Jackie Washington fonds, [189-]-2009; predominant 1970-2009.

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Jackie Washington fonds, [189-]-2009; predominant 1970-2009.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/704432667

The fonds consists of extensive photographs and textual, audio and audio visual materials. It also contains realia including trophies and honours, such a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hamilton Music Awards and even some of Washington's hats. The collection is organized into the following series: Personal Information and Miscellany; Artwork, Projects, and Musical Career; Legal, Financial, and Medical Documents; Correspondence; Greeting Cards; Flyers and Programs; Honours, Trophies, and Plaques; Journals and Notebooks; Song Lists, Lyrics, Sheets; Photographs and Portraits; Sound Recordings and Moving Images; Posters and Promotional Images; Realia; Newspaper Clippings.

8.5 m of textual records and other materials, 2,500 photographs, 150 audio cassettes, 8 audio compact discs 7 DVDs, 2 video cassettes, 2 audio discs.

McMaster University

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SNAC Resource ID: 8032199

McMaster University

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Washington, Jackie

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bc59vj (person)

Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Jackie Washington (1919-2009) was the grandson of a Virginia slave. The second of thirteen siblings, Washington began his musical career at age five when he started singing with The Four Washington Brothers. By the early 1930s, Washington and his brother Ormsley became a self-taught musician, learning the guitar and piano. Before serving in World War II, he worked as a porter for Canadian Pacific Railroad, which inspired his lifelong interest in trains. During this tim...