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The Mike Montgomery Collection was processed and preserved as part of the "Uncovering New Chicago Archives Project," funded with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
| Title: | Montgomery, Mike. Collection |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1904-1990 |
| Size: | 1.25 linear feet (1 box) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | The Mike Montgomery Collection contains a copy of "Pekin Rag" by Joe Jordan, photocopies of Toddle News from the 1920's, an article about a lecture by Montgomery, and blank stationery. |
The collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Montgomery, Mike. Collection, [Box#, Folder#], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
Mike Montgomery is a graduate of the University of Michigan. A pianist and music collector, Montgomery played and recorded with the Boll Weevil Jass Band, and is knowledgeable on blues and ragtime piano roles. Montgomery has produced LP and CD reissues for the Biograph label and has written liner notes for others. As a lecturer, Montgomery has appeared at the Sonneck Society, the Smithsonian Institute, and at a 1981 event at the Hollywood Bowl accompanying Sippie Wallace.
The Mike Montgomery Collection contains a copy of "Pekin Rag" by Joe Jordan, photocopies of Toddle News from the 1920's, an article about a lecture by Montgomery, and blank stationery.
Steiner, John. Collection
University of Chicago. Library. Chicago Jazz Archive
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Article, "Hail to the 'The Victors'," Anne Rueter, 1990 |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Stationery, Lou Black, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | "Pekin Rag," Joe Jordan; Pekin Publishing Co., 1904 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | Toddle News, 1924 |