Towers
Newsletter of the Library Associates of the University of Idaho Library Spring 2011
Inside this issue:
Special Collections
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I’m honored to be able to greet you as the new Head of Special Collections and Archives here at the Library. Although I’ve only been on the job for a brief time (starting last August), I believe that we’ve already made substantial advances in expanding our collections and their visibility to scholars throughout Idaho and the world. This has been especially true of the International Jazz Collections (IJC).
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In Special Collections, we have completely processed the Lionel Hampton and Ella Fitzgerald collections, thanks to the meticulous work of Laura Guedes, and finding aids for these are now searchable online from anywhere in the world. We are also well into the process of organizing the Al Grey and Rosalie Soladar Memorial Collection with the help of Lionel Hampton School of Music Professor Alan Gemberling, himself a trombonist who played with Grey and many other jazz greats on
Ella Fitzgerald Downbeat Cafe, NYC 1949 from the Leonard Feather Jazz Collection, University of Idaho Library
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Lionel Hampton playing the vibraphone from the Lionel Hamption Library Collection, University of Idaho Library. a number of occasions. Working with Devin Becker, our new Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communication Librarian, we are actively digitizing photographs, scores, letters, and other materials from the IJC, so that both scholars and enthusiasts can access these collections without necessarily making the trip to Moscow. For those who will be in town for the Festival, please try and stop by the Library, where we’ll have a number of items on exhibit, including photographs by Herman Leonard, who was particularly well-known for his portraits of post-war jazz legends. There will also be a selection of items from the Ray and Cecilia Brown Collection, as well as select items from some of our smaller continued on page 2