Scope and Contents Among the correspondents in this folder are: Norman C. Schweikert, H. J. Romersa (concerning the upcoming National Trombone Workshop in Nashville. The ITA was formed at this meeting), E.C. "Buster" Bailey (concerning the sale of circus memorabilia of the late Clyde Wixom), Paul Luckey (concerning the fire at the Ft. Dodge, Iowa Municipal Bank Library, which destroyed all of Karl King's music "the work of a lifetime"), Harold B. Backman, Joseph Forstner, Jon Nicholson (several concerning his...

Scope and Contents Among the correspondents in this folder are: Harold B. Backman (several); Lee Patrick (concerning publishing a note of Bridges' recording service in the newsletter of the World Saxophone Congress); letter from Bridges to Mr. Patrick concerning his record collection and his general comments about saxophone playing in the past and present); Merle Evans (regarding the death of Karl King; Jim Walsh (regarding early saxophone players as well as the recording career of Patrick Gilmore in the...

Scope and Contents Among the correspondents in this folder are: a letter from Bridges dated 7-7-'71 to Peg and Bills Rare Records (offering to sell part of his record collection, including recordings of classical music, orchestral music, pop orchestras, Americana, show music, Edison cylinders, etc. totaling some 800 in all, plus various catalogs. he Prasters declined to buy the collection). Other correspondents include Lee Patrick of the World Saxophone Congress with a copy of its newsletter listing Bridges'...

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Among the correspondents in this folder are: Norman E. Hinkel; Ray H. Wise; Steven Brandon (thanking him for his help with Brandan's dissertation research on Walter Jacobs); and Harold B. Bachman (several).

Scope and Contents Among the correspondents in this folder are: Garry W. Pechin; Sara Lee Jewell (concerning the death of her husband, Leland Jewell, who was shot and killed during a robbery at the music store where he worked, one week after the completion of his thesis on Ernst Albert Gouturier. Bridges had been a great help to him in completing his thesis and she called Bridges "his major breakthrough in the study"); a letter from Bridges to Frederick P. Williams of Philadelphia offering to sell him 200...

Scope and Contents Among the correspondents in this folder are: Harold B. Bachman (several, including a chain letter. Also included is a letter dated April 6 about Gilmore and his grave. The envelope is marked "Last letter from Bachman); Frederick P. Williams (enclosing a check for 212 dollars to purchase the 237 records from Bridges, mentioned in his earlier letter. He also offered to buy the 365 records that Bridges mentioned earlier as well, when he decided to sell them.; Harold Hillyer (several); Richerd...

Scope and Contents Among the correspondents in this folder are: Paul Yoder (concerning the death of Harold B. Bachman); Ward F. Hodge (concerning Boos Band as well as several about the purchase of part of Bridges' collection of recordings); Paul E. Bierley (several concerning the status of his books on Sousa and Bridges' reply with personal and book-related news, another concerns Arthur Wise.); Larry Weed of ITA, asking Bridges to contribute an article for the first newsletter of the new organization); letter...