11 10 413 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/ed44fe7e195e0e723512b33daad0f15e.jpg a8db05618dc8551210be0d24c0de1e15 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 Maurice "Thin Man" King Description An account of the resource Box 7 Folder 7: "Here we are at folder 7, which is a headshot of Maurice King, otherwise known as the Thin Man, very famous jock who was at WOKS in Columbus, Georgia; WYOK in Little Rock, Arkansas; WTUG in Tuscaloosa; and at WENN in 1963 during the civil rights demonstration days through the announcer walk-out of 1976. Maurice King traveled to the new WATV with the 1976 "Walk-Out" jocks. The picture is probably from his stint at ATV. Maurice's eyes are really bloodshot. They seem to be. I don’t know. I can’t…. I wish I could have interviewed him but I didn’t. One of the guys I didn’t get an interview with. I did interview his wife, and that interview will eventually be in the Oral History collection. This picture donated from McNair Studios." "Walk-Out" Jocks 1970s Chris McNair Studios Maurice "Thin Man" King WATV WENN WOKS WTUG WYOK https://thebbrm.org/files/original/7341fb11515fcb98f6531120765501c9.jpg c45b89815e3caf1bccc41d9e8e17ada5 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, "Black's Strike After White Exec Fired" Description An account of the resource Box 7 Folder 6: "And we’re up to Folder 6 which is an article the Birmingham News, from February 13th of 1976. “Blacks strike after white exec fired.” Now shortly after A.G. Gaston purchased WENN radio, what he decided he’d do is to fire Joe Lackey who had been associated with WENN radio and WBCO for many years and who many of the jocks knew personally. And upon firing him and replacing him with Larry Hayes, the jocks at WENN staged a walk out. And it was basically led by Paul "Tall Paul" White, and Reverend Erskine Faush. And the article goes on to say that “Erskine Faush, spokesmen for the employees, said they have tried to meet with Gaston but he has so far refused to do so. Gaston said he would meet with the employees individually.” Ah yes, the old divide and conquer routine. But of course everybody has their reasons for doing what they’re doing." 1970s A. G. Gaston Birmingham News Erskine Faush Joe Lackey Larry Hayes Paul "Tall Paul" White WBCO WENN https://thebbrm.org/files/original/a0d17715ff213ade4b075ad4c44f633c.jpg f4bf9b943a22b8845ca6afc6bbad9724 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 Taft Epstein, A. G. Gaston, and Deacon Willie McKinstry Description An account of the resource Box 7 Folder 5: "Three giants of radio and gospel promotion: (l-r) Taft Epstein, owner of two clothing stores in Birmingham, well known for his gospel concert sponsorship, helping produce the popular church fans of the 1960's and 70's, with the likenesses of Martin Luther King, Deacon Richmond Davis, and the Ensley Jubilees on one side, and advertising on the other; A.G. Gaston, multi millionaire owner of Booker T Washington Insurance Company, Citizens Federal Bank and Smith and Gaston Funeral Home. He would eventually own WENN/WAGG radio in 1976; and finally, one of the deans of Birmingham Black radio, Deacon Willie McKinstry from WJLD (1947-77). WJLD 1400, and early WENN 1320 would broadcast the same religious programs at the same time, with Epps (Epstein's) as sponsor. On one fan, WBUL was added to the simultaneous station promotion. This picture appears to have been taken during one such broadcast, at the LR Hall, an event space connected to AG Gaston's building on 16th Street ands 5th Ave north (still standing). This picture, also donated Manuel Fitch, who believed it may have been a live broadcast of the Ensley Jubilees, probably the most famous of the Jefferson County sound groups, who recorded at least one 78 rpm record that we know of, on announcer Trumon Puckett's label in 1949, the Hallelujah label." 1970s A. G. Gaston Ensley Jubilee Singers L. R. Hall Taft Epstein WAGG WENN Willie McKinstry WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/4b0e45959ce1350fc59ee0bacf0f0fa2.jpg d9bde5ea27f96af327c1a4b9884c650e https://thebbrm.org/files/original/8a3e5cc78399b31ac6bc9e5a10ad6466.jpg 554b2fe1673e3eb3abe625df13e28524 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 WBUL Studios Description An account of the resource Box 7 Folder 4: "Folder 4: A gathering of various media folk. Not sure where held. Manuel Fitch, WJLD Gospel announcer worked at WJLD and WBUL in the 1970's and had this and many other pictures from that period. He says these Folder 4 pictures were taken at the WBUL studios which would have been in the now-gone Five Points West shopping center which housed the studio as well as Parisians Department Store and other businesses. It used to sit between the fast food mall on Bessemer Super Hwy and the current Five Points West Library. Seated behind the desk is the famous radio engineer Jimmy Jones. We don't know the woman who appears in both pictures. Manuel seemed to think she was a receptionist. To her left in the Jimmy Jones photo is Harold Bogarty (identified by Ron January), who was brought into the new WENN by Bob Shivers and Larry Hayes and who eventually left with them to New Jersey. The man to the far right, Manuel thought, was a WBUL salesman. The second picture in Folder 4 , also from the WBUL studios, shows Deacon Willie McKinstry from WJLD, again the unknown female employee (we guess) Jesse Lewis, Sr, Publisher of the Birmingham Times, famous local gospel singer Cleo Kennedy, and Clint Harris, who wore several hats over time: an account executive with WBUL and Malaco Records out of Mississippi, and owner of a recording studio in Brighton. Ron January said Clint encouraged him to cut a demo tape which would help Ron get an on-air position. The style conscious of the mid 70's - leisure suits were big." 1970s Cleo Kennedy Clint Harris Harold Bogarty Jesse Lewis Jimmy Jones Malaco Records Manuel Fitch WBUL Willie McKinstry WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/1b21ca35e8512ccf2b2e045d31d5a783.jpg 7ed3d32ce17a233697f16fdc1f9d3f03 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. Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. 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 Stationary, WENN Description An account of the resource Box 7 Folder 3: "Here we are at folder 3 which is a copy of the WENN AM and FM stationary from 1976, when the Gaston purchased WENN...we approximate date for the stationary again. Again, it lists Dr. A.G. Gaston as Chairman of the Board of the Booker T. Washington Broadcasting Service. Source uncertain." 1970s A. G. Gaston Booker T. Washington Broadcasting Service WENN https://thebbrm.org/files/original/e2dad7ceec0a764916334e1f777eea7c.jpg cf333a1dd501bac418f58190b56f64f9 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, "2 Radio Stations' Licenses Renewed" Description An account of the resource Box 7 Folder 2: "Ok, here we are on folder 2. A clipping from the Birmingham Post Herald of December 16, 1975 indicating that both WENN radio and WENN FM under their new owner, the Booker T. Washington Broadcasting Company, so were awarded licenses Monday by the Federal Communication Commission. That tells us that A.G. Gaston had received permission to have licenses for WENN AM and WENN FM. WAGG, as some people had associated with WENN AM, has not been named yet; that’s why it has been called WENN AM and WENN FM. The previous owner, Hertz Broadcasting of Birmingham, again the people who received the licenses, who purchased those station properties from the McClendon family, the article goes on to say, “ran afoul of the FCC in ‘73 when differences with its chief competitor, Johnston Broadcasting Company, operations of WJLD and WJLD FM were brought to the FCC.” And again, this from the hoopla that we had been talking about earlier in the ‘70s when this Reverend Robert McKinney had brought a suit against Hertz Broadcasting for refusing to sell him advertising spots on WENN radio. However that did not get in the way of reinitiating the license and actually reassigning to Booker T. Washington Broadcasting Service." 1970s A. G. Gaston Birmingham Post Herald Booker T. Washington Broadcasting Service FCC Hertz Broadcasting Johnson Broadcasting Company McLendon Broadcasting Company WAGG WENN https://thebbrm.org/files/original/72d34e325a6708c14ea6cd5a3972c8ff.jpg d220e1b84921e6fe56888b80f5c581ce 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 James Freeman and Larry Levan, WJLD Description An account of the resource Box 7 Folder 1: "This is box 7, folder 1 which is a picture of WJLD disc jockeys James Freeman and Larry Levan and probably at some kind of a remote. It took place around 1973, or 1975 I should say, and I got this picture from Willie McKinstry’s wife, Willie… in 1992 at the beginning of this BBRM project. Visited her at her home on Spaulding Rd. I borrowed it from her and I made a copy of it. Rev. Willie McKinstry was, I think, at this time assistant station manager." 1970s James Freeman Larry Levan Remote Broadcasting Willie McKinstry WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/f54905b7e42eb7c0076479ec33cb1f2b.jpg 495455bc2fd32cd76c3a21c9a25b3f5f https://thebbrm.org/files/original/97b63a7a442e2dec15456943b74ac460.jpg 10287ae2a274a3510f953e0eddde3595 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/164c799417957a2e089b603c154b0b80.jpg 751bb3225d5e98df9555c0418719d497 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/b869809aa8a9006acca1b1b23f351a9b.jpg c398d75c20472730befc28250714787f https://thebbrm.org/files/original/97cc2b9c0855af2d1da8679ae8c44272.jpg d7038f1d06c4457e1b8394b611fd2d80 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/826c4dcf8a067bfc93f8b8bef64ae386.jpg ca5017dd86bbd4a9550202f1278b0788 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/c3aa1af7302fe35fa0a7bfc21c86bc76.jpg 604c8bf2da4af8c72679b3e44eadde5d https://thebbrm.org/files/original/d64740268240c79657810b5d7d43f972.jpg b5336f1f851a4fe36e14705d51df7449 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/37cd959279611f830474a3ca73421d75.jpg b8f6f313b24390d6670d44560f1f3839 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 Advertising Scripts, WJLD Continuity Description An account of the resource Box 6 Folder 39: "Folder 39 contains nine WJLD continuity scripts for various local Birmingham area businesses and events spanning from 1971-1974. They include Shadowlawn Cemetery, Thompson-Welch Tailor, the Barkays in concert, Booker T Washington Insurance Company, a Muscular Dystrophy campaign. Twenty Grand Restaurant and Bobby Womack/Turning Point Productions." Advertising Bar-Kays Bobby Womack BTW Insurance Company Miles College Shadowlawn Cemetary Thompson and Welch Tailors Turning Point Productions Twenty Grand Restaurant Willie McKinstry WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/9c53516eec09dedd1b61bc40a81f52f0.jpg 13dae5033892c23f47c6b91965bc9aec 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 Clippings, FCC Complaint, WJLD Description An account of the resource Box 6 Folder 38: "This is folder 38 which has two clippings. Again, referring to much of the hoopla around the reinitiation of the license to WJLD; however, these clippings are public information now so… these clippings are probably from the Birmingham Post Herald or the Birmingham News. One of them’s from the News, two of them are from the News. So WENN and WJLD got a lot of visibility by this suit being brought by this minister. One can read about the coverage in this folder. From the Bham Library archives." 1970s Birmingham News FCC WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/40ebe4255501584140ea3892975a862c.jpg 4868948febb5b756958da333c0161d6f 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 Public Notice, Notice to all Broadcast Licensees Description An account of the resource Box 6 Folder 37: "And we move on to folder 37. Folder 37 is a public notice which indicates that this probably accompanied the revised edition of the broadcast procedure manual which, "in accordance with a particular section of the commissions of the FCC’s rules, is to be retained indefinitely in your local public inspection file. Every radio station has to have a local public inspection file" (the file all broadcasters must keep and make available to the public to inspect) which the citizens can go through and see the kind of correspondence in most cases that pass through a radio station. All righty. From the WJLD files." 1970s FCC WJLD