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  • 'Masters of our own destiny': Cultures of preservation at the Victorian Jazz Archive in Melbourne, Australia

    Author(s)
    Baker, Sarah
    Huber, Alison
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Baker, Sarah L.
    Year published
    2013
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    Abstract
    This article introduces the work of a volunteer-run, 'DIY institution': the Victorian Jazz Archive (VJA), located in Melbourne, Australia. This archive was set up in 1996 by a community of enthusiasts who saw a need for an archival facility to house the growing volume of jazz ephemera otherwise in danger of being lost from the public record. The VJA survives on a small budget that relies on grants, donations and membership fees, and remains open and accessible only through the generosity of an army of volunteers dedicated to preserving this music's material history. Drawing on fieldwork conducted at the archive, including ...
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    This article introduces the work of a volunteer-run, 'DIY institution': the Victorian Jazz Archive (VJA), located in Melbourne, Australia. This archive was set up in 1996 by a community of enthusiasts who saw a need for an archival facility to house the growing volume of jazz ephemera otherwise in danger of being lost from the public record. The VJA survives on a small budget that relies on grants, donations and membership fees, and remains open and accessible only through the generosity of an army of volunteers dedicated to preserving this music's material history. Drawing on fieldwork conducted at the archive, including in-depth interviews with fourteen volunteers, the article explores some of the cultural and social func- tions of this informal institution. It describes the ways in which volunteers perceive the impor-tance of vernacular knowledge to the task of archiving jazz, and what this might mean for the sustainability of the VJA.
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    Journal Title
    Popular Music History
    Volume
    7
    Issue
    3
    Publisher URI
    https://www.equinoxpub.com/journals/index.php/PMH
    Copyright Statement
    Self-archiving of the author-manuscript version is not yet supported by this journal. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version or contact the authors for more information.
    Subject
    Sociology not elsewhere classified
    Performing Arts and Creative Writing
    Historical Studies
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/59766
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