Institutional History Collection

The Institutional History Collection charts the history of the Armstrong House and the Armstrong Archives since 1986. Videos of musical performances in the Museum’s garden, photographs of VIP visitors, photographs of past exhibitions, television news stories, newspaper and magazine coverage, awards—it’s a continually growing history of the Louis Armstrong House Museum and its work to preserve Armstrong’s legacy. View this video from 1991 when the Armstrong Archives first opened at Queens College. In the first few frames, you’ll see Dizzy Gillespie walking on the scene.