Frank Kofsky Audio and Photography Collection of the Jazz and Rock Movement, 1965-1982, bulk 1966-1968

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Frank Kofsky Audio and Photography Collection of the Jazz and Rock Movement
Dates:
1965-1982, bulk 1966-1968
Creators:
Kofsky, Frank
Extent:
9 Linear Feet 9 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Frank Kofsky Audio and Photography Collection of the Jazz and Rock Movement. MS 312. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes photographs and audio recordings of interviews with renowned jazz and rock musicians, created by jazz scholar Frank Kofsky in the late 1960s. Included are photographic prints, contact sheets, negatives, and 35mm slides of such recording artists as John Coltrane, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Ornette Coleman, and Archie Shepp. The collection also contains approximately 50 audio recordings of interviews Kofsky conducted with these musicians and more, each approximately 30 to 90 minutes in length. A small number of typescripts and clippings of Kofsky's writings is also included.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Bonnie Kofsky, 2007.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Maureen Carey, Kate Dundon
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-01-21 19:06:11 UTC .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright for this collection resides with the Regents of the University of California. The publication or use of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use for research or educational purposes requires written permission from the copyright owner. UCSC Special Collections and Archives can grant permission to publish materials to which it holds the copyright.

Preferred citation:

Frank Kofsky Audio and Photography Collection of the Jazz and Rock Movement. MS 312. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Location of this collection:
Special Collections and Archives, University Library
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064, US
Contact:
(831) 459-2547