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| Title: | University of Chicago. Library. Chicago Jazz Archive. Exhibits. Records |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1954-2006 |
| Size: | 11.75 linear feet (12 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | The University of Chicago Library Chicago Jazz Archive Exhibits Records contain publicity material, photocopies, brochures, announcements, articles, and ephemera related to Chicago Jazz Archive-produced exhibits, primarily "From Dreamland to Showcase: Jazz in Chicago, 1912-1996" and “Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet.” |
The collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: University of Chicago. Library. Chicago Jazz Archive. Exhibits. Records, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
Founded in 1976, the University of Chicago Library's Chicago Jazz Archive initially sought to preserve materials documenting the birth and early growth of jazz in Chicago. In partnership with the Jazz Institute of Chicago the collections grew significantly. Collections now detail more than eight decades of Chicago jazz life and history. Recordings, publications, photographs, articles, posters, programs, ticket stubs, and other ephemera of musicians, clubs, record companies, and jazz organizations are included in the collections.
In 2007-2008, the collections of the Chicago Jazz Archive were transferred to the University of Chicago Library's Special Collections Research Center.
The University of Chicago Library Chicago Jazz Archive Exhibits Records contain publicity, photocopies, brochures and programs, correspondence, announcements, articles, sheet music, slides, and ephemera related to Chicago Jazz Archive-produced exhibits, primarily "From Dreamland to Showcase: Jazz in Chicago, 1912-1996" and “Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet.” The collection is arranged by exhibit title. Material not pertaining to a specific exhibit is listed at the end. Oversize material is arranged according to size in Boxes 9-12.
“From Dreamland to Showcase: Jazz in Chicago, 1912-1996” was held in the Department of Special Collections, October 30, 1996 – February 28, 1997. The exhibition honored the 20th anniversary of the Chicago Jazz Archive. The majority of the exhibit contains scanned reproductions of historical photographs of musicians and Chicago jazz venues. Advertisements, brochures, and programs outline the exhibit’s content. The correspondence details the production of “From Dreamland to Showcase.” The newspaper and magazine articles document news coverage of the exhibit. Photographs taken of the exhibit are also included. There are two unfoldered boxes of slides of images from the exhibit.
“Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet” was presented in October-November 1989 and focused on the artwork of Longstreet, artist and jazz historian. Included are exhibit captions and scanned reproductions of photographs of musicians and Chicago jazz venues.
There are brochures and advertisements for other Chicago Jazz Archive exhibits including “Jazz, Literature, and Martin Luther King,” “Swing into Spring,” “Word Jazz and Written Riffs: Jazz in Poetry and Literature,” “The Chicago Tenor Tradition,” and “Hell Divin’ Women: Chicks in Jazz.” There are also captions and mounted record album covers from an exhibit highlighting the work of musicians in the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). Also included are captions from an exhibit on John Steiner.
There are brochures from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a program for the University of Chicago President’s lunch, a record, sheet music, and liner notes for an unidentified Dexter Gordon album. The booklet, written in Polish, is about the AACM and the Art Ensemble of Chicago. There is also a publication, Bluespeak.
| Box 1 Folder 1 | "The Chicago Tenor Tradition," Brochure, 1997 |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Advertisements |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Art Ensemble of Chicago |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Articles |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Benny Goodman and Red Norvo |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Captions |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," The Chicago Defender Building |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," The Chicago Tribune |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Club De Lisa |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 13 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Count Basie |
| Box 1 Folder 14 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Duke Ellington |
| Box 1 Folder 15 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Friar’s Inn |
| Box 1 Folder 16 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," The Green Mill |
| Box 1 Folder 17 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Helen Humes |
| Box 1 Folder 18 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Louis Armstrong |
| Box 1 Folder 19 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Marion McPartland |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," The Maroon Six |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Meade Lux Lewis and Albert Ammons |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Pekin Theater/Café/Inn |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Photographs |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Photographs |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Photographs |
| Box 2 Folder 7 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Photographs |
| Box 2 Folder 8 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Programs |
| Box 2 Folder 9 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Red Arrow |
| Box 2 Folder 10 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Roy Eldridge |
| Box 3 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," slides |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | "Hell Divin’ Women: Chicks in Jazz," brochure, 1998 |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | "An Introduction to Chicago Jazz," brochure, 1997 |
| Box 3 Folder 3 | "Jazz, Literature, and Martin Luther King," captions, 2005 |
| Box 3 Folder 4 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," Baby Dodds |
| Box 3 Folder 5 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions |
| Box 3 Folder 6 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions |
| Box 4 Folder 5 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions |
| Box 4 Folder 6 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions |
| Box 5 Folder 1 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions |
| Box 5 Folder 2 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions |
| Box 5 Folder 3 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions |
| Box 5 Folder 4 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions |
| Box 5 Folder 5 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions |
| Box 5 Folder 6 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions and photographs |
| Box 6 Folder 1 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions and photographs |
| Box 6 Folder 2 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions and photographs |
| Box 6 Folder 3 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions and photographs |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions and photographs |
| Box 6 Folder 5 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions and photographs |
| Box 6 Folder 6 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions and photographs |
| Box 7 Folder 1 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions and photographs |
| Box 7 Folder 2 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions and photographs |
| Box 7 Folder 3 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," captions and photographs |
| Box 7 Folder 4 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," Colosimo’s Café |
| Box 7 Folder 5 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," Friar’s Inn |
| Box 7 Folder 6 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," Garrick Lounge |
| Box 7 Folder 7 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," Grand Terrace |
| Box 7 Folder 8 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," Grand Theater |
| Box 7 Folder 9 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," Program |
| Box 7 Folder 10 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," Royal Gardens |
| Box 7 Folder 11 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," Savoy Ballroom |
| Box 7 Folder 12 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," Scale Steppers |
| Box 8 Folder 1 | "Swing into Spring," advertisement, 2006 |
| Box 8 Folder 2 | "Word Jazz and Written Riffs: Jazz in Poetry and Literature," captions, 2003 |
| Box 8 Folder 3 | Advertisement, Jazz Showcase, 1997 |
| Box 8 Folder 4 | Article, "Back to the Roots," Time Magazine, 1998 |
| Box 8 Folder 5 | Chicago Jazz Archive 20th Anniversary, autographs, 1997 |
| Box 8 Folder 6 | Chicago Jazz Archive, Edward Crilly donation list, 1999 |
| Box 8 Folder 7 | Discography, "Mean Mountain Music: Records of the 50’s," 1979 |
| Box 8 Folder 8 | Exhibit captions and reproductions, undated |
| Box 8 Folder 9 | The Jazz Institute of Chicago, brochure, 1989 |
| Box 8 Folder 10 | The Jazz Institute of Chicago, "Tenor Madness: Chicago Style," 1997 |
| Box 8 Folder 11 | The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, brochures, 1997-1998 |
| Box 8 Folder 12 | University of Chicago President’s Lunch, program, 1996 |
| Box 9 Folder 1 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," articles |
| Box 9 Folder 2 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Bronzeville Gazette |
| Box 9 Folder 3 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Chicago Daily News |
| Box 9 Folder 4 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," The Chicago Defender |
| Box 9 Folder 5 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," The Chicago Tribune |
| Box 9 Folder 6 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," Jazz Showcase |
| Box 9 Folder 7 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," photocopies |
| Box 9 Folder 8 | "From Dreamland to Showcase," sheet music |
| Box 9 Folder 9 | "Jazz-The Chicago Scene: The Art of Stephen Longstreet," Dreamland Café |
| Box 10 Folder 1 | John Steiner Exhibit, captions, 2005-2006 |
| Box 10 Folder 2 | John Steiner Exhibit, captions, 2005-2006 |
| Box 10 Folder 3 | Booklet, "Great Black Music," 2002 |
| Box 10 Folder 4 | Liner notes, undated |
| Box 10 Folder 5 | Publication, Bluespeak, 1998 |
| Box 10 Folder 6 | Record, Armand Hug Play Armand Piron, 1954 |
| Box 10 Folder 7 | Sheet music, undated |
| Box 11 Folder 1 | AACM Exhibit, Air Time, 1978 |
| Box 11 Folder 2 | AACM Exhibit, article, University of Chicago Magazine, 2001 |
| Box 11 Folder 3 | AACM Exhibit, Fred Anderson, The Missing Link, 1984 |
| Box 11 Folder 4 | AACM Exhibit, Leo Smith, Spirit Catcher, 1979 |
| Box 11 Folder 5 | AACM Exhibit, Lester Bowie, Numbers 1 and 2, 1967 |
| Box 12 Folder 1 | AACM Exhibit, Maurice McIntyre, Forces and Feelings, 1972 |
| Box 12 Folder 2 | AACM Exhibit, Roscoe Mitchell, Nonaah, 1977 |
| Box 12 Folder 3 | AACM Exhibit, Roscoe Mitchell, Old Quartet, 1975 |
| Box 12 Folder 4 | AACM Exhibit, Roscoe Mitchell Art Ensemble, Congliptous, 1968 |
| Box 12 Folder 5 | AACM Exhibit, Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound Ensemble, Snurdy Gurdy and her Dancin’ Shoes, 1981 |