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Box 2494-001

 Container

Contains 5 Collections and/or Records:

John Marshall Alexander Jr. (Johnny Ace) Certificate of Birth

 Item — Box: 2494-001, Folder: 4
Identifier: Series 5:
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of the research done by Dr. James M. Salem, Professor Emeritus at the University of Alabama, for his book, The Late Great Johnny Ace and the Transition from R and B to Rock and Roll. Materials include audio recordings, correspondence, research notes and documents, that relate not only to Johnny Ace specifically, but to the larger context of African American Popular Culture in the 1950s. Included in the collection are various 33 1/3, 78,...
Dates: 1929-2003

John M. Alexander, Jr. (Johnny Ace) Abstract of Marriage Record (2 copies)

 Item — Box: 2494-001, Folder: 4
Identifier: Series 5:
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of the research done by Dr. James M. Salem, Professor Emeritus at the University of Alabama, for his book, The Late Great Johnny Ace and the Transition from R and B to Rock and Roll. Materials include audio recordings, correspondence, research notes and documents, that relate not only to Johnny Ace specifically, but to the larger context of African American Popular Culture in the 1950s. Included in the collection are various 33 1/3, 78,...
Dates: 1929-2003

Johnny Alexander (Johnny Ace) State of Texas Certificate of Death

 Item — Box: 2494-001, Folder: 4
Identifier: Series 5:
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of the research done by Dr. James M. Salem, Professor Emeritus at the University of Alabama, for his book, The Late Great Johnny Ace and the Transition from R and B to Rock and Roll. Materials include audio recordings, correspondence, research notes and documents, that relate not only to Johnny Ace specifically, but to the larger context of African American Popular Culture in the 1950s. Included in the collection are various 33 1/3, 78,...
Dates: 1929-2003

Notification of Recipt of FOI Request

 Item — Box: 2494-001, Folder: 4
Identifier: Series 5:
Scope and Contents Inquest Proceedings, Harris County, Texas. “John Alexander known as Johnny Ace.” Includes depositions from Olivia Gibbs, Mary Margaret Carter, and Willie Mae Thornton
Dates: 1929-2003

Inquest Proceedings, Harris County Texas

 Item — Box: 2494-001, Folder: 4
Identifier: Series 5:
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of the research done by Dr. James M. Salem, Professor Emeritus at the University of Alabama, for his book, The Late Great Johnny Ace and the Transition from R and B to Rock and Roll. Materials include audio recordings, correspondence, research notes and documents, that relate not only to Johnny Ace specifically, but to the larger context of African American Popular Culture in the 1950s. Included in the collection are various 33 1/3, 78,...
Dates: 1929-2003