Welcome to the National Jazz Archive website
The aim of the National Jazz Archive is to be the national repository and research centre for printed material, photographs and memorabilia relating to jazz.
The scope of the collection is jazz generally with the emphasis on British publications, however foreign works, particularly American are also collected.
The goals are:
- To acquire all material published in the UK on jazz through purchase, exchange and donation.
- To acquire older material and memorabilia, photographs, concert programmes, posters, etc. through exchange, purchase or donation.
- To acquire unpublished material, including personal letters and files of major British jazz musicians, by developing personal contacts.
- To acquire foreign publications by establishing contacts with a view to soliciting donations and exchanges.
- To offer a full information and enquiry service.
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