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The Ed Stiernberg Collection was processed and preserved as part of the “Uncovering New Chicago Archives Project,” funded with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
| Title: | Stiernberg, Ed. Collection |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1947-1948 |
| Size: | .25 linear feet (1 box) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | The Ed Stiernberg Collection contains photographs depicting Joe Segal at the Roosevelt record listening club. There is a photograph of Muggsy Spanier, Pee Wee Russell, and Miff Mole from the October 16, 1948 Dave Garroway concert at the Chicago Opera House, as well as photocopies of the concert reviews. |
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Ed Stiernberg was a contemporary of Joe Segal, owner of Chicago's Jazz Showcase, when both were students at Roosevelt University.
The Ed Stiernberg Collection contains photographs depicting Joe Segal at the Roosevelt record listening club. There is a photograph of Muggsy Spanier, Pee Wee Russell, and Miff Mole from the October 16, 1948 Dave Garroway concert at the Chicago Opera House, as well as photocopies of the concert reviews.
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Photos of Joe Segal and others from the listening club at Roosevelt University, 1947 |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Concert photo, L to R: Dick Cary, piano; Pee Wee Russell, clarinet; Muggsy Spanier, trumpet; Miff Mole, trombone, Herb Ward, bass; Ed Fyfe, drums (obscured). October 16, 1948 at Chicago Opera House, presented by Dave Garroway. |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Photocopy of advertisement of the Garroway Concert from the October 16, 1948 Chicago Daily News. |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | Photocopy of Downbeat review of Garroway Concert from the November 3, 1948 issue, which gives personnel for the concert. |