Southern California Hot Jazz Society Button
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content: Levin, Floyd
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content: <p>This button is from the Southern California Hot Jazz Society. It is made of off-white paper with orange and yellow ink covered with a clear film, on a two-piece metal button with a straight-style pin back. The button is printed:</p>
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content: <p>SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA<br>[image of trumpet]<br>HOT JAZZ SOCIETY</p>
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content: <p>The Southern California Hot Jazz Society was founded in 1950. The idea for this jazz society, originated in 1949 by Floyd Levin on his <i>Jazz on Parade</i> radio program. Considered as one of the oldest jazz clubs in the United States, SCJHS was a non-profit organization that promoted Dixieland or “Hot Jazz” music originating from New Orleans in the early 20th century. In 2016, SCHJS ceased its operations.</p>
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content: <p>Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as <i>Down Beat</i>, <i>Jazz Journal International</i>, <i>Metronome</i>, and <i>American Rag</i>. He also authored <i>Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians</i>. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.</p>
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content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: California
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Jazz
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Lucille Levin
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2011.3086.186
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content: 2011.3086
label: catalog number
content: 2011.3086.186
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content: button
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content: ink (overall material)
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content: metal (overall material)
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content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/4 in; x 5.715 cm