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2. Jack Gibson Collection
- Description:
- Jack "The Rapper" Gibson was a pioneer in Black radio, as well as an innovator, a leader, and a mentor to many in the radio and music industries. His work as a Black radio deejay spanned the early days of Black radio in the 1940s through the Civil Rights Movement, and included stints at WERD-Atlanta, WLOU-Louisville, WMBM-Miami, WCIN-Cincinnati, and WABQ-Cleveland. After retiring from radio in 1961, he became a successful music industry executive working for Motown, Decca, and Stax Records. In 1976, he launched the industry magazine Jack the Rapper, the oldest Black trade publication targeted to radio, and for the next twenty years organized the annual "Jack the Rapper’s Family Affair," a Black music convention drawing generations of performers and music industry executives. His professionalism, continuous fight for racial equality and justice, and endearing human qualities made him a legend in the industry. This collection documents his long career in radio and music through personal correspondence, clippings, memorabilia, photographs, publicity materials, airchecks, interviews, lecture materials, and over 500 issues of his trade magazine "Jack the Rapper's Mellow Yellow."
- Content types:
- Two-dimensional moving image, Performed music, Spoken word, Still image, and Text
- Formats:
- Analog audiocassette, Open reel tape (unknown material), VHS (including SVHS and VHS-C), Optical disc (Including CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, VCD), Text document, and Photographic print
- Extent:
- 19 boxes (13 linear feet)
- Repository/Collector:
- Archives of African American Music and Culture
- Online finding aid:
- View on webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu
3. Video collections
- Description:
- The video collections consist of about 700 recordings, including the following: Events at the University of South Carolina and Clemson University; Governor’s Mansion Oral History Project interviews; Materials related to SCBA Star Awards; Materials related to SCBA 60th Anniversary History Project
- Content types:
- Two-dimensional moving image
- Formats:
- VHS (including SVHS and VHS-C), Optical disc (Including CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, VCD), Betacam (including Betacam SP), Motion picture film, and U-matic (including U-matic S)
- Extent:
- 700 items
- Repository/Collector:
- McKissick Museum, South Carolina Broadcasters Association Archives
4. Don Kennedy Papers
- Description:
- The Don Kennedy papers contain writings, audio recordings, photographs, printed materials, and awards related to Kennedy's television and radio broadcasting career. The bulk of the materials relate to the production of the Big Band Jump radio shows between 1989 and 2013. These include scripts, cue sheets, newsletters, and broadcast masters of the weekly programs. The papers include some full-length interviews with musicians and other big band-era figures that were subsequently edited for broadcast. The collection also includes promotional and photographic materials from his work with television station WATL-TV, 1976-1978; radio stations WKLS FM, 1960-1970, and the Georgia Network, 1972-1982; as well as his time as children's television host "Officer Don," 1956-1969.
- Content types:
- Performed music, Spoken word, Still image, Text, and Two-dimensional moving image
- Formats:
- Pressed LP disc, Optical disc (Including CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, VCD), MiniDisc, Analog audiocassette, Digital Audio Tape (DAT), Photographic print, and Text document
- Extent:
- 22 linear feet, 640 Optical discs, 300 Pressed LP discs
- Repository/Collector:
- Georgia State University Special Collections and Archives
- Online finding aid:
- View on digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu