Vol . I, no. 1 (May 1986)

Curt Jerde. “Dominic LaRocca’s Collection at Tulane’s Jazz Archive” – narrative description of LaRocca scrapbooks, interviews.

Karl Koenig. “Researching the Jazz Map at the Tulane Jazz Archive” – a guide to archival sources referencing the geography of New Orleans jazz.

Vol . I, no. 2 (November 1986)

Curt Jerde. “The ‘Palmer Method’ and the ‘Three R’s’ of Jazz Musicology at the Archive” – Tulane librarian Joel Palmer’s methodology relative to the archiving of jazz performance literature.

David Sager. “Archive Orchestrations – Bringing It Back Alive!” – Survey of vintage dance arrangements in Jazz Archive collection; New Leviathan Oriental Fox Trot Orchestra.

Vol. II, no. 1 (May 1987)

John Joyce. “The Same by Any Name? A Look at the Emerging New Orleans ‘Jazz’ Band” - Examines names and nomenclature in New Orleans jazz; Dixieland, Creole.

Philip E. Leinbach. “Some Thoughts on the Jazz Archive” – John Robichaux Orchestra, Ralston Crawford, Curt Jerde.

Bruce Boyd Raeburn. “Hogan Jazz Archive presents Al Rose Exhibit” – An overview of the Al Rose collection.

Alma Williams. “The Panorama of New Orleans Jazz: Graphics in the Archive” – An overview of the Jazz Archive’s photography holdings; Lee Friedlander, Ralston Crawford, Bernard Steinau, Jules Cahn, Don Perry, Mona McMurray, Jeanette Kimball.

Richard B. Allen. “Speaking of Jazz” – Frank Netto, New Orleans Owls, Rene Netto, Tony Almerico.

Curt Jerde. “With a Little Help from Our Friends – The Archive Exhibits the LaRocca Collection” – Narrative description of items in Nick laRocca Collection.

Eddie Edwards. “Featuring the Friends” – Eulogy for Allan Jaffe.

Lawrence Gushee , letter to editor – The Invincibles, Red Mackie.

Vol. II, no. 2 (November 1987)

William Carter. “Thanks, Allan” - For Allan Jaffe; Sandra Jaffe, Larry Borenstein, Preservation Hall.

Bruce Boyd Raeburn. “Russell-Jaffe Connection: More Than Jazz Revival” – Reflections on Bill Russell, his American Music label, and his relationship with Allan Jaffe and Preservation Hall.

Lawrence Gushee. “When Was Bunk Johnson Born and Why Should We Care?” – An examination of the early life of Bunk Johnson.

Curt Jerde. “Preserving the Essence: The Legacy of Allan Jaffe” – Eulogy, Preservation Hall.

Richard B. Allen “Speaking of Jazz: The First Interview” – Steve Brown, New Orleans Rhythm Kings.

Lawrence Gushee, letter to the editor – Louisiana Five, Anton Lada. Mike Hazeldine, letter to the editor – Frank-McCurdy Peerless Orchestra.

Vol. III, no. 1 (1988)

David Sager. “A Tale of the Slide Trombone in Early Jazz” - Eddie Edwards, “tailgate trombone,” Henry Fillmore, Kid Ory, George Brunies (Georg Brunis).

Bruce Boyd Raeburn. “Appreciating Jazz Discography” – Orin Blackstone, Charles Delauney. Curt Jerde, “On the Scholarly Side of the Street” - B-Sharp Club, Creole Fiesta Society, Camille Nickerson.

Ben Maygarden. “Putting the House in Order: Documenting Jazz Photography” – Cook Dreamland Orchestra, Clarence Desdunes’ Joyland Revelers, Emergency Relief Administration Band.

Richard B. Allen. “Speaking of Jazz: Godfrey Mayor Hirsch” – Biographical sketch of New Orleans musician Godfrey Hirsch; Johnny Bayersdorffer, New Orleans Owls, Saenger Theater, Louis Prima, Dawnbusters.

Al Rose. “South Rampart Street” – Jake Itzkovitch, Eagle Saloon, Frankie Duson, Red Onion Cabaret, Pelican Dance Hall, Peter Lacaze, Astoria Hotel, “Beansie” Fauria.

Vol. IV, no. 1 (May 1989)

Ben Maygarden. “Joe Robichaux: After the Sun Goes Down” - Biographical account of Joe Robichaux; John Robichaux, Lyric Theater, Fred Washington, Steve Lewis, Jones-Collins Astoria Hot Eight, New Orleans Rhythm Boys, George Lewis Band.

Alma Williams. “Archive Receives Ray Bauduc and Joe Mares Collections” – Appraisal of contents of Bauduc and Mares collections.

Dick Allen. “The Local and International Dave Winstein, Part 1” – Biographical account of local Musicians Union president Dave Winstein; AFM Local 174 and 174-496.

Kahne Parsons. “Alternative Aspects of Sheet Music in the Hogan Jazz Archive” – Germania Music Society, Jenny Lind, “Washingtonian Quick Step,” “Cuba Free or Die.”

Frank Driggs, letter to editor - Black Beauty, White Heat.

Vol. IV, no. 2 (December 1989)

Dan Weisman. “The Louisiana Phonograph Company” - Nineteenth-century recordings in New Orleans; Louis “Bebe” Vasnier, “Brudder Rasmus Sermons,” George Paoletti, Willie Cornish.

Kahne Parsons. “District Favorites” – Storyville, Jelly Roll Morton, Mamie Desdume, Tony Jackson, Lulu White, Hilma Burt.

Richard B. Allen. “The Local and International Dave Winstein – Part 2” – Continued from vol. IV, no. 1; Sharkey Bonano, Dawnbusters, Pinky Vidacovich, Ellis Stratakos Orchestra, American Federation of Musicians, AFM Local 174.

Vol. V, no. 1-2 (1990)

Richard B. Allen. “Who Was Bennie Pottle?” - Discussion of name authority issues and other anomalies encountered in New Orleans jazz research; Brunies Brothers, Lester Bouchon, Paul Barbarin.

Bruce Boyd Raeburn. “Recent Major Donations to the Hogan jazz Archive” – Dr. Michel Bastide, Raymond Burke, John W. “Knocky” Parker, Tad Jones, Jan Shapiro, Al Rose, Diana Rose.

Kahne Parsons. “The Wonderful World of Wiggs” – Biographical sketch of Johnny Wiggs; Wingy Manone, Joe Oliver, Norman Brownlee.

Tim Brooks, letter to editor – Louisiana Phonograph Company, Louis Vasnier.

Vol. VI, no. 1 (May 1991)

Bruce Boyd Raeburn. “Jazz and the Italian Connection” - A discussion of the Italian influence in New Orleans jazz; Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Nick LaRocca, Tony Sbarbaro, Curly Lizana, Charlie Cordilla.

Jack Stewart. “The Original Dixieland Jazz Band’s Place in History” – Examines “conventional wisdom” regarding the original Dixieland Jazz Band.

Girard P. Mouton III and Alma Williams. “The Eyes of Jazz” – – A look at New Orleans photographers whose subjects included jazz bands; Arthur P. Bedou, Villard Paddio, Magnolia Studio.

Richard B. Allen. “A Testament to Two Friends” – Memorial to Chester Zardis, Percy Humphrey.

Vol. VI, no. 2 (December 1991)

Jack Stewart. “The Mexican Band Legend: Myth, Reality, and Musical Impact; a Preliminary Investigation” - Examines influence of The Mexican Band on New Orleans jazz; 1884 World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, Juventino Rosas, Florencio Ramos, Encarnacion Payen, Payen’s Mexican Military Band, Joseph “Sou Sou” Oramous.

James Lincoln Collier, letter to editor – point of view on racial climate of the American recording industry in the 1910s; Original Dixieland Jazz Band, James Reese Europe, Wilber Sweatman.

Vol. VII, no. 1-2 (December 1992)

Tor Magnusson and Don Peak. “The Recordings of Snoozer Quinn, Legendary Guitar Player” - Biographical account of guitarist Edwin “Snoozer” Quinn and his recorded legacy; Paul Whiteman, Frankie Trumbauer, Bing Crosby, Johnny Wiggs.

Bruce Boyd Raeburn. “Dancing Hot and Sweet: New Orleans Jazz in the 1920s” - Explores the relationship between jazz and dance; Buddy Bolden, the Castles, Original Creole Orchestra, Original Dixieland Jazz Band.

Vol. VIII, no. 1-2 (December 1993)

Lynn Abbott. “Brown Skin, Who You For?’ Another Look at Clarence Williams’s Early Career” - Archival research-driven examination of composer Clarence Williams’s early years in New Orleans; A. J. Piron, Williams & Piron Publishing Company, Manhattan Cabaret.

Ivan Bodley, letter to editor – reaction to assertions made by James Lincoln Collier regarding racial provenance of Original Dixieland Jazz Band recordings.

Alan Lomax, letter to editor – questions racial balance of articles published in The Jazz Archivist.

Vol. IX, no. 1 (May 1994)

Jack Stewart. “The Mexican Band Legend – Part II” - Continued exploration of influence of Mexican Band in New Orleans Jazz; “Over the Waves,” saxophone in New Orleans, Junius Hart Music Company, William T. Francis.

Alma D. Williams. “Danny Barker” - Eulogy.

Vol. IX, no. 2 (December 1994)

Lynn Abbott and Jack Stewart. “The Iroquois Theater” - A survey of activities at New Orleans’ most important African American vaudeville theater of the 1910s, offering black entertainment for black audiences; southern vaudeville, Willie Jackson, Clarence Williams, Bruce Jazz Stock Company.

John McCusker. “Ory Baptismal Certificate” - Report on the discovery of baptismal certificate of pioneer jazz trombonist Edward “Kid” Ory.

Vol. X, no. 1-2 (May - December 1995)

Charles Suhor. “Jazz in New Orleans in the 1960s” - A survey of the diversification of jazz in New Orleans in the 1960s; traditional jazz, Dixieland jazz, jazz revival, Preservation Hall, Louis Armstrong Park, jazz festivals, modern jazz.

Vol. XI, no. 1 (May 1996)

Jack Stewart. “The Other Professors” - An account of six pianist-composers from the New Orleans pantheon; Laurent Dubuclet; Henri Wehrmann; Al Verges, Joe Verges, Leon Verges, Louis Verges.

Vol. XII, no. 1 (May 1997)

Bruce Boyd Raeburn. “Jewish Jazzmen in New Orleans, 1890-1940: