Small Collections on Jazz, circa 1950-2005 PDF XML
Overview of the Collection
- Compiler
- University of Idaho. Library. Special Collections Dept.
- Title
- Small Collections on Jazz
- Dates
- circa
1950-2005 (inclusive)19502005
- Quantity
- approximately 3 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- IJC MG 13
- Summary
- Memorabilia and other materials.
- Repository
- University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 208-885-0845
libspec@uidaho.edu - Access Restrictions
-
The collection is open to the public. Researchers must use the collection in accordance with the policies of the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives.
- Languages
- This collection is in English.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection was assembled by Special Collections and Archives of the University of Idaho Library with gifts to the International Jazz Collections from a variety of sources.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
This manuscript group is part of the International Jazz Collections-IJC.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Consult Head of Special Collections and Archives on permissions for use.
Preferred Citation
Small Collections on Jazz, IJC MG 13, Special Collections and Archives, University of Idaho Library, Moscow, Idaho.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Container list.
Location of Collection
Special Collections and Archives of the University of Idaho Library and at the Student Union Building. Forty-eight hours advance notice is required to access artifacts housed offsite.Acquisition Information
Gift, Virginia Wicks, 2004.
Gift, Russell H. Vansant, 2005.
Gift, John Fairweather, 2005.
Gift, Beverly Lingle, 2010.
Gift, Robert M. Childs, 2014.
Processing Note
Processed in 2014.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| container | |
| Box 1 | Copy of a photograph of the original Benny
Goodman Quartet: Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa, and Lionel
Hampton Donor: Russell H. Vansant, 2005
|
| Box 1 | Color photograph showing Benny Goodman
standing next to a large sailfish. Photo verso: Grenada, W.I., December
1969 Donor: Russell H. Vansant, 2005
|
| Box 1 | Benny Goodman's fishing license issued by the
State of Alaska, June 1975 Donor: Russell H. Vansant, 2005
|
| Box 1 | Chan Parker open reel tape. Rockland Palace,
September 26, 1952. Charlie Parker with strings. Unissued "Rocker." The
following recordings appear that were first released in 1996: East of the
Sun; Stardust; Easy to Love; Dancing in the Dark; Just Friends; What Is This
Thing Called Love. Classics include Ornithology; Don't Blame Me; Everything
Happens to Me Donor: Russell H. Vansant, 2005
|
| Box 1 | Chan Parker open reel tape. May 17, 1950: Cool
Blues; 52nd Street Theme; This Time the Dream's On Me; Little Willie Leaps;
Round Midnight; Move; The Street Beat; Out of Nowhere; Embraceble You; Cool
Blues, Wahoo; Dizzy Atmosphere Donor: Russell H. Vansant, 2005
|
| Box 1 | Audiocassette and compact disc. Rehearsal of
the record "New Faces" with Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Branford Marsalis
(reeds), Kenny Kirkland (piano), Lonnie Plaxico (bass), and Robert Ameen
(drums) Donor: Russell H. Vansant, 2005
|
| Box 1 | Carmen McRae. Decca Records contract,
1954 Donor: Russell H. Vansant, 2005
|
| Box 1 | Carmen McRae scores. Day by Day, arranged by
Oliver Nelson (manuscript) and parts -- All the Things You Are, arranged by
Bill Holman (manuscript) and parts Donor: Unknown, 2001
|
| Box 1 | Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. Playbill and calendar,
2005 Donor: Russell H. Vansant, 2005
|
| Box 1 | Lionel Hampton with President Ronald Reagan,
CD, Nov. 1987 -- Lionel Hampton's 94th birthday celebration, photographs,
April 2002 Donor: Beverly Lingle, 2010
|
| Box 1 | Invitation to and photograph of the Dedication Ball at the Student Union
Ballroom of the University of Idaho, featuring Louis Armstrong and his
six-piece instrumental group. February 15, 1963 Donor: Christian Center at the University of Idaho, 2002
|
| Box 1 | Photographs of Shelly Manne (31
items) Donor: John Fairweather, 2005
|
| Box 2 | Jazz Club Lionel Hampton framed image. The
first panel of a wine list folio from the Jazz Club in Paris with an image
of Hampton in color. Inscribed: to my great, great pal Oscar Cohen. Lionel
Hampton Donor: Russell H. Vansant, 2005
|
| Box 2 | 11 1/2 inch by 10 1/2 inch frame holding a
letter from Ronald Reagan to Lionel Hampton in response to his Easter
greeting, dated May 24, 1982. Signed "Ron" Donor: Robert M. Childs, 2014
|
| Box 3 (offsite) | Benny Goodman's custom-made evening suit with
dress shirt. Label inside reads: H. Huntsman & Sons (London), Benny
Goodman Donor: Russell H. Vansant, 2005
|
| Box 4 (offsite) | Gerry Mulligan's houndstooth
jacket Donor: Russell H. Vansant, 2005
|
| Box 5 (offsite) | Benny Carter's African
marimba/xylophone Donor: Virginia Wicks, 2004
|
| Box | |
| 6-7 (offsite) | Conga Drum. This set of conga drums was used by Dizzy Gillespie at the Montreux-Detroit
Jazz Festival and then gifted to J.C. Heard on May 4, 1987. ("Guernsey's
Jazz Auction Catalog Addendum." Feb. 16, 2005, page 12. Jazz At Lincoln
Center, New York)
Purchased at the Guernsey auction by Russell H. Vansant and donated to the
IJC, in 2005
|
| Unboxed (offsite) | A four foot long rhythm stick inscribed with
the name on the haft: Dizzy Gillespie. This 'stick cymbal' was used by Dizzy Gillespie and then gifted to J.C.
Heard after a concert in Detroit, Michigan, in 1968. ("Guernsey's Jazz
Auction Catalog Addendum." Feb. 16, 2005, page 12. Jazz At Lincoln Center,
New York)
Purchased at the Guernsey auction by Russell H. Vansant and donated to the
IJC, in 2005
|
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Jazz--History--20th century--Sources
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Childs, Robert M. (donor)
- Fairweather, John (donor)
- Lingle, Beverly (donor)
- Vansant, Russell H. (donor)
- Wicks, Virginia (donor)
