Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Jazz Musicians Photographic Collection
- Dates:
- c. 1940 - c. 1970
- Abstract:
- Collection of 18 vintage photographs of jazz musicians, ca. 1940-1970.
- Containers:
- Box: 1
- Extent:
- 1 Box (.21 linear ft.)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Jazz Musicians Photographic Collection, MSS-2021-08-26, San Jose State University Library, Special Collections & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Images are 8"x10" prints of Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Gentlemen of Jazz (Ramsey Lewis, Elsee Young, and Red Holt), Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Jimmy Lunceford, Mills Brothers, Della Reese, Sarah Vaughan, and Nancy Wilson.
- Biographical / historical:
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Jazz portraits from WalterFilm.
- Processing information:
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Collection processed by Michael Lara, and reviewed by Kate Steffens in 2021.
- Arrangement:
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This collection is arranged in alphabetical order by last name, with the exception of the Gentle-Men of Jazz group being filed under "G".
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Names:
- WalterFilm
San José State University. Library. Special Collections & Archives - Places:
- Basie, Count, 1904-1984
Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994.
Cole, Nat King, 1919-1965
Davis, Miles
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993.
Hampton, Lionel
Holt, Red, 1932-
Jazz.
Kriegsmann, James J.
Lewis, Ramsey
Lunceford, Jimmie
Mills Brothers
Reese, Della
Vaughan, Sarah, 1924-1990
Wilson, Nancy, 1937-2018
Young, Eldee
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-10-21 12:17:21 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to SJSU. Copyright has not been assigned to San Jose State University Library Special Collections and Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections and Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital reproductions of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
- Preferred citation:
-
Jazz Musicians Photographic Collection, MSS-2021-08-26, San Jose State University Library, Special Collections & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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One Washington SquareSan Jose, CA 95192-0028, US
- Contact:
- 408-808-2062