http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8sx6jxz Online items available Guide to the Jay Payton Papers Sean Dickerson African American Museum and Library at Oakland 659 14th Street Oakland, California 94612 Phone: (510) 637-0198 Fax: (510) 637-0204 Email:
[email protected] URL: http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/locations/african-american-museum-library-oakland © 2013 African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved. Guide to the Jay Payton Papers MS 205 1 Guide to the Jay Payton Papers Collection number: MS 205 African American Museum & Library at Oakland Oakland, California Processed by: Sean Dickerson Date Completed: February 9, 2017 Encoded by: Sean Dickerson © 2013 African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Jay Payton papers Dates: 1955-2003 Collection number: MS 205 Creator: Payton, Jay. Collection Size: 1.75 (2 boxes + 1 oversize box) Repository: African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.) Oakland, CA 94612 Abstract: Legendary Bay Area emcee Jay Payton (1925-2016) was born William J Payton on Oct. 29, 1925 in Asheville, North Carolina. Beginning in 1972 Payton hosted the KEMO-TV music show “Soul Is” (later “The Jay Payton Show”), a weekly entertainment show on Channel 20 featuring national and Bay Area African American musicians and performers. The Jay Payton Papers consists of 2 quad videotapes of “The Jay Payton Show” recorded in 1976, photographs of Jay Payton at various events and with performers on the “Soul Is” and “The Jay Payton Show,” and certificates of distinction awarded to Payton for his contribution to Bay Area entertainment. Physical location: African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.) Oakland, CA 94612 Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English Access No access restrictions.