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Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 - Collector (Mss 685), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2020

Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 - Collector (Mss 685), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 685. Research material collected by Ray B. Buckberry, Jr. related to Ernest Hogan, an African American musician from Bowling Green, Kentucky, who is sometimes credited as one of the pioneers of ragtime music. He composed and wrote lyrics for numerous musical pieces for minstrel shows and published sheet music.


Mcdaniel, William Joseph, 1918-2009 (Mss 526), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2014

Mcdaniel, William Joseph, 1918-2009 (Mss 526), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 526. Unpublished manuscript music written by William J. McDaniel, native of Jellico, Tennessee, and Western Kentucky University alumni. Includes symphonic works, a ballet, songs, two chamber operas, small ensemble works, and choral works. Most have a religious theme. Also contains news clippings about McDaniel’s music and correspondence.


Harmon, Arlis Odell, 1905-1992 (Mss 153), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2013

Harmon, Arlis Odell, 1905-1992 (Mss 153), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 153. Poems, 1934-1991, obituaries, 1964-1990, written by Arlis Odell Harmon, a gospel song writer and enthusiast, of Allen County, Kentucky. Includes correspondence about gospel music, genealogical data, photos, etc.


Strahm, Franz Joseph (Mss 213), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2008

Strahm, Franz Joseph (Mss 213), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 213. Musical scores (22) composed by Strahm, a talented composer and pianist, who served as the head of Western Kentucky University's Music Department from 1910 to 1941. Some of the pieces are quite short, while others contain full orchestration.


Harmon, Arlis Odell, 1905-1992 (Mss 194), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2008

Harmon, Arlis Odell, 1905-1992 (Mss 194), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 194. Scrapbooks (3) of manuscript music, chiefly gospel music, written and composed by Arlis Odell Harmon, of Allen County, Kentucky.


Hays, William Shakespeare, 1837-1907 (Mss 28), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2007

Hays, William Shakespeare, 1837-1907 (Mss 28), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 28. Correspondence, poems, lyrics for songs, newspaper marine columns, and royalty and copyright contracts related to William Shakespeare Hays, a poet, composer, and newspaper columnist of Louisville, Kentucky. Many clippings of a biographical nature and of his works. Attached (Click on "Additional Files" below) is full text scan of a diary kept by Hayes from 1864 to 1865 and titled "My Leisure Moments to Belle McCullough." This diary is found in Box 3, Folder 4 of the collection.