Artists Files

Object Details

Collection Creator: Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971; Blake, Eubie (James Herbert), 1883-1983; Darensbourg, Joe, 1906-1985; Davison, Bill; Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974; Garland, Ed
Collection Collector: Levin, Floyd, 1922-2007
Collection Donor: Levin, Lucille
Collection Creator: Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890-1941; Wilson, Buster

Sponsor: Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

Collection Citation: Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Collection Rights: Reproduction restricted due to copyright or trademark. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Scope and Content Note: Contains the largest and most significant amount of material in the collection. Materials include many photographs, both taken by and acquired by Floyd Levin, newspaper articles, oral history transcripts, personal and professional correspondence, personal papers, and ephemera related to jazz artists both obscure and internationally recognized. In addition, the materials document other closely related musical genres including blues and swing. Materials are divided into three subseries: 5.1, General Materials, 1880-2010, undated; 5.2, Obituaries, 1941-2004; and 5.3, Interviews, 1969-2001.

Collection Restrictions: The collection is open for research. Only reference copies of audiovisual materials may be used.