Georgia Music Hall of Fame collection, ms 3837, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Ownership of the materials was officially transferred to the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library in December 2013. General Administration.Īfter the Georgia Music Hall of Fame's closing in June 2011, the bulk of the collections were sent to the University of Georgia Libraries for storage.
IRVING FOSKY HAMMOND SERIES
Series 1: Administrative Files is arranged into five subseries: 1.1. These include founding documents, a file of artist information, planning documentation for exhibits, a photograph file, and records on sponsorship. The Administrative Files series of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame collection primarily consists of the records created and used in the managing and operating of the institution. When none of the bids were found to be suitable, the decision was made to close the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in June 2011. In 2010 the state legislature voted to cease funding for the museum, and bids were accepted from other cities to provide a site for it. In the 2000s the museum began to encounter financial difficulties, with decreasing revenue and low attendance.
IRVING FOSKY HAMMOND ARCHIVE
The Hall of Fame was also home to the Zell Miller Center for Georgia Music Studies, a library and archive for researchers. This area consisted of several "buildings" and sections bearing themes by genre or era in the state's music history. The core collections of the museum were presented in a 12,000 square foot exhibit space called Tune Town. The building officially opened in Macon on Septemwith a ceremony attended by Little Richard, Mike Mills and Bill Berry of R.E.M., the Pips, and Travis Tritt, among others.
ELOISE FOSKEY GREENSBURG - Eloise Foskey, 61, died Tuesday, Dec. The legislature allocated $6.5 million and the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority was created to head the project. Visitation will be at Geisler Funeral Home, Hammond, tonight from 6 to 9 and Saturday. In the late 1980s and early 1990s Miller, elected governor in 1990, continued the effort to honor Georgia's music legends by supporting the establishment of a museum. These first awards, called "Georgy Awards," were presented to Ray Charles and the music producer Bill Lowery. These groups led to the formation of Georgia Music Week, and the first Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards were presented in 1979. Lieutenant Governor Zell Miller gathered state support for music culture and industry beginning in 1978, creating the Senate Music Recording Industry Study Committee and the Music Recording Industry Advisory Committee. Located in downtown Macon, the 48,000 square foot building was home to thousands of documents, instruments, sound recordings, and artifacts representing Georgia's vast and diverse music history. The Georgia Music Hall of Fame served as the state's official music museum from 1996 to 2011.
Title: Georgia Music Hall of Fame Collection, Series 1: Administrative Files Georgia Music Hall of Fame Collection, Series 1: Administrative Files
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