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MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, MURFREESBORO, TN
JESSE AUSTIN MORRIS COLLECTION 13-070
Creator:
Morris, Jesse Austin (April
26, 1932-August 30, 2014)
Type of Material:
Manuscript materials, books,
serials, performance documents, iconographic items, artifacts, sound recordings,
correspondence, and reproductions of various materials
Physical Description:
22 linear feet of manuscript
material, including
8
linear feet of Wills Brothers manuscript materials
6 linear feet of photographs,
including
1
linear foot of Wills Brothers photographs
3
boxes of smaller 4x6 photographs
21 linear feet of manuscript
audio/visual materials
Dates:
1930-2012, bulk 1940-199
RESTRICTIONS:
All materials in this collection
are subject to standard national and international copyright laws. Center staff
are able to assist with copyright questions for this material.
Provenance and Acquisition Information:
This collection was donated
to the Center by Jesse Austin Morris of Colorado Springs, Colorado on May 23,
2014. Former Center for Popular Music Director
Dale Cockrell and Archivist Lucinda Cockrell picked up the collection from the
home of Mr. Morris and transported it to the Center.
Arrangement:
The original arrangement
scheme for the collection was maintained during processing. The exception to
this arrangement was the audio/visual materials, which in the absence of any
original order, are organized by format. Collection is arranged in six series:
1. General files; 2. Wills Brothers; 3. General photographs; 4. Wills Brothers
photographs; 5. Small print photographs; 6. Manuscript Audio/Visual Materials.
Subject/Index Terms:
Western Swing
Wills, Bob
Wills, Johnnie Lee
Cain’s Ballroom
Country Music
Texas Music
Oklahoma Music
Jazz music
Giffis, Ken
Agency History/Biographical Sketch:
Jesse Austin Morris was
editor of The Western Swing Journal and
its smaller predecessors for twenty years and a well-known knowledge base in
western swing research. Mr. Morris holds the honor of being a 2012 Inductee to
the Northwest Western Swing Music Society (Seattle, WA) Hall of Fame, a 2013
Inductee to the Western Swing Society (Sacramento, CA) Hall of Fame and a 2015
Inductee to the Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame. Mr. Morris was working on a project with
Johnny Lee Wills Dance Schedules at the time he fell ill. Documents relating to this project can be
found in boxes 6 and 7 of the Wills Brothers series.
Scope and Content:
Research
materials collected by Jesse Morris to use for his publication of The Western Swing Journal and other
related projects. The manuscript papers consist of handwritten notes, newspaper
clippings, articles photocopied from books, journals, newspapers, magazines,
correspondence, photographs and webpage printouts. The materials are organized by the artist,
location or event they entail.
Also included in the
collection are books, trade catalogs, serials, performance documents, and sound
recordings related to the subjects of western swing, country music, and some early
jazz. There are sound recordings, video recordings, artifacts, original sheet
music, sheet music photocopies, photographs and postcards in the collection.
Collection Contents (Folder/Box List):
All
labels are original to Jesse Austin Morris’. 49 boxes total. See end of finding
aid for complete list. Brackets are to clarify spelling.
Materials Cataloged Separately:
Per
Center policy, certain formats are cataloged separately for accessibility.
These include secondary serials [Western Swing Society Music News, Seattle/Northwest
Western Swing Music Society], Reading Room books, rare books, sheet music,
performance documents, trade catalogs, and sound recordings. The Reading Room
books are searchable through the MTSU Walker Library catalog, all other
materials are searchable through the Center’s website database or
in-house. [For a complete list of
separated materials, please contact the archivist]
Location:
All manuscript materials are
located in the special collections storage area filed by accession number. Reading room books, serials, sheet music, trade
catalogs, iconographic items, performance documents and sound recordings have
been separated from the manuscripts and cataloged in CPM InMagic database and searchable
through the website.
Related Materials:
The Center holds other
western swing related manuscript collections, notably Bob Wills Collection, 97-055,
Doug Seroff Country Music Collection,
10-034 and Charlie
Walker Collection, 08-020. Special
collection sheet music, performance documents, trade catalogs, photographs,
sound recordings, rare books, and reading room materials related to the
subjects of western swing, country music or jazz are also held by the Center
and searchable through the CPM website database or MTSU Walker Library catalog.
Collection Contents (Folder/Box List):
Series I. General
Files
Box 1
Misc
A
The
Alabama Boys
Charlie
Aldridge
Dave
Alexander
All-time
songs in film
Henry
“Red” Allen
Rosalie
Allen
Shelly
Lee Alley
Shelly
Lee Alley Jr
Ambrose
Video
American
Artwork
A.F.
of Musicians
American
Jazz Museum
Ancestry
James
“Deacon” Anderson
Les
Anderson
Maurice
Anderson
Joe
Andrews
Dave
Apollon
Armstrong
Eddy
Arnold
Jesse
Ashlock
Vic
Ashmead
Asleep
at the Wheel
Svend
Asmussen
Tex
Atchison
Chet
Atkins
Gene
Austin
Gene
Autry [3 folders]
Gene
Autry Collection
Record
Research - Gene Autry
Misc.
B [2 folders]
Henry
Baker
History
of the Banjo
Jr.
Barnard
Sue
Barnard
Bar-X
Cowboys
Count
Basie
History
of the Bass
Bear
Family Records
Sidney
Bechet
Bix
Beiderbecke
Dewey
Lee Bell
Cal
Berry
The
Beverly Hill Billies
Box 2
Big
Band Info [5 folders]
Big
D Jamboree
Paul
Bigsby
Billboard/Variety
Billboard
Blue
Ridge Playboys
Blue
Yodeler Mag.
Henry
Boatman
Bob
Boatright
Debbie
Boggs
Noel
Boggs [2 folders]
Johnny
Bond
Billy
Bowman
Bill
Boyd & Cowboy Ramblers
Jim
Boyd
Clyde
Brewer
Billy
Briggs (steel)
The
Bristol Sessions
British
Archive of Country Music
British
Archive of Country Music Cd Inserts
Andrew
Brown
Jr.
Brown
Katy
Brown
Milton
Brown 1934 Radio Show
Roy
Lee Brown
T.E.
“Sleepy” Brown
Cliff
Bruner
Jimmy
Bryant
James
“Goober” Buchanan
David
Johnnie Burnett
Smiley
Burnette RadiOzark
Jethro
Burns
Gary
Burton
Bus
Boys
Paul
Buskirk
Joe
Bussard
Billy
Byrd
Jerry
Byrd
Misc.
C [3 folders]
Clarence
Cagle
Cactus
CD
Cain’s
Ballroom
Box 3
Western
Swing Calendar Ideas
William
Muryel “Zeke” Campbell
Cannonball
Rag
Yakima
Canutt
Carolina
Cotton
Bill
Carson
Carter
Family
Cartoons
Cindy
Cashdollar
Cassette
Inserts
Cassette
to Cd
Catalog
Catfish
String Band
Jack
Cawley
Cattle
Cds
Cds
in boxes
Cd
inserts
Joe
H. Champion
Curly
Chalker
Leon
Chappelear
Jewel
Chartwell
J.R.
Chatwell
Harry
Choates
Charlie
Christian [2 folders]
Christmas
Cards [2 folders]
Al
Clauser
George
Clayburn
Kevin
Coffey [2 folders]
Ken
Coffman
Keith
Coleman
Collection
Inventory
Collectors
Records
Dugg
Collins
Eddie
Condon
Chris
Connor
Chris
Connor 1
Chris
Connor 2
Bill
Cook
Spade
Cooley 27 tape set
Spade
Cooley [4 folders]
Corrine
Corrina
Cotton
Club C/s
Country
Music Artwork
Country
music foundation
Country
music movies
Country
music trivia
County
sales
Top
500 country songs 2002
Cowboy
Slim Rinehart
Lynnette
Cox
Box 4
Truitt
Cunningham
Ken
Curtis
Johnny
Cuviello
JIMMIE
Crawford
David
L. Crisp
Crystal
Springs floor plan
Crystal
Springs ramblers
Misc.
D [2 folders]
Big
D Jamboree
Smoky
Dacus
Ted
Daffan
Wayne
A. Daniel
Denver
Darlings
Red
River Dave
Art
Davis
Jimmie
Davis
Link
Davis
Jimmy
Day
Eddie
Dean (Cowboy)
Jimmy
Dean
Judy
Deanne
Birth
and Death lists
Obits
Misc.
obits
Decca
Records
Deep
Ellum Blues
Vernon
Delhart [Dalhart]
Delta
Blues Museum
Evelyn
DePaul
The
Develop. of Western Swing by Cary
Ginell
Blue
Devils
Al
Dexter
Casey
Dickens
Western
Swing Discographies Vol1
Western
Swing Discographies Vol2
Zane
Dobson
Doctors
without borders map
Document
records
Dolores
and the Bluebonnet Boys
Floyd
Domino
Barry
Doss
History
of the drums
Duke
of Paducah
Glynn
Duncan
Tommy
Duncan [3 folders]
Tommy
Duncan Fan Club
Tommy
Duncan Song Book
Bob
Dunn’s Vagabonds
Misc
E
Dave
Edwards and his Alabama Boys
John
Edwards
Cliff
“Skeeter” Elkin
Mike
Elliott
Randy
Elmore
Jerry
Emery
Buddy
Emmons
Western
Swing Encyclopedia outline
Dale
Evans
Misc.
F
Facts
on Farts
Western
Swing book
Tal
Farlow [2 folders]
Farmer’s
Daughter
Karl
Farr
Females
and all that Jazz
Fender
History
National
Fiddler Hall of Fame
Final
Curtin
Flyin’
Fingers
First
Amendment etc
Flags
of the states
Steve
Forsythe
Curly
Fox and Texas Ruby
David
Freeman
Porky
Freeman
Stan
French
Coby
Flyn/Jones
Box 5
Misc.
G
Benny
Garcia Jr
Hank
Garland
Bobby
Garrett
Gennett
Gennett
Foundation
Gennett
Records
Hoot
Gibson
Les
Gilliam
Johnny
Gimble [3 folders]
Cary
Ginell
Darrell
Glenn
Golden
Boot Award
Grand
Ole Opry
Stephine
Grappelli [Stephane]
Billy
Gray
Ebb
Gray
Otto
Gray
Otto
Gray Song book
Green
River Records
Jack
Greenback
Ken
Griffis
James
B. Grim
Dewey
Groom Records
Gruene
(Green) hall
History
of the Guitar
Guitar:
Texas Playboys
The
Guitarists
Jack
Guthrie
Misc
H
Merle
Haggard [2 folders]
Hall
of Fame Nashville
Marion
Hall/landers
Jim
Halsey
Stuart
Hamblen [6 folders]
Norman
Hamlet
Preacher
Harkness
Sid
Harkreader
History
of the Harmonica
Redd
Harper
Scotty
Harrell
Jimmy
Hart & His Merrymakers
William
S. Hart
Hatch
Show Print
“Stompin’
Steve” Hathaway
Western Swing Newsletter
Hawaiian
Steel Guitar
Coleman
Hawkins
Speedy
Haworth
Art
Haynes
Dick
Haynes
Robert
Healy
Dick
Heil
Don
Helms
Fletcher
Henderson MP3 Song List
Jack
Henderson [2 folders]
Harold
Hensley
Box 6
Hi
Flyers
Dick
Hill [5 folders]
The
Hillbilly Researcher
Bud
Hobbs
Johnny
Hodges
Adolph
Hofner
Billie
Holiday [2 folders]
James
C. “Joe” Holley
Hoosier
Hot Shots [2 folders]
Hot
Club of Cowtown
How
the West was sung
Paul
Howard
Leon
Huff
Harley
Huggins
Curly
Hollingsworth
Cornell
Hurd Band
F.
Huskey [Ferlin Husky]
Misc
I
International
Steel Guitar Convention
International
Assoc. of Jazz Records Collectors
Into
to Jazz
Jerry
Irby
Bud
Isaacs
Misc
J
Tommy
Jackson
Giants
of Jazz
Jelly
Roll Morton [2 folders]
JEMF
Sleepy
Johnson
Buck
Wayne Johnson
Ann
Jones
Buck
Jones
Loyd
Jones [Lloyd]
Joslin’s
Jazz Journal
Joslin’s
Jazz Journal
Misc
K
Kaleidoscope
Records
Millard
Kelso
KY
Music Hall of Fame
Barney
Kessel
Rich
Kienzle
King
500 series
King
Records
Pee
wee King
KMA
Shenandoah, Iowa
Bobby
Koefer
Kvoo
[Radio]
Misc
L [2 folders]
Eugene
A. “Tag” Lambert
Eddie
Lang
Roy
Lanham
Laurel
& Hardy
Legends
of western swing reunion
Leon’s
Lone Star Cowboys
Lester
Young
Curly
Lewis
Texas
Jim Lewis
Tubby
Lewis
Library
of Congress- Sheet Music
The
Light Crust Doughboys [3 folders]
The
Light Crust Doughboys Discography
The
Light Crust Doughboys Research
Box 7
Lincoln
County Cowboy Symposium
Merl
Lindsay [4 folders]
Liner
Notes [2 folders]
Lone
pine Film Festival
Longhorn
Records
Misc
M
Louis
Massey & The Westerners
History
of the Mandolin
Zeke
manners
Joe
Maphis
Ernie
M.
Barbara
Martin
Dude
martin
Grady
Martin
Rudy
Martin
Johnny
Marvin
Laverne
Masse
Will
Matthews
Misc
Mc
Dickie
McBride and the skyliners
Janet
McBride
Paul
McGee
Dean
McKeinney [McKinney]
Buddy
McPeters
Frankie
McWhorter
Shorty
Messer
Bob
Miller
Miller
Brothers
Mike
Miller
Mills
Brothers
E.A.
Mitchan, Jr. [Mitcham]
Billy
Mize
Modern
Mountaineers
Bob
Mohr
Monty
Montana
Patsy
Montana
Mon
M. Scrapbook
Ralph
Mooney
Bob
Moore
Tiny
Moore
Alan
Morgan
Tom
Morrell
Joaquin
Murphy
Red
Murrell
Museum
notes
Misc
N [2 folders]
The
Nashville A Team
National
Barn Dance
National
Hillbilly News [2 folders]
Newsletter
Art
Leon
McAuliffe [2 folders]
Old
Newspaper ads
Newspaper
archives
Joe
Paul Nichols Roy Nichols
Roy
Nichols & Norm Hamlet
The
Nite Owls
Jody
Nix
Hoyle
Nix
Nudie
Cohn
Bob
Nolan
Red
Norvo
Box 8
Misc.
O
Pat
O’Daniel & His Hillbilly boys
W.
Lee O’Daniel [2 folders]
W.
Lee O’Daniel & His Hillbilly boys
Doye
O’Dell
Scott
O’Malley & Associates
Okeh
History
Oklahoma
History
Oklahoma
Magazine
Old
Country music magazine
Ole
Time Herald
Old
Time Radio Cat
Old-Time
Record Review
Mary
Osborne
Laura
Lee Owens/MC Bride
Misc
P
Jack
Palmer
Palomino
Club
Paramount
records
Paramount
records discography
Andy
Parker
Johnny
Patterson
Les
Paul [2 folders]
Les
Paul Jam Sessions
Leon
Payne
Pelican
wildcats
Hank
Penny [2 folders]
Hank
Penny: the original outlaw plus discog
The
Checkered Career of Hank P. Rich Kienzle
Bill
“happy” Perryman
Foreman
Phillips
History
of the Piano
Bob
Pinson
Nolan
Porterfield
Post
Cards, Las Vegas, NV
Prairie
Ramblers [2 folders]
Lew
Preston and his men of the range
Quebe
Sisters Band
Questionnaire
Misc.
R [2 folders]
The
Rackensack review
KBBQ
Radio Script
Radio
Station Format
Western
Swing Radio Show outline
Ragtime-blues-hot
piano
Ranch
boys [2 folders]
Ole
Rasmussen
Leon
Rausch
Buddy
Ray
Wade
Ray
List
of record labels
Red
River Dave
Ramona
Reed
Dick
Reinhart
Django
Reinhardt
Herb
Remington
Renfro
Valley
Jimmie
Revard
Glenn
“Blub” Rhess
Glenn
Rhess, Jr.
Gary
Don Rhodes
Leon
Rhodes
Jerry’s
Rhythm rag
Rice
Brothers gang
Rickenbacker
Tex
Ritter
River
Road Boys
Riverside
rancho
Box 9
Cotton
Roberts
Eck
Robertson
Lou
Rochelle
Jesse
Rodgers
Jimmie
Rodgers [3 folders]
Roy
Rogers
Smokey
Rogers
Fred
Rose
Lee
Ross
Ross
Rhythm Rascals
Tony
Rounce/Westside records
The
Rowe Bothers
Louise
Rowe/Beasley
Hal
Rugg
Ryman
Auditorium
Misc.
S
Sacramento
Hall of Fame
Sacramento
Western Swing soc.
Behind
the scene (steel guitar)
The
Saddle Tramps
San
Antonio Rose a TX dance hall
Sarg
Records
Satherley,
Uncle Art
John
Schmitz
Schnickelfritz
Larry
Scott
Scotty’s
Music
Leon
“pappy” Selph blue ridge playboys
Eldon
Shamblin
Artie
Shaw
The
Short brothers
Cal
Shrum
Sims
Records
Frank
Sinatra
Singin’
Sam
Bob
Skyles and his Skyrockets
Buck
Sloan
Johnny
Smith [3 folders]
Stuff
Smith
Whit
Smith
Song
Ideas
Mylos
Sonka
Sons
of the Pioneers [2 folders]
Sony
Recorder
Dwian
Sorrow Tapes [2 folders]
Dwian
Sorrow CD Inserts
Dwian
Sorrow
Sounds
of the Century
Hal
Southern
Star
spangled banner
Charles
Starrett
Steel
Guitar Articles
A
Steel Guitar Collection from Tiffany
Steel
Guitar History in Western Swing
Steel
Guitar the western swing era
Maynard
Stewart
Redd
Stewart
Box 10
Ocie
Stockard
Dave
Stogner manuscript
Dave
Stogner’s book
Dave
Stogner
Cliffie
Stone
Al
Stricklin
Clint
Stong
Sunshine
Boys
Swift
Jewel Cowboys
Misc
T
Art
Tatum
Jack
Teagarden
Teagarden
Collection
Harvey
C. Tedford
Vance
Terry
TX
Country Music Hall of Fame
Texas
Dance Halls
Texas
Fiddlers
Texas
Fiddlers Hall of Fame
Texas
Jim Lewis
Texas
Playboy Orchestra
Texas
Playboy Steel Guitar
Texas
Playboy Trivia
The
Texas Rangers
Texas
Rangers
Texas
steel guitar jamboree
Texas
Tophands [Top Hands]
Texas
Western swing hall of fame
Cotton
Thompson
G.
Don Thompson
Hank
Thompson [4 folders]
The
Three Virginians
Louie
Tierney
Mel
Tillis
Floyd
Tillman
Keith
Titterington
Merle
Travis on Western swing
Ernest
Tubb [2 folders]
Artwork
for Tumbleweed Trails
Walter
Earle “Tubby” Lewis Jr
The
Tune Wranglers
Johnny
Tyler
T
Texas Tyler
Misc
U & V
Uncle
Pen
Universal
Cowboys
University
of North Carolina
Misc.
V
Joe
Venuti
The
Village Boys
Vogue
Misc.
W
Porter
Wagoner
Jimmy
Wakely [3 folders]
Billy
Walker
Cindy
Walker [4 folders]
Box 11
Lou
Walker
Billy
Joe Wall
Fats
Waller
Don
Walser
Texas
Wanderers
The
Wanderers
Doc
Watson
Gene
Watson
Ben
Webster
Speedy
West
Speedy
West and Jimmy Bryant
Western
Art
Western
Clippings
Western
Swing from the book Texas Rhythm
Misc.
Western Swing articles
Western
Swing History
Western
Swing Journal Nerve Center ideas
Western
Swing [research]
Pages
from Country Music book on West. Swing
Eldon
“June” Whalin
Kevin
Wheeler
Bob
White (Fiddle)
Glenn
P. White [3 folders]
Pee
Wee Whitewing
Ray
Whitley [2 folders]
Jimmie
Widener
Jimmie
Widener CD Project
Claude
Williams
Hank
Williams
Perk
Williams
Robert
Pete Williams
Tex
Williams [4 folders]
Dayna
Wills
Bill
Wimberly
WLS
Barn Dance
Charles
Wolfe
Vera
Lynn Wood
Windy
Wood [4 folders]
Windy’s
Manuscript
John
Wooley
Billy
Wright
Jimmy
Wyble
Misc.
X-Y-Z
Jimmy
Young
John
York
Box 12-16
Miscellaneous
manuscript materials
Box 17
Artifact
materials
Series II. Wills
Brothers Manuscript Material
Box 1
Bob
Wills [19 folders]
Playboy
flour
Wills
Point
Bob
Wills misc
Record
research
Bob
Wills family tree [2 folders]
Bob
Wills catalog
Bob
Wills catalog update
Unfaded
love story
Bob
Wills mp3
Uncle
art’s log of Bob Wills Columbia recordings
Misc.
Bob Wills [2 folders]
Bob
Wills contracts
Bob
Wills requests
Bob
Wills marriage rec.
Bob
Wills Death Cert.
Bob
Wills Ranch house
Bob
Wills 100 birthday celebration
Bob’s
favorite fiddle?
Wills-foley-anderson-ripley
Bob
Wills mp3 song list
List
of Bob Wills western movies
Bob
Wills from internet
Bob
Wills discography stuff
Box 2
Bob
Wills [4 folders]
Bob
Wills foundation brochure
John
Thomas Wills
Billy
Jack Wills
Luke
Wills
Rosetta
Wills
John
Wills
O.
W. Mayo [5 oversize folders]
Box 3
O.W.
Mayo letters [16 folders]
Box 4
Playboy
flour [5 folders]
Playboy
bread
Misc
Mayo/Wills [6 folders]
Scrapbook
Ideas
Tiffany
Transcriptions[4folders]
Box 5
Discog
info
Johnnie
Lee Wills Dance Dates [4 folders]
Johnnie
Lee Wills Dances
Johnnie
Lee Wills bookings
1948
JLW Contracts
Johnnie
Lee Wills misc letters
Johnnie
Lee Wills trascrip. & gospel songbook
Johnnie
Lee Wills Letters [4 folders]
Johnnie
Lee Wills [6 folders]
Johnnie
Lee Wills Hymn book
Johnnie
Lee Wills union contracts
Johnnie
Lee Wills Catalog
Johnnie
Lee Wills Dance Schedule [6 folders]
Birth/death
chart
Dick
Hiel Transcript.
Box 6 – Johnnie
Lee
Johnnie
Lee Wills
Johnnie
Lee Wills Contracts/Letters
1947
JLW Contracts
1949
JLW Contracts
1950
JLW Contracts
1951
JLW Contracts
1952
JLW Contracts
1952
JLW Contracts
1953
JLW Contracts
1953
JLW Contracts
1953
JLW Contracts
1953
JLW Contracts
1954
JLW Contracts
1955
JLW Contracts
1956
JLW Contracts
1956
JLW Contracts
1957
JLW Contracts
1957
JLW Contracts
1957
JLW Contracts
Johnnie
Lee Wills Dance Schedule
JLW
Misc
Johnnie
Lee Wills
Bills
Paid March 1956 Reed JLW
Bills
Paid March 1954 Reed JLW
Johnnie
Lee Dance Stuff
Box 7 - Johnnie
Lee
Cashier’s
Reports JLW
Cashier’s
Reports 1949-1956 JLW
Cashier’s
Reports 1952-1957 JLW
Cashier’s
Reports 1950 JLW
Cashier’s
Reports 1951 JLW
Cashier’s
Reports 1952 JLW
Cashier’s
Reports 1953 JLW
Cashier’s
Reports 1954 JLW
Cashier’s
Reports 1954 JLW
Cashier’s
Reports 1955 JLW
Cashier’s
Reports 1955 JLW
Cashier’s
Reports 1956 JLW
Cashier’s
Reports 1957 JLW
JL
Wills Dance
Box 8
Bob
Wills Scrapbook
Series III.
General Photographs
Box 1
Misc.
A
Alabama
Boys
Tex
Atchison
Deacon
Anderson
Asleep
at the Wheel
Chet
Atkins
Gene
Autry
Jesse
Ashlock
Les
“Carrot Top” Anderson
Tommy
Allsup
Joe
Andrews
Misc.
B [2 folders]
Lee
Bell
Johnny
Bond
Bill
Boyd
Billy
Briggs xit boys
Clyde
Brewer
Birthplace
of country music
Cliff
Bruner
Alex
Brashear-wills point boys
Milton
Brown
Beverly
Hillbillies
Noel
Boggs
Junior
Barnard
Bob
Boatright
Jim
Boyd
Spade
Cooley [2 folders]
Misc.
C [2 folders]
Chuck
Wagon Gang
Keith
Coleman
Crystal
Springs Ramblers
Carter
Family
Hurshul
Clothier
J.R.
Chatwell
Zip
Coffman
Charlie
Christian
Cain’s
Ben
Christian’s Texas Cowboys
Country
Music Hall of Fame
Cowboys
Tommy
Duncan [2 folders]
Misc.
D
Denver
Darling
Ted
Daffan
Jimmie
Davis
Art
Davis
Bob
Dunn
Al
Dexter
Misc
E
Dean
Eacker
Misc.
E
Billy
Foust
Tex
Fletcher
Tal
Farlow
Lefty
Frizzell
Box 2
Misc.
G
Billy
Gray
Bobby
Garrett
Dewey
Groom
Johnny
Gimble
Gennett
Misc.
H
Cameron
Hill
Great
Day in Harlem
Dick
Heil
Goldie
Hill
Durwood
Haddock
Hillbilly
Boys
Jerry
Horner
Stuart
Hamblem
Art
Haines
Jimmy
Heap
George
“Gabby” Hays
Adolph
Honer
Laura
Hazelbaker
Billie
Holiday
Misc.
I
International
Bluegrass Museum
Jerry
Irby
Misc.
J
Loyd
Jorden [Lloyd]
Jazz
“Buck”
Wayne Johnston
Elana
James
Jerry
Jericho
Misc.
K
Pee
Wee King
KFC
Bobby
Koefer
KMBC
Radio
Misc.
L
Curley
Lewis
Benny
Leader’s Bayou Billies
Texas
Jim Louis
Light
Crust Doughboys
Laura
Merl
Lindsay [2 folders]
Texas
Swing Connection
Misc.
M
Tiny
Moore
Miller
Brothers
Dude
Martin
Jr.
Mitchan
Tom
Morrell
Bill
Monroe
Joaquin
Murphy
Maddox
Brothers & Rose
Movie
Photos
Misc.
Country Bands – Northeast
Moon
Mullican
Misc.
Texas Bands etc. [2 folders]
Box 3
Misc.
Mc
Dickie
McBride
Misc.
N
Billy
Norman
Roy
Newman
Hoyle
Nix
Nashville
Smoky
Rogers
Misc.
O
W.
Lee O’Daniel
Doyle
O’Dell
Leon
McAuliffe
Misc.
P
Prairie
Ramblers
Bill
“Happy” Perryman
Photo
IDs
Hank
Penny
Andy
Parker and the Plainsmen
Playboy
Flour
Ray
Price
Pearl
Harbor
Quebe
Sisters Band
Misc.
R
Wade
Ray
Herb
Remington
Rowe
Brothers
River
Road Boys
Ole
Rasmussen
Tex
Ritter
Renfro
Valley Barn Dance
Jimmie
Revard
Jimmie
Rodgers
The
Ryman
Riders
in the Sky
Leon
Rausch
Misc.
S
Johnny
Smith
Redd
Stewart
Hank
Snow
Sons
of the Pioneers
Starlighters
Dave
Stogner
Eldon
Shamblin
Cliffie
Stone
Leon
“Pappy” Self
Les
Smithart’s House [Smithhart] Henderson, KY
Misc.
T
Texas
Tophands [Top Hands]
Texas
Swing Pioneers
Texas
Playgirls
Texas
Outlaws
Turkey
Texas
Tune
Wranglers
T
Texas Tyler
Trianon
Texas
rangers
Jack
Teagarden
Texas
Playboys [4 folders]
Box 4
Time
Jumpers
Floyd
Tillman
Hank
Thompson [2 folders]
Don
Tolle
Ernest
Tubb [2 folders]
Merle
Travis
Misc.
V
The
Village Boys
Misc.
W
Kitty
Wells
Windy
Wood
Windy
Wood Photos
Ray
Whitley
Zeke
William
Hank
Williams
Tex
Williams
Who
are these guys??
Lou
Walker
Cindy
Walker
Ben
Webster
Jimmie
Widener
WLS
Bill
Wimberly
Misc.
Y
Jimmy
Young
Miscellaneous
[2 folders]
Series IV. Wills
Brothers Photographs
Box 1
Bob
Wills Ranch House
Wills
Point
Bob
Wills Okla [Oklahoma] [2 folders]
Bob
Wills Texas
Bob
Wills Calif. [California] [2 folders]
Bob
Wills Misc.
Bob
Wills [5 folders]
Bob
Wills & Band Members
Leon
McAuliffe
Lee
Ross
The
Wills Brothers
Johnnie
Lee Wills [3 folders]
Luke
Wills
John
Wills (Luke’s Son)
Billy
Jack Wills
Series V: Small Print Photographs [Most taken by
Morris]
Box 1
J.
Rodgers [Jimmie]
C.
Walker [Cindy]
J
Widener [Jimmy?]
River
Road [band]
B
Monroe [Bill]
Lum
& Abner
Carter
[Fold/House]
Music
Store
Annie
Oak [Oakley]
Gennett
J.
Lee Wills [Johnnie]
Jr.
Mitchan
D.
Anderson
Leon
Gibbs
Misc
Bands etc
Asleep
ATW [At the Wheel]
Pawhuska
[Oklahoma]
Box 2
T.
Playboys [Texas]
Roy
Lee B. [Brown]
D.
Stogner [Dave]
Lincoln
C.
B.
Boatright
G.
Autry [Gene]
Gruene
Hall
Scott
O’M [O’Malley]
J.
Bussard [Joe]
Box 3
Tulsa
[Oklahoma]
San
Antone [San Antonio, Texas]
Turkey
[Texas]
Hot
Club [of
Cow Town]
60
Year Re. [reunion]
Graves
Box 4
Small
print negatives
Digital
photograph flash dives/CDs (materials
now on CPM server)
Series VI: Manuscript
Audio/Visual Materials (contact archivist for inventory list)
Box 1
Audio
reel-to-reel tape
Box 2
Audio
reel-to-reel tape
Visual
reel-to- reel film
Box 3-9
Manuscript
VHS
Box 10-17
Manuscript
Cassettes
Box 18-20
Manuscript
CDs
Box 21
Manuscript
CDs & DVDs
Finding aid written by Olivia
M. Beaudry, September 2014 – February 2015.
Updated May 2017.