https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/502fb9761bc49c7407bf27a2250f6a25.jpg 7b5a2356869bacb7377797d406a38f9a https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/ad67b25a3de05ecef6e053eb5234a838.jpg 1100e50f4f2cc51747125eb16ca94a9a https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/87c0e62c41a9c9e802b7aa14aab4e8e9.jpg 3390c032afcca964c5ca1e7612c1f6a4 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/7f2b30ad0655a83217362b225cfe18e5.jpg db8e5ba3a8b8ec15087c8c1d82b68f35 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/60047c019d522b12f808595abcf37c18.jpg 8bd620377ae3d2445e5f5155c05e572b https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/258ab7e2cf01fb8ef65df313bc928648.jpg bb573dc60c31160d2025991ce51d234a https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/49e61596f0441992fdafe755b6365ea5.jpg 7ab0befc5a192913f85b0b231e2de6f0 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/9a03480caf1533cad64dad0a288392cb.jpg ccd397ce8357d7f69ddfc29cd7e96494 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ephemera Collection Description An account of the resource In 2009, BBRM staff and volunteers began the archiving of this collection, with the arranging of objects chronologically (1935 – 1995) and the purchasing of proper archival storage materials. In 2011, an oral finding aid with provenance was constructed by conversations between University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies (UA SLIS) volunteer Lindsey Reynolds (now at University of Georgia, Athens Library) and BBRM Director Bob Friedman. In 2013 and 2014, those interviews were transcribed by UA SLIS volunteer Michael Mitchell (known affectionately as the MMT). For each object, the original finding aid conversation has been added and can be found in quotes in the description section. As of the most recent online uploading in August, 2019, the Ephemera Collection consisted of eight boxes containing 413 folders with approximately 850 files, spanning the period 1935-1989. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Big Story, The Blevins Aggregation Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 28: "Ok this is box 1 folder 28. It contains a number of pictures of the Blevins Aggregation broadcasting on WSGN along with a partial biography called “The Big Story” by Christine Stewart, which describes part of William Blevins’s history. And William Blevins of course was known as the South’s first race radio announcer. We received this booklet (incomplete) from Annie C. McCray of Birmingham, his daughter; She also provided the picture of the small aggregation which would appear to be from 1946. The large grouping was gathered at the Smith and Gaston Funeral Home Chapel which was located at 5th Avenue and 16th Street North. That information was supplied to us by Rev. Don Solomon. A.G. Gaston can be seen on the lower right at a microphone. That large group picture may be from the late 1930's when Gaston was known to have helped sponsor gospel singers. An article in a radio mag for the industry, known as "Coast to Coast," from January 12, 1938, mentions Blevins and the Booker T Washington Insurance Company, which was owned by AG Gaston, as his sponsor. The group pix was part of a collection of AG Gaston related photos of which we asked retired Birmingham News photographer, Bill Ricker, to photograph. We approximate that session to have taken place somewhere between 2000 and 2005." A. G. Gaston Blevins Aggregation The Big Story William Blevins WSGN