Yuri Vermenich Collection on Jazz Ephemera
Content Description
The collection consists of 15 signed photographs and 9 letters (box 1). The signatures on the photographs are by Pearl Bailey; Dave Brubeck, 1987; Skitch Henderson; Ted Heath; Elliot Lawrence; Billy Strayhorn; Andy Kirk, 1962; George Shearing; Gerry Mulligan; Red Norvo (2 photos); J. J. Johnson; Bob Wilber, 1975; Kai Winding (2 photos) and the letters are from Andy Kirk, 1962; Billy Strayhorn; Ted Heath, 1962; Skitch Henderson, 1962; Elliot Lawrence, 1963; Leonard Feather, 1963, 1964 (3 letters); Benny Goodman, 1962.
It also includes seven books about jazz that he translated to Russian (boxes 1 and 2).
Dates
- Creation: 1962-1987
Creator
- Vermenich, Yuri T., 1934-2016 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Restrictions on Use
Consult Head of Special Collections and Archives on permission for use.
Biographical / Historical
Yuri T. Vermenich was a Russian jazz historian and teacher, born in Voronezh on August 14, 1934. A radio engineer by profession, he graduated from the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute in 1957. With no special musical education, he first made the acquaintance of jazz music after World War II in 1946 and grew interested in it. He was founder and president of the Voronezh Jazz Club (1966)that organized jazz festivals and concerts, a member of the Council of Russian Jazz Federation and of the Russian Union of Professional Writers, and a teacher at Voronezh City Musical College. He was a judge at many jazz festivals, authored several articles in Russian newspapers and abroad, and translated to Russian over 30 books about jazz, including Leonard Feather's The Book of Jazz. Vermenich died on December 14, 2016.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Russian
Abstract
The collection consists of fifteen signed photographs and nine letters from American jazz musicians, and seven books about jazz that were translated to Russian.
Arrangement
Materials arranged in original order.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Yuri T. Vermenich in 2001.
Processing Information
Processed in 2013.
Subject
- Brubeck, Dave, 1920-2012 (Person)
- Henderson, Skitch, 1918-2005 (Person)
- Heath, Ted, 1902-1969 (Person)
- Lawrence, Elliot, 1925-2021 (Person)
- Strayhorn, Billy, 1915-1967 (Person)
- Kirk, Andy, 1898-1992 (Person)
- Shearing, George, 1919-2011 (Person)
- Mulligan, Gerry, 1927-1996 (Person)
- Norvo, Red, 1908-1999 (Person)
- Johnson, J. J., 1924-2001 (Person)
- Wilber, Bob, 1928-2019 (Person)
- Winding, Kai, 1922-1983 (Person)
- Feather, Leonard, 1914-1994 (Person)
- Goodman , Benny, 1909-1986 (Person)
Topical
- Title
- Guide to Yuri Vermenich Collection on Jazz Ephemera
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Laura Guedes; updated by Sara Szobody in 2022.
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository