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
Mr. Naylor's papers include scrapbooks relating to his life and career, and scripts for radio programs that he wrote, produced and performed in. Most of the scripts were written during his tenure at WGST, although some of them were written for use on KTAT and KFJZ in Fort Worth, Texas. Many of the Folders of scripts also include listener correspondence relating to the programs, and some contain background material that Mr. Naylor used when creating the shows. Additional content include materials from Mr. Naylor's tenure as the program director of WAGA radio and television from 1951 through 1959, and when he wrote and produced radio and television advertising for Coca-Cola products with the McCann-Erickson advertising agency from 1960 through 1986.
Content types:
Performed music, Spoken word, Notated music, Text, and Two-dimensional moving image
Formats:
Text document, Pressed 78rpm disc, and Polyester open reel tape
Extent:
10 linear feet
Repository/Collector:
Georgia State University Special Collections and Archives
(In Hansard-MacDougald Memorial Collection.) Includes radio scripts and other writings about food, cooking and travel, primarily in Europe, linguistics and other topics and other papers.
Consists of papers relating to Ellis's career as a broadcast executive and journalist, including editorials, book manuscripts, radio scripts, speeches and sound recordings of programs, 1965-1981, broadcast over WSB.
Contains materials on a variety of musical topics, including files on Johnny Mercer and his contemporaries, country music, various aspects of radio and television and several miscellaneous topics relating to twentieth century music and/or the music business.
Repository/Collector:
Georgia State University Special Collections and Archives
10.5 inch reels of classical music performances from Radio Moscow, originally sent to Athens, GA radio station WDOL (on very fragile paper tape); concert recording of the Woody Herman band broadcast on WRFC
The collection documents Frances Wallace's many musical activities during her long career as a pianist and organist in Atlanta, and it provides a glimpse of Atlanta's musical scene during the middle years of the twentieth century.The Wallace papers are organized into four series: (I) Personal records; (II) Scripts and performance notes; (III) Music; and (IV) Audio-visual materials. she performed frequently on piano and organ on WSB, WAGA and WCON radio, as well as at the Roxy theater, Rich's and Davison's department stores, and made notable appearances with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra.
Content types:
Notated music, Performed music, Still image, and Text
Formats:
Text document, Lacquer disc, and Photographic print
Extent:
9 linear feet
Repository/Collector:
Georgia State University Special Collections and Archives
Contains published and unpublished manuscripts, including an unpublished biography of Tallulah Bankhead, correspondence, reviews, poetry, literary contracts and photographs relating to Maxwell's activities as an author, editor and educator. Correspondence discusses Maxwell's writings, publication and readings of his works, his production of radio programs and his involvement with the Federal Writers' and Federal Theatre Projects.
Repository/Collector:
Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia
Contains correspondence, advertisements and public relations materials, lyrics, sheet music, comedy material, programs and scripts, music catalogs, biographical material, autograph books, clippings and other papers relating to Jackson's career as a musician and entertainer who appeared on WERD.
Includes biographical information, correspondence, manuscripts, scrapbooks, some sound recordings and other papers focusing primarily on Mercer's career in film, radio and theater.
Repository/Collector:
Georgia State University Special Collections and Archives