Tag Archives: Black Gospel Music Restoration Project

Gather ‘Round and Download the Tale: A Primer for Digital Storytelling in Archives

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Eric Ames

The storytelling urge is an ingrained part of human behavior spanning back to our earliest conversant days, when “This plant bad, that plant good” wasn’t just helpful advice for staying alive, it could also pass for a rollicking tale around … Continue reading →

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A Sisyphean* Task, An Unending Passion: “A Life’s Work” and Its Connection to the BGMRP

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Eric Ames

Back in 2010, a crew of professional documentary filmmakers visited the Digitization Projects Group. They were on a mission: to interview and film the team of professionals working on the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project (BGMRP), a project brought to … Continue reading →

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Loan, Give, Tip: How Your Materials Can Become a Part of Our Collections

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Eric Ames

One of the most rewarding parts of our work in the DPG is knowing that our efforts will lead to better exposure for Baylor’s unique collections and a better understanding of the world in which we live. The materials housed … Continue reading →

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Getting to Know the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project (BGMRP)

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Eric Ames

One of our bigger projects here at the Digitization Projects Group is the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project (BGMRP). Established in 2008, it seeks to preserve America’s proud tradition of black gospel music through digitization, access, and new research. From … Continue reading →

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Frances G. Spencer Collection of American Popular Sheet Music & Black Gospel Music Restoration Project: A Comparison

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Eric Ames

Amanda Harlan presented at the Music Library Association Annual Meeting, Wednesday, March 24th. She did a comparison of the metadata workflow between two major digital music collections at Baylor University: the Frances G. Spencer Collection of American Popular Sheet Music … Continue reading →

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