15 10 504 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/a572fa85f96b325793064d7ece9c0758.jpg 0e63e00735b82be97ae7e97953389164 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/0334eeaddf70303ee0a971a12ee80dc8.jpg 939d74ec5d9b1c326ea4aae14c9ed107 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/ca09e6a4c440e4d7752cf47b7c75430e.jpg 782840fb8f810f25240c72730b4af651 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 Heavenly Four Gospel Singers Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 51: "Folder 51, two pictures from 1949. Right? From 1949, pictures of the Heavenly Four Gospel Singers, Don Solomon’s group. An earlier picture and a newer picture with Robert, Don, Monroe, a Charles Brown and a James (?). They “integrated” Sundays at WVOK. Also the location where their manager Leroy Garrett (adult in both pictures) learned radio which resulted in his starting WEUP in Huntsville in 1958. Original pictures from Don. I copied them. Don's house burned. I copied them again for him." 1940s Charles Brown Gospel Leroy Garrett The Heavenly Four WEUP WVOK https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/0a94bd00ec296b10316ef054fb99605e.jpg a8e545b6c2ee9841dd6186276e8e2bb4 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/0c9e5c6b8d634642d0e0265d0ab81c34.jpg 3ff8484fb447eed99c1ed76e8a264dca 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 Ben Franklin Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 52: "Moving along to folder number, box 1 folder 52, are pictures of Ben Franklin and he is inside the 3801 Bessemer Superhighway in Bessemer the middle rack provided link service to the Red Mountain transmitter in 1948, Red Mountain tower fed the mutual network back to Bessemer, Alabama, and in the photo Ben is seen here as the engineer. We got that picture from Ben Franklin himself, and the original is in the folder and then we blew it up as big as we could. Ben Franklin turned the radio station WJLD on in 1942 and had an extensive career in radio back into the 30s and we have a lot of interview time with Ben on tape, and on a disc." 1940s Ben Franklin Bessemer Bessemer Superhighway Red Mountain WJLD https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/bd7bd794f64d6f91d254e2fabe893030.jpg 176521039d17b50811f7e5ae6be82320 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 Forniss Building Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 53: "Okay this is folder number 53, pictures of the Forniss Building on 4th Avenue. It is not there now. Edwards Chevrolet uses that property for body work so that’s gone. But this picture was taken in January of ’49. The reason its in the folder is because in September of ’49 WEDR moved into this building. Now we blew up the picture, we got the picture from the Birmingham Public Library archives, and when you look closely, there are music lessons being given in this building. And there is a woman on the second floor, I’m not sure if she’s just looking out or washing the windows. They had a notary public, and a lot else we cannot make out. Georgia’s Music Studios on the first floor as well. We were glad to get this picture, because it’s very close to circa WEDR beginning." 1940s Birmingham Public Library Forniss Building WEDR https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/cbcab0d1c0d2cd2b31d05c6ed4be7da1.jpg fc26337b8167efab1f14b22970b7edbd https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/23190d0bd524625929cafaa9720e0c05.jpg 0c1b01f3c85852eb8ae9476db1bc0dfa 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 WJLD / WJLN Building, Red Mountain Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 54: "And we are on box number 1 this is folder number 54, which are pictures of the studio and transmitter, we think this is the studio, of WJLD/WJLN where the tower is which (the tower) still exists on Red Mountain. Not sure if this is the studio or if its only the transmitter site. It might be the studio for WJLN but the transmitter site for WJLD and WJLN 1949. The station is still in the studios on Bessemer Super Highway at this time, until 1952 when it does move to Red Mountain. Photo was taken May 12, 1949 both of the tower and of the studio building. And these are again pictures taken from the library archives which were gotten from the tax assessor’s office and transferred to the library archives." 1940s Bessemer Bessemer Superhighway Red Mountain WJLD WJLN https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/023f400ab2f127ed6d3e0aca1fb40ac7.jpg 2f2eb29a9c0d596ecaa3c23c01f2bc58 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 Stars of WDIA, Memphis Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 55: "This is box number one number 55. It is a replica of the staff at WDIA Memphis, the first all black-staffed radio station in the United States. Which depicts 5 of its most popular disc jockeys at the time, including who would become a very famous recording artist, Rufus Thomas. Of course WDIA has a tremendous history; there is a publication you can buy, a book, on the history of WDIA - "Wheelin on Beale" - by Louis Cantor, with a forward by B.B.. King - which is a great book, written by one of the children of the founders of WDIA. If it was all black-staffed doesn’t mean it was all black-owned. The first black-owned station was in Atlanta -WERD - in 1949 as well. And WDIA went on the air about 8 months before WEDR here in Birmingham. Many people appeared on WDIA including BB King and Elvis Presley." A. C. "Moohah" Williams Ford Nelson Memphis Nat Williams Rufus Thomas WDIA Willa Monroe https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/8716585d5822e429a971bedb7f77ee35.jpg 6d35299f1b97c34033934e4ec592e215 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. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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 Promo, Decca Records Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 56: "Okay we are now in box number 1 folder 56 from 1949, September to be exact. It is a promo piece put out by Decca Records of their artists which includes pictures of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Billy Epstein, Billie Holiday, and it looks like the fella who wrote “Stardust”. What was his name... The best song and the best record, I don’t know who these two guys are. Oh wait a minute “Stardust”, And the guy who wrote the best song, Hoagy Carmichael wrote “Stardust”. <singing>" 1940s Billie Holiday Decca Records https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/fadee4f274eb53552b0519ea7016e3c0.jpg 405513055c0cf722277b5c59c9b46556 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/b98023e0c5566faac36d05cda4392faf.jpg a1049977a670ebf26335e3c3da14af4a 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. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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 Constitution, Bylaws and Rules of Order, Birmingham Federation of Labor Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 57: "Alright here we go. This is box 1 folder 57, which contains the constitutions bylaws and rules of order of the Birmingham Federation of Labor as amended from August ‘37 through June of ‘47 so the book is still in existence as of this moment in time. As well some stationary from the Radio Broadcast Technicians and Engineers who were apparently a subsidiary of the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local union number 253. They were associated with the AFL. This may be before the AFL and CIO joined; obviously it is because it would have been different stationary. This is June 25, 1949 announcing that the local is on strike at radio station WBRC, and it was directed to the Birmingham Federation of Labor, so labor unity back in the day. It’s not clear where this was obtained. It may have been obtained from Ben Franklin." 1940s American Federation of Labor (AFL) Birmingham Federation of Labor International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Radio Broadcast Technicians and Engineers Unions WBRC https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/538684db0d29b141173682e256413309.jpg 85dffeec87cb603bdc0cd4fe7811eb5c 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. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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 Advertisement, General Electric G-E Table Radios Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 58: "Alright, box 1 we’re up to number 58. Folder 58 is an ad for a General Electric radio from the period from 1949. It was in Life magazine. It was just to kind of show you the technology of the time. What the radios looked like. This radio cost only, only 27 dollars. In 1949 that was big money baby. That was a weeks pay at least. Bob found this in an antique store." 1940s General Electric https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/c5ead9eb3eae58ef584a02545eb18848.jpg 3c0be7a73afc9cfab0f3ad3c10db5af0 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/efcb56be57236b18257fe606b52ce3a0.jpg 9ac69c8262cffe8932c8ec080e3340aa https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/4d9f577ab2d621a77d8f54a9852b18c1.jpg 12d8bddf76058b333bf42e65e735ce40 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/d940efe273812549e2e56e7fce9bc206.jpg cad6f095068f876cc182395336a67c15 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/8606cf3c1f44adea589957a68396bbe5.jpg 30805779307fe7fc7f36330d535cc62e 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 Dance Invitation, Les Fieres Coeurs Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 59: "All right moving on to box 1 folder 59 from 1949. A lovely little folder, very creatively done by ‘Les Fieres Coeurs’. They were a female…they were a women’s organization, and they were announcing a dance that they were going to hold in Birmingham. The ladies would be formal the men would be dark suits, and they had a listing of the club roster in here for people who wanted to do any kind of research. The club colors were red and gold as this brochure is also printed red on gold. The club motto “In the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed”, and that’s it. It’s a lovely little thing and it’s an invitation to a dance. The group is from Birmingham. Found at Ben Franklin’s home." 1940s Birmingham Dance Les Fieres Couers Social Clubs https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/06c00dea343073aa47fac519acfda173.jpg b8cbdd35123367bcc05f8086c4614b99 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 Joe Forney, WAPI Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 60: "This is box 1 number 61, no 60. I thought I said that number already, you sure? Okay. This is a clipping that came out in the 1990’s, which pictured John Forney who did football, basketball, and baseball play-by-play for WAPI back in 1949. It’s really not that much to do with black radio as radio in general." 1940s Joe Forney Sports WAPI