Jeffrey Leeds Collection on NYU Glee Club
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Jeffrey Leeds is an actor, producer, and alumnus of New York University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Master of Science in Public Administration. He was a member of the NYU Glee Club and the original Vice President of the NYU Choral Arts Alumni Club. The Jeffrey Leeds Papers (dated 1936-2000) consist of materials created and collected by Jeffrey Leeds documenting his participation in the New York University Glee Club and other aspects of the university's musical organizations. Materials include performance programs, audio recordings, photographs, and other ephemera. The collection also includes Leeds' Glee Club blazer.
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Jeffrey Leeds is an actor and producer, and as of 2016 is the President of the All Out Arts Board of Directors. Leeds is an alumnus of New York University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Master of Science in Public Administration. He was a member of the NYU Glee Club and the original Vice President of the NYU Choral Arts Alumni Club.
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This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.
Content Description
The Jeffrey Leeds Papers (dated 1936-2000) consist of materials created and collected by Jeffrey Leeds documenting his participation in the New York University Glee Club and other aspects of the university's musical organizations. Materials include performance programs, audio recordings, photographs, and other ephemera. The collection also includes Leeds' Glee Club blazer and 11 photographs taken by Arthur Smithline documenting student musical group activities in the 1930s.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by the creator are maintained by New York University. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from New York University Archives, (212) 998-2646, university-archives@nyu.edu.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Jeffrey Leeds Collection on NYU Glee Club; MC 265; box number; folder number; New York University Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Jeffrey Leeds in July 2016; the accession number associated with this gift is 2016.026.
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Arthur Smithline were donated to E. Jon Revere by Suzanne Smithline Manion, Smithline's daughter, and her husband Glenn Manion. Revere, a former conductor of the NYU Glee Club, later gave the photographs to Jeffrey Leeds to be added to his collection.
Audiovisual Access Policies and Procedures
Access CDs for sound recordings in the collection are available by appointment for reading room viewing and listening only.
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Processing Information
At the time of accessioning materials were placed in acid-free folders and boxes, and described on the collection- and item-level. No other arrangement or physical interventions have taken place.
The collection's audio recordings have been digitized.