14 10 504 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/92f5087e0e6189c2c11419d4e96b8329.jpg 178192185462ffdfc356adfa24a6d42b https://thebbrm.org/files/original/ec164ff3d743e4a7f34923d5b1dc69ab.jpg ad3a27f78fc65f47ab5979174c82b1ad 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 Bessemer City Hall, 1947 Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 41: "Box 1 folder 41, which contains 2 pictures from 1947, we believe of Bessemer City Hall first without the addition. It’s hard to believe that this is the same year. I don’t believe it could possibly be the same year but then again I’m not sure. The reason I say that is because the first picture shows the City Hall from its entrance traveling east on 3rd avenue in Bessemer. The second picture shows more construction going west from the general entrance and going north as well, a great deal of construction. We approximated the year because WJLD moved into City Hall in Bessemer in 1945, from ’45 to ’47. It could have just been an expansion to the City Hall. WJLD moved out of City Hall in ’47. So perhaps these pictures are actually earlier than ’47 but we’re going to leave it at ’47 because the finished clock tower and the larger construction would certainly look like the building that we were active in for the period, by 1947. The first picture may be where we were in 1945. Not clear. It has the same reference number, which is not on the picture per say but is placed on the picture before they take the picture of the building. So, a lot of discussion about that. From the Birmingham Public Library archives, originally from the Jefferson County Tax Assessor." 1940s Bessemer Bessemer City Hall WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/98e298706547f060be707e23c82c2ac9.jpg f97617513b425b176afd94e9d53a7146 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, Birmingham Radio Application Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 42: "And we move to box 1, and we are at folder 42, which is approximately 1947 and we do that because there is an application for a Birmingham-based radio station which at this point WJLD is considered a Bessemer licensed station. There were only, we think that this is the precursor to WJLN FM being built on Red Mountain, which began in 1948. So we think this is the precursor to that; this article talks to that. Moving ahead." 1940s Bessemer Birmingham Red Mountain WJLD WJLN https://thebbrm.org/files/original/48b912b4e61be8ea07dd23233c0e747d.jpg b70ec40d4a4b0a78e9a6ad3591edf4ae 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 43: "Box 1 number 43 is a radio log from 1948, which shows 5 radio stations, the new addition being WTNB 1490 which was short-lived. There is nothing at that frequency in the city at this point. But as far as black programming is concerned, from 1948 the Atomic Boogie Hour is listed, the actual time, 5 PM in the evening. It does not appear, I’m looking at WSGN which used to have some black programming, obviously, perhaps at the 5 PM slot on Friday where it says echoes of the southern spirituals and then the groove, jam and jive, maybe that was black programming, maybe jazz at SGN, unclear. But the Atomic Boogie Hour is on on April 1, 1948." 1940s Birmingham New Age Herald Radio Logs WAPI WJLD WSGN WTNB https://thebbrm.org/files/original/8fe800a90a688ef7be76c0f9171451c8.jpg f698c6e376e128fb986575b5f4755467 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 Sheet, Crouse-Hinds Company FCB-12 Beacon Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 44: "Box 1 folder 44 is an instruction sheet for a, it looks like a tower beacon from June of 1948; the original instruction sheet was from 1942, this is some kind of an update. Could very well have been for one of the JLD beacons; it was found in the WJLD files in the 1990's." 1940s Crouse-Hinds Company Technical Manual WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/33e2df226cbd86ef9f3f65b70e3fb1bc.jpg 89ee11fc6896e3d06e0987791cf27e24 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, New 1000-Watt Day Radio Station For City Seeks Permit Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 45: "Moving ahead to box 1 folder 45 from 1948. New 1000-watt radio station for city seeks permit. This mentions that George Johnston and George Johnston Jr. who were the operators of WJLD in Bessemer have applied for a Birmingham outlet, 5000-watts daytime 1000-watts and night. This is no doubt the WJLN FM application." 1940s Birmingham George Johnson George Johnson Jr. WJLD WJLN https://thebbrm.org/files/original/fa951cb89c796989e52186f7dabd3b2a.jpg 07e7131428fe878a3fed7c3fc34af633 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/a09bbb1cd33c6aa5b6ef2d2aaf257031.jpg 50ce14fd9789f2e5691c4ffbcf55162d https://thebbrm.org/files/original/9e2fb36eef312565fcc69b12cae1351e.jpg 72867e33f14133f532bf1f2acca3bc63 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/c47180872c4f84150da8c76b0709fada.jpg 5d5af7e7dc6165cf0945d7055adc6bb3 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/ba285c437bc456720682181ddc022c9e.jpg 60d31f10570d3c5e94d445c2ee04be09 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/aefd95f35a0d10b5f2ec6c80836571f1.jpg 647e42d98fa8ac77f19b16f7a5547c18 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/7175b9153d25cb0f1589ddebddebb9f5.jpg 18cb52217cb2f4109300b449644c9313 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/b881d65fdae79a6b10971b203e0ed7b9.jpg 52e40ea40f3135383b9a63bc31bed55b https://thebbrm.org/files/original/ee707757c406ada1b86e6ecda0a634ca.jpg c27c0283731ac14b0e9398f14764255e 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, Entertainment Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 46: "OK moving to box 1 number 46 are a number of clippings from the Birmingham World newspaper from 1948. They describe many activities going on in the city of Birmingham. Some commentary can be seen on national issues as well. Various advertisements for entertainment and so forth. The Carver Theater is mentioned extensively in it as well as various companies that supported the Carver Theater. The grand opening of the Carver Theater was apparently December 25, Christmas Day, 1948. The ad for space at Forniss Printing came out nine months before WEDR 1220 AM occupied that space.The congratulations from local businesses were reprinted in the Memphis World. All other clips come from the Birmingham World. This is from the Memphis World in Memphis, Tennessee. Lots of local businesses supporting the opening of the Carver Theater." 1940s Birmingham Birmingham Theater Birmingham World Bullmoose Jackson Bullmoose Jackson's Buffalo Bearcats Carver Theater City Auditorium Erskine Hawkins Forniss Building Golden Gate Quartet Grand Terrace Joe Liggans Joe Liggans' Honeydrippers Johnny Moore Johnny Moore's Three Blazers Masonic Temple Memphis World The Golden Gates https://thebbrm.org/files/original/7b0249ca183c63c5fe359697f5768719.jpg 72d323afc2fe7ffa26d54892b80fa476 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/a3ed5b94fd7ae38da3634ff13151cbc3.jpg edda0d3fc5a3c8cf14c60e408d85d525 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 Antenna Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 47: "This is box number one number 47? Folder 47. The year listed is 1948, and these are descriptions of the 1948 construction of the antenna for WJLN (and eventually WJLD) moving to Red Mountain. Moving its transmission facilities, we believe out of Bessemer and to the mountain, to Red Mountain. 1948 was a time when, while the construction was going on WJLD had moved its facility from City Hall in Bessemer to the Bessemer Super Highway. They were now at the Bessemer Super Highway and stayed there, at a building built for them, which we will see pictures of later, until 1952, but transmitting the signal from the Bessemer Superhighway to Red Mountain we need to learn more about. WJLD owned the Bessemer Super Highway building until at least 1954." https://thebbrm.org/files/original/e99f01c99935caff8e82a0514b7a6c64.jpg 50862a31f519122c2f56bfa955f618b2 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/c56280182bc3538752c22238b4bb47b7.jpg 553a71f683c22c16d6667c2e548a42fb 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, All-Negro Station Goes On Air Sunday Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 48: "Box number 1 and we are at number 48, and this is the announcement of WEDR going on the air…will open on Sunday, September 4, so this clipping is not from Sunday, September 4 but another time. Wouldn’t that be nice if it was there…but it is here. This clipping is from September 2, and the first airing of the station was September 4, but the clipping from the Birmingham Post Herald was from September 2. That’s the weirdest 9 anyone’s ever, ever (LWR: why?) It looks like a note. And it goes on to describe Mr. Ed Reynolds who was the general manager and the president of WEDR. It also lists John Thompson, secretary and treasurer and Mrs. Leah L. Doss, vice president, which was J. Leslie Doss’s wife. She was involved with the beginning of WEDR, and it also mentions that Ed Reynolds had been in radio for about 20 years, so we’re talking 1929. This man had a long history in radio; it’d be interesting to follow his development as well. Clipping goes on to say that the station will take no political, racial, beer, or wine advertising and will have no discussion on political or racial questions. Brr, it makes you cold thinking about that today. And that was 1949. Birmingham." 1940s Birmingham Post Herald Ed Reynolds J. L. Doss John Thompson Leah L. Doss WEDR https://thebbrm.org/files/original/99f32f38f8fdce0e73c0c59a40e75cfb.jpg fb263c154fd324ceb97b2d1d3f040840 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/9994958907093a83517f0206b9433359.jpg 93b919a9676695cf61f8992e4115cadf https://thebbrm.org/files/original/c57919714b7f47fe032e8e4f4cd4cfe1.jpg 2b8a8bb9c6b8a8815eaa317308a34375 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, Radio Logs Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 49: "This is box number 1, folder 49, which is various radio logs from 1949, which now include WVOK, WKAX, and WEDR. It may be the first time that WEDR gets notated in the radio logs. This from September 19, 1949 with WEDR going on the air for the first time…so it was just on for a very very brief moment for its first day. (LWR: Are you sure that’s its first day?) I believe so. I think we have a description of that. It should be in here, it’s on that orange piece…September 4, 1949 and this is (LWR: You should put that next to each other) September 10 of 1949, so they were already on the air on EDR. Okay. Still a great deal of, they were a day-timer obviously, and they had to sign off on Sunday. Looks like KAX, and it’s hard to imagine VOK being a day-timer. They might have applied for an extension, in terms of when they could be on the air. They had to at some point in time. But it’s interesting that VOK in 1949 definitely had black programming, regardless of their reputation, which is… (LWR: What was their reputation?) Well the reputation that flows from some people’s mouths is that VOK stood for Voice of the Klan. Is it true? I don’t know. I wasn’t there. One of these logs from 1949, its amazing I don’t have the year on it, I mean I don’t have the day and the month, but it has the Atomic Boogie Hour (or Bob's Record Rack) on, Bob Umbach on, maybe 4 or 5 times during the broadcast day. Okay. Let's list sunday's Black gospel performers: On WJLD - Brighton Jubilees, Ensley Jubilees, Willie McKinstry, Morning Doves, Roberta Roland, William Pope, Kellyu Singers, W.J. Allen, William Blevins Singers, Deacon Richmond Davis; on WEDR: Heavenly Four, Poole Singers, Jubilee Singers (sign off at 12:30P); on WKAX: Four Morning Stars, Sterling Jubilees, Bessemer Big Four, Rev. Jasper Roby; on WVOK: the 7A hour shows the Heavenly Gospel Singers. Could that also be Don Solomon's group and could they air from 7-7:30A at WVOK and then run over to broadcast on WEDR from 7:30-8:00A? (see b1f51a) A second log dated 1949 shows the six Birmingham stations. " 1940s Atomic Boogie Hour Bob Umbach Gospel Joe Rumore Radio Logs WBRC WEDR Willie McKinstry WJLD WKAX WSGN WVOK https://thebbrm.org/files/original/8dbfa1c7dfd67980b7ce52eb805769c3.jpg f7429cf230bfa12204266083ac9f6c9a https://thebbrm.org/files/original/d53b914b8fa41eca1e7c3e704b5a4eef.jpg 9b59c72554a71c49b4b030bd40f90eab 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 WVOK Promo Card, Joe Rumore Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 50: "Here we are now at box number 1 and picture number 50, or folder number 50 is a promo card for Joe Rumore being on WVOK. Very nice." Durkee Famous Foods Joe Rumore WVOK