Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Edward Beach collection of jazz photographs and other iconography, 1940-1975 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1940-1975 |
| Bulk Dates | 1950-1975 |
| Call No. | ML31.B45 |
| Creator | Beach, Ed |
| Extent | approximately 150 items |
| Extent | 9 boxes |
| Extent | 5 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu007001 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2006577400 |
| Summary | The Edward Beach Collection of Jazz Photographs and Other Iconography consist exclusively of photographs and other iconography, primarily of jazz musicians, but a few notable figures from other musical and artistic disciplines are also represented. Images of particular interest include figures such as Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus, Bessie Smith, Aaron Copland, Serge Prokofiev, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Vaslav Nijinsky. |