[Dixielandjazz] Bunny Berigan digital archive

[Bill Haesler]

Dear DJMLer mates,
The following information has come in via our sister-site, the TradJazz list.
I hope Rhonda Putney does not mind me passing it on.
It will certainly be of interest to many of our listmates.
I've already browsed through the large photograph collection and bookmarked the site for future reference.
Keen-eyed mates might like to check out the identification for photograph 121.
Particularly Gene Krupa? and Count Basie?
Very kind regards,
Bill.
 
Begin forwarded message:

> From: Rhonda Puntney <rpuntney at lakeshores.lib.wi.us>
> Date: 27 May 2011 6:19:24 AM AEST
> To: <tradjazz at list.okom.com>
> 
> Hi everyone, 
> 
> I am a new member to this list and a librarian in southeastern Wisconsin.
> 
> I did a cursory search of the list archives but did not see a mention of the
> Bunny Berigan digital collection, so I thought I would share some
> information about it.
> 
> In 2009-10, I worked with the staff and volunteers at the Fox Lake (WI)
> Public Library to write a grant to enable digitization of some of the
> Berigan materials in the library’s historical room collection.  Fox Lake, as
> some of you know, is Berigan’s hometown and hosts an annual festival
> celebrating his legacy.
> 
> We received funding from the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)
> grant funds to digitize almost 200 items, including family photos, publicity
> stills, sheet music and more.  Much of the material was donated to the
> library by Berigan’s son-in-law, Ken Hansen.  The Fox Lake library staff and
> volunteers wrote the descriptions of each item and the digitization was
> completed by the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections staff.  What
> you’ll see is the result of many years of discussion and planning, and for
> many of us, a true labor of love for Bunny’s music.
> 
> The collection is located at
> http://uwdc.library.wisc.edu/collections/WI/BunnyBerigan.
> 
> I’m interested in hearing your thoughts and feedback on the collection.
> 
> Cheers,
> Rhonda
> 
> 
> Rhonda K. Puntney
> Youth Services and Special Needs Consultant
> Lakeshores Library System
> 725 Cornerstone Crossing, Suite C
> Waterford, WI  53185
> Office:  262-514-4500 x67
> Fax:  262-514-4544
> Cell:  262-758-0324
> rpuntney at lakeshores.lib.wi.us
> http://www.lakeshores.lib.wi.us/
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> 
> 2011 President, Wisconsin Library Association
> 
> 2011-12 President, Collaborative Summer Library Program
> 
> 2010-12 Division Councilor, Association for Library Services to Children