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Descriptive Summary
PURL:
http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00394/
Creator:
Rodgers, Jimmie
Title:
Jimmie Rodgers Collection.
Inclusive Dates:
1948-1992
Materials in:
English
Abstract:
Collection contains correspondence, photographs, sheet music, ephemera, publications, and posters related to the life and work of Jimmie Rodgers. Items were created 1948-1992.
Quantity:
10 boxes.
Number:
MUM00394
Location:
BB8 – BB9.
Repository :
The University of Mississippi
J.D. Williams Library
Department of Archives and Special Collections
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848, USA
Phone: 662.915.7408
Fax: 662.915.5734
E-Mail: archive@olemiss.edu
URL: https://www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/archives/
Cite as:
Jimmie Rodgers Collection (MUM00394). The Department of Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi.

Scope and Contents Note
Collection contains correspondence, photographs, sheet music, ephemera, publications, and posters related to the life and work of Jimmie Rodgers. Items were created 1948-1992.

Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open.
Use Restriction
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use”, that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

Container List

BOX 1

FOLDERS

1. CORRESPONDENCE 1949-1974

2. CORRESPONDENCE 1975-1978

3. CORRESPONDENCE 1979

4. CORRESPONDENCE 1980

5. CORRESPONDENCE 1981-1982

6. CORRESPONDENCE JAN. 1983-APR. 1983

7. CORRESPONDENCE MAY 1983-DEC. 1983

8. CORRESPONDENCE JAN. 1984-JUN. 1984

9. CORRESPONDENCE JUL. 1984-DEC. 1984

10. CORRESPONDENCE 1985

11. CORRESPONDENCE 1986

12. CORRESPONDENCE 1987

13. CORRESPONDENCE 1988

14. CORRESPONDENCE 1989

15. CORRESPONDENCE 1990

16. CORRESPONDENCE 1991

17. CORRESPONDENCE 1992

18. CORRESPONDENCE UNDATED

19. JIMMIE RODGERS CHRONOLOGY RE: RECORDING SESSIONS

20. MATERIALS RE: JIMMIE RODGERS STAMP

21. WEAVER FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS

22. JRMA/JUBILEE/COUNTRY MUSIC CONF. PHOTOS

23. JIMMIE RODGERS MEMORIAL FESTIVAL JIM CLEVELAND PHOTOS 1984

24. JIMMIE RODGERS AND FAMILY PHOTOS AND COPIES

25. MISC PHOTOS OF COUNTRY, BLUEGRASS, ETC. PERFORMERS

26. MISC PHOTOS

27. SHEET MUSIC

BOX 2

FOLDERS AND BROCHURES

1. ARTICLES RE: JIMMIE RODGERS

2. JIMMIE RODGERS FAN CLUB NEWSLETTER- 1953

3. JIMMIE RODGERS MEMORIAL ASSOC. NEWSLETTER- SCATTERED ISSUES

4. JIMMIE RODGERS MEMORIAL FESTIVAL BROCHURES- 1982-1986

5. MISC BROCHURES

6. NEWS, MEDIA RELEASES- 1967-1990, ALSO UNDATED

7. WEAVER FAMILY CLIPPINGS

8. NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINE CLIPPINGS 1932-1989

9. NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINE CLIPPINGS, 1933-1989

10. NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINE CLIPPINGS 1990-

11. NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINE CLIPPINGS UNDATED

12. JIMMIE RODGERS CATALOGS, ADS, PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS INCLUDING EPHEMERA

13. MISC CATALOGS, ADS, PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

BOX 3

FOLDERS

1. JIMMIE RODGERS MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS, INCOMPLETE

2. JIMMIE RODGERS MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION-MISC FINANCIAL INFO

3. JIMMIE RODGERS MEMORIAL FESTIVAL 1983, 1985

4. COUNTRY MUSIC CONFERENCE 1984

5. FIRST ANNUAL COUNTRY MUSIC CONFERENCE 1984 GRANT PROPOSALS

6. COUNTRY MUSIC CONFERENCE 1985

7. COUNTRY MUSIC CONFERENCE 1986

8. COUNTRY MUSIC CONFERENCE 1989

9. COUNTRY MUSIC CONFERENCE 1990

10. COUNTRY MUSIC CONFERENCE 1991

11. COUNTRY MUSIC CONFERENCE UNDATED

12. MISC PROPOSALS, GRANTS AND CIRCULATION REPORTS

13. BOOK, RECORD REVIEWS

14. ARTICLES

15. DRAFTS OLD TIME COUNTRY MATERIALS

16. JRMA MAILING LISTS 1983

17. JRMA NEWSLETTER – SPRING 1984

18. JRMA VOL II NO. 4 WINTER 1984

19. JRMA MEM ASSOC VOL 4 NO. 3

20. JRMA DRAFTS OF NEWSLETTERS

21. JRMA NEWSLETTER MISC

LOOSE MISC ARTICLES, EXCERPTS

BOX 4

TAPES AND RECORDS

1. JIMMIE RODGERS MEMORIAL CONCERT AUG. 22, 1987 – 3 REEL TAPES

2. JIMMIE RODGERS VIDEO CASSETTE- SENT FROM HENRY YOUNG

MAXELL VHS TAPE-OTIS ROY & PENELOPE, CAL POLY POMONA

3. JIMMIE RODGERS AT THE FORT PAYNE OPERA HOUSE- CASSETTE TAPE

DUPLICATE TAPE IN ARCHIVES TAPE CASE J-2

4. TROY MCCORT CASSETTE TAPE

5. AL FERGUSON CASSETTE TAPE

6. [ROY] ACUFF CASSETTE TAPE “SONGS FROM THE OPRY 1944-46”

STORED IN ARCHIVES TAPE CASE J-2

7. CASSETTE TAPE “MY RECORD COLLECTION – A TRIBUTE TO JIMMIE RODGERS” STORED IN ARCHIVES TAPE CASE J-2

8. “ROY BUCHANON’S BACK UP BAND FEATURING DAVE WHITEHILL AND DEMOS FOR SOLO ALBUM” STORED IN ARCHIVES TAPE CASE J-2

6. WALTZING MATILDA – 45 RECORD

7. INTERVIEW WITH SARA CARTER- 45 RECORD – 2 COPIES

8. JIMMIE RODGERS LAST SONG – 45 RECORD

9. BRENT MOYER – 45 RECORD

10. WYNN HAMMONS – 45 RECORD

BOX 5

PUBLICATIONS

1. ACADEMY OF COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSIC

APR.-JUL. 1969

2. ALABAMA HERITAGE

SUMMER 1989

3. APPALSHOP NOTES

1991

4. BMI THE MANY WORLDS OF MUSIC

JAN. 1968

SUMMER 1969

MAR. 1972

5. THE BIG C WRITE UP

6. BILLBOARD

MAY 8, 1961

DEC. 25, 1961

NOV. 2, 1963 – THE WORLD OF COUNTRY MUSIC

NOV. 14, 1964 – THE WORLD OF COUNTRY MUSIC

DEC. 26, 1964 – RECORD & TALENT SHOWCASE

MAR. 27, 1965 – MUSIC ON CAMPUS

OCT. 30, 1965 – THE WORLD OF COUNTRY MUSIC

OCT. 29, 1966 – THE WORLD OF COUNTRY MUSIC

DEC. 24, 1966 – RECORD TALENT DIRECTORY 1967-INTERNATIONAL

OCT. 28, 1967 – THE WORLD OF COUNTRY MUSIC

OCT. 19, 1968 – THE WORLD OF COUNTRY MUSIC

OCT. 21, 1971 – THE WORLD OF COUNTRY MUSIC 10TH ANNUAL EDITION

7. BLUEGRASS BREAKDOWN

JAN. 1990

8. BLUEGRASS MUSIC NEWS

SPRING 1991

9. THE C NOTE

OCT. 1989

DEC. 1989

FEB. 1990

APR. 1990

AUG. 1990

10. CMA CLOSE-UP

DEC. 1967

APR. 1968

11. CMF

SPRING 1986

12. CAPITAL NEWS

JUN. 1983

13. CLOSE UP

NOV./DEC. 1961

MAR. 1989

SEP. 1990

NOV./DEC. 1990

JAN./FEB. 1991

14. THE COUNTRYPOLITAN

JUL. 1968

15. COUNTRY ADLIB

MAR. 1971

16. COUNTRY COURIER

FEB. 1, 1961

17. COUNTRY HERITAGE

JUL. 1983

FEB. 1986

18. COUNTRY MUSIC ANNUAL

1982

19. COUNTRY MUSIC DIGEST

OCT. 1972

20. COUNTRY MUSIC STAR

OCT. 1967

21. COUNTRY MUSIC STARS

1963

22. COUNTRY SONG ROUNDUP

VARIOUS ISSUES JUN. 1950 – DEC. 1967

23. COUNTRY TIME REVIEW

OCT. 1967

24. THE COUNTRY-WESTERN EXPRESS

APR./MAY/JUN. 1957

1960

25. THE COUNTRY-WESTERN GAZETTE

NOV. 1969

FEB. 1970

MAR. 1970

26. COUNTRY & WESTERN JAMBOREE

JUL. 1955

AUG. 1955

SEP. 1955

OCT. 1955

DEC. 1955

27. COUNTRY AND WESTERN MUSIC STARS

1958

28. COUNTRY AND WESTERN RECORD REVIEW

FEB. 1962

29. COUNTRY AND WESTERN SPOTLIGHT

DEC. 1, 1961

30. COWBOY SONGS

NUMBER 28

NUMBER 34

NUMBER 40

NUMBER 42

31. DEL’S BILLBOARD

32. THE EARL SCRUGGS REVUE

CA. 1972

33. THE FOLK LIFE OF THE UPPER MIDWEST

SPRING 1987

34. FRONTIER FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL

1980

35. THE GRASSOMETER

SEP. 1986

36. THE HANDBOOK

1981

37. HILLBILLY AND COWBOY HIT PARADE

1952

SPRING 1955

38. THE HILLBILLY FOLK RECORD JOURNAL

AUG. 1956

NOV. 1956

FEB. 1957

39. THE HILLBILLY AND WESTERN SCRAPBOOK

VOL. 1

VOL. 2

40. INSIDE COUNTRY MUSIC

NOV. 1, 1967

MAR. 1, 1968

APR. 8, 1968

AUG. 1, 1968

OCT. 11, 1968

41. INTERNATIONAL BLUEGRASS

APR. 1986

SEP. 1986

NOV. 1986 – 2 COPIES

JAN./FEB. 1987 – 2 COPIES

MAY/JUN. 1987

JUL./AUG. 1987

JAN./FEB. 1988

MAY/JUN. 1988

JUL./AUG. 1988

JAN./FEB. 1989

JUL./AUG. 1989 – 3 COPIES

SEP./OCT. 1989 – 2 COPIES

NOV./DEC. 1989 – 2 COPIES

JAN./FEB. 1990

MAR./APR. 1990

MAY/JUN. 1990 – 2 COPIES

JUL./AUG. 1990

NOV./DEC. 1990

JAN./FEB. 1991

MAR./APR. 1991

MAY/JUN. 1991

42. INTERNATIONAL MUSICIAN

APR. 1964

43. KANSAS FOLKLORE SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

JUL. 1989

44. LEADBELLY LETTER

WINTER 1991

45. LOUISVILLE MUSIC NEWS

MAR. 1990

OCT. 1990

BOX 6

PUBLICATIONS-CON’T

46. MABC BLUEGRASS RAMBLIN’S

JAN 1980

AUG 1982

MAY-AUG 1984

OCT. 1985

47. MSOTFA QUARTERLY

VOL. 9 NO. 1

48. MOUNTAIN MUSIC NEWS

MARCH 1989

49. MUSIC CITY NEWS

JUN. 1965

OCT. 1967 – NOV 1968

MAR. 1971

AUG. 1971

SEP. 1971

DEC. 1971

FEB. 1980

MAY 1980

JUN. – NOV. 1980

JAN. 1981

FEB. 1981

APR. 1981

MAY 1981

APR. 1984

50. NATIONAL OLD TIME FIDDLER

FEB. 1987

51. NEW YORKER

FEB. 12, 1990

52. PHONOGRAPH RECORD MAGAZINE

53. RECORD RESEARCH

MAR./APR. 1962

JUL. 1969

DEC. 1970

MAY 1971

JUL. 1971

54. SABRE NEWS

JUN. 1970

JUL. 1970

SEP. 1970

UNDATED – 2

55. SCRAPBOOK OF HILLYBILLY AND WESTERN STARS

1952

56. SESAC MUSIC

AUTUMN 1970

57. SOUTHERN SCENE

SEP. 1969

58. SOUTHERN REGISTER

WINTER 1984 – 2 COPIES

59. STEPPIN’ IN TIME

1989

60. TEXAS HERITAGE MUSIC FOUNDATION

FEB. 1989

SEP. 1989

61. THIS WEEK IN COUNTRY AND WESTERN MUSIC

APR. 5, 1972

APR. 19, 1972

MAY 6, 1972

UNDATED

MAY 17, 1972

MAY 24, 1972

MAY 31, 1972

62. TRADITION

FALL 1986

FESTIV 1987

63. TRAIL

FEB. 1959

64. TRI-SON NEWS

SEP. 1967

JAN./FEB. 1968

65. WGNU COUNTRY

JUN. 1968

AUG. 1968

66. THE WASHBOARD

FALL 1988

WINTER 1989

67. WESTERN NEWS

JAN./FEB. 1971

68. WESTERN STARS

NOV. 1948 – FEB. 1949 VOL. 1

MAR. 1949 – JUN. 1949 VOL. 2

69. WESTERN SWING NOTES

AUG. – OCT. 1986

DEC. 1986

FEB. 1987

AUG./SEP. 1987

JAN. 1990

SEP. 1990

NOV. 1990

MAR./APR. 1991

70. BILL & SHIRLEY WHITE FAN CLUB JOURNAL

JUL. 1968

MAY/JUN. 1969

71. THE WINDOW WATCHER

SEP. 1967

72. WORKS IN PROGRESS

WINTER 1989

POSTERS

MAIN STREET SALUTES JIMMIE RODGERS

SEE POSTER CABINET DRAWER

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

INVENTORY OF JIMMIE RODGERS COLLECTION ACCRETION

421 E

BOX 7

PUBLICATIONS

1. ASCAP

FALL 1981

2. THE CASH BOX

NOV. 20, 1954, SEP. 17, 1955

3. CLOSE -UP

APR. 1989

4. THE COUNTRY BAND WAGON OF TOP HITS

5. COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

OCT. 1972

6. COUNTRY SONG ROUNDUP

DEC. 1969

7. COUNTRY SOUNDS

INTRODUCTORY ISSUE,

MOST ISSUES JUL. 1986 – JUN. 1987

8. COUNTRY MUSIC TRAIL

OCT. 15, 1972

9. THE COUNTRY & WESTERN NEWS SCENE

OCT. 1972

10. ESQUIRE

OCT. 1959

11. MUSIC BUSINESS

NOV. 7, 1964

12. MUSIC CITY NEWS

VARIOUS ISSUES DEC. 1966 – JUL. 1981

13. THE NASHVILLE ENTERTAINER

APR. 29, 1972, OCT. 1972

14. PRECIOUS MEMORIES

MAY – JUNE 1989

15. THIS WEEK IN COUNTRY AND WESTERN MUSIC

OCT. 26, 1972

16. THE TRI-STATE ENTERTAINER

BOX 8

LOOSE

1. AMERICAN FOLK TALES AND SONGS

2. BLUE THREE RING BINDER OF TOP COUNTRY – WIDE TUNES OF GREATER CHICAGO

VARIOUS ISSUES SEP. 18, 1967 – AUG. 31, 1969

FOLDERS

3. ARTICLE RE: JESSE RODGERS

4. NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINE CLIPPINGS RE: COUNTRY AND WESTERN PERFORMERS

LARGELY UNDATED

5. PUBLICATIONS

CAPITOL NEWS

MAY, 1950

DISC COLLECTOR NEWSLETTER

VARIOUS ISSUES NOV/DEC 1968 – FALL 1970

DISC COLLECTORS COUNTRY MUSIC PROMOTER

CENTRAL SOUNDS

COUNTRY SALES NEWSLETTER

JUL. 1969

OCT. 1969

MABC BLUEGRASS RAMBLIN’S

FEB. 1987

OCT. 1987

MIDDLE AMERICA COUNTRY NEWS

APR. 1984

OLD TIME DANCING IN THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS

WWVA’S JAMBOREE U. S. A.

OCT. 1970

WWVA BIG COUNTRY JAMBOREE NEWSLETTER

VARIOUS ISSUES SEP. 1968 -JUL 1969

6. MISC – PROMOTIONAL, ADS

7. JIMMIE RODGERS NEWSLETTERS

JIMMIE RODGERS FAN CLUB

JIMMIE RODGERS MEMORIAL ASSOC. NEWSLETTERS

8. MISC. CATALOGS

9. CORRESPONDENCE AND HANDWRITTEN NOTES

10. SONGBOOKS AND SHEET MUSIC

 
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