University of Colorado Boulder donor funds archivist to catalog and preserve 1,400 boxes of jazz memorabilia

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University of Colorado Boulder donor funds archivist to catalog and preserve 1,400 boxes of jazz memorabilia
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BOULDER, Colo. — A nationwide search is underway for someone to catalog and preserve 1,400 boxes of famous jazz musician Glenn Miller 's memorabilia at the University of Colorado Boulder, according to a news release from the school.

He wrote music for and played with some of the top musicians of the time, including the Dorsey Brothers, Benny Goodman and Harry James. A university alumnus and his wife have donated the funding to bring an archivist on board for the next two years to review and organize the materials.The archivist will also be tasked with making the materials more widely accessible for researchers and the public, in part by digitizing some items, according to the university.

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