Doc Cheatham papers
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1892-1995
Language of Materials
This collection is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Conditions Governing Use
Consult Head of Special Collections and Archives on permissions for use.
Biographical / Historical
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.
Extent
2 cubic feet
Abstract
Doc Cheatham was a jazz trumpet player. The papers contain photographs, autobiography, manuscript scores, audiotapes, clothing, and miscellaneous items.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Doc Cheatham's widow, Amanda Cheatham, 2002.
Digital Collection
Some of the materials in this collection were digitzed and made into the Doc Cheatham Collection by 2023 IJC Berry Fellow, Esther David.
General
This manuscript group is part of the International Jazz Collections-IJC.
Processing Information
Processed in April 2012.
- Title
- Guide to the Doc Cheatham papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Laura Guedes and updated by Sara Szobody in 2023.
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latn
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository