Historical evidence ·
Tatums Band
The January 5, 1922 Black Dispatch reports a Tatums Band concert at Franklin School and music for a Masonic parade and at night. The concert wording conflicts between Friday and Saturday, so December 30–31, 1921 remains a range. The parade date is inferred as January 3, 1922. School-aged membership does not establish formal school sponsorship, and continuity with D. M. Jackson's later 1936–1940 music program remains unresolved.
- Community
- Tatums
- Historical setting
- Oklahoma
- Ensemble
- community band with school-aged membership; exact sponsorship and instrumentation unresolved
- Earliest reviewed evidence
- 1921-12-30/31 — Franklin School concert; source conflicts between Friday and Saturday
- Later reviewed evidence
- 1922-01-03 — Masonic parade and nighttime music; date inferred from January 5 'last Tuesday'
- People named in the sources
- Unnamed band members, most described as attending school; J. C. Collins was Masonic worshipful master, not established as band director
What remains uncertain
Possible relationship to the Tatums School music program directed by D. M. Jackson in 1936–1940 is unresolved; do not extend continuity without evidence.
High for exact Tatums Band identity and completed parade/night/concert activity from a contemporary Black newspaper; medium for inferred dates; formal sponsorship, instrumentation, director and roster are absent.
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