9 10 504 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/6997a3600afe903dafa4735c542ac173.jpg 11116097dc149b60dfbed8a7c1465776 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/535a66620e021d02409e436d21ceee70.jpg dee94220eeaba794387778ca6c7e4ed5 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/92d56213a45962b887b65a9467c70008.jpg 47ee5dfdddce3c701f47caaad0ba436a 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 Camp Meeting Choir Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 16: "This is box 1 number 16 from 1943, various pictures describing the Camp Meeting Choir we think to the best of our knowledge they were from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They are most likely from copies of pictures from the A.G. Gaston collection, which we were allowed to photograph in the late 90’s after A.G.’s passing. Bill Ricker was the photographer who took the pictures. We were invited to do that because some of the pictures had a WJLD microphone identified. It was a wonderful find." 1940s A. G. Gaston Bill Ricker Camp Meeting Choir Gospel WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/bc38f679baaadda33b67e3011e0b546d.jpg dbeab9774cc4bb58bfd04e3fca4dbc33 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/9c35acb9a10380551a22dfd5e2ac87be.jpg 348eed93f7832ff18661937421ee2b64 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/296a1d8b60b94f47c368c70fcc3ed2b9.jpg ba0bb803bc705755dbe108e23423340a https://thebbrm.org/files/original/f2eac4de1ee2be2b5a9a34ab0620b0ba.jpg 33cffcf783c984f2ee8dcf83ca9cc9a0 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 The Southernaires' Hymns for Male Quartet Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 17: "Box 1 folder 16, pardon me 17. It’s another group of sheet music songs. A hymnal grouping from 1943, the Southernaires, a vocal group. It was the Southernaires, a vocal quartet, an old vocal quartet and they were apparently well known throughout the country but they also did perform in Birmingham and it’s a folder of the songs that they performed. The back cover has a picture of the Golden Gate Quartet from that period, and this was found in a thrift store somewhere by Bob Friedman." 1940s Leeds Music Corporation Music Southernaires Spencer Odom The Golden Gate Quartette https://thebbrm.org/files/original/d05f0715f5fd425fb179258d74978fe3.jpg c8b4b2c9a2582bb45534982867fc806f 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, Reverend A. H. Batts Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 18: "Box 1 number 18, which is a little news clipping from March 17, 1943 of Reverend A. H. Batts who was apparently from Pratt City, Alabama. A white minister on the air at WJLD just indicates an increase in the time that he’s being allotted every weekday at 6:30 over at WJLD 1400. Not sure of publication." 1940s A. H. Batts Ministry Pratt City WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/e3ac3dcccc0ca489de43145defa20623.jpg 2d11e16383a1ad06e1b4ba477c79e938 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/53b1d1632828a8e4ea1ce30d547da0a2.jpg 8ed9c85166bdf91aa4b184375bd7a9c5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ephemera Collection Description An account of the resource In 2009, BBRM staff and volunteers began the archiving of this collection, with the arranging of objects chronologically (1935 – 1995) and the purchasing of proper archival storage materials. In 2011, an oral finding aid with provenance was constructed by conversations between University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies (UA SLIS) volunteer Lindsey Reynolds (now at University of Georgia, Athens Library) and BBRM Director Bob Friedman. In 2013 and 2014, those interviews were transcribed by UA SLIS volunteer Michael Mitchell (known affectionately as the MMT). For each object, the original finding aid conversation has been added and can be found in quotes in the description section. As of the most recent online uploading in August, 2019, the Ephemera Collection consisted of eight boxes containing 413 folders with approximately 850 files, spanning the period 1935-1989. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ben Franklin Shaking Hands with Walden Patrick McKim Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 19: "1 number 19. 1943, a picture of Ben Franklin shaking hands with Walden Patrick McKim who was an engineer at the original transmitter building located at Blue Lake, an old quarry that serviced WJLD studio in the Gary Hotel in Bessemer, Alabama. There is the original picture and a blow up of the picture as well. This picture received from Ben Franklin who we’ve done extensive interviews with when he was alive. He was the engineer that turned WJLD on in 1942. Had a long history in radio." 1940s Ben Franklin Walden Patrick McKim WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/a1e3f1358f85774eefc05f3391effb7b.jpg 1d03b0e40f4fa1608c4dac590c5e1480 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, Joe Rumore Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 20: "Box 1 folder 21. It is a promo card for Joe Rumore when he was on WAPI and we approximate it to be 1944. It was found probably in a thrift store of one kind or another." 1940s Joe Rumore Promo Card WAPI https://thebbrm.org/files/original/0e7809902951e58d50167928ad5b8919.jpg aad8d21d4ee0e11b0b708e6d69a39f22 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, WJLD Purchase Price Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 21: "Box 1 folder 21 July 27,1944 a commentary alleging that the purchase price for WJLD by the Johnston family sold by J. Leslie Doss was an excessive amount of money; that the Johnston family paid more than it was worth. Again the microfiche from the Birmingham Public Library, 1944. Not sure of publication." 1940s Birmingham Public Library J. L. Doss WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/7863fee884bc47b46d6b7777bf024f63.jpg 8d192f2f90438f39e726dd80a302d5b7 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/d6baf50dc0e9a5becb3f0065b9b0dc5e.jpg 856517eb1f8eecaf010873696d031e69 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 Kelley Choral Singers Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 22: "Next is box 1 number 22, which is a picture of the Kelly Choral Singers and we have Norman Wooding Jr and William McKinstrey who later went on to broadcast at WJLD, and this from 1944, the back of the picture describes a great deal of the history of the group. Correction this should be 1945. But everything else is correct, it lists the members of the group, that information given to us by Norman Wooding II, and the sponsorship of the radio station noting that the group started in the spring of 1943 and was singing at City Hall in Bessemer. When JLD was in the city hall building which would have been between 1945 and 47, but the group started in 1943. And they were mostly from Docina, which was a mining camp on Red Mountain. It’s a great picture given to us by Norman Wooding Jr so we could make a copy of it." 1940s Bessemer Bessemer City Hall Docina Kelley Choral Singers Norman B. Wooding Jr. Red Mountain Willie McKinstry WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/49167d871bb7b0f1a9c33b7f05fd2e50.jpg 668711780b06a1b1f735e8c77e1bd6bd 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, WJLD FM License Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 23: "This is box 1 number 23, which is a clipping from the Birmingham News we approximate of December 8, 1945, which begins to talk about WJLD’s receiving an fm license and they will construct a facility on Red Mountain and this is the discussion of the beginning of Red Mountain as a broadcast radio center. This is of course before TV began in that area, so radio stations were up on Red Mountain. This again from 1945 from the microfiche at the Birmingham News Archives at the library." 1940s Birmingham News Birmingham Public Library FM Red Mountain WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/8b12be6ebdc98ccc42b617f3c16d488b.jpg 9faba46c3ac23092616f6dfc168a6fc7 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/184c8c0ad6deea01beecf4fde8deb996.jpg 280912bb78fb2c23d69e4ce465aaf09f https://thebbrm.org/files/original/092586e754623cfdf2448cfdaacdecb9.jpg 51665e5939192da4d7a9205b72f48305 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 24: "This is box 1 number 24, which is a series of radio logs from 1945 microfiched from the Birmingham Library archives. and which included the first radio log listing for WJLD on March 27, 1945. Not sure of all the publications but b1f24b is definitely from the Birmingham New Age Herald which owned WSGN." 1940s Birmingham New Age Herald Birmingham Public Library Radio Logs WJLD WSGN https://thebbrm.org/files/original/ff9802285f0d296ab139a5c3850e7a41.jpg 720e2f74ae20b388af8919c574ac359b https://thebbrm.org/files/original/50456ac394b323ccbec6e75756fc82c5.jpg ba87cb2b783b2dc54cbfc5207a55f9d4 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 Coverage Map, 250 watts Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 25: "This is box 1 number 25, which is from 1945, which is also a coverage map of WJLD when it was 250 watts. It was printed on the back of WJLD stationary dated December 20, 1945, which was a letter to Ben Franklin who was the engineer at the time from Bill Terry who was the general manager at JLD wishing him a Merry Christmas and a happy new year. We are assuming that this map was produced at around the same time as it was printed on the back of stationary. So we’re presuming that the map was accurate to that period 1945. From Ben Franklin’s memorabilia." 1940s Ben Franklin Bessemer Bill Terry Jefferson County Map WJLD