Leon Breeden Collection, 1919-2010

By Maristella Feustle

Collection Overview

Title:	Leon Breeden Collection, 1919-2010
Predominant Dates:	1950-1982
ID:	06/ 003
Primary Creator:	Breeden, Leon (1921-2010)
Extent:	220.0 Boxes
Date Acquired:	00/00/2002
Subjects:	Jazz One O'Clock Lab Band University of North Texas. College of Music
Languages:	English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection consists of Leon Breeden's extensive, and often self-selected archival materials from his entire career, during which time the One O'Clock Lab Band and the UNT Jazz Studies program rose to international prominence. Also present are personal recordings and writing, compositions, memorabilia, photos, and materials from his time at Texas Christian University, in New York City, and at Grand Prairie High School.

Biographical Note

Director of UNT's 1:00 Lab Band from 1959-1981, under whom the band and the jazz program rose to international prominence.

Subject/Index Terms

Access Information

Access Restrictions:

Access to this collection is provided only by special arrangement. Please contact the Music Library for more information.

Use Restrictions:

Reproduction and publication of materials in this collection are subject to the policies of the UNT Music Library. Copyright restrictions may apply.

Physical Access Note:

Collection is housed in the UNT Music Library. Advance notice for use is required. Please contact the Music Library for further information.

Reading Room or Duplication Requests

Depending on any access restrictions noted above, you may be able to request items be delivered to our reading room, or that we make reproductions for you. Just click on either the or icons in the listings below to be routed to our request form.

Administrative Information

Repository:	Music Library
Acquisition Source:	Leon Breeden
Acquisition Method:	Gift.

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Box and Folder Listing
Series 1: Binders Series 2: Papers Series 3: Compositions and arrangements Series 4: Reel-to-reel tapes Series 5: Reel-to-reel transfers to CD Series 6: Cassette tapes Series 7: Compact discs and LP records Series 8: Film and video Series 9: Realia All

The listing below is a partial representation of this finding aid's total contents. To see other series/containers, select an option in Browse by Series, above.

Series 1: Binders
- Sub-Series 1: Career and Lab Band History, Set 1
  - Box 1: 1950-1958 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711633.
  - Box 2: 1958-1960 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711634.
  - Box 3: 1960 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711635.
  - Box 4: 1961 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711636.
  - Box 5: 1962 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711637.
  - Box 6: 1963 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711638.
  - Box 7: 1964 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711639.
  - Box 8: 1965 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711640.
  - Box 9: 1966 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "A." Barcode 711641.
  - Box 10: 1966 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "B." Barcode 711642.
  - Box 11: 1967 January - 1967 February Request Reading Room Access
    
    First section of binder "1967-A." Barcode 711643.
  - Box 12: 1967 February - 1967 May Request Reading Room Access
    
    Remainder of part "A"; first section of part "B," March-May 1967. Barcode 711644.
  - Box 13: 1967 June - 1967 December Request Reading Room Access
    
    Remainder of binder "1967-B." Barcode 711645.
  - Box 14: 1968 January - 1968 March 18 Request Reading Room Access
    
    First section of binder "1968-A." Barcode 711646.
  - Box 15: 1968 March 19 - 1968 May Request Reading Room Access
    
    Reminder of "1968-A"; part "B," June-August 1968. Barcode 711647.
  - Box 16: 1968 September - 1969 March Request Reading Room Access
    
    Remainder of "1968-B"; first part of "1969-A," January-March 1969. Barcode 711648.
  - Box 17: 1969 July 20 - 1969 December Request Reading Room Access
    
    Binder "1969-A" continued; Binder "1969 B" July 20 1969 - December 1969. Barcode 711649.
  - Box 18: 1970 January - 1970 June 21 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "A." Barcode 711650.
  - Box 19: 1970 July - 1970 December Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "B." Barcode 711651.
  - Box 20: 1971 January - 1971 July Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "A" Barcode 711652.
  - Box 21: 1971 August - 1971 December Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "B." Barcode 711653.
  - Box 22: 1972 January - 1972 April Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "A." Barcode 711654.
  - Box 23: 1972 May - 1972 December Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "B." Barcode 711655.
  - Box 24: 1973 January - 1973 September Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "A." Barcode 711656.
  - Box 25: 1973 October - 1973 December Request Reading Room Access
    
    Remainder of Part "A." Barcode 711657.
  - Box 26: 1974 January - 1974 May Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "A." Barcode 711658.
  - Box 27: 1974 June - 1974 December Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "B." Barcode 711659.
  - Box 28: 1975 January - 1975 March Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "A." Barcode 711660.
  - Box 29: 1975 April - 1975 September Request Reading Room Access
    
    Remainder of Part "A"; Part "B." Barcode 711661.
  - Box 30: 1975 October - 1976 January Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "C," beginning of 1976-A. Barcode 711662.
  - Box 31: 1976 February - 1976 May Request Reading Room Access
    
    Remainder of part "A." Barcode 711663.
  - Box 32: 1976 June - 1976 October Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "B," first part of part "C" through October 1976. Barcode 711664.
  - Box 33: 1976 November-December; 1976 June-July Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "C" is remainder of 1976, followed by first binder from summer tour of Portugal and the USSR (mixed photos and papers). Barcode 711665.
  - Box 34: Tour of Portugal / Russia, continued, 1976 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Continuation of first binder from Portugal / Russia tour; entirety of second binder, all in page-protectors. Barcode 711666.
  - Box 35: 1977 January - 1977 April Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "A." Barcode 711667.
  - Box 36: 1977 May - 1977 September Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "A" concluded (May 1977); part "B" through September 1977. Barcode 711668.
  - Box 37: 1977 October - 1978 April Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "B" concluded; 1978-A through April, 1978. Barcode 711669.
  - Box 38: 1978 May - 1978 August Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "A" concluded; 1978 B. Barcode 711670.
  - Box 39: 1978 September - 1979 January Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "B"; 1979-A. Barcode 711671.
  - Box 40: 1979 February - 1979 May Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "A" continued. Barcode 711672.
  - Box 41: 1979 June - 1979 October Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "B"; Part "C". Barcode 711674.
  - Box 42: 1979 November -1980 March Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "C" concluded; 1980-A through March, 1980. Barcode 711673.
  - Box 43: 1980 April - 1980 August Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "A," concluded; part "B" through August 1980. Barcode 711675.
  - Box 44: 1980 September Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "B" concluded; part "C." Barcode 711676.
  - Box 45: 1981 January - 1981 April Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "A." Barcode 714850.
  - Box 46: 1981 April - 1981 December Request Reading Room Access
    
    Part "B." Barcode 714852.
  - Box 47: 1982-1983 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 714851.
- Sub-Series 2: Career and Lab Band History, Set 2
  - Box 1: Late 1950s-1960 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711677.
  - Box 2: 1961 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711678.
  - Box 3: 1962 - 1963 June Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711679.
  - Box 4: 1963 August - 1965 June Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711680.
  - Box 5: 1965 July - 1966 March Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711681.
  - Box 6: 1966 April - 1966 December Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711682.
  - Box 7: 1967 January - 1967 February Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711683. Includes the State Department-sponsored One O'Clock Lab Band tour of Mexico.
  - Box 8: 1967 March - 1967 October Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711684.
  - Box 9: 1967 November - 1968 November Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711685.
  - Box 10: 1968 December - 1969 September Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711686.
  - Box 11: 1969 October - 1970 March Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711687.
  - Box 12: 1970 April - 1970 June Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711688. Includes One O'Clock Lab Band tour of Germany.
  - Box 13: 1970 July - 1971 February Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711689.
  - Box 14: 1971 March - 1971 December Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711690.
  - Box 15: 1972 January - 1972 April Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711691.
  - Box 16: 1972 May - 1973 February Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711692.
  - Box 17: 1973 March - 1973 October Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711693.
  - Box 18: 1973 November - 1974 March Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711694.
  - Box 19: 1974 April - 1974 August Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711695.
  - Box 20: 1974 September - 1975 April Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711696.
  - Box 21: 1975 May - 1975 September Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711697.
  - Box 22: 1975 October - 1976 February Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711698.
  - Box 23: 1976 March - 1976 October Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 711699. See also: Box 35 for materials from the tour of Portugal and USSR.
  - Box 24: 1976 November - 1977 March Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 707012.
  - Box 25: 1977 April - 1977 August Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 707011.
  - Box 26: 1977 September - 1978 January Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 707010.
  - Box 27: 1978 February - 1978 May Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 707009.
  - Box 28: 1978 June - 1978 November Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 707008.
  - Box 29: 1978 December - 1979 May Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 707007.
  - Box 30: 1979 June - 1979 December Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 707006.
  - Box 31: 1980 January - 1980 August Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 707005.
  - Box 32: 1980 September - 1980 December Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 707004.
  - Box 33: 1981 January - 1981 April Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 707003.
  - Box 34: 1981 May - 1984 May Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 707002.
  - Box 35: Tour of Portugal and USSR, 1976 June - 1976 July Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 707001.
- Sub-Series 3: 1930-1959
  - Box 1: 1919-1944 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 707000.
  - Box 2: 1943-1947 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706999. There is some overlap/mixing between 1943 and 1944 in the original order of materials.
  - Box 3: "Leon Breeden Orchestra Misc.", 1946-1947 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706998.
  - Box 4: 1948-1949 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706997.
  - Box 5: Photographs, Texas Christian University, 1944-1949 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706996.
  - Box 6: Photographs, Grand Prairie, 1953-1959 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706995.
  - Box 7: Large documents from binders, Music Library file clippings Request Reading Room Access
    
    Contents: Breeden's marriage certificate, high school diploma, large photo print of Breeden and parents in 1922.
    Also contains photocopies of newspaper clippings from the Music Library's vertical file, retrieved in 1991.
    Barcode 714765.
- Sub-Series 4: 1984-2002
  - Box 1: 1984 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706994.
  - Box 2: 1985 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706993.
  - Box 3: 1986 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706991.
  - Box 4: 1987 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706990.
  - Box 5: 1988 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706992. Part "A."
  - Box 6: 1988 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706989. Part "B."
  - Box 7: 1989 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706988.
  - Box 8: 1990 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706987.
  - Box 9: 1991 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706986.
  - Box 10: 1992 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706985.
  - Box 11: 1993 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706984.
  - Box 12: 1994 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706983.
  - Box 13: 1995 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706982.
  - Box 14: 1996 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706981.
  - Box 15: 1997 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706980.
  - Box 16: 1998 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706979.
  - Box 17: 1999 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706978.
  - Box 18: 2000 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706977.
  - Box 19: 2001-2002 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706976.
- Sub-Series 5: Other Binders
  - Box 1: Autobiographical materials Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 697609.
    - Item 1: Texas Christian University, 1944-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
      
      Note from Breeden on first page: "These are from notebooks (to be combined with diaries information."
    - Item 2: "Diaries overview", 1944-1984 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Item 3: Stories Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Item 4: Book notes, stories Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Item 5: Materials from an alumni-led campaign to name band hall at Grand Prairie High School after Breeden Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
      
      Guestbook included in front pocket of binder.
    - Item 6: Speeches, 1978-2003 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Item 7: "Stan Kenton controversy", 2000 March-April Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
      
      Correspondence from a dispute over the handling of the Stan Kenton Collection at UNT.
  - Box 2: Indices to audiovisual materials Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 697586.
    - Item 1: Albums Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
      
      Index to a personal collection of record albums.
    - Item 2: Index to Tapes Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
      
      Print index to Lab Band reels and cassettes now largely contained in Series 4-6.
      Two copies.
    - Item 3: Cassettes Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
      
      Print index to Lab Band-related cassettes now contained in Series 6, Sub-Series 1.
    - Item 4: "Reel to Reels and..." Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
      
      Binder primarily concerned with cassettes despite title. Duplicate index of cassettes from USSR tour, and personal cassettes.
    - Item 5: Reel-to-Reels Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  - Box 3: Indices to audiovisual materials, continued Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 697587.
    - Item 1: Combined index to albums, tapes, books, instructional materials Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Item 2: "Misc. forms" Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
      
      Contains list of materials by topic. Note from Breeden: "First attempt to organize my things!" Also includes forms and form letter templates.
    - Folder 1: Inventory of personal reel-to-reel tapes, 1981 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
      
      Small section of supplemental material separate from binders.
  - Box 4: Indices to audiovisual materials, continued 2 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 697580.
    - Item 1: Omnibus index Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
      
      Albums, books, tapes, and Kenton music. Significant overlap with other indices.
    - Item 2: "NTSU Jazz Archives (2nd copy)" Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Item 3: Beta video index Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Item 4: "Background - Reunion '87" Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Item 5: "UNT 50th Jazz events" Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Item 6: Miscellaneous forms and documents Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  - Box 5: Additional indices and papers Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 707093.
    - Item 1: Stan Kenton clinics Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Item 2: Reel-to-Reels - additional copy Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Item 3: Beta tapes - additional copy Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Item 4: Floppy disks Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Item 5: Floppy disks, continued Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Item 6: North Texas Lab Bands - prospectus, 1965 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
      
      Foreword dated March, 1965.
  - Box 6: Additional binders and papers Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 707094.
    - Item 1: "Booklets - trip to England / Scotland", 1981 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Item 2: Magazines Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Item 3: Mazagines, continued Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Item 4: Assorted programs and booklets Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Item 5: Account book, 1955 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
      
      Records of music sold by Breeden to schools, organized by state.
    - Item 6: "History of Jazz Education," by R. Smith, 1990 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Item 7: Loose binder pages in page-protectors Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
      
      Primarily concerned with cassettes.
  - Box 7: Gene Lees' Jazzletter issues Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 697588.
    - Item 1: 1981 August 15 - 1987 March Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Item 2: 1987 April - 1993 August Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Item 3: 1993 September - 2002 June Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  - Box 8: Reunion photos, 1987 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 706975.
  - Box 9: Original binders - sampling Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 714843.

Leon Breeden Collection, 1919-2010

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Box and Folder ListingBrowse by SeriesSeries 1: BindersSeries 2: PapersSeries 3: Compositions and arrangementsSeries 4: Reel-to-reel tapesSeries 5: Reel-to-reel transfers to CDSeries 6: Cassette tapesSeries 7: Compact discs and LP recordsSeries 8: Film and videoSeries 9: RealiaAll

Series 1: Binders

Sub-Series 1: Career and Lab Band History, Set 1

Box 1: 1950-1958 Request Reading Room Access

Box 2: 1958-1960 Request Reading Room Access

Box 3: 1960 Request Reading Room Access

Box 4: 1961 Request Reading Room Access

Box 5: 1962 Request Reading Room Access

Box 6: 1963 Request Reading Room Access

Box 7: 1964 Request Reading Room Access

Box 8: 1965 Request Reading Room Access

Box 9: 1966 Request Reading Room Access

Box 10: 1966 Request Reading Room Access

Box 11: 1967 January - 1967 February Request Reading Room Access

Box 12: 1967 February - 1967 May Request Reading Room Access

Box 13: 1967 June - 1967 December Request Reading Room Access

Box 14: 1968 January - 1968 March 18 Request Reading Room Access

Box 15: 1968 March 19 - 1968 May Request Reading Room Access

Box 16: 1968 September - 1969 March Request Reading Room Access

Box 17: 1969 July 20 - 1969 December Request Reading Room Access

Box 18: 1970 January - 1970 June 21 Request Reading Room Access

Box 19: 1970 July - 1970 December Request Reading Room Access

Box 20: 1971 January - 1971 July Request Reading Room Access

Box 21: 1971 August - 1971 December Request Reading Room Access

Box 22: 1972 January - 1972 April Request Reading Room Access

Box 23: 1972 May - 1972 December Request Reading Room Access

Box 24: 1973 January - 1973 September Request Reading Room Access

Box 25: 1973 October - 1973 December Request Reading Room Access

Box 26: 1974 January - 1974 May Request Reading Room Access

Box 27: 1974 June - 1974 December Request Reading Room Access

Box 28: 1975 January - 1975 March Request Reading Room Access

Box 29: 1975 April - 1975 September Request Reading Room Access

Box 30: 1975 October - 1976 January Request Reading Room Access

Box 31: 1976 February - 1976 May Request Reading Room Access

Box 32: 1976 June - 1976 October Request Reading Room Access

Box 33: 1976 November-December; 1976 June-July Request Reading Room Access

Box 34: Tour of Portugal / Russia, continued, 1976 Request Reading Room Access

Box 35: 1977 January - 1977 April Request Reading Room Access

Box 36: 1977 May - 1977 September Request Reading Room Access

Box 37: 1977 October - 1978 April Request Reading Room Access

Box 38: 1978 May - 1978 August Request Reading Room Access

Box 39: 1978 September - 1979 January Request Reading Room Access

Box 40: 1979 February - 1979 May Request Reading Room Access

Box 41: 1979 June - 1979 October Request Reading Room Access

Box 42: 1979 November -1980 March Request Reading Room Access

Box 43: 1980 April - 1980 August Request Reading Room Access

Box 44: 1980 September Request Reading Room Access

Box 45: 1981 January - 1981 April Request Reading Room Access

Box 46: 1981 April - 1981 December Request Reading Room Access

Box 47: 1982-1983 Request Reading Room Access

Sub-Series 2: Career and Lab Band History, Set 2

Box 1: Late 1950s-1960 Request Reading Room Access

Box 2: 1961 Request Reading Room Access

Box 3: 1962 - 1963 June Request Reading Room Access

Box 4: 1963 August - 1965 June Request Reading Room Access

Box 5: 1965 July - 1966 March Request Reading Room Access

Box 6: 1966 April - 1966 December Request Reading Room Access

Box 7: 1967 January - 1967 February Request Reading Room Access

Box 8: 1967 March - 1967 October Request Reading Room Access

Box 9: 1967 November - 1968 November Request Reading Room Access

Box 10: 1968 December - 1969 September Request Reading Room Access

Box 11: 1969 October - 1970 March Request Reading Room Access

Box 12: 1970 April - 1970 June Request Reading Room Access

Box and Folder Listing
Series 1: Binders Series 2: Papers Series 3: Compositions and arrangements Series 4: Reel-to-reel tapes Series 5: Reel-to-reel transfers to CD Series 6: Cassette tapes Series 7: Compact discs and LP records Series 8: Film and video Series 9: Realia All