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Doc Cheatham papers, 1892-1995

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Cheatham, Doc
Title
Doc Cheatham papers
Dates
1892-1995 (inclusive)
Quantity
2 cubic feet
Collection Number
IJC MG 008
Summary
Doc Cheatham was a jazz trumpet player. The papers contain photographs, autobiography, manuscript scores, audiotapes, clothing, and miscellaneous items.
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public. Researchers must use the collection in accordance with the policies of the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives.

Languages
This collection is in English.
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Historical Note

Adolphus Anthony Cheatham, known as Doc Cheatham, was a trumpet player. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee on June 13, 1905 and died on June 2, 1997.

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Content Description

The Doc Cheatham papers include a variety of items with significant chronological gaps. The oldest item is a photograph from 1892 of a group of people including Cheatham's mother, Alice, posing on the stairs of a brick building identified as the Allen Temple, Atlanta, Georgia. The most recent items refer to his 90th Birthday celebration in 1995.

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Other Descriptive Information

This manuscript group is part of the International Jazz Collections-IJC.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Consult Head of Special Collections and Archives on permissions for use.

Preferred Citation

Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

Alternative Forms Available

Some of the materials in this collection were digitized and made into the Doc Cheatham Collection by 2023 IJC Berry Fellow, Esther David.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Gift, Doc Cheatham's widow, Amanda Cheatham, 2002.

Processing Note

Processed in April 2012.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Finding aid prepared by Laura Guedes and updated by Sara Szobody in 2023.
2012

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