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University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library

Laurie Palazzolo Horn Man research materials collection, 1913-2004 (majority within 1940s-1980s)

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10 linear feet (in 13 boxes) — 1 oversize folder — 5 GB (online) — 62 digital audio files

Research materials used by Laurie Palazzolo in writing of her book Horn Man: the Polish-American Musician in Twentieth-Century Detroit (Detroit, Mich.: American-Polish Music Society, 2003). The collection sheds light on the history of 20th century Polish-American musical landscape of greater Detroit.

The collection documents the history and repertoire of Polish folk music bands in the greater Detroit area as well as professional careers of musicians. The records date primarily from the 1940's until 1980s. Materials dated 1990s-2000s are primarily transcripts of interviews taken by Gomulka Palazzolo. Records include correspondence, business contracts, performance schedules and programs, sheet music, scanned copies of photographs, copies of Keynote magazine, biographical information and interviews of musicians, performance advertisements, and recordings. The records are arranged into five series as follows: Research files, Detroit Federation of Musicians, Sheet music, Sound recordings, and Visual materials.

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Research files

The Research files series includes a six volume Chronology of research materials used in the creation of Horn Man: the Polish-American Musician in Twentieth-Century Detroit (1925-1989) that contains scanned photographs of performances and band members, business correspondence, photocopies and original copyright certificates, business contracts, records of financial transactions, performance programs, and newspaper clippings. The series includes profiles of individual musicians that contain scanned photographs, clippings and in some cases concise biographical information, and transcripts of interviews that were taken by Gomulka Palazzolo in 1998-2001. Also included is material describing cultural influences that provided impact on the development of Polish-American polka music.

Laurie Palazzolo Horn Man research materials collection, 1913-2004 (majority within 1940s-1980s)
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