The Detroit Public Library (DPL; Jeanne Salathiel, reference librarian, Music and Performing Arts Department).(Notes For Notes)(Brief Article)

The Detroit Public Library (DPL; Jeanne Salathiel, Reference Librarian, Music and Performing Arts Department) has mounted a series of exhibits in celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of its E. Azalia Hackley Collection. The Hackley Collection, the first of its kind, was created in 1943 to document the contributions of black Americans to the performing arts. An exhibit in the series, entitled "The Hackley Collection: The Kurtz Myers Years (1954-69)," pays tribute to Kurtz Myers, a DPL librarian for thirty-three years (1936-69). From 1954 until 1969, Myers headed the library's Music and Performing Arts (previously, Music and Drama) Department where the Hackley Collection is housed.

Kurtz Myers's strong interest in acquiring material for the Hackley Collection is legendary and evidenced by the ephemeral material displayed in this exhibit. Consisting of photographs, correspondence to and from notable performing artists, and original manuscripts and ...