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    • Memphis Belle Collection

    • Memphis Belle Collection

    • airplanes; B-17; military; war bonds; World War II;

    • In September 1942 a new B-17 Flying Fortress was delivered to Bangor, Maine, to a crew of ten men led by Captain Robert Morgan. The airplane was named the Memphis Belle in honor of Margaret Polk, Captain Morgan’s fiancée in Memphis. -- The...
    • Collection of Collections
    • "Newborn Symbolizes Real Memphis Music"

    • "Newborn Symbolizes Real Memphis Music"

    • jazz; music; Newborn, Phineas, Jr.;

    • “He is a quiet man. -- We are sitting in a shadowed room, cut off from the street noises, the afternoon’s light barely creeping through a doorway window. -- An upright piano, framed with pictures and musical scores, waits patiently across the...
    • The M Files
    • "Film Notes Memphian's Jazz Art"

    • "Film Notes Memphian's Jazz Art"

    • film; jazz; Lloyd, Charles; music;

    • "A first in film biography is being created in Memphis. -- It is the story of Memphis jazz musician Charles Lloyd, being filmed by Eric Sherman of Los Angeles, a Yale student. -- It all began when Mr. Sherman, a student of sociology with an...
    • The M Files
    • Gayoso House and the Gayoso Hotel Collection

    • Gayoso House and the Gayoso Hotel Collection

    • downtown; entertainment; fires; Goldsmith family; hotels; recreation; social life;

    • In the mid-19th century, the Gayoso House was known up and down the Mississippi River for its elegance and hospitality. Nestled in a grove of trees above terraces and landscaped gardens, it had a view of the river for fifteen miles. From the...
    • Collection of Collections
    • "Jazz Musicians Sing The Blues"

    • "Jazz Musicians Sing The Blues"

    • Broyles, David; jazz; Johnson, Charlton; Kelley, Mike; Lonardo, Tom; MMUSIC; Mobley, Bill; music;

    • "Jazz. -- The four-letter word for musical improvisation conjures up images of finger-snapping beatniks, long-haired guitarists, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Al Jarreau, Al Hirt. -- To local club owners, the word conjures up something else:...
    • The M Files
    • "With fame in hand, jazzmen come home"

    • "With fame in hand, jazzmen come home"

    • Coleman, George; jazz; Mabern, Harold; music; Strozier, Frank;

    • "When George Coleman, Harold Mabern and Frank Strozier bring home their internationally known jazz music this weekend, they also will bring memories of why they had to leave Memphis to seek fame and fortune. -- The Manassas High School...
    • The M Files
    • "1,500 Were One O'Clock Jumping"

    • "1,500 Were One O'Clock Jumping"

    • Basie, William "Count"; jazz; music;

    • "When stocky Bill (Count) Basie sits down behind his piano, he seems to grow a foot. If his reception at the Club Paradise is any indication, he has a Memphis following to match his musical stature. -- An estimated 1,500 fans gathered last...
    • The M Files
    • Personal Papers of Judge Walter Malone

    • Personal Papers of Judge Walter Malone

    • judges; law; poetry; prose; public service; recreation; writers;

    • Walter Malone served as Circuit Court Judge for the last twenty years of his life, but he was best known as an accomplished poet and writer. His personal papers were donated to the Memphis and Shelby County Room by his niece, Alba R. Malone. The...
    • Collection of Collections
    • 1961-05-03 Correspondence - Memo

    • 1961-05-03 Correspondence - Memo

    • correspondence; Wallis, C. Lamar; Randolph, Wassell; libraries; desegregation; Russell, Edward P.;

    • Memo from Lamar Wallis to Wassell Randolph: "Dear Mr. Randolph: First I thought I would let this whole matter drop where it was, but after thinking it over I thought I should write the attached letter to show Ed Russell that I have no sympathy...
    • Library History
    • Historic P. Wee Saloon

    • Historic P. Wee Saloon

    • Beale Street; P. Wee Saloon; Crook, Leonard;

    • An artist's rendition of the P. Wee Saloon. Notes on the back read: "From an original water color by Leonard Crook"; "Birthplace of the Blues"; "It was in a back corner of Pee Wee's Place on a night in 1909 that W.C. Handy...
    • Memphis Streetscapes
    • "A Review - Lena Horne Is Superstar At Young 62"

    • "A Review - Lena Horne Is Superstar At Young 62"

    • concerts; Horne, Lena; jazz; music;

    • "All that can be said about Lena Horne is what has been said so many times before-- she's an incredibly beautiful lady and an inimitable performer. -- Watching her show at the Orpheum last night made it hard to believe that she's 62-years old....
    • The M Files
    • "Memphis-bred band strolls in jazz world's high cotton"

    • "Memphis-bred band strolls in jazz world's high cotton"

    • Hot Cotton Jazz Band; jazz; music; Wilson, Ruby;

    • "If you live in the cradle of the blues, you might easily have missed out on the rebirth of one of Memphis' favorite sons. -- That's because it is happening on the West Coast, where Dixieland and blues-tinged jazz from the W.C. Handy era have...
    • The M Files
    • Witzmann-Gamble Collection

    • Witzmann-Gamble Collection

    • Gamble, Frederick; music; social life; Witzmann, Emile;

    • Emile Frederick Augustus Witzmann was born in Germany in 1841 but lived his young adult years in Paris. He spoke seven languages and was known throughout his life as a voracious reader of books, enjoying reading them in their natural languages. ...
    • Collection of Collections
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