W.C. Handy Music Festival collection, 1948-2003 | UNA Archives and Special Collections

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Collection Overview

Title: W.C. Handy Music Festival collection, 1948-2003

Primary Creator: W.C. Handy Music Festival collection, 1948-2003

Extent: 28.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Collection contains 28 boxes.

Abstract

The WC Handy Music Festival is held in Florence, Alabama every year to honor Handy's musical achievements. The Music Preservation Society of Alabama Shoals created this week-long festival in 1982.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The WC Handy Music Festival Collection (1948-2003) includes correspondence, miscellaneous papers, newspaper clippings, magazines, t shirts, hats, and pins.

Biographical Note

William Christopher Handy was born on November 16, 1873, in Florence, Alabama. During his youth, Handy's family discouraged his intrest in music. In high school, he secretly joined a blues band and played cornet. After high school, Handy went on to have a successful career in music. He became a very famous American composer and musician and is known as the father of the Blues. Handy passed away on March 28, 1958 in New York City.

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Box 1

Item 1: 1948-1981: newspaper clippings 1971-81
Item 2: nip magazine April 1971
Item 3: newspaper clippings 1970
Item 4: the Florence Times Oct 5, 1949
Item 5: newspaper clippings 1948-1969

Box 2

Item 1: newspaper clippings 1982
Item 2: WC Handy music festival calendar of events
Item 3: WC Handy music festival program (12)
Item 4: Alabama's Black Heritage A Tour of Historic Sites magazine
Item 5: WC Handy memorial edition program 1970 (2)
Item 6: WC Handy music festival 1982 jazz program (2)
Item 7: proclamation
Item 8: binder with 1982 festival correspondence and miscellaneous papers

Box 3

Item 1: Shoals magazine July August 1983
Item 2: 1983 newsletters
Item 3: 1983 newspaper clippings
Item 4: music festival calendar of events program (2)
Item 5: tentative festival schedule 1983
Item 6: binder with 1983 festival correspondence and miscellaneous papers

Box 4

Item 1: 1984 newspaper clippings
Item 2: ticket sales paper
Item 3: July 1985 correspondence
Item 4: proclamation
Item 5: Books about WC Handy and all that jazz Muscle Shoals regional library system paper
Item 6: calendar of events 1984
Item 7: binder with correspondence and miscellaneous papers 1984
Item 8: WENN Birmingham 1984 cassette tape of Peggy's radio show

Box 5

Item 1: newspaper clippings festival 1985
Item 2: WGWL TV 15 editorial by Dick Biddle, board chairman
Item 3: tentative schedule of events 1986
Item 4: binder with correspondence and miscellaneous papers about 1985 festival
Item 5: festival program 1985 (2)
Item 6: city of Florence proclamation (4)
Item 7: north Alabama attractions brochure

Box 6

Item 1: newspaper clippings 1986
Item 2: Alabama's black heritage a tour of historic sites magazine (2)
Item 3: the Meistersingers present "A Message of Hope" pamphlet
Item 4: Alabama mountain lakes tourism vol 10 no 11 August 1986 newsletter
Item 5: 1986 magazines
Item 6: your guide to northwest Alabama program (3)
Item 7: traveling travel services corporation July-August 1986 booklet
Item 8: festival programs (4)
Item 9: binder with correspondence and miscellaneous papers 1986
Item 10: north Alabama attractions brochure
Item 11: jazz it up ribbon

Box 7

Item 1: newspaper clippings 1987
Item 2: 1987 magazines
Item 3: newsletters and correspondence 1987
Item 4: binder with correspondence and miscellaneous papers about 1987 festival

Box 8

Item 1: newspaper clippings 1988
Item 2: music festival brochures
Item 3: binder with correspondence and miscellaneous papers

Box 9

Item 1: newspaper clippings 1989
Item 2: Essence April 1989 magazine
Item 3: binder includes: correspondence, miscellaneous papers, and festival programs

Box 10

Item 1: newspaper clippings 1990
Item 2: magazines 1990
Item 3: correspondence
Item 4: binder with correspondence and miscellaneous papers

Box 11

Item 1: newspaper clippings 1991
Item 2: magazines 1991
Item 3: binder with correspondence and miscellaneous papers about festival events 1991

Box 12

Item 1: newspaper clippings 1992
Item 2: magazines 1992
Item 3: festival correspondence 1992
Item 4: festival correspondence in binder including info requests, board of directors, calendar, etc.

Box 13

Item 1: newspaper clippings 1993
Item 2: magazines 1993
Item 3: festival programs 1993
Item 4: festival correspondence
Item 5: calendar of events 1993
Item 6: binder with festival correspondence and miscellaneous papers

Box 14

Item 1: newspaper clippings 1994
Item 2: magazines 1994
Item 3: binder with correspondence and miscellaneous papers
Item 4: festival programs

Box 15

Item 1: festival programs 1995
Item 2: correspondence 1995
Item 3: newspaper clippings 1995
Item 4: magazines 1995

Box 16

Item 1: newspaper clippings 1996
Item 2: correspondence
Item 3: miscellaneous festival papers 1996

Box 17

Item 1: correspondence 1997
Item 2: two binders with miscellaneous festival papers 1997
Item 3: newspaper clippings 1997
Item 4: magazines 1997

Box 18

Item 1: correspondence 1998
Item 2: binders with correspondence
Item 3: programs 1998
Item 4: newspaper clippings 1998
Item 5: magazines 1998

Box 19

Item 1: miscellaneous papers in folders 1999
Item 2: 2 binders with correspondence and miscellaneous papers 1999
Item 3: magazines 1999

Box 20

Item 1: newspaper clippings 2000
Folder 2: Handy poetry contest papers 2000
Item 3: River Views magazine 2000
Folder 4: press pack final papers 2000

Box 21

Item 1: correspondence 2001
Item 2: newspaper clippings 2001
Item 3: magazines 2001

Box 22

Item 1: newspaper clippings 2002
Item 2: Alabama calendar of events magazine 2002
Item 3: Bluph... magazine 2002

Box 23

Item 1: newspaper clippings 2003

Box 24

Item 1: Handy festival t shirts
Item 2: festival hats
Item 3: miscellaneous festival papers

Box 25

Item 1: Handy festival t shirts 1998-2003

Box 26

Item 1: Handy festival t shirts 1993-97

Box 27

Item 1: Handy festival t shirts 1987-1992

Box 28

Item 1: Handy festival fans, mugs, and pins
Item 2: Handy festival cups, water bottle, sunglasses
Item 3: Handy festival long sleeve t shirt
Item 4: songfest staff badge 2002
Item 5: Handy festival hats