Tad Hershorn Collection of Jazz Research Materials [collection]:Bibliographic Record Description: Performing Arts Encyclopedia, Library of Congress

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Tad Hershorn Collection of Jazz Research Materials [collection]

Title: Tad Hershorn Collection of Jazz Research Materials [collection]
Language: English
Form: collection
Physical Description: 4 boxes
Abstract: Tad Hershron has written about and photographed jazz since the late 1960s in his hometown of Dallas, Texas. His work has appeared in JazzTimes and Swing Journal, as well as on covers of recordings by Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie. He received a Master's degree in history from George Mason University, followed by an M.L.S. from the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in archives and manuscripts. In 1999, he began working as an archivist at the Institute for Jazz Studies at Rutgers University. This collection represents his research on a projected biography of jazz impresario Norman Granz.
Contents Note: Photocopies of clippings and programs relating to Norman Granz and his touring concert series Jazz at the Philharmonic, including biographies of jazz musicians and transcribed interviews with guitarist Herb Ellis and pianist Hank Jones.
Preferred Citation: Tad Hershorn Collection of Jazz Research Materials, Music Division, Library of Congress
Access Permissions: Researchers wishing to work with special collections are advised to inquire in advance about availability of material since many special collections are stored off-site.
Copyright: Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
Subjects: African Americans in the Performing Arts; Jazz; Hershorn, Tad; Granz, Norman; Jazz at the Philharmonic
Repository: Music Division, Library of Congress

Last Updated: 01-25-2011

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