Official pass for the Monterey Jazz Festival: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pink pass with black lettering and handwritten notations for the 1958 Monterey Jazz Festival that belonged to Ralph Gleason. The black printed text reads: [OFFICIALS / PASS / MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL / OCT 3-4-5, 1958]. The handwritten text in blue ink reads: [Ralph Gleason, San Francisco, Calif. Director]. The pass is signed by Hal Hallett.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1958
• Created by: Unidentified
• Owned by: Ralph Joseph Gleason, American, 1917 - 1975
• Signed by: Hal Hallett
• Type: passes (tickets)
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 2 1/4 x 4 in. (5.7 x 10.2 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American West
• Topic: Amusements
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Object number: 2011.68.5.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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