15 10 504 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/e39e93fddf2ce30779ecc0995bbcc449.jpg 1e1b8e34fce4c826a247f44dd0767960 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 A. G. Gaston Awarding a Prize Description An account of the resource Box 2 Folder 12: "We are on picture number 12, and there’s A.G. himself awarding a prize. The youngster doesn’t look thrilled, maybe he didn’t win first prize. Looks like he got a lunchbox; he didn’t win the Schwinn, but it B’s that way sometimes. In the background we have a couple of people worth identifying including, the more I think about it the more I think that tall thin fellow is the Jemison fellow because he’s in more of the pictures and he would be A.G’s right-hand man. Again from 1950 and a WJLD event from the A.G Gaston collection shot by Bill Ricker as a copy." 1950s A. G. Gaston Nathaniel Jemison Spelling Bee WJLD https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/78ff556f03f6d992296672f910f18957.jpg 3a4a9d9c308c6e17e762ba1ad42443f5 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 Roy Wood Sr. Description An account of the resource Box 2 Folder 13: "Moving to folder 13 is a picture from 1950 of Roy Wood Sr. who, this was from July 1950 we approximate, which may have been from his confirmation. Donated by Roy to me. That would have placed him down here. No that would have placed him probably in Indiana perhaps, where he started. He came down to work for 11 months at WJLD 1400 - taking Bob Umbach's place as DJ for the "Atomic Boogie Hour" after Bob left for WMBM Miami in 1953 - but we wanted a picture of him in his youth. Of course Roy began his career in 1946 and was a founder of the National Black Network, had a very brief stint here, went back up to WVON in Chicago and then eventually came back down and worked at the A.G. Gaston stations WAGG and WENN. He was a newscaster with a fabulous voice and a wonderful man, somebody who was educated at Columbia University in the School of Journalism." 1950s Atomic Boogie Hour Bob Umbach National Black Network Roy Wood WAGG WENN WJLD WVON https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/ec80fcb07567a94014c298ae632a61d3.jpg 2617de18fdfc9fdcaf425a1f3e75c409 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 WEDR Staff, 1950 Description An account of the resource Box 2 Folder 14: "This is folder 14, which is a copy of a picture sent to us from Ben Alexander from Richmond, VA. He’s, it’s a beautiful picture of WEDR. It’s up in the hall in the Forniss Building 2nd floor: Frank Smart, Wiley Daniels, R.J. Pope who would later come to WJLD, and then Ben Alexander at the WEDR mic. We got, yeah, what do we say, 1950? We’re going to say 1950…. I think we’re still in the ‘50 area because this was early on in WEDR, which started in September of ‘49." 1950s Ben Alexander Forniss Building Frank Smart R. J. Pope WEDR Wiley Daniels https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/beaba7b1e7dc5733fa2b6aa31fbdbb9d.jpg 0748068584ba396a07b327f45e440893 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 Madison Night Spot Description An account of the resource Box 2 Folder 15: "Coming along for folder 15 is a picture, roughly 1950. This is a picture of the Madison Night Spot, very hard to find. Luckily I got it from a woman (Sherry Neilsen) who was working at the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame and she gave me permission to make a copy of it sometime in early 2000's. Of course this is on the Bessemer Superhighway, and we’ve already mentioned the numerous acts and performers that would perform there. Doesn’t look very impressive to look at the front. It doesn’t have a grand front to it, but the entertainment was fabulous and it does look quite sizable when you see the depth of the building. And in exchange for this picture, but it really wasn’t an exchange but I wanted to give something, I gave a brand new 78 of Tuxedo Junction by Erskine Hawkins on Bluebird to the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame." 1950s Bessemer Madison Night Spot https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/c443f5adabec196a46b72fe3ed8225c1.jpg 03aaa3ce8b869207bcbd035dfd51a41e 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 Clipping, WBCO Goes On Air Description An account of the resource Box 2 Folder 16: "Okay we are in folder 16 and there are 2 clippings in here these are from the microfiche at the Birmingham public library archives. One of them is an ad and we’re saying of course 1950 because, and of course this ad is dated March 31, 1950 “WBCO goes on the air: Jefferson County’s newest radio station owned and operated by the Bessemer Broadcasting Company." The ad says last Wednesday, so we checked which day March 31, 1950 was and it was a Friday. So the station went on March 29, 1950. J.E. Lanier, that would be Jess Lanier who was later to become the mayor of Bessemer, Crawford Bass, W.G. Petty, and Jack Walden. Mr. Lanier is general manager; Mr. Walden is chief engineer. The announcing staff includes Larry Keith, Lewis Kendrick who also had a spin I believe at WJLD, and Bill Donaldson. They were a white country station. In no time they became an all-black staffed station, probably in about a year. There are 2 copies of the same clipping in here. Interesting TV in those days." 1950s Bill Donaldson Birmingham Broadcasting Company Crawford Bass Jack Walden Jess Lanier Larry Keith Lewis Kendrick W. G. Petty WBCO https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/6ea5d69a737190ce9d04299cc0c68cbe.jpg b26f97133897e60b4adbdb01d28a9fa3 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/95f2285c5e59fc5464f547053ad6f742.jpg c554abeaeaf99a8670f976a2fce4f4db 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 WJLD Land Valuation Description An account of the resource Box 2 Folder 17: "We’re up to folder 17, which is a tower, part of, well know it’s not part it’s from April 1950 referring to raising the land valuation. This is a protest by the Johnston Manufacturing Company, the original owner company of WJLD, when they were located at 408 North 21st Street. Apparently, they also made shirts, The letter is signed by George (Geo) Johnston (that would be George the first) I guess I could picture that. April 20, 1950 received by the Board of Equalization on April 21, where they are saying, “Hey, you raised the value of the land from $478 to $16,200” and they believe it to be excessive and unfair, please arrange a hearing, and it was protested. From looking at the grid, we see that the land value was increased after adjudication to $7,000. The grid shows reevaluations through 1974. This grid was found in the WJLD files with the original protest letter attached." Birmingham Johnson Manufacturing Company Red Mountain WJLD https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/f76cb022444ec9903d69441d4c45a2d2.jpg 9abc447293553888eb3340708c7c75e1 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/ac5781199026b7fa3d46160c0eb4484f.jpg e2f2fcac7828941d728d55056053869e 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 Coupon, Mother's Best Self-Rising Corn Meal Description An account of the resource Box 2 Folder 18: "Here we have on, number 18, folder 18, is something Ben Alexander sent us, which was a coupon for a 1, 2-pound sack of Mother’s Best Rising Cornmeal. So, there you have it, and it was worth 15 cents by the way, back in the day. 1950. Ben Alexander. Does that…let me see something. I thought I wrote that wrong; let me correct it on the folder so we don’t have any chaos when somebody tries to take this piece further. Okay, for you and for you." 1950s Ben Alexander WEDR https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/63a2b9bfb4519f48c742dff19f1b1505.jpg 9e97c11bfb3fcd0e0461305fa4b3ca41 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, Eddie "Clean Head" Vinson Description An account of the resource Box 2 Folder 19: "We are now up to folder 19. I obtained this from microfiche from the Birmingham World. It is dated April 7, 1950. Eddie “Clean Head” Vincent coming to town in April of 1950, again. Also sponsored by the same folks Epps, the North Temple Record Bar, the Famous Record Bar, and Harlem Record Shop. Mentioning Eddie “Clean Head” Vincent’s current hits: Billy "Blues for my Baby" Wright”; actually no, that was somebody else who was, maybe the opening act, because Eddie Clean Head was a big deal." Billy Wright Birmingham World City Auditorium Eddie Vinson Epps Jewelry Company Famous Record Shop Harlem Record Shop Temple Record Bar https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/9a5d2743c618398a8a15332e9ee66d2a.jpg 3900716d36890dddb1e37297932da4a0 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/190ff9687968d91224a75fd7cf25cdfa.jpg 29fc59e4fa761dff8f7ab77213308734 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 Six Survival Secrets for Atomic Attacks Description An account of the resource Box 2 Folder 20: "This is folder 20. This, I had to…this just gives you a sense of the period. It’s a folder, 6 survival secrets for atomic attacks. Now for those people who didn’t grow up during this period, we had air raids. When I was in first grade was 1949 and we would have an air raid where you had to get underneath your desk and put your hands over your head. And this gives you the instructions on how to survive an atomic attack, which of course is absolutely bizarre and would never happen. I don’t want to be obscene, but we used to say that the last step of that was…anyway so this is just a little piece of memorabilia from the period. I bought this at a thrift store just because it says something about the period. There’s a few things like that." 1950s General Electric https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/5aa2d76ac91111db678ca34476c01690.jpg 67d517e5771414dbb66b555a2892cf2a https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/b0245b91f7bda4d41c951cf6a0ec8912.jpg 5c0ac0ff027da5ac55e638f9c401e4bf https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/22f710a81f6d5c8846cf1d20adc09b4b.jpg 6bc9f2616538da93a7a6301c3151c430 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/4b3f3428bce59b42bd94b38d2b4be362.jpg 26dae7d3baf40ad31e6c678b7bb72e04 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/221f943443987890602b868d31bac13a.jpg 44cd5c5c4bd3fa4abf8d2040c1d70c1d https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/8f9ea8726a261523cccc972e0c56ab4b.jpg a32231a397f7541e8012d88e78f76f5f https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/c50a1406e481572bff0026707710819c.jpg 0c1d94f71df28e51496b44f7cb8a2c95 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 Truman Puckett Description An account of the resource Box 2 Folder 21: "Right and moving into 1951 here; this is folder 21 and several pictures from negatives of, three pictures, of Truman Puckett. The negatives were found in the vast negative collection of Graf Studios in Bessemer in the early 1990's although I'm not sure who or how the positives were created. One of which is clear where he is sponsoring compliments of Sam Picard and Sons, credit clothiers. That’s right ladies and gentlemen you know exactly where to get your Sunday going to meeting clothes. Anyway, Truman Puckett was a legend! He was with the station from 1946 until sometime probably in the late 60s or early 70s. There was an award in his name that was given to various people. He was loved. He had a show called the Gospel Ship and we have a tape of one of those shows. Even though WJLD/WJLN was a segregated studio on Red Mountain, Puckett was one of those announcers who did his broadcast from the downstairs studio which was, I believe, where the Black jocks also broadcast. We have Truman Puckett’s voice. He was very close to Birmingham’s church community; he had his own record label: the Hallelujah Label. He recorded the Ensley Jubilees. We have an interview with his son Rod which will be found in our Oral History collection. The smaller picture and another of the posed pictures were donated in 2015 to the BBRM by Candy West of Birmingham, granddaughter of James Connolly, sales manager of WJLD through 1950's." 1940s 1950s 1960s Ensley Jubilee Singers Gospel Ship Graf Studios Hallelujah Label Morrow Photo Studio Music Red Mountain Sam Picard and Sons Credit Clothiers Trumon Puckett WJLD WJLN