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Collection Performer:
Lincoln, Abbey, 1930 -  Search this
Adderly, Nat, 1931-2000  Search this
Wilson, Nancy, 1937-  Search this
Mbulu, Letta  Search this
Adderley, Cannonball  Search this
Montgomery, Wes, 1925-1968  Search this
Horn, Shirley, 1934-  Search this
Collection Donor:
Levy, Devra Hall  Search this
Collection Creator:
Levy, John, 1912-2012  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1916-2010, undated
Scope and Contents:
Materials consists of John Levy's personal papers relating to his early life, his time as a musician, and various events in his management career. The materials are dated 1916-2010, with the bulk of the materials falling between the 1940s and early 2000s. The folders are arranged chronologically with undated material at the end. Early materials include childhood photographs and Levy's grammar school certificate. Photographs, scrapbook pages, programs, and one VHS tape document Levy's career as a musician in Chicago in the 1940s, particularly his role as a bassist in the Stuff Smith Trio. Newspaper clippings and magazine articles cover Levy's musicianship and his later management career. Other papers include correspondence, typed and handwritten notes, and undated photographs. Materials from Levy's later career and life in the 1990s-2000s consist of event programs, awards and certificates, and VHS tapes.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
John and Devra Hall Levy Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1221, Subseries 1.1
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John and Devra Hall Levy Collection
John and Devra Hall Levy Collection / Series 1: Personal Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep858cf158a-e7b4-41db-b2ef-17e2214fd126
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1221-ref516