Guide to the Douglas Daniels papers UArch FacP 54
Finding aid prepared by Leland Riddlesperger, 2020. Revised by Rebecca Vasquez, 2024.
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara 93106-9010
special@library.ucsb.edu
Title: Douglas Daniels papers
Identifier/Call Number: UArch FacP 54
Language of Material:
English
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Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Physical Description:
2.8 Linear Feet;
(2 carton and 34 audiocassettes)
Creator:
Daniels, Douglas
Date (inclusive): 1933-2008
Date (bulk): 1981-2008
Abstract: The collection contains recorded and transcribed interviews conducted by Douglas Daniels regarding the life and career of
musician Lester Young in preparation for his book,
Lester Leaps In: The Life and Times of Lester 'Pres' Young, and also regarding the history of the Santa Barbara Blues Society.
Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
Arrangement
The materials have been arranged into three series by topic and material type.
- Series 1: Lester Young manuscript materials
- Series 2: Santa Barbara Blues Society materials
- Series 3: Audiovisual materials
Biographical Note
Douglas Daniels is a Professor Emeritus of both the Department of Black Studies and the Department of History at the University
of California, Santa Barbara. He received his BA in Political Science from the University of Chicago, and M.A. and Ph. D.
in History from the University of California, Berkeley. His research interests include African American history, the history
of jazz, African popular music, and the use of oral history and photography in the study of culture.
Dr. Daniels research and contributions have been recognized by a variety of organizations. He has received the San Francisco
African American Historical and Cultural Society Keynote Speaker Award in 2005 for
Pioneer Urbanites, a Fulbright Fellow African Regional Research Program grant for research in Kenya and Tanzania, and a Fulbright Fellowship
for teaching African American History and the History of Jazz in Japan. He also works as a consultant for the National Endowment
for the Humanities, the National Museum of African American Music, and for Carnegie Hall.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research
Use Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Acquisition Information
Donated from Douglas Daniels in October 2019.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Douglas Daniels Papers, UArch FacP 54. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara
Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains recorded and transcribed interviews from family, close friends, and musicians that played with Lester
Young. Interviews range from the beginning of Lester Young's career to the end with the decline of his health, from the perspective
of those that knew him. Some printed transcriptions have marked notes made by Douglas Daniels.
Related Archival Materials
Shirley Kennedy papers. UArch FacP 67. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara Jazz Society collection. PA Mss 71. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University
of California, Santa Barbara.
Lester Young manuscript materials
Scope and Contents
The series contains transcribed interviews from family, close friends, and musicians that played with Lester Young. Interviews
range from the beginning of Lester Young's career to the end with the decline of his health, from the perspective of those
that knew him.
box 1
Interview Transcripts
1933-1985
box 1, folder 1
Early Sidemen: Eddie Barfield
1981 May 24
box 1, folder 2
Early Sidemen: George " Red" Callender
1982 June 6
box 1, folder 3
Early Sidemen: John Collins
1982 January 1
General
Topics with in the text:
Page 1: Integration and Pres's individuality
Page 4: Sound (heat and heart)
Page 5: Band of individualist
Page 6: Lester Young's' idea of a band that would be called "The Stroller"
Page 7: Honor
Page 8: Hammond and Pres
Page 9: Pres and no money
Page 10-11: Decline
Page 12: Earth talk
Page 15: Getting like Lester
box 1, folder 4
Early Sidemen: Sadik Hakim
1981 May 28
box 1, folder 5
Early Sidemen: Clarence Phillips
1982 June 16
box 1, folder 6
Early Sidemen: Leonard "Phil" Phillips"
1983 February 22
box 1, folder 6
Early Sidemen: Jimmy Roles, The Blues Note
1983 June 1
General
Topics within the text:
Page 1: Language
Page 6: Wisdom
Page 7: Pres's Influence
Page 9: Originality
Page 12: Imitators
box 1, folder 7
Late Sidemen: Louis Jesse Drake
1982 November 15
General
Topics within the text:
Page 10: Bird and Pres coming together
Page 11: Oral traditions
Page 14: A feeling
Page 15: Always imaginative and decline in health
Page 19: Labels and feelings
Page 22: Decline
Page 27: Pres and golf
Page 28: Pres's coordination and genius
Page 29: Sound genius and Pres as a spirit leader
Page 31: Pres's unusualness
box 1, folder 8
Late Sidemen: Sadik Hakim
1981 May 28
box 1, folder 9
Late Sidemen: Leroy Jackson
1982 November 27
General
Topics within the text:
Page 2: Popularity
Page 11: Sound
Page 14: Decline
Page 15: Health
Page 22: Genius
Page 25: Leroy Jackson
box 1, folder 10
Late Sidemen: Connie Kay
1981 June 11
General
Topics within the text:
Page 2: Genius
Page 5: Genius and fantastic rhythm
Page 6: Perfect time and decline
box 1, folder 11
Late Sidemen: Barney Kessel
1982 October 24
General
Topics within the text:
Pages 14,16 and 17: Talk about genius
Pages 24,29,31, and 35: Decline in health
box 1, folder 12
Late Sidemen: Gildo Mohones
1982 February 2
General
Topics within the text:
Page 5: Decline
Pages 6,8, and 19: Genius
box 1, folder 12
Late Sidemen: Junior Mance
1982 March 24
General
Topics within the text:
Page 1: Popularity
Page 8: Genius
Page 11: Health
box 1, folder 14
Young Family: Lee Young (1 of 2)
1977 November 8
box 1, folder 15
Young Family: Lee Young (2 of 2)
1977 November 8
box 1, folder 16
Young Family: Rev. John Williams Young
1983 March 14
box 1, folder 17
Young Family: Leonidas Young
1982 June 16
box 1, folder 18
Young Family: Lester Young Interview with Chris Albertson
1958 August
box 1, folder 19
Nat Pierce
1984 March 22
General
Topics within the text:
Page 1: Influences
Page 2: Originality
Page 4: Less fire
Page 6: Playing Problems and wisdom
Page 8: 30
Page 8: 30 year celebration
Page 9: Wisdom
Page 10: The Alvin-Hilton
Page 11: Drunk at Sound of Jazz
Page 15: Originality
Page 17: Business vs. playing and death of Walter Page
Page 22: Jazz a private music
box 1, folder 20
Paul Qunichette
1982 March
General
Topics within the text:
Page 34: Decline
Page 38: Genius
Page 39: Sound
Page 40: Genius
box 1, folder 22
Zoot Sims
1983 June 1
General
Topics within text:
Page 5: Greatness
Page 6: Wisdom
Page 11: Pres's Brilliance
box 1, folder 23
Irwin Williams
1983 June 10
box 1, folder 24
Dr. Luther Cloud
1983 September 12
General
Topics within the text:
Page 1: Pres anti-white
Page 2: Last Year
Page 3: surprised/perspective
Page 6: Pres Bitter
Page 9: Wisdom
Page 11: Illness/Last year
Page 23: Language
box 1, folder 25
Howard McGhee
1984 June 19
box 1, folder 26
Pee Wee Marquette
1984 October 28
box 1, folder 27
Charles "Truck" Parham
1982 August 23
box 1, folder 29
Harry Edison
1981 December 23
General
Topics within the texts:
Page 1: Brotherhood
Page 4: Stylist predominate in the 30's
Page 7: Basie's importance, historical consciousness, and generosity
Page 8: Pres's Simplicity
Page 9: Power of one note
Page 12: Variety, read, and write
Page 13: Riff Band
Page 14: Basie's freedom for soloists and all band dance bands
Page 15: Dance halls and freedom
Page 16: Big band learning
Page 19: Effectiveness of naming
Page 22: Pres loner
Page 23: Pres and music humor
Page 24: Simplicity and melody of Pres
Page 26: Zooty "face" original
Page 28: Music and hearing
Page 30: Jazz and Pres
Page 31: Pres, gospel and soul
Page 34: Spirituality
Page 35: Basie and dance of spirit
box 1, folder 30
Buddy Tate
1984 October 28
box 1, folder 31
Earl Warren
1984 June 22
General
Topics within the texts:
Page 16: Band of brothers
Page 17: Pres baseball
Page 18: Pres Reliability
Page 20: Band Masons
Page 25: Uniforms
Page 28: Music is the fruit of life
box 1, folder 32
Acquaintances: Irving Ashby
1983 June 24
General
Topics within the texts:
Page 3: Sound and genius
Page 4: Sound
Page 22: Genius and sound
Page 25: Health
Page 30: Sound
Page 33: Decline and sound
Page 34: Sound
box 1, folder 33
Acquaintances: "Teddy Bear"
1984 May 5
box 1, folder 34
Acquaintances: Bert Ella Dave
1981 August 26
box 1, folder 35
Acquaintances: Kansas Fields
1981 July 16
box 1, folder 36
Acquaintances: The Reverend John Gensel
1983 September 23
General
Topics within texts:
Page 1: Alvin and Jazz life
Page 2: Pres's humor
Page 4: Language
box 1, folder 37
Acquaintances: Jimmy Heath
1981 May 21
box 1, folder 38
Family: Lucille Bland
1982 December 28
box 1, folder 39
Family: Alvin J. Tolbert
1983 February 19
box 1, folder 40
Family: James Tolbert
1982 June 12
box 1, folder 41
Family: Beverly Young
1985 April 20
box 1, folder 42
Family: Martha Ann Young
1982 February 15
box 1, folder 45
Willis Handy Young
1933-2006
Scope and Contents
Trinity of Early Jazz Leaders: John Robichaux, "Toots" Johnson, and Claiborne Williams Essays; copy of Issue 59 of The Quarterly
of the Minnesota Historical Society, that includes an article on Lester Young; photocopy of a page from the San Francisco
Spokesman paper, from the week of June 22, 1933.
Santa Barbara Blues Society materials
Scope and Contents
The seres contains transcribed interviews from musicians and individuals involved with the Santa Barbara Blues Society.
box 2
Interview Transcripts
1976-2007
box 2, folder 1
Robert Reed
2005 November 25
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 2
? Ball
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 3
Kenny Sultan
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 4
Julia Rabe
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 5
Mike Goldberg
2006 September 20
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 6
Mark Parker
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 7
Jim Cunningham
2005 August 11
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 8
Michael Weisman
2004 December 23
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 9
Thomas Jacobs
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 10
Josef Woodard
2007 March 14
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 11
Michael Goodwin
2005 September 3
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 12
Peter Feldmann
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 13
Claire Rabe Books
1976
1996
Scope and Contents
Impressions, Santa Barbara 1985-1995 & Sicily Enough by Claire Rabe
box 2, folder 14
Hallie White
2005 March 14
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 15
Mark Parker - Copy
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript with handwritten notations.
box 2, folder 16
Dr. Charles Nichols
2005 May 20
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 17
Robert Reed - Copy
2005 November 25
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript with handwritten notations.
box 2, folder 18
Kathy Skouman
circa 2005 September 6
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 19
Cheryl Bouthless
2005 November 1
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 20
Michal Lynch
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 21
Wendy Schumer
2005 June 28
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 22
Jean Olson
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 23
Jessica Kolbe
2005 June 30
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 24
Leslie Griffin
2004 June 18
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 25
Birdie Batiste Baker
2005 December 15
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 26
Toby Gold
2006 October 4
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 27
Wendy Schumer - Copy
2005 June 28
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 28
Jean Olson - Corrected
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript, corrected/edited by Jean Olson.
box 2, folder 29
Michal Lynch - Copy
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript with handwritten notations.
box 2, folder 30
Richard Burleigh
2006 January 24
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 31
Brian Hubert
circa 2006 January 31
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 32
Steve Daniel - Edited
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript, corrected/edited by Steve Daniels.
box 2, folder 33
Michael Goodwin - Written Edits
2005 September 3
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript with handwritten notations.
box 2, folder 34
Santa Barbara Blues Society: Interview 4, Barry Keller
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 35
Rodrigo Soria
2005 October 31
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
box 2, folder 36
Leo Schumaker
Scope and Contents
Interview transcript.
Audiovisual materials
1981-2008
item A33367/CS
Barney Kessel
1982 October 24
item A33368/CS
Carl "Kansas" Fields
1981 July 17
item A33369/CS
Andy Kirk, Sal Garisto
1981 May 29
item A33370/CS
Jimmy Heath, Sadik Hakim
1981 May 26
item A33371/CS
Sadik Hakim Pt. 2
1981 May 28
item A33374/CS
Jesse Drakes
1982 November 15
item A33375/CS
Harry Edison
1981 December 23
item A33376/CS
Harry Edison II
1981 December 23
item A33377/CS
Irvin Williams
1983 June 10
item A33378/CS
Martha Ann Young
1982 February 15
item A33379/CS
Leonidas Young
1982 June 16
item A33380/CS
Rev. John William Young
1983 March 14
item A33381/CS
Eddie Barefield
1981 May 24
item A33382/CS
Irving Ashby
1983 December 28
item A33383/CS
George Callender
1982 May 6
item A33385/CS
Red Callender
1983 July 14
item A33386/CS
Lucille Bland
1982 December 28
item A33387/CS
Dr. Luther Cloud Pt. 1
1983 September 12
item A33388/CS
Dr. Luther Cloud
1983 September 12
item A33389/CS
Bert Etta Davis
1981 August 29
item A33390/CS
John Cullins
1982 January 9
item A33391/CS
Irma Young
1981 September 8
item A33392/CS
Jimmy Tolbert
1982 June 12
item A33393/CS
Alvin J. Tolbert
1983 February 19
item A33395/CS
Paul Qunichette
1982 March 25
item A33396/CS
Charles "Truck" Parham
1982 August 23
item A33397/CS
Clarence Phllips
1983 June 16
item A33398/CS
Howard McGhee
1984 June 19
item A33399/CS
Junior Mance
1982 March 24
item A33400/CS
Aldo Mahone (sic)
1982 February 2
item A40661/CS
Tom Kiraly
2007 January 24
item A40662/CS
Barry Keller
2005 March 27
item A40665/CS
John Skovmand
2006 August 10
item A40666/CS
[Rob] Reed
2005 November 25
item A40667/CS
Roderigo Sorea
2005 October 31
item A40668/CS
Julia Rabe
2007 February 3
item A40669/CS
Leo Schumaker
2005 October 3
item A40670/CS
Dr. Laszlo Kiraly
2005 March 3
item A40671/CS
Dr. Chas Nicholson
2005 May 20
item A40672/CS
Leslie Griffin
2005 June 18
item A40673/CS
Jim Maker
2005 September 25
item A40675/CS
Jay Trachtenberg, cont.
2006 August 17
item A40676/CS
Michael Goodwin
2005 September 3
item A40677/CS
Jay Trachtenberg
2006 August 17
item A40678/CS
Jeffrey Sipress
2007 August 25
item A40679/CS
Richard Burleigh
2006 January 24
item A40680/CS
Chas Thompson
2008 April 2
item A40681/CS
Mike Goldberg
2006 September 20
item A40682/CS
Bob Michaels
2005 October 4
item A40684/CS
Michal Lynch
2005 December 23
item A40686/CS
Justin Blais/Greg Freeland
item A40687/CS
Peter Feldman
2007 August 8
item A40689/CS
Michael Weisman
2000 December 23
item A40691/CS
Bob Michaels
2005 October 4
item A40692/CS
Brian Hubert
2007 January 31
item A40695/CS
COPY Chas Thompson
2008 April 2
item A40696/CS
Hallie White
2005 March 14
item A40697/CS
Jessica Kolbe
2005 June 30
item A40698/CS
Wendy Schumer
2005 June 28
item A40699/CS
Birdie Batiste-Baker
2005 December 15
item A40700/CS
Josef Woodard
2007 March 14
item A40701/CS
McKinley Vichers
2007 August 8
item A40702/CS
Jim Mosher
2005 September 25
item A40703/CS
John [Brecbrew]
2006 January 20
item A40704/CS
Sharon Hoshida
2008 February 16
item A40705/CS
Jean Olson
2005 September 15
item A40706/CS
Kenny Sultan
2005 September 14
item A40709/CS
Michael Meredith
2005 December 6
item A40710/CS
Greg Drust
2005 August 20
item A40711/CS
Tom Ball
2005 September 14
item A40712/CS
Cherl Louthen
2001 November 1
item A40713/CS
Thomas Jacob
2006 October 2
item A40714/CS
Rose Marie Keller
2004 August 11
item A40716/CS
Jim Cunningham
2005 August 11
item V15523/VHS
Blue Lester: Life and Times of Lester Young
