The second largest series within the collection and relates to jazz music, jazz festivals and performances, recording studios and producers, and, to a lesser extent, jazz artists. Subseries 1, Business Cards, undated, contains the business cards of jazz artists, producers, critics, jazz club and foundation presidents as well as the cards of personal contacts that Levin acquired over decades in the field. Subseries 2, Ephemera, 1949-2002, undated, contains marketing materials and ephemera that Levin received in the mail as well as at events that he attended. Subseries 3, Fake Book, undated, contains an over 5,000 page book of jazz compositions collected by Charles B. Anderson and given to Floyd Levin. Subseries 4, Jazz Festival and Performance Programs and Posters, 1949-2006, undated, consists of the programs and posters collected by Levin at the numerous concerts he attended, and Subseries 5, Record Producers and Distributors, 1908-1995, undated, documents individuals who worked as producers, as well as for-profit and nonprofit record labels.
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
Sponsor:
Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.