WEMU records 05.WEMU Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Searls, Sloan Alexander This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit June 19, 2018 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Eastern Michigan University Archives 2014 August 20 Halle Library, Room 310 Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48197 734-487-2673 lib_archives@emich.edu
Table of Contents Summary Information... 3 Historical note...4 Administrative Information...4 Controlled Access Headings...4 Collection Inventory... 5 Administration and History... 5 Publicity and Outreach... 5 Photographs...8 Memorabilia... 18 - Page 2 -
Summary Information Repository Eastern Michigan University Archives Title WEMU records Date [inclusive] 1959-2011 Extent 23.15 Linear feet 3 record center cartons, 2 archive boxes, 2 photograph boxes, 1 slide box, 61 objects Language English Abstract The WEMU records documents the evolution and daily management of National Public Radio affiliate, WEMU. Well known in Southeast Michigan for broadcasting news, sports, and music, in particular jazz. The collection includes a small amount of administrative papers; publicity and outreach materials including clippings, posters, and program guides; photographs, and memorabilia which is primarily related to pledge drives and special events. The collection is arranged alphabetically. Records date from 1959-2011. Preferred Citation note Please cite materials from the University Archives in the following manner: Item. Collection Title. Eastern Michigan University Archives. - Page 3 -
Historical note WEMU, a public radio station was founded in 1965, as a small student run public broadcasting program. Since 1977, it has been affiliated with National Public Radio. The radio station primarily covers news, sports and music. It is a known in particular for its broadcasting of jazz music. WEMU operates out of King Hall on the campus of Eastern Michigan University. Administrative Information Publication Information Eastern Michigan University Archives 2014 August 20 Revision Description Addition of photographs and memorabilia 2018 April 13 Conditions Governing Access note Researchers are asked to request materials 24 hours prior to visiting the the University Archives. Controlled Access Headings Subject(s) Eastern Michigan University Public broadcasting Radio Stations WEMU - Page 4 -
Administration and History Collection Inventory Administration and History Audit of WEMU-FM 1989 February 8 1 1 Board of Regents Recommendations and Resolutions 2003-2009 1 2 Constitution 1964 1 3 EEO Policy 2009 1 4 History and Purpose 1 5 Local Radio Development Awards 1982 June 23 1 6 Management Profile 1991 1 7 Studio Schedule Montage 1 8 Publicity and Outreach Brochures and Flyers 1986-2005 1 9 - Page 5 -
Clippings Clippings 1959-1963 1 10 1968-1980 1 11 1981-1985 1 12 1986-1990 1 13 1991-1999 1 14 2000-2005 1 15 2006-2011 1 16 Clippings Scrapbooks 1989-1991 1 17-18 1992 4 1 1993 4 2 1994 4 3-4 - Page 6 -
Program Guides Community Effort to Quit Smoking - the Diary of David Fair 2006 1 19 Correspondence 1960, 1992-2006 (Bulk, 1992-2006) 1 20 Ephemera 1 21 Events 2000-2008 1 22 Oversize Posters 0.1 Linear feet 1 The Roots Music Project No Date An Evening with Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea, and Jack DeJohnette April 19, 2008 News Releases 1977-2006 1 23 Pledgedrive 1984 1 24 Program Guides 1964-1982 1 25-26 1983-1990, 2008 1 27 - Page 7 -
Photographs Photographs CDs 2008-2011 6 9 2001 Mardi Gras party February 24, 2001 Lady X and Sunshine Band at Top of the Park June 28, 2008 Bug Beddon at Gay Hollerins Whit Hill, The Postcards, Al Hill, The Love Butlers at Top of the Park June 28-29, 2008 The Bluescasters The Saints January 16-17, 2009 WEMU-ARK fundraiser October 20, 2009 Folk Festival 2010 WEMU Holiday Staff 2011 Headshots 1980s headshots 1980-1989 6 1 Newspaper photos with headshots December 1982 6 3 1991-1992 Staff Headshots 1991-1992 6 5 - Page 8 -
Negatives 2007 Staff headshots 2007 6 7 Negatives 1985-2000 Unknown negatives 1/11 8 1 Unknown negatives 2 of 11 8 2 Unknown negatives 3 of 11 8 3 Unknown negatives 4 of 11 8 4 Unknown negatives 5 of 11 8 5 Unknown negatives 6 of 11 8 6 Unknown negatives 7 of 11 8 7 Unknown negatives 8 of 11 8 8 Unknown negatives 9 of 11 8 9 Unknown negatives 10 of 11 8 10 Unknown negatives 11 of 11 8 11 - Page 9 -
Color Slides Praire Home Competition Picnic July 20, 1985 8 12 1980s off site party 8 13 1989-1990 1989-1990 8 14 New Tower 1991 8 15 Chenille Sisters 1995 8 16 1998 Finale 1998 8 17 1999 Finale 1999 8 18 1999 1999 8 19 November 1999 November 1999 8 20 November 2000 November 2000 8 21 2007 Staff 2007 8 22 Montreux-Detroit Jazz Festival No date 8 23 Color Slides 1970-1995 - Page 10 -
Color Slides 1970s 1970-1979 9 1 1980s 1980-1989 9 2 1980s Jacques party 1980-1989 9 3 WEMU Staff January 9, 1985 9 4 WEMU equipment January 16, 1985 9 5 Chenille Sisters 1995 9 6 1970s 1970-1979 5 1 1984 Outreach 1984 5 3 1980s off site party 1980-1989 5 2 Lynn Akans photograph 1981 6 2 Praire Home Companion Picnic July 20,1985 5 4 Big Band Dance circa 1985 1985 5 6 1985 1985 5 5 - Page 11 -
Color Slides Fashion Show circa 1987 1987 5 7 Bike Competition 1980-1989 5 8 Parade March 12, 1989 5 9 1989-1990 1989-1990 5 10 Miscellaneous photographs 1985-1995 6 4 1990s 1990-1999 5 11 Reception 1990-1999 5 12 Mardi Gras at WCC 1990-1999 5 13 Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival 1993 5 14 Fall 1993 Pledge Drive 1993 5 15 Ann Arbor Summer Fest 1990-1999 5 16 Logos/Banners No date 5 17 EMU Events No date 5 19 Palio's Event No date 5 18 - Page 12 -
Color Slides New Tower 1991 5 20 Border's Event No date 5 21 1992 Ann Arbor Art Fair 1992 5 22 Bird of Paradise, Ann Arbor February 2, 1992 7 13 Baker's Keyboard Lounge, Detroit February 16, 1992 7 14 WEMU Bus Party February 22, 1992 7 16 Corporate Spelling Bee February 19, 1992 7 15 Murphy's Place, Toldeo March 1, 1992 7 17 Sully's, Dearborn March 15, 1992 7 19 Spring On-Air Fundraiser March 20-24, 1992 7 18 Sidetrack, Yipsilanti March 29, 1992 7 20 Frog Island Festival June 20, 1992 7 21 Great Music at Odd Hours June 25, 1992 7 22 Top of the Park July 2-9, 1992 7 23 - Page 13 -
Color Slides Ann Arbor 4th of July parade July 4, 1992 7 24 EMU Homecoming September 26, 1992 7 26 WEMU Jazz tent, Rynearson Stadium September 5, 1992 7 25 Fall On-Air Fundraiser October 15-21, 1992 7 27 Candidate Forum October 28, 1992 7 28 Terry Gross Appearnace, Bird of Paradise November 19, 1992 7 29 1993 Frog Island Festival June 18-20, 1993 Graphic materials (32307023306666) Graphic materials (32307023306633) 5 23 7 35 Congressman William D. Ford on "Morning Edition" 1993 7 30 Correspondent Bob Garfield on "Morning Edition" 1993 7 32 Jazzin the Blues Away Workbench April 17, 1993 7 31 - Page 14 -
Color Slides 501 Concert, Michigan Theatre April 30, 1993 7 33 Spring On-Air Fundraiser March 14-18,1993 7 34 1995 Detroit Art Fair 1995 5 24 1995 Frog Island Festival June5, 1995 5 25 WEMU party at Michigan Theatre 1995 6 6 1997 Finale November 1996 5 26 Peter Segal and Karl Cassel 1998 5 27 Jazzistry 1999 5 28 2000 Performers 2000 5 29 Spring 2000 OTA Spring 2000 5 30 November 2000 November 2000 5 31 2000 Montruex-Detroit Jazz Festival September 2000 5 32 2000 Frog Island 2000 5 33 2000 Time Spent Listening 2000 5 34 - Page 15 -
Color Slides 2000 Mardi Gras 2000 5 35 Studio 2000 5 36 T-shirt Premiums 2000 5 37 2001 Performers 2001 5 38 March 2001 March 2001 5 39 FlatFile Murray Horowitz NPR 2000 5 40 2002 Performers 2002 5 41 2003 Performers 2003 5 42 2003 Finale 2003 5 43 2004 Performers 2004 5 44 2004 Mardi Gras 2004 5 45 2005 Performers 2005 5 46 Blues BBQ 2005 5 47 - Page 16 -
Color Slides 2006 Performers 2006 5 48 Staff party and reunion 1970-1979 7 1 Staff photos 1980 7 2 Doug Cameron 1980-1989 7 3 Staff headshots 1975-1985 7 4 Early 1990s Staff 1990-1995 7 5 1992 Staff 1992 7 6 Flordia Getaway 1985-1995 7 7 2000 Staff 2000-2005 7 8 Miscellaneous staff No date 7 9 Molly for the Station No Date 7 10 Party with Jean Cocran NPR-MF No Date 7 11 Unknown Speaker No Date 7 12 Ann Arbor Art Fair 1994 7 36 - Page 17 -
Memorabilia Miscellaneous photos No date Graphic materials (32307023306633) Graphic materials (32307023306674) 7 37 6 8 Donors No Date 7 38 Scrapbook 1960-1979 4 5 Memorabilia 21.85 Linear feet WEMU tops 4.6 Linear feet Object The Bone Conduction Music Show grey T-shirt No Date 14 "For the love of WEMU" T-shirt No Date 2 1 Big City Blues Cruise T-shirt No Date 2 2 Dr. Arwulf's Jazz Therapy Clinic, The Sunday Best T-shirt No Date 2 3 - Page 18 -
WEMU Shirts Cliack&Clack, Campaign 2000 T-shirt 2000 2 4 Public Radio T-shirt No Date 2 5 "Time Spent Listening" T-shirt No Date 2 6 Frog Island Festival T-shirt June 12,1982 2 7 Frog Island Festival T-shirt 1990 2 8 The Bone Conduction Music Show white T-shirt No Date 2 9 Cinem Chat T-shirt No Date 2 10 2nd Annual Jazz Competition T-shirt 1982 2 11 Heritage Jazz Festival T-shirt 1981 2 12 11th Annual Heritage Jazz Festival T-shirt No Date 2 13 Heritage Jazz Festival T-shirt No Date 2 14 WEMU Shirts WEMU T-shirts No Date - Page 19 -
WEMU Shirts (32307025333130) (32307025333130) (32307025333130) (32307025333130) 3 16 3 2 3 6 3 1 WEMU long-sleeve shirts No Date (32307025333130) (32307025333130) (32307025333130) (32307025333130) (32307025333130) 3 10 3 12 3 11 3 14 3 13 - Page 20 -
Montreux Detroit T-shirts (32307025333130) 3 15 WEMU light blue marching band T-shirt No Date 3 3 WEMU "Jazz, News, Blues" T-shirt No Date 3 5 WEMU and NPR dark green polo shirt 3 7 WEMU teal polo shirt No Date 3 8 WEMU blue marching band T-shirt No Date 3 9 Montreux Detroit T-shirts 1981-1993 Object 2nd Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival T-shirt September 2-7, 1981 3 3rd Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival red T-shirt September 1-6, 1982 4 3rd Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival white T-shirt September 1-6, 1982 5 4th Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival T-shirt August 31-September 5, 1983 6 5th Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival T-shirt August 29-September 3, 1984 7 6th Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival T-shirt August 28-September 3, 1985 8 - Page 21 -
Sweaters/Jackets 7th Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival T-shirt August 27-September 1, 1986 9 10th Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival T-shirt August 31-September 4, 1989 10 12th Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival T-shirt August29-September 2, 1991 11 13th Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival T-shirt September 3-7, 1992 12 14th Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival T-shirt September 2-6,1993 13 Sweaters/Jackets Object Denim button-up shirt 15 Black wind-breaker 16 Black zip-up hoodie 17 Black sweater 18 Blue sweater 19 Red sweater 20 WEMU Hats 1.6 Linear feet Object - Page 22 -
WEMU cups/mugs/water bottles Morning Edition hat No Date 26 WEMU black hat No Date 27 WEMU blue mesh hat No Date 28 WEMU cups/mugs/water bottles 2.0 Linear feet "Public Radio" mug No Date (32307025333304) (32307025333296) Object 30 Object 29 Object Black WEMU mug No Date 31 Glass WEMU mug No Date 32 WEMU travel mug No Date 33 WEMU green, plastic water bottle No Date 34 WEMU metal water bottle No Date 35 - Page 23 -
Buttons/Pins Buttons/Pins 2.0 Linear feet Object WEMU 89.1 pin No Date 0.2 Linear feet 1 WEMU pin No Date 0.2 Linear feet 45 "Frog Island Security" button No Date 0.35 Linear feet 54 "Great music at odd hours" button No Date 0.35 Linear feet 55 "WEMU, A Little Different... A Lot Better!" button No Date 0.55 Linear feet (32307025333528) (32307025333502) Object 56 Object 58 Object "Kids America" button No Date 0.35 Linear feet 57 Object 50 years of WEMU green ceramic tile 2015 0.45 Linear feet 2 WEMU towel No Date 1.1 Linear feet 21 - Page 24 -
Buttons/Pins WEMU drawstring bag No Date 1.0 Linear feet 22 WEMU tote-bag No Date 1.0 Linear feet 23 WEMU lunchbox No Date 0.7 Linear feet 24 WEMU blanket No Date 0.6 Linear feet 25 David Fair bobble-head No Date 0.4 Linear feet 36 WEMU pens No Date 0.3 Linear feet 37-39 WEMU USB car charger No Date 0.35 Linear feet 40 WEMU dog leash No Date 0.6 Linear feet 41 WEMU electric clock No Date 0.25 Linear feet 42 WEMU bracelets No Date 0.5 Linear feet 43-44 WEMU USB pen-drive No Date 0.35 Linear feet 46 WEMU mini speaker No Date 0.5 Linear feet 47 "1980-WEMU" wooden sign 1980 0.5 Linear feet 48 WEMU playing cards No Date 0.5 Linear feet 49 - Page 25 -
Buttons/Pins WEMU keychain light No Date 0.25 Linear feet 50 "I'm Not Laughing At You..." license plate border No Date 0.8 Linear feet 51 Time Spent Listening book post-2000 0.6 Linear feet 52 Four book collection 1986-1990 0.5 Linear feet 53 WEMU plastic necklace No Date 0.35 Linear feet 59 WEMU patch No Date 0.5 Linear feet 60 WEMU stickers 2 15 WEMU "Public Radio" fan 2 16 WEMU plastic bookmark 2 16 WEMU address book 2 16 Object WEMU umbrella No date 1.3 Linear feet 61 - Page 26 -