| Title: |
Phoebe Jacobs
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| Local code: |
Sc Visual VRA-197
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
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| Collection: |
Louis Armstrong Jazz Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Phoebe Jacobs, jazz enthusiast, led an active career as a publicist and public relations consultant in the world of jazz. Born June 21, 1918 in the Bronx, New York, Jacobs grew up in a family devoted to jazz music. She has worked closely with numerous prominent jazz figures including Eubie Blake, Louis Armtrong, and Ella Fitzgerald. She is currently vice-president of
the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation and continues to promote the appreciation of jazz music.
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| URL: |
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/scl/MULTIMED/JAZZHIST/pjcat.htm
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Video: |
[Video available]
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1996 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Jacobs, Phoebe, 1918-
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker date of birth: |
21-Jun-1918
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| Speaker place of birth: |
New York, NY; New York; United States; North America
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| Speaker occupation: |
Public relations consultant; Publicist
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| Age at speaking: |
78
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| Document location: |
New York, NY
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| Document date: |
11-Sep-1996
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| Interviewer: |
Murray, James Briggs
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| Locations discussed: |
Chicago, IL; Illinois; New York; New York, NY; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Chicago, IL; History; Illinois; Jazz; Jazz musicians; Music; New York; New York, NY; North America; Oral history; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Jazz scene; Music history
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0024707-26408
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