Pikes Peak Jazz & Swing Society Button: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This button is from the Pikes Peak Jazz and Swing Society in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is a round button with a white background with black and green ink covered with a clear film, on a two-piece metal button with a pin back. The button is printed:

Pikes Peak Jazz and Swing Society (PPJASS) was formed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1985. The group holds monthly meetings and is dedicated to supporting jazz performances and events and fostering educational opportunities for its community. PPJASS is a member of the American Federation of Jazz Societies (AFJS).

Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.

Materials, dates and provenance

• user: Levin, Floyd
• Object Name: button
• Physical Description: ink (overall material)
• Physical Description: metal (overall material)
• Physical Description: paper (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 2 1/4 in; x 5.715 cm
• place made: United States: Colorado, Colorado Springs
• ID Number: 2011.3086.183
• nonaccession number: 2011.3086
• catalog number: 2011.3086.183
• Credit Line: Gift of Lucille Levin
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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