Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Gifts, Sharon Preston-Folta, 2020 and 2022
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Processing History
Christopher Hartten and Shantel Lambert-Hardy processed the Sharon Preston-Folta Collection on Lucille Preston and Louis Armstrong and coded the finding aid in 2021. Jane Cross added the materials from the 2022 accrual in August 2023.
Transfers
One audio reel from the Sharon Preston-Folta Collection on Lucille Preston and Louis Armstrong has been transferred to the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, where it is identified as part of the Sharon Preston-Folta Collection of Louis Armstrong Correspondence (MAVIS collection no. 17455). An inventory of this material is available in the Music Division's collection file.
Other Repositories
The Louis Armstrong House Museum in Queens, New York, holds sound recordings, scrapbooks, personal papers, and other items formerly owned by Louis and Lucille (Wilson) Armstrong.
Related Material
The Music Division holds a variety of materials related to Louis Armstrong. The most significant of these are several holograph music manuscripts cataloged in ML96.A814 and miscellaneous autograph letters cataloged in ML95.A825. The latter includes the Louis Armstrong Correspondence to Joe Glaser and Other Material, which consists of 30 items. Additionally, the William P. Gottlieb Jazz Photograph Collection contains several iconic portraits of Armstrong.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item, date, container number], Sharon Preston-Folta Collection on Lucille Preston and Louis Armstrong, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.