Box 1
Container
Contains 13 Results:
Speech for Clement Price "Dizzy Gillespie Day" Concert, June 24, 1985
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie Collection (16 ln. feet) contains materials related to the renowned jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, Dizzy Gillespie. The Photographs series is the most extensive, offering comprehensive documentation of Gillespie’s personal and professional life. Among others, this series contains photographs captured during his international tours, promotional photoshoots, both on-stage and backstage interactions, and photographs taken during official ceremonies...
Dates:
June 24, 1985
U.S. Air Force Band Guest Artist Concert Series, Packet and Invitation, 1983
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie Collection (16 ln. feet) contains materials related to the renowned jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, Dizzy Gillespie. The Photographs series is the most extensive, offering comprehensive documentation of Gillespie’s personal and professional life. Among others, this series contains photographs captured during his international tours, promotional photoshoots, both on-stage and backstage interactions, and photographs taken during official ceremonies...
Dates:
1983
Chuck Mangione Memorabilia
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie Collection (16 ln. feet) contains materials related to the renowned jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, Dizzy Gillespie. The Photographs series is the most extensive, offering comprehensive documentation of Gillespie’s personal and professional life. Among others, this series contains photographs captured during his international tours, promotional photoshoots, both on-stage and backstage interactions, and photographs taken during official ceremonies...
Dates:
c. 1940s-2003
"The Savoy Story" First Edition, 1951
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie Collection (16 ln. feet) contains materials related to the renowned jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, Dizzy Gillespie. The Photographs series is the most extensive, offering comprehensive documentation of Gillespie’s personal and professional life. Among others, this series contains photographs captured during his international tours, promotional photoshoots, both on-stage and backstage interactions, and photographs taken during official ceremonies...
Dates:
1951
4th Annual International Jazz Hall of Fame Booklet, 1997 November
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie Collection (16 ln. feet) contains materials related to the renowned jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, Dizzy Gillespie. The Photographs series is the most extensive, offering comprehensive documentation of Gillespie’s personal and professional life. Among others, this series contains photographs captured during his international tours, promotional photoshoots, both on-stage and backstage interactions, and photographs taken during official ceremonies...
Dates:
1997 November
Material for Laurinburg Institute's Fund Drive for The Dizzy Gillespie Center and Hall of Fame, circa 1990s
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie Collection (16 ln. feet) contains materials related to the renowned jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, Dizzy Gillespie. The Photographs series is the most extensive, offering comprehensive documentation of Gillespie’s personal and professional life. Among others, this series contains photographs captured during his international tours, promotional photoshoots, both on-stage and backstage interactions, and photographs taken during official ceremonies...
Dates:
circa 1990s
JazzTimes issue with Dizzy Gillespie on Cover, 1987 April
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie Collection (16 ln. feet) contains materials related to the renowned jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, Dizzy Gillespie. The Photographs series is the most extensive, offering comprehensive documentation of Gillespie’s personal and professional life. Among others, this series contains photographs captured during his international tours, promotional photoshoots, both on-stage and backstage interactions, and photographs taken during official ceremonies...
Dates:
1987 April
Personal Notes and Correspondence, Dizzy to Lorraine, circa 1960s
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie Collection (16 ln. feet) contains materials related to the renowned jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, Dizzy Gillespie. The Photographs series is the most extensive, offering comprehensive documentation of Gillespie’s personal and professional life. Among others, this series contains photographs captured during his international tours, promotional photoshoots, both on-stage and backstage interactions, and photographs taken during official ceremonies...
Dates:
circa 1960s
The Muppet Show - Photographs
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie Collection (16 ln. feet) contains materials related to the renowned jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, Dizzy Gillespie. The Photographs series is the most extensive, offering comprehensive documentation of Gillespie’s personal and professional life. Among others, this series contains photographs captured during his international tours, promotional photoshoots, both on-stage and backstage interactions, and photographs taken during official ceremonies...
Dates:
c. 1940s-2003
The Muppet Show - Script for the "Dizzy Gillespie edition" of The Muppet Show, 1979 July
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie Collection (16 ln. feet) contains materials related to the renowned jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, Dizzy Gillespie. The Photographs series is the most extensive, offering comprehensive documentation of Gillespie’s personal and professional life. Among others, this series contains photographs captured during his international tours, promotional photoshoots, both on-stage and backstage interactions, and photographs taken during official ceremonies...
Dates:
1979 July
The Muppet Show - Script for the "Dizzy Gillespie edition" of The Muppet Show, binder, 1979 July
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie Collection (16 ln. feet) contains materials related to the renowned jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, Dizzy Gillespie. The Photographs series is the most extensive, offering comprehensive documentation of Gillespie’s personal and professional life. Among others, this series contains photographs captured during his international tours, promotional photoshoots, both on-stage and backstage interactions, and photographs taken during official ceremonies...
Dates:
1979 July
The Muppet Show - "The Muppet Show: Guide to London", circa 1980s
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie Collection (16 ln. feet) contains materials related to the renowned jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, Dizzy Gillespie. The Photographs series is the most extensive, offering comprehensive documentation of Gillespie’s personal and professional life. Among others, this series contains photographs captured during his international tours, promotional photoshoots, both on-stage and backstage interactions, and photographs taken during official ceremonies...
Dates:
circa 1980s
The Muppet Show - Personal Correspondence, 1982 - 1984
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie Collection (16 ln. feet) contains materials related to the renowned jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, Dizzy Gillespie. The Photographs series is the most extensive, offering comprehensive documentation of Gillespie’s personal and professional life. Among others, this series contains photographs captured during his international tours, promotional photoshoots, both on-stage and backstage interactions, and photographs taken during official ceremonies...
Dates:
1982 - 1984
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