13 10 504 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/84a9ed2e64c7f641e2f0fdb9abf129a5.jpg 183946fef8867b41a49d5c6bb189862a 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 Listing, Bessemer City Directory Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 31: "This is box 1 number 31, a page from the Bessemer City Directory from 1946 that list WJLD - the radio station - located at 1800 3rd Avenue. And that was of course Bessemer City Hall. It’s a copy from the actual book, the actual directory, which we may or may not have a copy of. I’m not sure." 1940s Bessemer Bessemer City Hall WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/3fb9295377a748bd5e02a8cd053f8b87.jpg e6301f6fa19313ada9e8d32239611734 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 Tiger Tales, The Tiger Times Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 32: "From November 26, 1946, which was sent to us by Charles Manzella who was a disc jockey on WJLD in ’46. It was written up in the Tiger Times (Bessemer High School), and it does appear that he might have been a high school student who was working at WJLD at the time. It was published by the students of Bessemer High School, and so we did get correspondence from Charles Manzella at one time. He was one of the white announcers on WJLD in the early days." 1940s Bessemer Bessemer High School Charles Manzella Tiger Times WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/d2ab48c297bce3e972ae9860a5e58b0b.jpg c6bbb5ac93b10e891b170eb213d13e74 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 Bob Umbach Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 33: "This is box 1 folder 33, which is an 8x10 and a copy of the 8x10 of Bob Umbach, the broadcaster of the Atomic Boogie Hour. Any information about Bob, his dates of birth and passing may be in the interview with his daughter, which we have an interview of somewhere in our audio files. We do know that he was with WJLD from ’46 to ‘53 and then moved to WMBM in Miami. Roy Wood Sr. did suggest that the Johnston family owned WMBM as well. We do know that he passes somewhere in North Carolina; it was Asheville, North Carolina, and that may have been in the late 80s or early 90s. There was a story to the effect that Bob Umbach was very attractive to Jane Russell and that she would visit him. I heard that from more than one person although I do not recall who. Also there are pictures of Bob working with A.G. Gaston in the spelling bee contests, which were broadcast on WJLD. We will probably reach those pictures in the early 50s, late 40s, about 1950. This picture was sent to us by, it was rolled up and given to us by Ben Franklin when he came for one of his many interviews in the early 1990's." 1940s Atomic Boogie Hour Bob Umbach WJLD WMBM https://thebbrm.org/files/original/129b54d8cf2d545c03f9a9dd53a73ace.jpg a34d687e8d1296a9b584df1598ac6060 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/9c1d3466bb1575ce1c71c8a0800b521a.jpg 00ab32cdcb2b80928a8bb3bedfbd2ff0 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/441d7f0e1144f6144eb80b150dee356b.jpg f561adbf69d6aa7205d81c95d4bfee39 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/6d3717caa8f48e30c083a5a3cd46ed0c.jpg 8399726dc3a608cb9467134b53da1286 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 Heavenly Four, Gospel Singers Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 34: "This is box 1 number 34, which are various pictures, two pictures of the Heavenly Four Gospel Singers. They probably span from 1945- 46. We know who the Heavenly Four Gospel Singers because Don Solomon is in the group and these are copies of pictures he donated around 2007. It was lucky he did because subsequent to that, he had a house fire and lost everything, so I was able to make copies for him. Let’s put this in a plasticine thing. He has identified all of its past members. We do also have an interview with Don Solomon, an audio interview. It was a group that lasted for several years, even beyond Don Solomon’s leaving the group to join the Air Force in 1949." 1940s Don Solomon Edward Simmons Gospel Johnnie Blackmon Leroy Garrett Monroe Lewis Robert Walter Spider McGee The Heavenly Four Vester Jackson https://thebbrm.org/files/original/712fea6523c93beb99d6aee865d17ef3.jpg 496f6b3b1d9f929b53f05d3b07d63a53 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/aa0e39d3d16498203ffbe3194821eb32.jpg 7627abdf242ccdd110e93122fd9ad338 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/8bb00bf753403d8956558f0c8dbe702f.jpg 0bdd0c92c23b24521c6ac821e4f98054 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/49d0cfe718084ec3bcc94b42157ddae4.jpg c06c1ba498343a31e77fdadab0de29ac 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, Radio Logs Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 35: "This is box number 1, number 35. Radio logs from February 23, April 27th, April 28th and April 29th of 1947. Which now shows five radio stations in the market WTNB being the new addition from 1490. Does not appear that they were carrying black programming; however, we do see that WJLD, this is a Sunday listing, that WJLD has numerous black programming at this time. Sunday programming includes the Kelley Choral Singers, the Blevins Aggregation, the Big Three Singers, the Shelby County Four, the Poole Singers. It’s interesting because they are mixed in with mystery broadcasting which is national in nature like The Shadow and detective mysteries, Nick Carter Master Detective; I listened to all of these when I was a kid. The Tuesday April 29th log shows the Heavenly Gospel Four (possibly Don Solomon's group) surrounded by the Atomic Boogie Hour. The Atomic Boogie Hour is certainly playing Black artists and here we see a gospel group during the week. Later on in the evening St. Peter’s Church which would be W.A. Clark so WJLD certainly leading at this point in terms of black programming of the stations that were on the air at the time, although any Black programming at this point was only on Sundays." 1940s Atomic Boogie Hour Birmingham New Age Herald Blevins Aggregation Kelley Choral Singers Radio Logs W. A. Clark WAPI WBRC WJLD WSGN WTNB https://thebbrm.org/files/original/dba834f186b5b25141fd9a02fb46e352.jpg 6b58c60a83a66314ed530e1a714ed797 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/c533278855b3a7de1d42cc40697aac30.jpg 6d2471a91485d546b2c37d596edda36f https://thebbrm.org/files/original/d351a8aa4065e73950e5dc1606718754.jpg 6f390f87e1e58b3c0c39cd54a70e6d06 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/c55a206f19b685581f25d34b210de287.jpg 286ccd0ac7a1bb7b425b422f0e275362 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/b6595e1a2eb215ae94b897f406c1c774.jpg 5ab6c22258e65f13bc7bd452f9e79393 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/e072920fd7a91aab35c1818465bb56a3.jpg 5f6e480c8fd34abb98e2868060ae82ae https://thebbrm.org/files/original/b77284f9ac47cb3bb87098737c381559.jpg 93ae6614e56aaec2eebe9e23bdb60631 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/05b81c60d75bc8fd1d566b231587d0ee.jpg ee8dc3a72975c6afe406c4b27e36fa3b 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 Sales Reports Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 36: "We now move to box 1 folder 36 from 1947. These are samples of sales reports from Jim Connolly. He was the WJLD sales manager and I think also the operations manager of the station. He had lots and lots and lots of clients. We have 3 sales reports, one from May 3, 1947, which is obscured a bit but you can make it out, one from June 14, and one from June 21, 1947. All on the beautiful JLD stationary. Also a copy of the WJLD stationary envelope with Connolly’s name on it, which may have contained a paycheck at sometime who knows. I stand corrected. Not all on, let me see...ok its time to really just get your act together Bob. The May 3 sales report is on the back of WJLD stationary, beautiful stationary from Bessemer, Alabama, with its phone number, and its just a really beautiful piece of work. We believe they were supplied by his son and/or wife in the 1990's." 1940s Bessemer Jim Connolly WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/d846a8833aa0ae52420726620bace287.jpg 714468d25b4f41e9aaeff0fc9c3b9fb4 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 Instruction Manual, National Model NC108 FM Receiver Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 37: "We move now to box 1 number 37, yup. Folder 37 is nine page instruction manual for the national model NC108 FM receiver. From notation on the back cover, we are approximating this as 1947 booklet. We think that some of these companies probably constantly updated their equipment so we see 11-47, we are thinking that that is when this was produced. It is for a piece of equipment that perhaps the station owned. It was found in a file cabinet at WJLD on Spaulding Ishkooda Road in the 1990's." 1940s Technical Manual WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/1bcf2d7f853f16c633cc1e5b85b20c19.jpg a4eda2602105cc99e0cc1a3cc01da691 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 Rumore, Birmingham News Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 38: "This is box 1 folder 38 from 1947. It looks like a Birmingham News clipping which has a picture of Joe Rumore sitting in a pile of letters and postcards, an extremely popular WAPI disc jockey who started his career at WJLD in 1942. It’s a long article about his work at API, from that period; from 1947 is what we’re approximating. Joe was with WAPI from 1943 to 1948." 1940s Joe Rumore WAPI WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/eec8a22dc6108139af1e5b02ec7cfaff 10bcafb9bdd63133d484000d8b538a4d 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 Promo Card, Rev. W. E. Burke Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 39: "Moving along to box 1 folder 39 is a promo card for Rev. W.E. Burke pastor of the Bethlehem Baptist Church in Birmingham and the First Baptist in Bessemer. It announces that he preaches at 11:30 over WSGN every 1st and 3rd Sunday night. Again has a very small phone number; the number is 76225 so we are approximating the 40s, here we gave it the date 1947. For something more exact one could go to the Birmingham radio logs at the Birmingham library microfiche and try to track down when his program was listed at WSGN on the 1st and 3rd Sunday. That card, that promo card, was given to me by somebody who used to work at Ollie’s BBQ place on University Blvd. (became a church, now empty) who I think was his daughter, and I don’t know who that was who donated that card. It may be in some other information. I do remember picking it up at the BBQ place from her." Bessemer Bethleham Baptist Church Birmingham First Baptist Church Promo Card W. E. Burke WSGN https://thebbrm.org/files/original/efe78518beab6e6c82dd48fd2e4d6091.jpg f090587731bffef48fd5bb818531d0c1 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 Report of Antenna System Resistance and Reactance for Radio Station WJLD Bessemer, Alabama 1400 Kilocycles, September 1947 Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 40: "Box 1 and we are at folder 40, which is a 10 page report of antennae system resistance and reactants for radio station WJLD (Johnston Broadcasting Company) in Bessemer in September of 1947. It’s a technical document produced by Claude M. Gray, Consulting Radio Engineer from Birmingham. It was found at WJLD on Spaulding Ishkooda Rd." 1940s Technical Manual