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Box 1

 Container

Contains 34 Results:

Correspondences between Carleton Coon and his family., undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: undated

A painting done by Carleton Coon., undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: undated

Official Documents, 1921-1933

 File — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: 1921-1933

Official War Department document: official resignation of Carleton Coon from the post of Inspector of Subsistence., undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Object: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: undated

Certificate confirming the marriage record of Carleton Coon and Eula Jenkins., undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Object: 2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: undated

Articles clipped from newspapers and magazines where the focus of the articles is on a topic other than Coon Sanders, but where Coon Sanders is mentioned., undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: undated

Articles and clippings promoting concerts of the Original Coon-Sanders Orchestra. Several of these articles are photocopies of full newspaper pages, collected from New York Times, Kansas City Star, and Atlanta Journal. The dates range from 1921 to 1933., 1921-1933

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: 1921-1933

Full length articles printed from the internet., undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: undated

Feature length articles, and clippings, collected from newspapers and other various periodicals. A few of the articles are photocopies., undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: undated

Newspaper clippings directly related to Carleton Coon’s death., undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: undated

Full periodicals that contain a feature on Coon-Sanders Orchestra, 1961-1993

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: 1961-1993

The Big Band Sound: Official Publication of the American Society for the Preservation of the Big Band Sound., September-October 1967

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9, Object: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: September-October 1967

Jam: Jazz Ambassador Magazine. Features an article by Chuck Haddix. Included with the publication are a letter to John Coon from Chuck, and a copy of the original manuscript., June-July 1991

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9, Object: 2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: June-July 1991

Jazz Journal International: The World’s Greatest Jazz Magazine., June 1993

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9, Object: 3
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: June 1993

Smoke Signals: From The Blackhawk, November-December 1961

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9, Object: 4
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: November-December 1961

Star Magazine: The Kansas City Star, July 9, 1989

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9, Object: 5
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: July 9, 1989

Advertisements for Coon-Sanders Orchestra at the Pantages Theater, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: undated

With The Strolling Trubadours, undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10, Object: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: undated

With Sibyllia Bowhan, undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10, Object: 2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: undated

With The Rigoletto Brothers, The Sawanson Sisters, Fid Gordon, Knox & Stetson, and Jack Strouse & Co., undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10, Object: 3
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: undated

Miscellaneous, 1927-1973

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: 1927-1973

A copy of the lyrics to “Nighthawk Blues.”, undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Object: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: undated

Two membership cards: Carleton Coon, Armourdale lodge of Masons; Eula Jenkins, Ivanhoe chapter of The Order of the Eastern Star of Missouri., undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Object: 2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: undated

Postal card from the Charles Parker Co., undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Object: 3
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: undated

Correspondence from Clyde Hahn to Len Kunstadt at Record Research concerning Coon-Sanders Club get-together at Blackhawk Café in Chicago with Joe Sanders as guest of honor, August 28, 1961

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Object: 4
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Located in box 1 (except two oversized folders, located in box 2), this series contains various items from and about Carleton Coon and the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra. There are letters of correspondence; a painting by Coon; official documents (e.g. Wedding Certificate); articles and periodicals about the orchestra; promotional materials; and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: August 28, 1961