July/August 2000
In This Issue July/August 2000
The Armstrong Collection
Candid backstage recordings and a gold-plated trumpet from a king share the space at the Louis Armstrong house.
By Michael Cogswell
Volume 21, Issue 4
The album cover of Louis Armstrong's hot 5 for Columbia Records.
Jim Flora, Historic New Orleans Collection, William Russell Collection, and the Smithsonian Institution
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Features
Jazz--An American Elixir
A jamboree of blues, ragtime, gospel, and country combine into a unique brew.
By Pedro PonceMelodic Invention
Fats Waller's flair for pipe-organ and piano solos showcases his skill not only as a vocalist but as a composer.
By Steven BudianskyHigh Finance
For clients ranging from courtesans to Voltaire, notaries served as financial advisers in eighteenth-century France.
By Philip T. HoffmanMoney and Power
A Greek historian first noted the connection between wealth and power.
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Departments
Conversation
The Ways of Empire
How the new Oxford History of the British Empire gives voice to both colonizers and the colonized is discussed by Wm. Roger Louis and NEH Chairman William R. Ferris.
Executive Function
Dorothy Schwartz of Maine
The director of the Maine Humanities Council speaks about community-driven programs and renewing civic culture.
By Richard CarterEdNote
