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Jazz Organizations and Publications

Catalog Data

Collection Creator:
Garland, Ed  Search this
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971  Search this
Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890-1941  Search this
Darensbourg, Joe, 1906-1985  Search this
Davison, Bill  Search this
Blake, Eubie (James Herbert), 1883-1983  Search this
Wilson, Buster  Search this
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this
Collection Collector:
Levin, Floyd, 1922-2007  Search this
Collection Donor:
Levin, Lucille  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1943 - 2010
undated
Scope and Content Note:
Contains materials on both national and international jazz organizations. While the majority of the newsletters, marketing materials, correspondence, photographs, handwritten notes, and other ephemera relate to organizations in California and New Orleans, Louisiana, others are headquartered in as far-reaching places as Denver, Boston, Florida, France, and South Africa. These materials are arranged in alphabetical order by the title of the organization. The materials in this series also include several publications related to jazz music and musicians and books, journal articles, and newspaper articles which are arranged in chronological order.
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Only reference copies of audiovisual materials may be used.
Collection Rights:
Reproduction restricted due to copyright or trademark. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1222, Series 8
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Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep884490a2d-1629-4530-85c1-f751a8cd9592
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1222-ref14