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Alvin Thaler was a producer and director for CBS television and served as production manager for the series The Seven Lively Arts. The collection consists of photographs and contact sheets, and negatives shot by Thaler during the production of "The Sound of Jazz," a single episode of The Seven Lively Arts that aired on December 8, 1957. less

William P. Gottlieb was a writer and photographer known for documenting jazz musicians, particularly for Down Beat magazine. The collection consists of black and white photographs taken by Gottlieb of jazz, classical, and pop musicians between 1938 and 1948. less

The New York Jazz Museum was founded in 1972 to preserve the history of jazz and to educate the public about jazz. The Museum closed its doors in June 1977 after a series of financial difficulties. The New York Jazz Museum Photograph Collection documents some of the activities of the Museum as well as segments of the history of jazz. The collection includes an extensive portrait collection of jazz artists (195?-197?) and some documentation of the Museum's programs and activities (1972-1977). less

The collection primarily documents people, places and events in Harlem from the early 1930s to the mid-1950s. The collection consists of studio and candid portraits of mainly African American personalities, Harlem residents, and fashion models; views of various social and political events in Harlem; and coverage of sports events and other news stories, representing the Smiths' freelance photography work for the New York Amsterdam News, the New York Age, and other African-American newspapers. Images depicting the personal activities of the Smith brothers are limited. less