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
Subseries contains first drafts of Swinging in Paradise: The Story of Jazz in Montreal.
Subseries composed of drafts of Swinging in Paradise: The Story of Jazz in Montreal.
Subseries contains copies of Swinging in Paradise: The Story of Jazz in Montreal and Who's Who of Jazz in Montreal: Ragtime to 1970.
Subseries contains correspondence related to Swinging in Paradise: The Story of Jazz in Montreal.
Series contains reviews of Swinging in Paradise: The Story of Jazz in Montreal (1988) and Who's Who of Jazz in Montreal: Ragtime to 1970 (1989).
Series is composed of materials related to lectures and interviews with John Gilmore.
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