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 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

Part of the Institute of Jazz Studies Repository

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