• Johnny Simmen Collection

  • Reference number
  • NJA/C/SIM
  • Title
  • Johnny Simmen Collection
  • Programme artist(s)
  • Programme venue(s)
  • Programme location(s)
  • Date of creation
  • 1940s-1990s
  • Level
  • Fonds
  • Quantity
  • 13 boxes
  • Description
  • A collection of over 4,000 letters written to Johnny Simmen from 160 jazz musicians over a period of approximately 40 years. Artists to write to Johnny Simmen included Ruby Braff, Doc Cheatham, Buck Clayton, Art Hodes, Illinois Jacquet, Max Kaminsky, 'Mezz' Mezzrow, Jimmy Rushing ,Muggsy Spaniel, Jess Stacy, Ralph Sutton and Teddy Wilson.,,
    The collection is filed in alphabetical order of surname. A listing of the senders' names accompanies the collection.
  • Format
  • Copy Status
  • Access considerations
  • Related Material
  • NJA/B/BOO/525; NJA/B/BOO/526; NJA/B/BOO/527; NJA/B/BOO/528
  • Thesaurus term
  • Jazz > Europe
  • Thesaurus term
  • Jazz > 1991-2000
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  • Jazz > 1981-1990
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  • Jazz > 1971-1980
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  • Jazz > 1961-1970
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  • Jazz > 1951-1960
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  • Jazz > 1941-1950
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  • Jazz > Social aspects
  • Thesaurus term
  • Jazz musicians > Great Britain > Correspondence
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  • Jazz musicians > United States > Correspondence
  • Thesaurus term
  • Jazz
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  • NJA keywords
  • Recording duration
  • Physical Description
  • Physical condition
  • Storage location
  • Loughton Archive-3
  • Name of creator
  • Simen, Johnny
  • Language
  • Colour
  • Out of copyright
  • Copyright expiry date
  • Copyright owner
  • Various
  • Copyright holder birth date
  • Copyright holder death date
  • Publisher
  • Place of publishing
  • Book Type
  • ISBN
  • Restricted access until
  • Access Status
  • Open
  • Web link
  • Accession number
  • NJA 126