So Cal Jazz Fest Button: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This button is from the New Orleans Jazz Club of Southern California Jazz Fest in Santa Ana, California, in 1993. It is a made of white paper with black printing covered with a clear film, on a round two-piece metal button with a pin back. The button is printed:

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIF SO CAL JAZZ FEST 1993 OCT. 2-3 SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA

The New Orleans Jazz Club of Southern California was founded in 1968. It is a non-profit organization formed to preserve and perpetuate classic jazz through performing and educational opportunities. The organization hosts regular club meetings and several jazz performances throughout the year.

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

• date made: 1993
• 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: California, Santa Ana
• ID Number: 2011.3086.081
• nonaccession number: 2011.3086
• catalog number: 2011.3086.081
• Credit Line: Gift of Lucille Levin
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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