Key (Troyce) Papers

A flyer for the Eli Mile High Club advertising the Troyce Key Blues Band
Eli's Mile High Club performance calendar, March 1984, Troyce Key papers, MS 83, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library.

Blues musician and night club owner Troyce Key (1937-1992) was born on September 7, 1937 in Jordon Plantation, Louisiana to Verdell and Lula May Key. The Troyce Key papers include correspondence, photographs, financial records, flyers, publicity material, and publications documenting the musical career of blues musician and nightclub owner Troyce Key. The papers are organized in to four series: Eli Mile High Records, Eli’s Mile High Club & Restaurant records, photographs, and assorted material.

Dates: circa 1920s-1997 (b. 1958-1992)
 
Collection number: MS 83
 
Creator: Key, Troyce.
 
Collection Size: 5 linear feet (11 boxes + 1 oversized box)
 

Guide to the Troyce Key Papers

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