E. Azalia Hackley Collection (DPL) Open House
[November 24, 2004] Ms. Martin provided a thorough demonstration of the project highlighting the background of the collection and selection of the Greenstone software. She showed the audience the bibliographies and biographies that have been complied and pointed out the copyright issues involved. Then she went into the heart of the project and showed a number of searches and the images. Even in a large auditorium, these covers of this sheet music were quite clear. Martin explained to the audience that while some of the covers are offensive to us today, they are a part of the history of music and of African-Americans. Martin also listed a number of new collections that have been acquired in recent months for the Hackley collection, including the Leonteen Napier Photograph Collection and the Major Quincy "Mule" Holley Manuscript Collection. A number of the collection donors and family members attended the program. Juliette Machie, Associate Director of Public Services at Detroit Public Library announced the formation of the Friends of the E. Azalia Hackely Collection. Machie described the importance of this Friends organization and invited audience members to consider becoming members of the Friends. Following the program, attendees went to the third floor of DPL for light refreshments, to tour the collections, and view special collection exhibits mounted for the Open House. |
