Series
Government Support for Jazz and the Arts, 1956-1964
Dates
- 1956-1964
Scope and Contents
There are additional details on State Department jazz tours, beginning with the 1956 State Department Near East tour by the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra for which Stearns participated as a lecturer. (The remainder of the material covering the tour can be found in Series 2: Programs.) Stearns served as a cultural advisor to the State Department during this period.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for use.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
This series, arranged chronologically, details Stearns's activities on behalf of government support for the arts, particularly jazz, between 1956 and 1963.
Creator
- From the Collection: Stearns, Marshall Winslow
Part of the Institute of Jazz Studies Repository
Contact:
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185 University Avenue
John Cotton Dana Library
4th Floor
Newark New Jersey 07102 United States
973-353-5595
ask_ijs@libraries.rutgers.edu