78 RPM vinyl records.

Doc Cheatham was a jazz trumpet player. The papers contain photographs, autobiography, manuscript scores, audiotapes, clothing, and miscellaneous items.

Dizzy Gillespie was a jazz trumpeter, percussionist, pianist, and vocalist. This collection includes memorabilia that belonged to the artist.

Leonard Feather was a British journalist, jazz critic, producer, composer, and pianist. The collection contains his personal papers.

Al Grey was a jazz trombonist and bandleader. Rosalie Soladar was his companion and personal manager. Materials in this collection span most of Grey's career after their partnership. The collection includes contracts and schedules of Al Grey's engagements, correspondence, arrangements, clothing, artifacts and ephemera, audiotape master recordings, and a trombone.

Lionel Hampton was a jazz vibraphonist, drummer, pianist, composer, and bandleader. The materials in this collection span most of his musical career. The collection includes personal papers and business records, photographs, musical compositions, audiotape master recordings (in a variety of formats), and six musical instruments, including a vibraphone.

Published items relating to the history of jazz.

Jane Jarvis was a jazz pianist. The collection includes newspaper clippings, concert fliers and programs, arrangements, scores, and a Thomas electronic organ.

Stan Kenton was a jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. The collection consists of copies of arrangements.

Lionel Hampton Center, Jazz Festival, and Jazz Office papers, correspondence, records, memorabilia, posters, audio/visual media, and other materials.