Guide to the Jazz Musicians Photographic Collection MSS.2021.08.26
Processed by Michael Lara, reviewed by Kate Steffens
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
09/13/2021
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0028
special.collections@sjsu.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Title: Jazz Musicians Photographic Collection
Identifier/Call Number: MSS.2021.08.26
Physical Description:
1 Box
(.21 linear ft.)
Date (inclusive): c. 1940 - c. 1970
Abstract: Collection of 18 vintage photographs of jazz musicians, ca. 1940-1970.
Container: 1
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in alphabetical order by last name, with the exception of the Gentle-Men of Jazz group being filed
under "G".
Biographical / Historical
Jazz portraits from WalterFilm.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Michael Lara, and reviewed by Kate Steffens in 2021.
Content Description
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
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
WalterFilm
San José State University. Library. Special Collections & Archives
Box 1
Count Basie and His Orchestra portrait by James Kriegsmann
1955
Box 1
Cab Calloway full portrait by James Kriegsmann
undated
Box 1
The Nat "King" Cole Musical Story
1955
Box 1
Lionel Hampton and His Band
1957
Box 1
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra
undated
Box 1
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra
undated
Box 1
The Gentle-Men of Jazz featuring Ramsey Lewis - Eldee Young - "Red" Holt
undated
Box 1
The Mills Brothers
undated
