Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1920 June 11 | Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad |
| 1924 | Scott and family immigrated to Harlem, New York City |
| 1928 | Accepted at Juilliard to study piano with Paul Wagner |
| 1933 | Performed piano and trumpet in her mother's band, Alma Long Scott's American Creolians |
| 1936 | Performed on radio programs for the Mutual Broadcasting System |
| 1938 | Performed on Broadway in Sing Out the News |
| 1939-1943 | Featured performer at Café Society |
| 1942 | Performed on Broadway in Priorities of 1942 |
| 1943-1945 | Appeared as herself in the films Something to Shout About, I Dood It, The Heat's On, Broadway Rhythm, and Rhapsody in Blue |
| 1945 | Married New York Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. |
| 1946 | Son Adam Clayton Powell III born |
| 1950 July 3 | Hosted the The Hazel Scott Show on the DuMont Television Network, becoming the first African-American to host their own TV show |
| 1950 September 22 | Testified in front of the House Committee on Un-American Activities |
| 1950 September 27 | Last broadcast of the The Hazel Scott Show |
| 1955 | Recorded Relaxed Piano Moods with Charles Mingus and Max Roach |
| 1957 | Moved to Paris and gave concerts across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East |
| 1958 | Appeared in the French film Le désordre et la nuit |
| 1960 | Divorced Adam Clayton Powell Jr. |
| 1961 | Married Swiss-Italian comedian Ezio Bedin |
| 1967 | Moved back to the United States |
| 1981 October 2 | Died in Manhattan |