email protected] URL: https://guides.lib.berkeley.edu/music_library_archives Abstract: Collection of items relating to the personal and musical life of Earl "Fatha" Hines, jazz pianist and bandleader. Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Access Collection is open for research. Publication Rights All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Music Library. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Earl "Fatha" Hines Collection, ARCHIVES HINES 1, Music Library, University of California, Berkeley. Alternate Forms Available There are no alternate forms of this collection. Separated Material Two containers of material which have not been inventoried are part of this collection : one steamer trunk containing Hines stage clothing, and one box of 16mm motion picture reels (assumed to contain footage of Hines performances). These containers reside in the Music Librarys vault. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Hines, Earl, 1903-1983 Big band music Jazz Jazz--1931-1940 Finding Aid to the Earl "Fatha" ARCHIVES HINES 1 2 Hines Collection, 1903-1983, bulk 1903-1983 Jazz vocals Piano music (Jazz) Accruals No additions are expected. System of Arrangement Arranged to the container level. Biographical Information (b Duquesne, PA, 28 Dec 1903; d Oakland, CA, 22 April 1983). American jazz pianist and bandleader. He studied the trumpet briefly with his father, took his first piano lessons with his mother, and later studied with other teachers in Pittsburgh. He first played professionally in 1918, accompanying the singer Lois Deppe, with whom he later made his first recordings; his earnings allowed him to study with two local pianists. Hines moved to Chicago in 1923. He played with Carroll Dickerson's orchestra at the Entertainers Club (c1925), on a 42-week tour to the West Coast and Canada (1925-6) and back in Chicago at the Sunset Club. During this last engagement Hines and his fellow sideman Louis Armstrong doubled as members of Erskine Tate's Vendome Theater Orchestra. In 1927 Hines became director of Dickerson's group under Armstrong's nominal leadership and at the end of the year he joined Jimmie Noone's band at the Apex Club. In 1928 Hines recorded several titles with Noone, including Apex Blues (1928, Voc.), and made a series of influential recordings with Armstrong, among them the highly original trumpet and piano duet Weather Bird (1928, OK); he also recorded a group of solos for QRS. On his 25th birthday Hines inaugurated his own band at the Grand Terrace in Chicago, where he played for ten years; the band became known through nationwide tours and, from 1934, radio broadcasts. Until 1947 he continued to lead big bands, featuring such important figures as Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and many others. From 1948 to 1951 Hines played with Armstrong's All Stars and afterwards worked with small groups led by himself and others, attracting critical notice in the mid-1960s for his solo, trio and quartet playing. He led his own small band into the 1980s, and continued to perform regularly in the USA and abroad until the weekend before his death. [From The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians] Scope and Content of Collection This collection contains papers, correspondence, compositions, and realia of and pertaining to Earl Hines. In addition to material of biographical interest, the collection also includes many charts (i.e., arrangements) used by his various performing ensembles. Series 1 Personal Papers Physical Description: Manuscript, typescript, photocopies, photographs, and printed material. Arrangement Arranged alphabetically by folder title (with the exception of the Acquisition Folder). Carton 1, Folder 1 Acquisition Folder 2001 Scope and Content Note Includes a list of Hines awards, a letter from Hines executor to Prof. Olly Wilson, and a copy of Charles Ferris & Lisa Mezzacappa's paper The Earl "Fatha" Hines collection at UC Berkeley : Archiving as process and possibility. Carton 1, Folder 2 88 Varieties undated Physical Description: 2 pages, typescript; 4 extra xerox copies. Scope and Content Note Short article about Hines, written by Torben Ulrich. Carton 1, Folder 3 Arrangement index May 1982 Scope and Content Note Includes Barbara Lashleys Tune List and an index for "Library A". Finding Aid to the Earl "Fatha" ARCHIVES HINES 1 3 Hines Collection, 1903-1983, bulk 1903-1983 Series 1Personal Papers Carton 1, Folder 4 "Bios" undated Scope and Content Note Various promotional materials of a biographical nature. Carton 26, Folder Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame 1978 17 Scope and Content Note Promotional materials and press cuttings relating to the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame. Carton 1, Folder 5 Business cards undated Scope and Content Note Business cards, apparently given to Earl Hines from various contacts. Carton 1, Folder 6 Business - Music 1/30/68-7/11/80, undated Scope and Content Note Correspondence and miscellaneous documents; includes Hines' NYC performers card. Carton 1, Folder 7 Catalogues Undated Scope and Content Note Various mail-order catalogues in Hines' possession. Carton 25, Folder Checkbook 8/9/82-4/16/83 5 Scope and Content Note Notebook-style checkbook, apparently used for payroll disbursements. Carton 1, Folder 8 Clippings 4/10/54-4/26/83, undated Scope and Content Note Clippings from various newspapers and magazines relating to Hines' career. Carton 21, Folder Clippings 6/37-8/12/70, undated 4 Scope and Content Note Mostly Xerox copies of clippings from old newspapers relating to Hines' career. Carton 26, Folder Contracts/Concert Engagements 1973-1978 18 Carton 26, Folder Contracts/Concert Engagements (1979-1983) 1979-1983 19 Carton 1, Folder 9 Correspondence - 1940s 11/3/47 Carton 1, Folder Correspondence - 1960s 10/4/66-10/10/67 10 Carton 1, Folder Correspondence - 1970s 8/5/71-8/25/78 11 Carton 1, Folder Correspondence - 1980s 2/12/81-9/19/82 12 Carton 1, Folder Correspondence - undated Undated 13 Carton 1, Folder Dancing's All of You 7/15/78 14 Scope and Content Note Grant application and supporting treatment for a film to be made by Tony de Nonno about tap dancing. Hines' involvement with this project is unclear. Carton 1, Folder Death of Earl Hines 4/24/83-4/27-83, undated 15 Scope and Content Note Telegrams and cards of condolence on Hines' death. Finding Aid to the Earl "Fatha" ARCHIVES HINES 1 4 Hines Collection, 1903-1983, bulk 1903-1983 Series 1Personal Papers Carton 1, Folder Drawing of Hines 8/11/82 16 Carton 1, Folder Erotica undated 17 Scope and Content Note Various erotic and sex-related materials owned by Hines. Carton 1, Folder Family items 3/5/81-3/6/81 18 Scope and Content Note Material mostly relating to the deaths of Hines' two daughters. Carton 1, Folder Financial records - 1940s 7/30/44-3/31/47 19 Carton 1, Folder Financial records - 1950s 9/22/50-4/19/59 20 Carton 1, Folder Financial records - 1960s 12/18/62-12/29/65 21 Carton 1, Folder Financial records - 1970s 1/1/1970-12/31/1979 22 Carton 1, Folder Financial records - 1980s 1/1/80-4/27/83 23 Carton 1, Folder Financial records - undated 24 Carton 2, Folder 1 Fliers Scope and Content Note Advertising concert and club appearances of Hines and associates. Carton 2, Folder 2 Freemasons undated Scope and Content Note Copies of Masonic pamphlets. Carton 2, Folder 3 Hall of Fame undated Scope and Content Note Programs and other documents relating to the America's Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame. Carton 26, Folder Hines - Agreements 5/3/67-9/16/82 20 Scope and Content Note File from Stanley Dance. Carton 26, Folder Hines - Copyright Certificates 11/25/68-4/24/74 21 Scope and Content Note File from Stanley Dance. Carton 23, Folder Hines portrait Undated 5 Carton 26, Folder Itineraries 1978-1982 22 Scope and Content Note File from Stanley Dance. Carton 2, Folder 4 Legal papers 8/15/74-1/27/83 Carton 2, Folder 5 Medical 6/8/79-7/7/83, undated Scope and Content Note Various documentation relating to Hines' medical conditions. Finding Aid to the Earl "Fatha" ARCHIVES HINES 1 5 Hines Collection, 1903-1983, bulk 1903-1983 Series 1Personal Papers Carton 2, Folder 6 Memorial 4/28/83 Scope and Content Note Several copies of the order of service for Hines' funeral.