Book sale to honor late jazz lover Treadwell
Through a donation from his family, books from the collection of Oscar Treadwell of Anderson Township, the late aficionado of poetry and jazz, will be sold by The Friends of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
The sale will be held from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, in the program area of the Main Library, South Building, 800 Vine St.
Each item will include a specially designed bookplate indicating that it is from the library of Oscar Treadwell.
Treadwell's career as a radio personality dates from 1947. His concentration in jazz led to friendships with many jazz artists including Dave Brubeck, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, many who immortalized him in music.
First came Wardell Grey's "Treadin with Treadwell." Then, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie created "An Oscar for Treadwell" in honor of their friend. Thelonious Monk followed with "Oska T."
Treadwell donated 308 reel-to-reel taped broadcasts of his popular jazz program, "Jazz with O.T.," to the library in 1993. "Jazz with O.T." aired over WGUC from 1975-1985.
Most of Treadwell's audio donations are part of a circulating collection available in the Films and Recordings Department at the Main Library.
Call 369-6035 or e-mail
friendsofplch1@fuse.net for more information.
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