Institute of Jazz Studies collection of jazz oral history sound recordings
Dates
- 1956 - 2007
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 420 analog audiocassettes, 21 digital audio discs (CDs), 10 digital audiocassettes (DATs), and 10 open audiotape reels of recorded panel discussions, conference proceedings, and interviews with and about jazz musicians, writers, producers, and others. Interviews were recorded for radio, dubbed from live broadcasts, and/or conducted in person or via telephone. The conference and panel recordings cover a range of subjects, such as discographical research, cultural studies, and jazz musicians. Many of the interviews for radio were conducted by jazz historian and radio show host Phil Schaap.
Extent
12 Linear Feet (25 boxes)
420 audiocassettes (analog)
21 audio discs (CD)
10 audiocassettes (digital)
10 audiotape reels
Conditions Governing Access
Access to this collection is restricted due to the age, format, and condition of the media. Please contact the Institute of Jazz Studies for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Institute of Jazz Studies assembled this collection from recordings given by various donors.
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection comprises analog and digital audiocassettes, analog open-reel tapes, and CD recordings of oral histories, interviews, radio broadcasts, conference presentations, and other events pertaining to the study and performance of jazz music.
Biographical / Historical
The Institute of Jazz Studies (IJS) was incorporated in 1952 by Marshall Stearns, who donated the Institute and its collections to Rutgers University–Newark in 1966. The IJS became part of Rutgers University Libraries in 1984 and moved to the John Cotton Dana Library in 1994. The mission of the IJS is “to collect, preserve, and make accessible the heritage of jazz, an American art form that has been embraced by the world.” In addition to collections created by Institute employees such as the Jazz oral history sound recordings, IJS holdings include thousands of sound recordings, books, and serial publications; over 300 archival collections, and an artifact collection with hundreds of objects. The IJS acquired many of these collections under the leadership of former IJS Director Dan Morgenstern, former Associate Director Ed Berger, and current Director of Operations Vincent Pelote.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in three series based on type of content.
1. Interviews, 1956-2007, undated
2. Forums and conferences, 1974-2004, undated
3. Undetermined content, 1963-2004, undated
Separated Materials
Music recordings were separated from this collection.
Processing Information
This collection was processed during the 2017 Jazz Archives Fellowship Program at the Institute of Jazz Studies by fellows Adam Berkowitz, Jeannie Chen, and Ana Niño, and IJS faculty Adriana Cuervo, Angela Lawrence, and Elizabeth Surles.
- Title
- Institute of Jazz Studies collection of jazz oral history sound recordings
- Author
- Finding aid encoded in EAD, version 2002 by Adam Berkowitz, Jeannie Chen, Angela Lawrence, Ana Niño, and Elizabeth Surles.
- Date
- 2018 November
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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