Box 1 Folder 1 Folder 2 Biographies 1. Tom Barden, From Street Dancer To Jazz Hall of Fame, JazzNewz, (January/February 1987) (2 photocopies) 2. D Lana Y. Lockett, Tap Like You Mean It, Oh Jerry Boy!! International TAP Association Newsletter, Volume 10, Number 3 (September-October 1999), pp. 36-37 3. D Lana Lockett, Obituary: Jerry Reed, Jr. ON TAP, Volume 12, Number 4 (November/December 2001), p. 9 4. D Lana Y. Lockett, Tap Like You Mean It, Oh Jerry Boy!! Attitude: The Dancers Magazine, Volume 14, Number 3 (Fall/Winter 1999), pp. 8-9 5. D Lana Lockett, Jerry A. Reed, Jr. Dance Magazine, Volume 75, Number 12 (December 2001), pp. 125-126 6. Jerry A. Reed single sheet, no author, n.d. (2 copies) 7. Jerry A. Reed single sheet, no author, n.d. 8. Jerry Reed, Tom Barden Photos John Rockwood, n.d., 3 pp. Correspondence 1. To Jerry Reed from Uncle Kirk, March 23, 1967 2. To Jerry Reed from Coleman A. Young, Mayor, July 3, 1981 3. To Jerry Reed from Elizabeth Harzoff, Ohio Arts Council, August 27, 1984 4. To Tap s from Geo Skip White, ca. June 25, 1985 5. Postcard to Taps from Skip, July 7, 1987 6. Postcard to Taps from Skip, August 4, 1987 7. To Jerry Reed from Martin W. Nagy, Common Space Center for Creativity, January 15, 1988 8. To Jerry Reed from Janet Cass, International Tap Association, November 8, 1989 9. To Jerry Reed from Timothy Lloyd, Library of Congress, October 21, 1992 (2 copies) 10. Birthday cards (2), n.d. 11. To D Lana [Lockett] from M. Rusty Monroe, December 1992
Folder 3 Folder 4 National Tap Dance Day 1. Congressional Record, May 25, 1989 (reprint) 2. Program, National Tap Dance Day celebration in honor of Mr. Jerry A. Reed, Jr., Kent Branch, Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, May 23, 1999 (3 copies) Ohio Arts Council Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program 1. Application form for Robbi E. Hodge, apprentice, June 29, 1984 2. Letter to Jerry Reed from Marigene Valiquette, October 29, 1984 (2 copies) 3. Agreement between Ohio Arts Council and Jerry Reed, March 1, 1986 4. Letter to Jerry Reed from Tim Lloyd, Ohio Arts Council, July 29, 1986 5. Recognition from Ohio House of Representatives, signed by Casey Jones and Vern Riffe, 115 th General Assembly, [1983-84] (2 copies) 6. 7 artists awarded state grants, Blade, March 3, 1994 Folder 5 Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, 1986 1. Background of the Jazz Hall of Fame, 1 p., n.d. (2 copies) 2. Letter to Jerry Reed from J. L. Lowe, Director, September 25, 1986 3. Program, Jazz Hall of Fame Induction Concert, October 31, 1986 (1 original, 1 photocopy) 4. Letter to Jerry Reed from J. L. Lowe, n.d. 5. Dancer inducted to hall of fame, n.d. 6. Letter to Jerry Reed from Scott Brandon, Ohio Arts Council, n.d. 7. Letter to Jazz Hall of Fame Friends from J. L. Lowe, October 8, 1991 Folder 6 Governor s Recognition, 1992 1. Recognition by George V. Voinovich, October 16, 1992
Folder 7 Ohio Arts Council Governor s Award, 1993 1. Artspace (Summer 1993) (2 copies) 2. Artspace (Fall 1993) (2 copies) 3. Program, Governor s Awards for the Arts, March 31, 1993 (2 copies) 4. Press Release, March 1, 1993 5. Press Release, March 2, 1993 6. Proclamation, Ohio General Assembly, Ohio Senate, 1993 Folder 8 Toledo City Council Commendation, 1993 1. Calendar, Council Chamber, February 2, 1993 (2 copies) Folder 9 Award Application, 1990 1. Cover letter, October 9, 1990 with photocopy of program for Jazz Hall of Fame Induction-Concert, 1986 2. Resume, October 26, 1990 3. Biographical sheet (2 copies) Folder 10 Folder 11 Folder 12 Programs 1. Union Street, Detroit, Michigan, June 18, 1978 (2 copies) 2. Gift of Music, Ten Eyck Towers, Thursday, December 20, [no year] (2 copies) 3. 1 st Unitarian Church, Detroit, Michigan, Sunday, January 23, [no year] (2 copies) 4. Small s Paradise, [no location], n.d. Business cards Newspaper Articles 1. Firecrackers And Flotillas Help Celebrate The Holiday, The Blade, July 5, 1985 (2 copies) 2. Performance: Tribute to honor tap-dancer, The Columbus Dispatch, October 26, 1992 (2 photocopies) 3. Jerry Reed s mastery of tap merges lots of history, culture, The Blade, February 2, 1993 (2 copies) 4. Huntington among arts-award winners, The Columbus Dispatch, March 5, 1993 5. Local hoofer tapped for dedication Sunday, The Blade, October 31, 1997 6. Tappity-tap: friends honor Jerry Reed, The Blade, November 10, 1997 (2 copies)
Folder 12 Folder 13 Folder 14 Folder 15 Newspaper Articles (cont.) 7. Local dancer to be honored at Kent library, The Blade, May 22, 1999 8. Event to highlight tap dancer s career, The Toledo Journal, May 25, 1999 9. Hines finds sheer joy in playing taps, toledoblade.com, October 1, 2000 (2 copies) 10. A great evening on tap: Gregory Hines makes Mercy gala A Night to Remember, toledoblade.com, October 9, 2000 (2 copies) 11. Ex-vaudeville hoofer became dance teacher, The Blade, September 7, 2001 12. Mr. Jerry A. Reed, Jr. (obituary), The Blade, September 9, 2001 13. A requiem for Rusty s, The Blade, October 19, 2003 14. Lake Erie West to honor arts supporters, The Blade, April 5, 2005 (photocopy) Periodical Articles 1. Smooth and Easy, Mature Lifestyles, (March 28, 1990), p. 3 (2 photocopies) 2. National Tap Dance Day, JazzNotes, (June, July & August 1999), p. 3 3. The New Redport Revue, Phase Two, n.d. (photocopy) 4. Ad, Cultural Arts Awards Gala, Toledo City Paper, April 6-12, 2005 (photocopy) 5. Cultural Heroes to be Inducted, Business Advantage, April 2005 (photocopy) Jerry A. Reed Jr. Memorabilia donated to Common Space & Art Tatum African American Resource Library Edward Abrams 1. Bulletin, Funeral service, September 10, 1997 (2 copies) 2. Obituary, The Blade, September 10, 1997 (2 photocopies) 3. Activity description for Jerry Reed with quote from Eddies Abrams, n.d. (2 photocopies)
Folder 16 The Sultans 1. Brochure, The Sultans: reigning over a supreme American dance tradition, with photographs and biographical information about Lloyd Storey, Fletcher Hollingsworth, Sherman Bush and Frank Colvard, n.d. 2. The Sultans tap out lessons of experience, by Diane Haitman, Detroit Free Press, November 3, 1983 (photocopy) 3. The Dancing Sultans Forever Young, by Brian W. Elliott, Metro Times, February 10-16, 1988 (photocopy) 4. Look around and tap history on the shoulder, by Mitch Albom, February 18, 1990 (photocopy) 5. Tappers to get their day in the park, by Rosalva Hernandez, The Detroit News, July 9, 1993 (photocopy) 6. Dancers tap into freedom of the sole, by Becky Beaupre, The Detroit News, July 12, 1993 (Photocopy) 7. Bulletin, Funeral of Lloyd Chesterfield Storey (July 24, 1923-September 21, 1997), September 26, 1997 Folder 17 Tap Dance Calendar, 1999 Oversize Folder 1 (Black map case) Poster 1. Blade, October 31, 1997 mounted on poster board with signatures on verso