Photographic Materials
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971
label: Collection Creator
content: Blake, Eubie (James Herbert), 1883-1983
label: Collection Creator
content: Darensbourg, Joe, 1906-1985
label: Collection Creator
content: Davison, Bill
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Collection Creator
content: Garland, Ed
label: Collection Collector
content: Levin, Floyd, 1922-2007
label: Collection Donor
content: Levin, Lucille
label: Collection Creator
content: Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890-1941
label: Collection Creator
content: Wilson, Buster
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content: Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection
unitdate: label: Date
content: undated
label: Date
content: 1939-2001
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1222, Series 9
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Content Note
content: Consist of photographic materials including black and white and color prints and negatives taken by Floyd and Lucille Levin at social gatherings with musicians, festivals and concerts, and events held by jazz organizations that the Levins were active members. While many remain unidentified, those that are document jazz festivals primarily in Los Angeles and New Orleans, including the Southern California Hot Jazz Society and the New Orleans Jazz Festival, as well as the opening of exhibitions related to jazz musicians. Also included among the materials are photographs taken at birthday parties for Milt Hinton, Flip Phillips, Abe Lincoln, Rosy McHargue, Spud Murphy, and Ruby Braff. Materials are arranged in chronological order.