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Jazz and Swing Foundation records
Collection
Identifier: M069
Abstract:
The Jazz and Swing Foundation was a non-profit organization that existed 1986-1988, in order to collect and preserve jazz and swing sound recordings and information about jazz and swing music and musicians. Its records contain board and organizational information as well as various subject files.
Dates:
1986-1988
Found in:
Special Collections
John and Seymour Rennolds collection
Collection
Identifier: M135
Scope and Content of the Collection
The John and Seymour Rennolds Collection covers the time period from 1933 to about 1992. The manuscript portion of the collection includes materials that the Rennolds gathered on twentieth-century lyricist and composer Johnny Mercer (1909-1976). Included in the collection are a brief history of the collection itself, general files, correspondence, clippings and programs, music and lyrics, song magazines, one photograph, and three videotapes.A significant part of the manuscript...
Dates:
1933-circa 1992; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1985
Found in:
Special Collections
Margaret Whiting collection
Collection
Identifier: M064
Abstract:
The Margaret Whiting collection consists of printed, visual, and audio materials relating to the careers of singer Margaret Whiting and her friend, songwriter Johnny Mercer, as well as Johnny Rotella and Emma Kelly.
Dates:
1924-2010; Majority of material found within 1946 - 2007
Found in:
Special Collections
Wayne W. Daniel collection
Collection
Identifier: M108
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Wayne W. Daniel collection contains manuscript copies of the book Pickin' on Peachtree, audio cassette recordings of oral histories, photographs, posters and event flyers, commercial and non-commercial sound recordings, as well as commercial and non-commercial video recordings. The bulk of the collection is made up of Dr. Daniel's research files that he utilized to write his numerous articles and papers on country music as well as ...
Dates:
1891-2007
Found in:
Special Collections