The Gosta Hagglof Collection

The Gosta Hagglof Collection represents one of the biggest European collections of Louis Armstrong materials. Hagglof was a banker by day and a tireless promoter of Armstrong’s legacy in his spare time, collecting rare recordings, producing tribute concerts, giving lectures and starting his own CD label, Ambassador Records. Hagglof passed away in 2009 and in his will, bequeathed his entire Armstrong collection to the Louis Armstrong House Museum. The collection is strong on unissued recordings of Armstrong concerts and broadcasts and contains near comprehensive coverage of Armstrong’s multiple Scandinavian tours.