History

The E. Azalia Hackley Collection was created in 1943 in Detroit. It contains more than 600 pieces of sheet music published between 1799 and 1922 that show the contributions of blacks to the performing arts.

 

Timeline

1943:

Romie Minor (currently Assistant Manager of the DPL Special Collections) named Curator of Hackley

2013: 70 year anniversary

 

Bibliography and Press

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