Mss. Coll. 148
Jerry A. Reed, Jr. Tap Dance Collection
(Toledo Jazz Archive)
Inventory
Box 1
Folder 1
Biographies
1. Tom Barden, “From Street Dancer To Jazz Hall of
Fame,” JazzNewz, (January/February 1987) (2
photocopies)
2. D’Lana Y. Lockett, “Tap Like You Mean It, Oh Jerry
Boy!!” International TAP Association Newsletter, Volume
10, Number 3 (September-October 1999), pp. 36-37
3. D’Lana Lockett, “Obituary: Jerry Reed, Jr.” ON TAP,
Volume 12, Number 4 (November/December 2001), p. 9
4. D’Lana Y. Lockett, “Tap Like You Mean It, Oh Jerry
Boy!!” Attitude: The Dancers’ Magazine, Volume 14,
Number 3 (Fall/Winter 1999), pp. 8-9
5. D’Lana Lockett, “Jerry A. Reed, Jr.” Dance Magazine,
Volume 75, Number 12 (December 2001), pp. 125-126
6. “Jerry A. Reed” single sheet, no author, n.d. (2 copies)
7. “Jerry A. Reed” single sheet, no author, n.d.
8. “Jerry Reed”, Tom Barden Photos – John Rockwood,
n.d., 3 pp.
Folder 2
Correspondence
1. To Jerry Reed from Uncle Kirk, March 23, 1967
2. To Jerry Reed from Coleman A. Young, Mayor, July 3,
1981
3. To Jerry Reed from Elizabeth Harzoff, Ohio Arts Council,
August 27, 1984
4. To Tap’s from Geo Skip White, ca. June 25, 1985
5. Postcard to Taps from Skip, July 7, 1987
6. Postcard to Taps from Skip, August 4, 1987
7. To Jerry Reed from Martin W. Nagy, Common Space
Center for Creativity, January 15, 1988
8. To Jerry Reed from Janet Cass, International Tap
Association, November 8, 1989
9. To Jerry Reed from Timothy Lloyd, Library of Congress,
October 21, 1992 (2 copies)
10. Birthday cards (2), n.d.
11. To D’Lana [Lockett] from M. Rusty Monroe, December
1992
Local History & Genealogy Department
Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Toledo, Ohio
Mss. Coll. 148
Jerry A. Reed, Jr. Tap Dance Collection
(Toledo Jazz Archive)
Inventory
Box 1 (cont.)
Folder 3
National Tap Dance Day
1. Congressional Record, May 25, 1989 (reprint)
2. Program, National Tap Dance Day celebration in honor of
Mr. Jerry A. Reed, Jr., Kent Branch, Toledo-Lucas
County Public Library, May 23, 1999 (3 copies)
Folder 4
Ohio Arts Council Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program
1. Application form for Robbi E. Hodge, apprentice, June
29, 1984
2. Letter to Jerry Reed from Marigene Valiquette, October
29, 1984 (2 copies)
3. Agreement between Ohio Arts Council and Jerry Reed,
March 1, 1986
4. Letter to Jerry Reed from Tim Lloyd, Ohio Arts Council,
July 29, 1986
5. Recognition from Ohio House of Representatives, signed
by Casey Jones and Vern Riffe, 115th General Assembly,
[1983-84] (2 copies)
6. “7 artists awarded state grants”, Blade, March 3, 1994
Folder 5
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, 1986
1. “Background of the Jazz Hall of Fame”, 1 p., n.d. (2
copies)
2. Letter to Jerry Reed from J. L. Lowe, Director, September
25, 1986
3. Program, Jazz Hall of Fame Induction – Concert, October
31, 1986 (1 original, 1 photocopy)
4. Letter to Jerry Reed from J. L. Lowe, n.d.
5. “Dancer inducted to hall of fame”, n.d.
6. Letter to Jerry Reed from Scott Brandon, Ohio Arts
Council, n.d.
7. Letter to Jazz Hall of Fame Friends from J. L. Lowe,
October 8, 1991
Folder 6
Governor’s Recognition, 1992
1. Recognition by George V. Voinovich, October 16, 1992
Local History & Genealogy Department
Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Toledo, Ohio
Mss. Coll. 148
Jerry A. Reed, Jr. Tap Dance Collection
(Toledo Jazz Archive)
Inventory
Box 1 (cont.)
Folder 7
Ohio Arts Council Governor’s Award, 1993
1. Artspace (Summer 1993) (2 copies)
2. Artspace (Fall 1993) (2 copies)
3. Program, Governor’s Awards for the Arts, March 31,
1993 (2 copies)
4. Press Release, March 1, 1993
5. Press Release, March 2, 1993
6. Proclamation, Ohio General Assembly, Ohio Senate,
1993
Folder 8
Toledo City Council Commendation, 1993
1. Calendar, Council Chamber, February 2, 1993 (2 copies)
Folder 9
Award Application, 1990
1. Cover letter, October 9, 1990 with photocopy of program
for Jazz Hall of Fame Induction-Concert, 1986
2. Resume, October 26, 1990
3. Biographical sheet (2 copies)
Folder 10
Programs
1. Union Street, Detroit, Michigan, June 18, 1978 (2 copies)
2. “Gift of Music”, Ten Eyck Towers, Thursday, December
20, [no year] (2 copies)
3. 1st Unitarian Church, Detroit, Michigan, Sunday, January
23, [no year] (2 copies)
4. Small’s Paradise, [no location], n.d.
Folder 11
Business cards
Folder 12
Newspaper Articles
1. “Firecrackers And Flotillas Help Celebrate The Holiday,”
The Blade, July 5, 1985 (2 copies)
2. “Performance: Tribute to honor tap-dancer,” The
Columbus Dispatch, October 26, 1992 (2 photocopies)
3. “Jerry Reed’s mastery of tap merges lots of history,
culture,” The Blade, February 2, 1993 (2 copies)
4. “Huntington among arts-award winners,” The Columbus
Dispatch, March 5, 1993
5. “Local hoofer tapped for dedication Sunday,” The Blade,
October 31, 1997
6. “Tappity-tap: friends honor Jerry Reed,” The Blade,
November 10, 1997 (2 copies)
Local History & Genealogy Department
Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Toledo, Ohio
Mss. Coll. 148
Jerry A. Reed, Jr. Tap Dance Collection
(Toledo Jazz Archive)
Inventory
Box 1 (cont.)
Folder 12
Newspaper Articles (cont.)
7. “Local dancer to be honored at Kent library,” The Blade,
May 22, 1999
8. “Event to highlight tap dancer’s career,” The Toledo
Journal, May 25, 1999
9. “Hines finds sheer joy in playing taps,” toledoblade.com,
October 1, 2000 (2 copies)
10. “A great evening on tap: Gregory Hines makes Mercy
gala A Night to Remember,” toledoblade.com, October 9,
2000 (2 copies)
11. “Ex-vaudeville hoofer became dance teacher,” The
Blade, September 7, 2001
12. “Mr. Jerry A. Reed, Jr.” (obituary), The Blade, September
9, 2001
13. “A requiem for Rusty’s,” The Blade, October 19, 2003
14. “Lake Erie West to honor arts supporters,” The Blade,
April 5, 2005 (photocopy)
Folder 13
Periodical Articles
1. “Smooth and Easy,” Mature Lifestyles, (March 28, 1990),
p. 3 (2 photocopies)
2. “National Tap Dance Day,” JazzNotes, (June, July &
August 1999), p. 3
3. “The New Redport Revue,” Phase Two, n.d. (photocopy)
4. Ad, “Cultural Arts Awards Gala,” Toledo City Paper, April
6-12, 2005 (photocopy)
5. “Cultural Heroes to be Inducted,” Business Advantage,
April 2005 (photocopy)
Folder 14
Inventory …Jerry A. Reed Jr. Memorabilia donated to
Common Space & Art Tatum African American Resource
Library
Folder 15
Edward Abrams
1. Bulletin, Funeral service, September 10, 1997 (2 copies)
2. Obituary, The Blade, September 10, 1997 (2
photocopies)
3. Activity description for Jerry Reed with quote from Eddies
Abrams, n.d. (2 photocopies)
Local History & Genealogy Department
Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Toledo, Ohio
Mss. Coll. 148
Jerry A. Reed, Jr. Tap Dance Collection
(Toledo Jazz Archive)
Inventory
Box 1 (cont.)
Folder 16
Folder 17
Oversize Folder 1
(Black map case)
The Sultans
1. Brochure, “The Sultans: reigning over a supreme
American dance tradition,” with photographs and
biographical information about Lloyd Storey, Fletcher
Hollingsworth, Sherman Bush and Frank Colvard, n.d.
2. “The Sultans tap out lessons of experience,” by Diane
Haitman, Detroit Free Press, November 3, 1983
(photocopy)
3. “The Dancing Sultans Forever Young,” by Brian W.
Elliott, Metro Times, February 10-16, 1988 (photocopy)
4. “Look around and tap history on the shoulder,” by Mitch
Albom, February 18, 1990 (photocopy)
5. “Tappers to get their day in the park,” by Rosalva
Hernandez, The Detroit News, July 9, 1993 (photocopy)
6. “Dancers tap into ‘freedom of the sole’,” by Becky
Beaupre, The Detroit News, July 12, 1993 (Photocopy)
7. Bulletin, Funeral of Lloyd Chesterfield Storey (July 24,
1923-September 21, 1997), September 26, 1997
Tap Dance Calendar, 1999
Poster
1. Blade, October 31, 1997 mounted on poster board with
signatures on verso
Local History & Genealogy Department
Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Toledo, Ohio