Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Earl Newman Collection of Monterey Jazz Festival Posters

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1207
Creators:
Newman, Earl
Dates:
1963-2009, undated
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.6 Cubic feet
12 oversize folders
Repository:
Collection contains sixty-two posters commemorating the Monterey Jazz Festival created and signed by Earl Newman.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Collection consists of a set of sixty-two posters created by Earl Newman to publicize the Monterey Jazz Festival. The prints are numbered and signed by Mr. Newman and feature Ray Charles, BB King, Etta James, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and others. They are arranged in chronological order. Folders one through eleven contain the prints. Advertising and the cloth-covered portfolio to hold the poster collection are in folder twelve.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The collection is arranged into one series.

Administration

Author
Vanessa Broussard-Simmons and Camille Bethune-Brown
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to the Archives Center by Earl Newman, 1992 and 2010.
Processing Information
Processed by Vanessa Broussard-Simmons and Camille Bethune-Brown, 2015.

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Earl Newman Collection of Monterey Jazz Festival Posters, 1963-2009, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.

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Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Posters -- 1950-2000 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Screen prints Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jazz musicians -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art and music Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jazz Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Music -- 20th century Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Monterey Jazz Festival Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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