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John Gilmore fonds
P004 · Fonds · [ca. 1912?]-2021, predominantly 1981-1983

The fonds provides information on jazz in Montreal between 1916 and 2007.

The fonds contains the material John Gilmore gathered for his two books. It contains research notes, sound recordings including interviews with musicians and others, photographs, posters, correspondence, and a manuscript of Swinging in Paradise: The Story of Jazz in Montreal.

The fonds is organized in the following series:
P0004/A Research material
P0004/B Manuscripts
P0004/C Reviews
P0004/D Lectures and interviews

Gilmore, John
Manuscripts
P0004/B · Series · [198-] ; 1982-2007
Part of John Gilmore fonds

Series contains the manuscript for Swinging in Paradise: The Story of Jazz in Montreal (1989), as well as a copy of the book, correspondence, and notes concerning updates. Series also contains a copy of Who's Who of Jazz in Montreal: Ragtime to 1970 (1988).

Series is divided into 4 subseries:
P0004/B1 First draft of Swinging in Paradise
P0004/B2 Subsequent drafts of Swinging in Paradise
P0004/B3 Final publications
P0004/B4 Correspondence

Papers and manuscripts
P0004/A5 · Subseries · [19--] ; 1972-2002
Part of John Gilmore fonds

Subseries includes papers and manuscripts given to John Gilmore to help with his research.

Research material
P0004/A · Series · 1912-2002
Part of John Gilmore fonds

Series contains the research materials used by John Gilmore for his two books: John Gilmore: Swinging in Paradise: The Story of Jazz in Montreal (1988) and Who's Who of Jazz in Montreal: Ragtime to 1970 (1989). It contains research notes, sound recordings including interviews with musicians and others, photographs, posters and correspondence.

Series is divided into 7 subseries:
P0004/A1 Correspondence and research notes
P0004/A2 Interviews
P0004/A3 Photographs
P0004/A4 Musical recordings and films
P0004/A5 Papers and manuscripts
P0004/A6 Articles on jazz
P0004/A7 Miscellaneous primary material

Articles on jazz
P0004/A6 · Subseries · [19--] ; 1944-2001
Part of John Gilmore fonds

Subseries contains reference articles that document the history of jazz used by John Gilmore for research purposes.

P0004/A1 · Subseries · 1912-2001
Part of John Gilmore fonds

Subseries contains information on musicians and jazz music. It is predominantly composed of correspondence and research notes, but also includes questionnaires sent by Gilmore to musicians in an effort to obtain information about their careers and activities.