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2. Wade in the Water: African American Sacred Music Traditions
- Description:
- The collection consists primarily of audiocassette copies of the 26-part radio series Wade in the Water, produced by NPR in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, and concieved and hosted by Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon.
- Content types:
- Performed music, Spoken word, and Text
- Formats:
- Analog audiocassette and Text document
- Extent:
- 33 audiocassettes + Educator's Guide
- Repository/Collector:
- Archives of African American Music and Culture
- Online finding aid:
- View on webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu
3. The Afro-American in Indiana radio series
- Description:
- Audio recordings of taped radio show episodes, primarily from the series The Afro-American in Indiana, but also including the additional programs Reflections in Black and Black Heritage , as well as a radio special and recordings from a NAACP convention. The radio shows, hosted by Fr. Boniface Hardin, featured multiple high-profile guests. The episode topics includes sports, music, education, historiography, slavery, the American Civil War, Reconstruction, segregation, the Indiana Constitution, the United States Constitution, church, religion, the NAACP, WWI, WWII, medicine, black businesses, the Institute of Afro American Studies, prison, labor history, and more.
- Content types:
- Performed music and Spoken word
- Formats:
- Analog audiocassette and Open reel tape (unknown material)
- Extent:
- 124 open reel tapes + 6 audiocassettes
- Repository/Collector:
- Archives of African American Music and Culture
- Online finding aid:
- View on webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu
4. Lee Bailey Collection
- Description:
- The collection consists primarily of audio tapes of two radio programs produced by Bailey Broadcasting Services: The Hip Hop Countdown & Report (1991-1998) and RadioScope: The Entertainment Magazine of the Air (1990-1996). Press releases for RadioScope broadcasts are also included.
- Content types:
- Performed music, Spoken word, Still image, and Text
- Formats:
- Analog audiocassette, Text document, Photographic print, and Photographic negative
- Extent:
- 654 audiocassettes : analog ; 1 7/8 ips + 5 photographs (black & white), 3 boxes
- Repository/Collector:
- Archives of African American Music and Culture
- Online finding aid:
- View on webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu
5. What Must Be Done radio series
- Description:
- These materials comprise a thirteen-part radio series of public service broadcasts produced by Sam Chase for WLIB radio in New York in cooperation with Newsweek Magazine.
- Content types:
- Performed music and Spoken word
- Formats:
- Open reel tape (unknown material)
- Extent:
- 13 audiotape reels (6.5 hours)
- Repository/Collector:
- Archives of African American Music and Culture
- Online finding aid:
- View on webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu
6. Black Radio : Telling It Like It Was
- Description:
- Production materials documenting Smithsonian's thirteen-part program on the role of radio in transforming the African American community in the twentieth century. The program was produced in 1996 by Jacquie Gales Webb for Smithsonian Productions, with assistance from the AAAMC. The collection contains over 400 hours of interviews and historical aircheck tapes in addition to articles, research files, program scripts, and transcripts. The audio interviews feature conversations with over 150 well-known disc jockeys, radio professionals, record company executives, journalists, and scholars. The historical airchecks include station identifications and jingles, radio interviews with prominent Black figures, coverage of historical events, and programs highlighting or influenced by the contributions of Black performers, disc jockeys, and other important persons in radio.
- Content types:
- Performed music, Spoken word, Still image, and Text
- Formats:
- Analog audiocassette, Digital Audio Tape, Data cartridge, Optical disc (Including CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, VCD), Text document, and Data disk (floppy disk)
- Extent:
- 4.3 linear feet (10 boxes) + 297 audiocassettes (DAT : digital, stereo), 168 audiocassettes (analog), 9 8mm data cartridges, 7 audio discs (CD-R), 3 data disks (1.44 MB floppies)
- Repository/Collector:
- Archives of African American Music and Culture
- Online finding aid:
- View on webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu
7. Ed Castleberry Collection
- Description:
- The collection consists of personal papers, photographs, and a video documenting the career Ed Castleberry, a pioneering black radio disc jockey and newscaster.
- Content types:
- Two-dimensional moving image, Still image, and Text
- Formats:
- VHS (including SVHS and VHS-C), Photographic print, and Text document
- Extent:
- 1 document case (.25 linear feet), including 26 photographs and 1 videocassette (VHS)
- Repository/Collector:
- Archives of African American Music and Culture
- Online finding aid:
- View on webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu
8. Travis Gardner Collection
- Description:
- Black radio photograph collection documenting events and personnel, including photos with rhythm and blues musicians, at Houston station KCOH in the 1960s and 1970s. Photographs were copied from the personal collection of Gardner. Accompanied by a transcription of an interview with Gardner which includes descriptions of each photograph.
- Content types:
- Still image
- Formats:
- Photographic print and Photographic negative
- Extent:
- 12 photographs : black & white ; 8 x 10 in. + 11 negatives (black & white : 4 x 5 in.)
- Repository/Collector:
- Archives of African American Music and Culture
- Online finding aid:
- View on webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu
9. Skipper Lee Frazier Collection
- Description:
- Photographs documenting the career of Houston deejay Skipper Lee Frazier, copied from his personal collection. Additional photo descriptions with biographical information transcribed from an interview with Frazier are available in accession folder. The collection consists of 12 b&w photographs with negatives primarily documenting Skipper Lee Frazier's activities in connection with KCOH in Houston during the 1970s and '80s.
- Content types:
- Still image
- Formats:
- Photographic print and Photographic negative
- Extent:
- 12 photographs : black & white ; 8 x 10 in. + 12 negatives (black & white : 4 x 5 in.)
- Repository/Collector:
- Archives of African American Music and Culture
- Online finding aid:
- View on webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu
10. Rick Roberts Collection
- Description:
- Collection consists primarily of materials related to Roberts's work at KYOK-AM in the 1960s and '70s including images of KYOK sponsored events such as the "We Love You" concert and associated publicity materials, a beauty pageant, radio contests, and on-site broadcasts throughout Houston. Also included are photographs of KYOK radio personalities and staff as well as candid and publicity photographs of visiting R&B artists.
- Content types:
- Still image
- Formats:
- Photographic print and Photographic negative
- Extent:
- 60 photographs : black & white ; 8 x 10 in. + 60 negatives (black & white ; 4 x 5 in.)
- Repository/Collector:
- Archives of African American Music and Culture
- Online finding aid:
- View on webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu