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Acknowledgments

The Jazz Institute of Chicago Edgar Crilly Collection was processed and preserved as part of the "Uncovering New Chicago Archives Project," funded with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Descriptive Summary

Title:	Jazz Institute of Chicago. Crilly, Edgar. Collection
Dates:	1954-1992
Size:	1.75 linear feet (3 boxes)
Repository:	Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.
Abstract:	Edgar Crilly, former board member of the Jazz Institute of Chicago. The Jazz Institute of Chicago Edgar Crilly Collection contains photographs, publications, newspaper articles, correspondence, drawings, and event ephemera.

Information on Use

Access

The collection is open for research.

Citation

When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Jazz Institute of Chicago. Crilly, Edgar. Collection, [Box#, Folder#], Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library

Biographical Note

Edgar Crilly served as a board member of the Jazz Institute of Chicago.

Scope Note

The Jazz Institute of Chicago Edgar Crilly Collection contains photographs, publications, articles, correspondence, drawings, and event ephemera. The articles are mostly from The Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times and feature jazz musicians such as Sonny Rollins, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, and Duke Ellington as well as local jazz and blues festivals such as the Chicago Jazz Festival. The correspondence contains a Jazz Institute of Chicago attendance list and other documents related to Crilly's role as board member of the JIC. Also included are personal postcards from friends. The event ephemera include programs, fliers, and concert announcements for the Jazz Institute of Chicago and Illinois Institute of Technology. Publications included are Downbeat, Jazz, Mosiac Records, "Creative World," Gene Lees Jazzletter,” “Browsers” and books on jazz and musicians. Some photographs of jazz musicians are autographed. There is also material on musician Red Saunders. The drawings are of a vocalist and bassist. Oversize materials are in Box 3.

Related Resources

The following related resources are located in the Department of Special Collections:

http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/spcl/select.html

Chicago Jazz Archive

Jazz Institute of Chicago Administrative Records

Subject Headings

Crilly, Edgar

Jazz Institute of Chicago

University of Chicago. Chicago Jazz Archive

Jazz

Jazz -- Illinois -- Chicago

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