Blues (Archives): Photographs

This collection includes thousands of photographs of blues performers and blues-related subjects.

Open reel audio tapes, film, and photographic negatives & contact sheets of the blues-rock band Canned Heat. These materials were all recorded, filmed, and photographed by Marina Bokelman in 1967 and 1968.

Photographs of disc jockey Dick "Cane" Cole and other WLOK (Memphis) radio staff and promotional photographs of blues, soul, funk, and gospel performers, many signed to Cole.

Photographs of blues musicians and performances in Europe and the United States.

Sid Graves' personal and business correspondence, photographs, and other materials related to Clarksdale, Mississippi's Carnegie Public Library and Delta Blues Museum. There are also materials about the Mississippi Library Association and Mississippi literary figures.

Collection of recordings, sheet music, photographs and research materials gathered through Sheldon Harris' person collecting and research.

In 1967 Mrs. Walter Lyons wrote letters to a number of her husband’s favorite jazz musicians, asking them to surprise her husband by wishing him happy birthday. This scrapbook contains letters, postcards, and signed photographs extending birthday greetings to Mr. Walter Lyons. Musicians include Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, Chuck Mangione, J. J. Johnson, Benny Golson, Sonny Rollins, Phil Woods, Wayne Shorter, and others.

Photographs of Blues musicians and performances in Europe.

Collection of materials related to Percy Mayfield, Lowell Fulson, and Tina Mayfield.

Photographs of blues musicians, performances and festivals in Finland.

Collection of recordings, clippings, correspondence and ephemera of WLAC disc jockey John Richbourg.

Collection of blues photographs, newsletters, event flyers, and more from photographer Gary Saretzky.

Photographs of blues musicians and performances in Europe and the United States.