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JELLY ROLL MORTON
Sheet Music Cover of Jelly Roll Blues Sheet Music Cover of Why? Sheet Music Cover of Big Fat Ham Blue Book - courtesy of Irwin Schwartz Tom Anderson's Cover - courtesy of Irwin Schwartz
Write-up from the Galena Daily Gazette 27th August 1927, for Jelly Roll Morton's appearance at the Royal Palais Ballroom, Galena, Illinois, 30th August 1927 Advert for Grand Movie Ball at The Colonnade - 21st September 1938 Report of Jelly Roll Morton's altercation at the Jamaica Theatre - New York Age - 6th June 1931 Advert for Jelly Roll Morton's appearance at The Alcazar Ballroom, York, Pennsylvania - 8th December 1928 U.S. Grant Hotel Letterhead - courtesy of Millie Gaddini and Prof. James Dapogny Advert for London Blues from Rialto Music Store
Advert for the Alhambra Theater, Milwaukee Extract from the 1921 San Diego Classified Business Directory depicting Hotel North 542 6th Street Letterhead - Marsh Laboratories, Suite 625 Kimball Building Chicago Circle 78 r.p.m. record jm-90 - THE WININ' BOY II Jelly Roll Morton's Death Certificate - courtesy of Tracy Doyle

J. LAWRENCE COOK
Envelope in J. Lawrence Cook's handwriting to one of his customers, c. 1958 - courtesy of Ken Vinen J. Lawrence Cook - Perforated Music Roll Specialist - Front of Rate Card, c. 1958 - courtesy of Ken Vinen J. Lawrence Cook - Perforated Music Roll Specialist - Back of Rate Card, c. 1958 - courtesy of Ken Vinen Order Form for 65-note Nickelodeon Rolls, c. 1958 - courtesy of Ken Vinen
Cover of Bulletin of Rolls for Standard 65-note Rewind Electric Pianos, c. 1958 - courtesy of Ken Vinen Page 2 of Bulletin of Rolls for Standard 65-note Rewind Electric Pianos, c. 1958 - courtesy of Ken Vinen Page 3 of Bulletin of Rolls for Standard 65-note Rewind Electric Pianos, c. 1958 - courtesy of Ken Vinen Page 4 of Bulletin of Rolls for Standard 65-note Rewind Electric Pianos, c. 1958 - courtesy of Ken Vinen Page 5 of Bulletin of Rolls for Standard 65-note Rewind Electric Pianos, c. 1958 - courtesy of Ken Vinen Page 6 of Bulletin of Rolls for Standard 65-note Rewind Electric Pianos, c. 1958 - courtesy of Ken Vinen
Page 7 of Bulletin of Rolls for Standard 65-note Rewind Electric Pianos, c. 1958 - courtesy of Ken Vinen Page 8 of Bulletin of Rolls for Standard 65-note Rewind Electric Pianos, c. 1958 - courtesy of Ken Vinen Page 9 of Bulletin of Rolls for Standard 65-note Rewind Electric Pianos, c. 1958 - courtesy of Ken Vinen Page 10 of Bulletin of Rolls for Standard 65-note Rewind Electric Pianos, c. 1958 - courtesy of Ken Vinen Page 11 of Bulletin of Rolls for Standard 65-note Rewind Electric Pianos, c. 1958 - courtesy of Ken Vinen Page 12 of Bulletin of Rolls for Standard 65-note Rewind Electric Pianos, c. 1958 - courtesy of Ken Vinen
1st Personal Letter From J. Lawrence Cook To Mike Meddings 2nd Personal Letter (Page 1) From J. Lawrence Cook To Mike Meddings 2nd Personal Letter (Page 2) From J. Lawrence Cook To Mike Meddings 3rd Personal Letter From J. Lawrence Cook To Mike Meddings 4th Personal Letter (Page 1) From J. Lawrence Cook To Mike Meddings 4th Personal Letter (Page 2) From J. Lawrence Cook To Mike Meddings
5th Personal Letter From J. Lawrence Cook To Mike Meddings George M! Music Cover - courtesy of Alan Wallace J. Lawrence Cook - Piano Handbook - courtesy of Bob Pinsker
Music Cover - courtesy of Jean Lawrence Cook M.D. Music Cover - courtesy of Steve Sienkiewicz and Bob Pinsker Music Cover - courtesy of Steve Sienkiewicz and Bob Pinsker LP Record Sleeve - courtesy of Alan Wallace LP Record Sleeve - courtesy of Alan Wallace

FRANK MELROSE
Lead Sheet for Fourty & Tight - courtesy of Ida Shoufler Melrose Lead Sheet for Jelly Roll Stomp - courtesy of Ida Shoufler Melrose

MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS
Advert for Beckwith Player Piano from Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog - courtesy of Prof. Alan Wallace Letter from Beatrice Martin Q.R.S. Christmas Roll Catalog c. 1920 - courtesy of Prof. Alan Wallace
Letter from Cincinnati Historical Society - Ref. Vocalstyle Vocalstyle Catalog 1926 Cover - courtesy of Ed Sprankle Vocalstyle Catalog 1926 - Page 81 - courtesy of Ed Sprankle Vocalstyle Catalog 1926 - Page 82 - courtesy of Ed Sprankle Letter From Ramsi P. Tick QRS To Mike Meddings

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