Manuscripts and Published Writings, 1935-1966 and undated

This subseries is a representative cross section of Marshall Stearns's writings over four decades, beginning with early work for jazz and entertainment publications that demonstrate the depth of his reach to comprehend and articulate tenets of jazz history in such publications as Variety, Tempo and Down Beat, and later The Record Changer, Jazz Hot, and Musical America, and Dance. By the 1950s, Stearns's work regularly appeared in such popular publications as Saturday Review of Literature, Harper's, Life and the New York Times, scholarly publications, and liner notes. The series features both published works and typescripts, some of which do not identify where they were to be published. Additional writings and articles can be found in Stearns's artist file; others are identified in a May 18, 1961 resume that can be found in Series 6.