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Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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The collection is open for research. Only reference copies of audiovisual materials may be used.
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Collection Citation:
Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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The collection is open for research. Only reference copies of audiovisual materials may be used.
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Collection Citation:
Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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The collection is open for research. Only reference copies of audiovisual materials may be used.
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Collection Citation:
Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
The collection is open for research. Only reference copies of audiovisual materials may be used.
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Collection Citation:
Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
The collection is open for research. Only reference copies of audiovisual materials may be used.
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Collection Citation:
Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
The collection is open for research. Only reference copies of audiovisual materials may be used.
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Collection Citation:
Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
The collection is open for research. Only reference copies of audiovisual materials may be used.
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Collection Citation:
Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
The collection is open for research. Only reference copies of audiovisual materials may be used.
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Collection Citation:
Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
The collection is open for research. Only reference copies of audiovisual materials may be used.
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Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Contains materials on both national and international jazz organizations. While the majority of the newsletters, marketing materials, correspondence, photographs, handwritten notes, and other ephemera relate to organizations in California and New Orleans, Louisiana, others are headquartered in as far-reaching places as Denver, Boston, Florida, France, and South Africa. These materials are arranged in alphabetical order by the title of the organization. The materials in this series also include several publications related to jazz music and musicians and books, journal articles, and newspaper articles which are arranged in chronological order.
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Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Contains the numerous programs and posters that Levin collected at various events. Most frequently represented are concerts and festivals around California, specifically Los Angeles, though events held across the country and internationally are also found within this series. Additional materials related to jazz festivals and performances are also located in subseries 7.2, Ephemera, 1949-2002, undated. This subseries is arranged in chronological order.
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Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
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Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Contains a substantial number of personal photographs of Floyd and Lucille Levin, often with influential jazz artists. but also resources related to Levin's life and work. Biographical and autobiographical accounts of Levin's career are found in this series, as well as numerous awards, certificates, and medical and marriage records. The series is arranged in chronological order.
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Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Contains photographic prints, negatives, slides, newspaper articles, marketing materials, correspondence and personal notes on such disparate topics related to jazz and jazz history as the Palomar Ballroom Fire, jazz museums across the country, the 1976 "A Night in New Orleans" concert series that Levin co-produced, and numerous articles written by jazz critic and book reviewer, Whitney Balliett. Other materials included in this subseries relate to other jazz clubs and venues, the history of jazz in particular cities, photographs by notable jazz photographers, and some limited information on the history of women in jazz. Some photographs and other materials unrelated to jazz, jazz artists or jazz history are also found in this subseries, including information on Pablo Picasso and Ernest Hemingway. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by title.
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Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Contains materials collected by Levin for the purpose of writing his many articles; festival, concert, CD, book and record reviews and his publication, Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. The materials consist mainly of articles and newspaper clippings, as well as personal handwritten notes and e-mail correspondence with other jazz historians. Book manuscripts and lecture notes are also found within this series. While the materials mostly relate to jazz and jazz musicians, there are some miscellaneous articles on such diverse subjects as model trains, radio programming, and the Bosendorfer Piano. The materials are arranged in chronological order.
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Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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This subseries contains various interviews with George Van Epps conducted by the BBC, Capital LP, John McCain for KIPO Radio in Hawaii, and by Floyd Levin himself. The interviews date from 1966 to 1994 and are arranged in chronological order by date.
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Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Interview by John McCain, "The Real Deal Jazz Program," KIPO Radio, Honolulu, Hawaii, Disc 2
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Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Interview by John McCain, "The Real Deal Jazz Program," KIPO Radio, Honolulu, Hawaii, Disc 2
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Collection Citation:
Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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