Item 2: Handy to Livingston, re: comments on Livingston's draft
File — Container: Box 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Correspondence relating to Ted Livingston’s account of the origin of the “St. Louis Blues”
Dates
- Creation: 1941
Creator
- From the Collection: Handy, W.C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958 (Person)
- From the Collection: Livingston, Ted (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Handy to Ted Livingston, typed letter signed, 6 December 1941. 2 p. on 2 l. Re: Comments on Livingston’s draft account of the origin of the “St. Louis Blues.” Handy also encloses a copy of his typed letter (3 December 1941. 2 p. on 2 l.) to Ted Friend of The Daily Mirror, rebutting Woody Herman’s claim the blues began in New Orleans while omitting all reference to Handy.
Extent
From the Collection: 7 Folder(s) (1/2 letter document box with 7 file folders) ; 1/2 letter document box (12.5 x 2.5 x 10.25 as defined by UNLV Archives Calculator)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Watkinson Library - Archival Collections Repository
Contact:
Trinity College Library
300 Summit St.
Hartford Connecticut 06106
Trinity College Library
300 Summit St.
Hartford Connecticut 06106