Ivan M. Tribe, Collector, West Virginia Country Western Music Memorabilia, 1930/2009

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Researchers may access born digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Ivan M. Tribe, Collector, West Virginia Country Western Music Memorabilia, A&M 4139, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
26.4 Gigabytes 591 .tif files
Creator:
Tribe, Ivan M.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Ivan M. Tribe, Collector, West Virginia Country Western Music Memorabilia, A&M 4139, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Digital copies of photographs, song books, booklets, and other memorabilia documenting country western, bluegrass, gospel, and folk musicians and radio stations in West Virginia and neighboring states. The files represent four volumes of "West Virginia Country Western Photographs" collated by Ivan M. Tribe (author of several books on country and bluegrass music in West Virginia), as well as "Doc Williams' Border Riders Family Album" and "W-M-M-N Family Album 1941." Photographs include several behind-the-scenes and promotional images of the "Buddy Starcher Show" and the "Sleepy Jeffers Show" on WCHS-TV in Charleston, WV, several photographs of performances at the Grand Ol' Opry, and promotional portraits of "Little" Jimmy Dickens, Brad Paisley, Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper, and other local and national recording artists. This collection also contains several photos of minstrel performers in blackface.

A full file listing can be found under the Digital Material section below.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard