This article discusses the research methods and issues involved in investigating the musical migration from New Orleans to Chicago in the early 20th century and surveys research sources on this period of early jazz. Wang seeks to put several myths to rest, such as that of a musical exodus after the closing of Storyville, New Orleans' red light district, and of a rapid, unidirectional flow of talent between the two cities.
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archives, census, Chicago, early 20th century, early jazz, early jazz journalism, Illinois Central Railroad, jazz history, libraries, migration, New Orleans, newspapers, oral histories, research methods