Jazz Institute of Chicago. Choice, Harriet. Collection, 1972

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IdentificationICU.SPCL.CHOICEH
TitleGuide to the Jazz Institute of Chicago Harriet Choice Collection1972-2002
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Library
LanguageEnglish
Date1972-2002
Physical Description8.25 linear feet (8 boxes)
RepositorySpecial Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.
AbstractHarriet Choice, journalist, editor and publishing executive, worked as a jazz critic for the Chicago Tribune. She was also a founding member of the Jazz Institute of Chicago. The collection contains photographs documenting jazz performances at festivals and concerts held around 1972-1973.

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

Biographical Note

Harriet Choice, journalist, editor and publishing executive, worked as a jazz critic for the Chicago Tribune. She was also a founding member of the Jazz Institute of Chicago.

Scope Note

The Jazz Institute of Chicago Harriet Choice Collection contains photographic negatives, prints and contact sheets, dating from the mid-1970s. Most of the photographs document jazz performances at festivals and concerts held around 1972-1973. Also included are informal portraits of performers and other individuals, as well as travel photographs.

Many of the photographs are credited to Alain Lerner, while others are credited to Harriet Choice. Most of the photographs are in the form of contact sheets and negatives, and are organized into several distinct numbered sets.

Most of the subjects in the photographs are unidentified. Draft indexes and research notes identifying some of the performers are included at the end of the collection. Also included is research material on the Newport Jazz Festival.