St. Louis Blues Society

2026 STATEMENT

St. Louis has one of the most rich and important musical heritages in the world.  St. Louis Blues Music is known world-wide for its importance in the story of American Music, however there is no centralized place for people to learn the actual stories.  The STLBS has identified the need for a central repository for the decentralized history that is spread throughout the city.  The long term goal of the archive project is to build a trust worthy institution that can house digital and physical history, create new content and to find ways to shine a light on the stories of St. Louis Blues Music.

MISSION

The mission of the STLBS Archive Project is to collect, create and disseminate the stories of St. Louis Blues Music and the people who created it.

2026 GOALS

Collect and document the rich history of St. Louis Blues Music and maintain a knowledge depository for the story of the music and those who created it.

- Build a diverse team of volunteers and professionals

- Build professional and institutional relationships

- Build a database ready to be filled

- Outline costs current and ongoing

- Pursue funding

- Identify content to be collected (find committee heads for each)

- Be ready to collect content

- Create a ‘Call to Collect’

- Identify ways to disseminate stories and collections

- Create and produce an annual event to showcase the project     

OBJECTIVES

Collect history
Archive and document history
Create content for entertainment and research

STRATEGIES

Connect with historical collection and archiving experts in the community to help define project 

TACTICS

Identify specific media and items of interest/of value/under threat of vanishing

Identify means to collect these items

Identify storage space and methods

Identify ways to disseminate collection knowledge

We welcome anyone who wants to join the St. Louis Blues Society Archive Project Committee. The committee meets at Nebula on the first Tuesday of the month at 7pm.

For more information, email the group at archiveproject@stlouisbluessociety.org or contact any committee member to come to a meeting as our guest.

Archive Project Committee Members
Annette Bridges
Isaac Darden
Michael Higgins
Charles Johnston
Andy Lewis
Tom Maloney
John May
Tecora Morgan
Peter Newcomb
Reed Radcliffe
Jeremy Segel-Moss
Mary Kaye Tönnies