Institute of Jazz Studies

Institute of Jazz Studies A research center established at Rutgers University, New Jersey, in 1952, by Marshall Stearns (1908–1966). The institute operates under its own board of directors, receiving support from Rutgers, the U.S. government, and industry. An archival collection of 100,000 jazz recordings, 7,000 band and score arrangements, and a large collection of sheet music, clippings, more than 30,000 photographs, 7,000 books, and related material is maintained, and rare recordings are…