Small Collections on Jazz, circa 1950-2005

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives; Childs, , Robert M. (donor); Fairweather, John (donor); Lingle, Beverly (donor); Vansant, Russell H. (donor); Wicks, Virginia (donor); Fittipaldi (donor), Mimi
Title
Small Collections on Jazz
Dates
circa 1950-2005 (inclusive)
Quantity
3 cubic feet
Collection Number
IJC MG 013
Summary
Memorabilia and other materials.
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public. Researchers must use the collection in accordance with the policies of the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection was assembled by Special Collections and Archives of the University of Idaho Library with gifts to the International Jazz Collections from a variety of sources.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Consult Head of Special Collections and Archives on permissions for use.

Preferred Citation

Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Container list.

Location of Collection

Special Collections and Archives of the University of Idaho Library and at the Student Union Building. Forty-eight hours advance notice is required to access artifacts housed offsite.

Acquisition Information

Gift, Virginia Wicks, 2004.

Gift, Russell H. Vansant, 2005.

Gift, John Fairweather, 2005.

Gift, Beverly Lingle, 2010.

Gift, Robert M. Childs, 2014.

Gift, Mimi Fittipaldi, 2023.

Processing Note

Processed in 2014. Updated in 2023.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I: MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1
Copy of a photograph of the original Benny Goodman Quartet: Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa, and Lionel Hampton
Donor: Russell H. Vansant, 2005
1
Color photograph showing Benny Goodman standing next to a large sailfish. Photo verso: Grenada, W.I.
Donor: Russell H. Vansant, 2005
December 1969
1
Benny Goodman's fishing license issued by the State of Alaska
Donor: Russell H. Vansant, 2005
June 1975
1
Chan Parker open reel tape. Rockland Palace: Charlie Parker with strings. Unissued "Rocker." The following recordings appear that were first released in 1996: East of the Sun; Stardust; Easy to Love; Dancing in the Dark; Just Friends; What Is This Thing Called Love. Classics include Ornithology; Don't Blame Me; Everything Happens to Me
Donor: Russell H. Vansant, 2005
September 26, 1952
1
Chan Parker open reel tape: Cool Blues; 52nd Street Theme; This Time the Dream's On Me; Little Willie Leaps; Round Midnight; Move; The Street Beat; Out of Nowhere; Embraceble You; Cool Blues, Wahoo; Dizzy Atmosphere
May 17, 1950
1
Audiocassette and compact disc. Rehearsal of the record "New Faces" with Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Branford Marsalis (reeds), Kenny Kirkland (piano), Lonnie Plaxico (bass), and Robert Ameen (drums)
Donor: Russell H. Vansant, 2005
1
Carmen McRae. Decca Records contract
1954
1
Carmen McRae scores. Day by Day, arranged by Oliver Nelson (manuscript) and parts -- All the Things You Are, arranged by Bill Holman (manuscript) and parts
Donor: Unknown, 2001
1
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. Playbill and calendar
Donor: Russell H. Vansant, 2005
2005
1
Lionel Hampton with President Ronald Reagan, CD, Nov. 1987 -- Lionel Hampton's 94th birthday celebration, photographs
Donor: Beverly Lingle, 2010
April 2002
1
Invitation to and photograph of the Dedication Ball at the Student Union Ballroom of the University of Idaho, featuring Louis Armstrong and his six-piece instrumental group.
Donor: Christian Center at the University of Idaho, 2002 Digital Links: 1. Invitation 2. Dedication Ball
February 15, 1963
1
Photographs of Shelly Manne (31 items)
Donor: John Fairweather, 2005
2
Jazz Club Lionel Hampton framed image. The first panel of a wine list folio from the Jazz Club in Paris with an image of Hampton in color. Inscribed: to my great, great pal Oscar Cohen. Lionel Hampton
Donor: Russell H. Vansant, 2005
2
11 1/2 inch by 10 1/2 inch frame holding a letter from Ronald Reagan to Lionel Hampton in response to his Easter greeting; Signed "Ron"
Donor: Robert M. Childs, 2014
May 24, 1982
3 (offsite)
Benny Goodman's custom-made evening suit with dress shirt. Label inside reads: H. Huntsman & Sons (London), Benny Goodman
Donor: Russell H. Vansant, 2005
4 (offsite)
Gerry Mulligan's houndstooth jacket
Donor: Russell H. Vansant, 2005
5 (offsite)
Benny Carter's African marimba/xylophone
Donor: Virginia Wicks, 2004
6-7 (offsite)
Conga Drum
This set of conga drums was used by Dizzy Gillespie at the Montreux-Detroit Jazz Festival and then gifted to J.C. Heard on May 4, 1987. ("Guernsey's Jazz Auction Catalog Addendum." Feb. 16, 2005, page 12. Jazz At Lincoln Center, New York). Purchased at the Guernsey auction by Russell H. Vansant and donated to the IJC, in 2005.
Unboxed (offsite)
A four foot long rhythm stick inscribed with the name on the haft: Dizzy Gillespie.
This 'stick cymbal' was used by Dizzy Gillespie and then gifted to J.C. Heard after a concert in Detroit, Michigan, in 1968. ("Guernsey's Jazz Auction Catalog Addendum." Feb. 16, 2005, page 12. Jazz At Lincoln Center, New York). Purchased at the Guernsey auction by Russell H. Vansant and donated to the IJC, in 2005.
Box
8
Lionel Hampton performing at Kennesaw State University (17 photographs)
Donor: Mimi Fittipaldi, 2023
undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Jazz singers

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Childs, , Robert M. (donor) (fmo)
    • Fairweather, John (donor) (fmo)
    • Fittipaldi (donor), Mimi (fmo)
    • Lingle, Beverly (donor) (fmo)
    • Vansant, Russell H. (donor) (fmo)
    • Wicks, Virginia (donor) (fmo)