Vol. 14 No. 1 (2023)
From the Archives

How “The Kid from Red Bank” Came to Newark: Processing the Count Basie Family Papers and Artifacts at the Institute of Jazz Studies

Elizabeth Surles
Institute of Jazz Studies
Bio

Published 2023-05-30

How to Cite

Surles, E. (2023). How “The Kid from Red Bank” Came to Newark: Processing the Count Basie Family Papers and Artifacts at the Institute of Jazz Studies. Journal of Jazz Studies, 14(1), 134–144. https://doi.org/10.14713/jjs.v14i1.243

Abstract

Institute of Jazz Studies Archivist Elizabeth Surles reports on the acquisition, conservation, and processing of the Count Basie family papers and artifacts. She details select notable items in the collection and emphasizes portions of the collection of particular interest to jazz researchers.