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Texas' music-related museums, libraries, archives and halls of fame frequently have public exhibits devoted to music history. This list is currently being expanded to create the Texas Music History Tour, a guide to experiencing in present-day locations Texas' rich musical past. If you have information not currently listed below, or if you would like to suggest others to be included, please email us at music[at]governor.state.tx.us. Some of the information found below is from the Handbook of Texas Music published August 2003 by the Texas State Historical Association.
Sorted by city
Hardin-Simmons University • Smith Music Library
P.O. Box 16230; Abilene,
TX 79698-6230
(325) 670-1565
sickbert[at]hsutx.edu
Exhibit
on site: Yes
Located in Caldwell Hall on Cedar Street
Tejano ROOTS Hall of Fame Museum
213 North Wright Street; Alice, TX 78332
(361) 701-6028; Fax (361) 668-6661
jv[at]tejanorootshalloffame.org
Exhibit
on site: Yes
Sul Ross State University • Archives of the Big Bend
Box C-149; Alpine,
TX 79832
(432) 837-8127; (432) 837-8011; Fax (432) 837-8217
Exhibit
on site: Yes
The Texas Blues Museum Inc.
2509 Surrey Circle; Arlington, TX 76014
(817) 860-5623; (818) 294-1039; Fax (818) 833-7380
thetexasbluesmuseum[at]msn.com
Exhibit on site: No
Austin
Music Video Archives 2
Austin History Center, P.O. Box 2287; Austin, TX 78768-2287
(512) 974-7305;
Fax (512) 974-7339
tim.hamblin[at]ci.austin.tx.us
Exhibit on site:
Yes
Located at 810 Guadalupe
St. Edward's University Archives
3001 South Congress Avenue; Austin, TX
78704
(512) 448-8476; Fax (512) 448-8737
dianneb[at]admin.stedwards.edu
Exhibit on site: Yes
South
Austin Museum of Popular Culture
1516-B South Lamar Blvd.; Austin, TX
78704-2923
(512) 440-8318
samopc[at]gmail.com
Exhibit on
site: Yes
Tejano Artist Music Museum, Inc.
2908 Overdale
Road; Austin, TX 78723
(512) 928-3122; (512) 698-4124; Fax (512) 928-1797
tejanoartistmusicmuseum[at]hotmail.com
Exhibit on site: No
Planned
as a traveling museum.
Texas Heritage Songwriters Collection
4700 South Congress Avenue; Austin,
TX 78745
(512) 245-2185; Fax (512) 444-2845
Exhibit on site: Yes
Housed in the historic Hill's Cafe in Austin on South Congress Avenue.
Texas Music Museum,
Inc.
P.O. Box 16467; Austin, TX 78761
(512) 472-8891; (512) 471-0520;
Fax (512) 471-9600
cshorkey[at]mail.utexas.edu
Exhibit on site:
Yes
Archives and gallery are at 1009 East 11th Street. Exhibits and programs
are currently presented at this facility until a larger museum is established.
Texas State History
Museum
P.O. Box 12874; Austin, TX 78711
(512) 936-2311
david.denney[at]thestoryoftexas.com
Exhibit on site: Yes
Located at 1800 North Congress Avenue.
University
of Texas at Austin • Benson Latin American Collection • Border Cultures:
Conjunto Music
University of Texas at Austin, Sid Richardson Hall 1.108;
Austin, TX 78713-8916
(512) 495-4582; Fax (512) 495-4568
schroer[at]mail.utexas.edu
Exhibit on site: Yes
Located on the corner of 2200 block of
Red River and Manor Street.
University of Texas at Austin • Center for American History
Sid Richardson
Hall 2.101, 1 University Station D1100; Austin, TX 78712-0335
(512) 495-4515;
(512) 495-4559; Fax (512) 495-4542
jr.wheat[at]mail.utexas.edu
Exhibit
on site: Yes
Located on the 2300 block of Red River.
University of Texas at Austin • Fine Arts Library
DFA 3.200, Box
P; Austin, TX 78713-8916
(512) 495-4475; (512) 495-4481; Fax (512) 495-4490
david.hunter[at]mail.utexas.edu
Exhibit on site: Yes
Located
at 23rd Street and Trinity off East Campus Drive.
University of Texas at Austin • Latin American Network Information Center
Music Resources
UT Austin, SRH 1.310; Austin, TX 78712
(512) 232-2418;
Fax (512) 471-3090
lin[at]mail.utexas.edu
Exhibit on site: Yes
Located on the corner of 2200 block of Red River and Manor Street.
University of Texas at Austin • Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
2
P.O. Drawer 7219; Austin, TX 78713-7219
(512) 232-4619; (512) 471-3374;
Fax (512) 471-2899
rworkman[at]mail.utexas.edu
Exhibit on site:
Yes
Located on the corner of Guadalupe and 21st Street.
Heart of Texas Country Music Association
1701 South Bridge Street; Brady,
TX 76825-7031
(325) 597-1895; (325) 597-2119; Fax (325) 597-0515
tracy[at]hillbillyhits.com
Exhibit on site: Yes
Panhandle-Plains
Historical Museum
P.O. Box 60967; Canyon, TX 79016
(806) 651-2274;
(806) 651-2244; Fax (806) 651-2260
bbustos[at]pphm.wtamu.edu
Exhibit
on site: Yes
Located just 15 minutes south of Amarillo on I-27, on campus
at 2503 Fourth Avenue, one block east of US 87.
West Texas A&M University • Music Library
WT Box 60879; Canyon, TX
79016-0001
(806) 651-2828; (806) 651-2843; Fax (806) 651-2958
slove[at]mail.wtamu.edu
Exhibit on site: Yes
Located at the corner of University Drive
and 26th street on the West Texas A&M University campus
Texas
Country Music Hall of Fame • Tex Ritter Museum
300 West Panola; Carthage,
TX 75633
(903) 693-6634; (903) 694-9561; Fax (903) 693-8578
chamber[at]carthagetexas.com
Exhibit on site: Yes
Located three blocks west of downtown Carthage
The
Stevie Ray Vaughan Museum
P.O. Box 2019; Cedar Hill, TX 75106-2019
(972) 291-9010; Fax (972) 291-9010
clhop[at]swbell.net
Exhibit
on site: Yes
Cowtown
Society of Western Music
3709 East Highway 67; Cleburne, TX 76031-8189
(817) 558-7580; Fax (817) 645-9886
Exhibit on site: No
Selena
Foundation • The Selena Museum 2
5410 Leopard Street; Corpus Christi, TX 78408
(361) 289-9013; (361) 299-9013;
Fax (361) 289-9012
accounting[at]q-productions.com
Exhibit on
site: Yes
Lefty
Frizzell Country Music Museum at Pioneer Village 2
912 West Park Avenue; Corsicana, TX 75110
(903) 654-4846; Fax (903) 654-4983
BYoung[at]ci.corsicana.tx.us
Exhibit on site: Yes
African
American Museum
P.O. Box 150157; Dallas, TX 75315-0153
(214) 565-9026
ext. 312; Fax (214) 421-8204
pcollins[at]aamdallas.org
Exhibit
on site: Yes
Located at 3536 Grand Avenue
Dallas
Public Library • Fine Arts Division
1515 Young Street; Dallas, TX
75201
(214) 670-1643; Fax (214) 670-1646
tmurdock[at]dallaslibrary.org
Exhibit on site: No
Jazz
Video Networks
4545 Mill Run Road; Dallas, TX 75244
(214) 932-6076
info[at]jazzvideonetworks.com
Exhibit on site: No
Southern
Methodist University • Hamon Arts Library
P.O. Box 750356; Dallas,
TX 75275-0356
(214) 768-2894; (214) 768-1856; Fax (214) 768-1800
tsilcox[at]smu.edu
Exhibit on site: Yes
Located in the Meadows School of the
Arts in the 6100 block of Hillcrest Avenue.
Texas Music Center
P.O. Box 130772; Dallas, TX 75313
(972) 387-2174;
(817) 235-7504
info[at]texasmusiccenter.org
Exhibit on site: Yes
University
of North Texas • Music Library
P.O. Box 305190; Denton, TX 76203-5190
(940) 565-2860; (940) 565-2858; Fax (940) 565-2599
mmartin[at]library.unt.edu
Exhibit on site: Yes
Tejano
Walk of Fame
602 West University; Edinburg, TX 78539
(956) 383-4974;
(800) 800-7214
Exhibit on site: Yes
National
Cowgirl Museum
1720 Gendy Street; Fort Worth, TX 76107
(817) 336-4475;
(800) 476-3263
dlatham[at]cowgirl.net
Exhibit on site: Yes
Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary • Bowld Music Library
P.O. Box 22490;
Fort Worth, TX 76122-0490
(817) 923-1921 ext. 2070; (817) 923-1921 ext. 3210;
Fax (817) 921-8762
fhsieh[at]swbts.edu
Exhibit on site: Yes
Located at 2001 W. Seminary Drive
Texas
Christian University • Mary Couts Burnett Library
2913 West Lowden
• TCU Box 298400; Fort Worth, TX 76129
(817) 257-7667; (817) 257-6623;
Fax (817) 257-7447
c.alexander[at]tcu.edu
Exhibit on site: Yes
The West Texas Music
Hall Of Fame
6204 South Freeway IH-35; Fort Worth, TX 76134
(817)
293-1333; (325) 658-1238
sid-holmes[at]charter.net
Exhibit on
site: Yes
Texas
Fiddlers Hall of Fame
P.O. Box 46; Hallettsville, TX 77964-0046
(361)
798-2311; (361) 798-5934
Exhibit on site: Yes
Located in the
Knights of Columbus Hall on Highway 77 South towards Victoria
Texas
Musicians Museum
212 North Waco Street; Hillsboro, TX 76645
(254)
580-9780
thetmm1[at]sbcglobal.net
Exhibit on site: Yes
Mobile
exhibit: Yes
Houston
Public Library • Texas Jazz Archives
500 McKinney; Houston, TX 77002
(832) 393-1313; Fax (832) 393-1664
Exhibit on site: Yes
Museum
of American Music History - Texas • American Music History Project
1511
West 12th Street; Houston, TX 77008
(713) 529-9387; Fax (713) 529-9149
mamhtexas[at]gmail.com
Exhibit on site: No
Music
Library Association • Texas Chapter
Brown FAL, Fondren MS 44, P.O.
Box 1892; Houston, TX 77251-1892
(713) 348-2593
mdumont[at]rice.edu
Exhibit on site: No
Rice
University • Fondren Library • MS 44 • Brown Fine Arts Library
P.O. Box 1892; Houston, TX 77251-1892
(713) 348-4832; Fax (713) 348-5258
mdumont[at]rice.edu
Exhibit on site: Yes
Located at 6100 Main
Street.
University of Houston Libraries • Special Collections and Archives
114 University Libraries; Houston, TX 77204-2000
(713) 743-9752 ; (713) 743-9744;
Fax (713) 743-9748
speccol[at]lib.uh.edu
Exhibit on site: Yes
Located on the 7th floor of the M.D. Anderson Library, reached by the Blue Wing
elevators. The library is accessible from Entrance 1 of the campus and is directly
adjacent to the University Center.
University of Houston • Music Library
114 University Libraries; Houston,
TX 77204-2000
(713) 743-3197; (713) 743-3770; Fax (713) 743-9918
musiclib[at]uh.edu
Exhibit on site: Yes
Located in The Moores School of Music Building
on the corner of Cullen and Entrance 16. The Library is on the second floor, room
220.
Western Heritage Historical Society
1511 West 12th Street; Houston,
TX 77008
(713) 529-9387; (281) 351-6293
mamhtexas[at]gmail.com
Exhibit on site: No
Texas
A&M University at Kingsville • South Texas Archives • Jernigan Library
James C. Jernigan Library, Bldg. MSC 197; Kingsville, TX 78363
(361) 593-2776;
Fax (361) 593-2240
kacah00[at]tamuk.edu
Exhibit on site: Yes
Located in Baugh Hall with the entrance facing Richard Street.
Little Graceland
Route 2, Box 94, Little Graceland; Los Fresnos,
TX 78566
(956) 233-5482; (956) 561-7086
littlegraceland[at]yahoo.com
Exhibit on site: Yes
Buddy
Holly Center
1801 Crickets Avenue; Lubbock, TX 79401
(806) 775-3560;
(806) 775-3566; Fax (806) 767-0732
info[at]buddyhollycenter.org
Exhibit
on site: Yes
Texas Tech
University • Southwest Collection, Crossroads of Music Archive
P.O.
Box 41041; Lubbock, TX 79409-1041
(806) 742-3749; Fax (806) 742-0496
curtis.peoples[at]ttu.edu
Exhibit on site: Yes
Located at 15th and Detroit.
Stephen F. Austin State University • Ralph W. Steen Library
Box 13055,
SFA Station; Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3055
(936) 468-4106; (936) 468-1714; Fax
(936) 468-4117
drichter[at]sfalib.sfasu.edu
Exhibit on site: Yes
Located within the University campus at 1936 North Street.
The Woody Guthrie Folk Music Center of Pampa
320 South Cuyler; Pampa,
TX 79065
(806) 669-3241; (806) 669-9572
woodyguthrie_pampatx[at]fastmail.fm
Exhibit on site: Yes
Museum of the Gulf Coast
700 Procter Street; Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 982-7000; (409) 984-6444; Fax (409) 982-9614
shannon.harris[at]lamarpa.edu
Exhibit on site: Yes
Light
Crust Doughboys Hall of Fame and Museum 2
P.O. Box 767; Quitman, TX 75783
(903) 763-2701
kmckinley[at]peoplescom.net
Exhibit on site: Yes
Located in Governor Jim Hogg Park.
Hispanic
Entertainment Archives
2626 Babcock Road, Suite 2607; San Antonio, TX
78229
(210) 614-6146 ; (877) 882-7066
hispentarchives[at]yahoo.com
Exhibit on site: No
University
of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio
801 South Bowie Street;
San Antonio, TX 78205-3296
(210) 458-2232; (210) 458-2300; Fax (210) 458-2380
itcweb[at]utsa.edu
Exhibit on site: Yes
San Benito
History Museum • Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame and Museum • Freddy
Fender Museum
210 East Heywood Street; San Benito, TX 78586
(956) 399-0923
cballi[at]cityofsanbenito.com; reyavila[at]sbcglobal.net
Exhibit
on site: Yes
Texas
State University • Center for the Study of the Southwest
Brazos Hall,
Texas State University, 601 University Drive; San Marcos, TX 78666
(512) 245-2224;
Fax (512) 245-7462
mb13[at]txstate.edu
Exhibit on site: No
Located on campus at 601 University Drive in the Brazos building.
Texas State University • Schneider Music Resource Center
Music
Department Building; San Marcos, TX 78666
(512) 245-3376; Fax (512) 245-8181
mb53[at]txstate.edu
Exhibit on site: Yes
L ocated in the Music
Building at 601 University Drive.
Texas State University • Southwestern Writers Collection
601 University
Drive; San Marcos, TX 78666
(512) 245-2313; (512) 245-3861; Fax (512) 245-7431
CT03[at]txstate.edu
Exhibit on site: No
Austin
College • Abell Library Center Archives and Special Collections
900
North Grand Avenue, Suite 6-L; Sherman, TX 75090-4440
(903) 813-2557; (903)
813-2490; Fax (903) 813-2297
jbanks[at]austincollege.edu
Exhibit
on site: No
Association
for Recorded Sound Collections • Texas Chapter (ARSC - TX)
22004
Sherrod Lane; Spring, TX 77389-4539
(281) 288-7826; Fax (425) 930-6862
nauck[at]78rpm.com
Exhibit on site: No
Tarleton
State University • Dick Smith Library
Box T-0450; Stephenville, TX
76402
(254) 968-9455; Fax (254) 968-9467
carlson[at]tarleton.edu
Exhibit
on site: Yes
Bob
Wills Museum
P.O. Box 306; Turkey, TX 79261
(806) 423-1253
info[at]bobwills.com
Exhibit on site: Yes
Baylor University • Crouch Fine Arts Library
One Bear Place, No.
97148; Waco, TX 76798
(254) 710-2164; (254) 710-6673; Fax (254) 710-3116
sha_towers[at]baylor.edu
Exhibit on site: Yes
Located on the
3rd floor of the Moody side of the Jesse Jones Library building off the Main entrance
which is accessible from University Parks Drive.
Eddie Fadal's Elvis Presley Museum
P.O. Box 8760; Waco, TX 76714
(254) 855-4797
Exhibit on site: No
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African American Museum
P.O. Box 150157
Dallas, TX 75315-0153
(214) 565-9026 ext. 312; Fax (214)
421-8204
pcollins[at]aamdallas.org
Phillip Collins, Chief Curator;
Lee Taylor, Public Relations Coordinator
Music archives
Established:
1974
African American Museum, located at 3536 Grand Avenue, has about 500
albums of jazz in its music archives donated by the husband of the late Shirley
McPhatter. The Museum is also documenting Dallas based blues musicians through
its innovative series, titled Blues Under the Dome. Blues Under the Dome is a
quarterly event that concludes the third week of June with the Willie Mitchell
Bluesfest. The African American Museum is the only museum in the Southwestern
United States devoted to the preservation and display of African American artistic,
cultural and historical materials. It has one of the largest African American
folk art collections in the United States. The Museum incorporates a variety of
visual art forms and historical documents that portray the African American experience
in the United States, the Southwest and Dallas.
Association
for Recorded Sound Collections • Texas Chapter (ARSC - TX)
22004
Sherrod Lane
Spring, TX 77389-4539
(281) 288-7826; Fax (425) 930-6862
nauck[at]78rpm.com
Kurt Nauck III, President; Charles Waters, Secretary;
Dick Neavel, Treasurer
Organizations/Associations • Music archives
International Association of Sound Archives (IASA)
Established: 1996
The
Association for Recorded Sound Collections is an international association of
music librarians, sound archivists, collectors, historians, reviewers, musicians,
dealers, discographers, media producers, appraisers, and recording engineers.
Through publications and meetings, ARSC provides a forum for the development and
dissemination of discographic information in all fields and periods of recording
and in all sound media. In addition, ARSC works to encourage the preservation
of historical recordings, to promote the exchange and dissemination of research
and information about them, and to foster an increased awareness of the importance
of recorded sound in our cultural heritage. The Texas Chapter meets quarterly
at the Houston Community College downtown campus.
Austin
College • Abell Library Center Archives and Special Collections
900
North Grand Avenue, Suite 6-L
Sherman, TX 75090-4440
(903) 813-2557; (903)
813-2490; Fax (903) 813-2297
jbanks[at]austincollege.edu
Justin Banks,
College Archivist; Kay Garner, Library Secretary
Music archives
Established: 1849
The Austin College Library Archives is the repository for
the records of Sherman Musical Arts (1963-present), a cooperative program between
Austin College and the community to promote musical arts in Sherman.
Austin Music Video Archives
2
Austin
History Center, P.O. Box 2287
Austin, TX 78768-2287
(512) 974-7305; Fax
(512) 974-7339
tim.hamblin[at]ci.austin.tx.us
Tim Hamblin, Archivist
Television programming • Music archives
Greater Austin
Chamber of Commerce Entertainment Task Force Texas Music Museum
Established:
1994
Austin Music Video Archives are now under stewardship of the Austin History
Center. The tapes in the AMV Archives are part of a permanent collection documenting
the history of Austin's vibrant music scene. The archives contain the master tapes
of music videos and performance footage produced since AMN's inception in 1994.
The collection is always expanding to include as much video material as possible
relating to Austin music from any era that is available. Additions to the collection
are always welcome and can be brought in to the Austin History Center located
at 810 Guadalupe, or mailed to the address above. All formats of video tapes and
DVDs are collected. DVDs of ME Television programming are also archived here.
Baylor
University • Crouch Fine Arts Library
One Bear Place, No. 97148
Waco, TX 76798
(254) 710-2164; (254) 710-6673; Fax (254) 710-3116
sha_towers[at]baylor.edu
Sha Towers, Music and Fine Arts Librarian; James Floyd, Public Services
Supervisor; Stephen Bolech, Fine Arts Access Services Supervisor; Jamie Duerksen,
Public and Media Services Assistant
Music archives
American Musicological
Society Music Library Association Music OCLC Users Group
The Crouch Fine Arts
Library at Baylor University houses approximately 135,000 volumes of books and
scores and media. Special collections include the 28,000 piece Spencer Collection
of American Sheet Music, the Jennings Collection of Medieval Manuscripts and Early
Printed Music, the Johnson Collection of rare and out-of-print hymnals and tunebooks,
a portion of the papers and manuscripts of Texas composer David Guion, the Frederick
Arthur Gore Ouseley Collection, the Charles Leonhard Special Collection in Music
Education, the Cecil Porter Organ Music Collection, the manuscripts of composer
Kurt Kaiser, and the Darden Collection of Contemporary Christian Media. Located
on the 3rd floor of the Moody side of the Jesse Jones Library building off the
Main entrance which is accessible from University Parks Drive.
Cowtown
Society of Western Music
3709 East Highway 67
Cleburne, TX 76031-8189
(817) 558-7580; Fax (817) 645-9886
Gary Beaver, President; Joyce Miller,Treasurer;
Ronny Dale Schultz, Vice President; Diane Vaughan
Music archives
Established: 2001
Gary Beaver and Joyce Miller, owners of Big Balls of Cowtown,
began the Cowtown Society of Western Music in January of 1999. The purpose for
organizing the Society is to engage in and perform educational, charitable and
benevolent activities. Western music is very much a part of the history and heritage
of the State of Texas and more particularly Fort Worth, Texas. The Society plans
to benefit the public through cares, locations for the elderly and disabled, by
teaching, acknowledging, presenting, protecting, preserving and perpetuating the
oral and musical heritage of western music.
Dallas
Public Library • Fine Arts Division
1515 Young Street
Dallas,
TX 75201
(214) 670-1643; Fax (214) 670-1646
tmurdock[at]dallaslibrary.org
Tina Murdock, Music Librarian
Music archives
Established:
1901
The Fine Arts Division houses approximately 10,000 CDs; 39,000 LPs; and
18,000 musical scores representing all musical genres, including classical, popular,
and world music, as well as over 80,000 books covering all areas of music, visual
arts, and performing arts. We also collect extensive historic and archival materials
related to Dallas musicians and music organizations.
Eddie
Fadal's Elvis Presley Museum
P.O. Box 8760
Waco, TX 76714
(254)
855-4797
Janice Fadal and Dana Fadal, Co-Owners
Music archives
Established: 1958
Eddie Fadal's Elvis Presley Museum is one of the world's
most extensive Elvis memorabilia collections. The collection is only available
to visit via the Internet. Eddie Fadal was a close friend of Elvis'. The museum
includes memorabilia, collectibles, home movies, and sound recordings of Elvis
and friends. Elvis would spend weekends at the Fadal home in Waco back in 1958.
We are also looking into the possibility of opening a physical museum and welcome
your ideas.
Lefty
Frizzell Country Music Museum at Pioneer Village 2
912 West Park Avenue
Corsicana, TX 75110
(903) 654-4846; Fax (903) 654-4983
BYoung[at]ci.corsicana.tx.us
Bobbie Young, Director / Curator
Music
archives
Established: 1994
The Lefty Frizzell Museum opened in 1994
at Pioneer Village in Corsicana, Texas. Lefty was born in the "Oil Boom Town"
of Tucker Town, here in Navarro County. The museum features memorabilia from various
decades throughout country music's history. Among the museum's exhibits are records,
photographs, guitars and clothing items from various other big name country music
recording artist, and of course personal items, boots, fancy clothing and a guitar
belonging to Lefty Frizzell. . Exhibits include a sizable Ralph Spicer collection,
Hank Thompson's denim jacket, and boots and cap of " Little Jimmy Dickens" A current
temporary exhibit features an autographed guitar and shirt on an autographed display
belonging to Johnny Rodriguez, which is on loan to the museum. Lefty's brother
David Frizzell has performed along with his brother Alan Frizzell in Corsicana
several times in recent years. They brought country music greats Bill Anderson,
Ray Price, Connie Smith and Bobby Seals one year and Jett Williams another. The
museum hours are 9 a.m. to 5: p.m. Monday -Saturday and 1:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. on
Sunday. Closed on some major holidays. Admission: $3.00 for Adults, $1.00 for
students, under four yrs. are free. The museum is located at 912 W. Park Ave,
in Beauford Jester Park, the Lefty Frizzell Statue is approximately one block
east of Pioneer Village in the park. Directions: traveling west on Second Ave.
turn right on 19th St., go two blocks and turn right on West Park Ave.
The Woody Guthrie
Folk Music Center of Pampa
320 South Cuyler
Pampa, TX 79065
(806)
669-3241; (806) 669-9572
woodyguthrie_pampatx[at]fastmail.fm
Loralee
Cooley Reed Echols, President
Music archives
Our vision is to promote
the story of Woody Guthrie and his connection with the Texas panhandle, and how
that relationship has impacted the music of contemporary America. This difficult
task is to be accomplished by displays and interactive exhibits as a museum component,
by informal jam sessions on the first Friday of each month and occasional house
concerts throughout the year. The performances culminate in the annual "Tribute
to Woody Guthrie" on the weekend the anniversary of his death, Oct. 3. Also, our
small gift shop carries T-shirts, sweatshirts and book bags with artwork approved
by the Woody Guthrie Foundation bearing Guthrie's signature and a portion of "This
Land is Your Land," plus books and CDs by and about Guthrie. We're also working
with craftsmen at the local state prison to develop items with approved Guthrie
artwork.
Hardin-Simmons
University • Smith Music Library
P.O. Box 16230
Abilene, TX 79698-6230
(325) 670-1565
sickbert[at]hsutx.edu
Murl Sickbert, Music Librarian
Music archives
Smith Music Library, a separate library located in Caldwell
Hall on Cedar Street, contains study scores, collected works of various composers,
recordings, certain reference materials, and virtually all of HSU's books relating
to the various areas of music. Listening equipment is provided, and the library
houses the taped concerts and recitals of the School of Music.
Heart
of Texas Country Music Association
1701 South Bridge Street
Brady,
TX 76825-7031
(325) 597-1895; (325) 597-2119; Fax (325) 597-0515
tracy[at]hillbillyhits.com
Tracy Pitcox Charlene Powell, Secretary Darlene Morrow, Treasurer Darrell
Cowen
Organizations/Associations • Music archives
Heart of
Texas Country Music Association Museum Pieces include Roy Acuff - TNN Jacket;
Rose Maddox - Turk Dress; Kitty Wells - Gingham Stage Dress; Justin Tubb-Stage
Suits, Boots, Shirt, Belt & Buckle; Little Jimmy Dickens-Stage Boots; Liz Anderson
- Sequined Formal; Grandpa & Ramona Jones - Shirt & Gingham Dress; Skeeter Davis
- Dress; Johnny Cash - Black Stage Boots; Loretta Lynn - Gowns, Rhinestone & Cloth
Shoes; Faron Young - Gold Watch; Big Bill Lister - Stage Shirt & Hat; Donna Fargo
- Dress from Hee Haw; Barbara Mandrell - Rhinestone Jumpsuit & Jacket; Lawton
Williams - White Hat; Tammy Wynette - Stage Outfit; Cal Smith - Stage Costume;
Kay Starr - Dress; Johnny Bush - Boots & Belt; Mel Tillis - Stage Boots; Tony
Douglas - Stage Outfit; Freddie Hart - Nudie Rhinestone Suit; Jan Howard - Black
Formal; Ferlin Husky - White Tuxedo; Johnny Wright - Blue Hat; Merle Haggard -
Manuel Shirt; Holly Dunn - Blouse; Frankie Miller - Suit Pants; George Strait
- Cowboy Hat; Brenda Lee - White Shoes; Lynn Anderson - Stage Dress; Bill Anderson
- Suit & Rhinestone Shirt; Mary Lou Turner - Jacket; Barbara Fairchild - Sequined
Dress; Claude Gray - 1960 Yamaha Guitar; Floyd Tillman - Boots; Fiddlin' Frenchie
Burke - Jacket; Moe Bandy - Rhinestone Jacket; Johnny Duncan - Boots & Gloves;
Buck Trent - Embroidered Stage Suit; Leona Williams - Wedding Dress, Jacket &
Vest; Hank Thompson - Stage Suit; Bobby G. Rice - Guitar Strap. Heart of Texas
Records releases include Floyd Tillman The Influence and Dave Kirby Is Anybody
Going to San Antone?.
Hispanic
Entertainment Archives
2626 Babcock Road, Suite 2607
San Antonio,
TX 78229
(210) 614-6146 ; (877) 882-7066
hispentarchives[at]yahoo.com
Ramon Hernandez
Music archives
The Hispanic Entertainment
Archives is a collection of Latino/Hispanic oral histories, audio interviews,
biographies, books, discographics, press kits, media kits, tabloid and newspaper
clipping, out-of-print publications, rare posters, publicity photos, digital pictures,
vintage 78, 33 1/3 and 45 rpm vinyl records, 8-track tapes, cassette tapes, mini
and compact discs from the entire Latin Hemisphere. Also 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch
videos plus celebrity memorabilia, artifacts and complete sought-after collections.
This is valuable excellent research material for scholars, students, writers,
film and television producers. Ask about our traveling exhibits, seminars and
available lectures.
Buddy
Holly Center
1801 Crickets Avenue
Lubbock, TX 79401
(806) 775-3560;
(806) 775-3566; Fax (806) 767-0732
info[at]buddyhollycenter.org
Joe
Hays, Director; Wendy Foster, Special Events & Marketing; Georgina Hernandez,
Gift Shop Manager; Eddy Grigsby, Curator
Music archives • Concert
halls/Performing arts centers
Music Museum Alliance Texas Association
of Museums
Established: 1999
Celebrating visual, cultural and musical
heritage, the Buddy Holly Center provides an arena for explorations of the music
talents of Texas and West Texas. The Center features the most extensive permanent
exhibition of the life and music of Lubbock's native son, Buddy Holly. The Center
is also home to the Texas Musicians Hall of Fame, which presents dynamic changing
exhibitions on Texas music history, as well as the Fine Arts Gallery and Gift
Shop. The Cetner hosts a variety of educational and cultural events, appealing
to a wide range of age groups. Center hours are Tues - Fri 10-6 and Sat 11-6.
For more information and to sign up for the Buddy Holly Center enewsletter, visit
www.buddyhollycenter.org.
Houston
Public Library • Texas Jazz Archives
500 McKinney
Houston, TX
77002
(832) 393-1313; Fax (832) 393-1664
Rolando Romo
Music
archives
Established: 1987
The Houston Public Library's Texas Jazz
Archives consists primarily of photographs and oral histories of Texas jazz musicians.
Jazz Video
Networks
4545 Mill Run Road
Dallas, TX 75244
(214) 932-6076
info[at]jazzvideonetworks.com
Stan Levenson
Video distribution
• Music archives
The mission of Jazz Video Networks (JVN) is to
enhance growth and development of jazz appreciation via upcoming online video
services showcasing historic performances and rare interviews of jazz artists.
JVN programs and products are designed to educate, entertain and inspire viewers
about the artistic and cultural significance of jazz; to foster greater enlightenment
and respect for jazz artists; to encourage collaboration among professionals in
the field; and to heighten overall appreciation for America's singular contribution
to world culture.
Light
Crust Doughboys Hall of Fame and Museum 2
P.O. Box 767
Quitman, TX 75783
(903) 763-2701
kmckinley[at]peoplescom.net
Kathy McKinley
The history of the Light Crust Doughboys Spans more
than 70 years of American Music and, from the outset, their story was an integral
part of our rich Texas Culture, particularly in the rural towns of East Texas.
Bob Wills founded the group as the "Wills Fiddle Band." They later took the name
The Light Crust Doughboys after their sponsor, Light Crust Flour. The Doughboys
could be heard daily on legendary Dallas radio station WBAP. Thus, the legend
of the Light Crust Doughboys and the beginning of their special brand of music,
"Texas Swing" was born. The general manager of the Light Crust Doughboys was W.
Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel, who claimed his popularity with the band was one reason
he was later elected governor. Pappy O'Daniel campaigned here in Quitman at the
Governor Jim Hogg Park-now the home of the Light Crust Doughboys Hall of Fame
and Museum. In addition to displays and exhibits of historic memorabilia from
the Light Crust Doughboys, the living history of this important musical group
lives on through live performances sponsored by the Quitman Heritage Foundation.
Little
Graceland
Route 2, Box 94, Little Graceland
Los Fresnos, TX 78566
(956) 233-5482; (956) 561-7086
littlegraceland[at]yahoo.com
Simon
Vega; Rose Vega
Music archives
Established: 1988
At Little
Graceland you can enjoy an extensive collection Elvis memorabilia that includes
photographs, records, albums, legendary replicas, and meet the person who knew
Elvis in person. Contains a large collection of Elvis Presley memorabilia, including
photos, posters, watches, and more. Mr. Vega served in the U.S. Army with Elvis
while stationed in Germany. We hold two annual festivals, one in August for the
memorial of Elvis and a Party in January for the Kings Birthday. The festivities
include: Live music, food and beverages, look a like contest, sing a like contest,
car shows, trivia questions, museum tours and fun for the family. Open Sat.-Sun.
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; other times by appointment and tours of Little Graceland Museum.
Museum
of American Music History - Texas • American Music History Project
1511
West 12th Street
Houston, TX 77008
(713) 529-9387; Fax (713) 529-9149
mamhtexas[at]gmail.com
Charles Dabney, Executive Director; Dr. Thomas
DeGregori, Coordinating Committee Vice Chai; Dr. Louis Marchiafava, Archivist
and Oral Historian
Music archives
American Association of Museums
Smithsonian Institution
Established: 1999
The Museum of American Music
History-Texas (MAMH) is a collaborative effort of music families, collectors,
historians, libraries, archives, museums and halls of fame dedicated to the research,
preservation, and exhibition of 19th and 20th Century American music history.
Collectively, the Smithsonian Institution, the Hispanic Entertainment Archives,
the Arnett Cobb Texas Music Foundation, the Western Heritage Historical Society,
the Texas Jazz Archives [at] Houston Public Library, other music entities and
several distinguished universities have teamed as development affiliates for the
MAMH program. The MAMH project has recently initiated an unprecedented singer/songwriter
video oral history program through the Western Heritage division, the Jazz-n-Blues
division has been in historical preservation for more than 20 years, and the Hispanic
Archives division represents one of the most comprehensive Tejano databases available.
Museum
of the Gulf Coast
700 Procter Street
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409)
982-7000; (409) 984-6444; Fax (409) 982-9614
shannon.harris[at]lamarpa.edu
Shannon Harris, Director; Lauren Ham, Archivist; Sam Monroe, Society
President
Music archives
Established: 1994
The Museum of the
Gulf Coast includes exhibits on Janis Joplin, J. P. (The Big Bopper) Richardson,
Tex Ritter, Ivory Joe Hunter, George Jones and over 50 other Gulf Coast musical
personalities. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday.
Music
Library Association • Texas Chapter
Brown FAL, Fondren MS 44, P.O.
Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892
(713) 348-2593
mdumont[at]rice.edu
Mary Du Mont, Chair (Rice Univ.); Ericka Patillo, Secretary/Treasurer
(UH)
Organizations/Associations • Music archives
Established:
1974
The Texas Chapter of the Music Library Association meets every Fall,
usually in October. Chapter dues are $7 and include a subscription to the chapter
newsletter. The Texas Chapter of the Music Library Association is devoted to music
librarianship and to all aspects of music materials in Texas libraries. Our membership
is open to anyone with an interest in music and libraries.
National
Cowgirl Museum
1720 Gendy Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107
(817)
336-4475; (800) 476-3263
dlatham[at]cowgirl.net
D.J. Latham
Music
archives
The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame honors and documents
the lives of women who have distinguished themselves while exemplifying the pioneer
spirit of the American West. The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, established
in 1975 in Hereford, Texas, is the only institution in the world dedicated to
preserving and teaching the history of the American cowgirl. In June, 2002, the
Museum opened a new building in Fort Worth, Texas. For many, a visit to the museum
is the first time they encounter the stories and voices of women (both historic
and contemporary) who have contributed to the history and culture of the American
West. The museum includes interactive exhibit galleries that feature artifacts
and photographs of the permanent collection, a traveling exhibit gallery, three
theaters, an expanded research library, a retail store and a grand rotunda where
visitors begin to learn about the spirit of the cowgirl. Enjoy the ride!
Panhandle-Plains Historical
Museum
P.O. Box 60967
Canyon, TX 79016
(806) 651-2274; (806) 651-2244;
Fax (806) 651-2260
bbustos[at]pphm.wtamu.edu
Betty L. Bustos, Archivist
Music archives
The Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum includes the
Bob Wills Memorial Archive of Popular Music (including sheet music, recordings,
reference books, band arrangements, photographs, the Glenn White collection, correspondence,
press clippings, contracts and other listings). Other collections include the
Wallace R. Clark Collection, hymnals, tunebooks, sheet music and performer photographs.
Located just 15 minutes south of Amarillo on I-27, on campus at 2503 Fourth Avenue,
one block east of US 87, in Canyon, Texas.
Rice
University • Fondren Library • MS 44 • Brown Fine Arts Library
P.O. Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892
(713) 348-4832; Fax (713) 348-5258
mdumont[at]rice.edu
Mary Du Mont, Music Librarian
Music archives
Established: 1985
The Brown Fine Arts Library music collection currently consists
of over 90,000 books, scores, and audiovisual materials, most of which relate
to Western classical music. Special collections include the Henry Leigh Bartlett
Collection of books about Beethoven, the Scott Heumann Collection of opera recordings,
and 18th century French vocal scores. Circulation of materials outside the library
is restricted to members of the Rice University community, but everyone is welcome
to use the materials in the library. Located at 6100 Main Street.
St. Edward's University Archives
3001 South Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 448-8476; Fax (512)
448-8737
dianneb[at]admin.stedwards.edu
Dianne Brownly, Archivist;
Armando Garcia
Music archives
Established: 1958
St. Edward's
University houses the Silvestre Revueltas Collection including programs, articles,
personal correspondence and recordings; the St. Edward's school song and its many
incarnations; and the history of the St. Edward's music program with records dating
from circa 1880 to present.
San Benito History Museum • Texas
Conjunto Music Hall of Fame and Museum • Freddy Fender Museum
210 East
Heywood Street
San Benito, TX 78586
(956) 399-0923
cballi[at]cityofsanbenito.com;
reyavila[at]sbcglobal.net
Cristina Balli; Reynaldo Avila; Ron Rogers
Music archives • Organizations/Associations
Selena
Foundation • The Selena Museum 2
5410 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78408
(361) 289-9013; (361) 299-9013;
Fax (361) 289-9012
accounting[at]q-productions.com
Elvia Hernandez,
Executive Director; Abraham Quintanilla, Jr., Director
Organizations/Associations
• Music archives
Established: 1995
The Selena Foundation is
a 501(C) (3) nonprofit foundation established shortly after Selena's death to
receive the donations that started coming in. The Selena Foundation Mission Statement
is to offer the motivation that every child needs to complete their education,
to live moral lives, to love their families, to respect human life, and to sing
whatever song they were born to sing. The board of directors outlined the following
as projects that could accomplish these objectives: "Stay in School," "Support
Family Values," "Selena Charities," "The Selena Scholarship," and "The Selena
Museum." The Selena Museum was built by the Quintanilla family in 1998 in response
to the thousands of letters mailed to them by fans expressing their desire to
have Selena's memory shared with the public. The Quintanilla family offers the
museum as a memorial to the achievements and life of their beloved daughter. With
over 50,000 visitors annually the museum is quickly becoming one of the top tourist
attractions in South Texas. The museum displays her red Porsche, awards, stage
outfits, and other memorabilia.
South
Austin Museum of Popular Culture
1516-B South Lamar Blvd.
Austin,
TX 78704-2923
(512) 440-8318
samopc[at]gmail.com
Leea Mechling,
Director
Music archives
Established: 2004
South Austin Museum
of Popular Culture features and sponsors exhibits highlighting the history of
Austin music dating from the 1960s through to today. The artists whose work is
displayed garnered international acclaim for their influence upon rock art in
the 1970s and the contemporary Austin culture. Old and new works by Austin artists
will be displayed on a permanent basis along with periodic displays including
the numerous notable contemporary Austin artists. Upcoming exhibits for 2006 will
include a retrospective show of Carnaval posters, photographs by Niles Fuller,
Scott Newton and Daniel Schaefer, posters by Nels Jacobson, the art of Tony Bell,
artwork featuring the "Dead Clubs of Austin" and more.
Southern
Methodist University • Hamon Arts Library
P.O. Box 750356
Dallas,
TX 75275-0356
(214) 768-2894; (214) 768-1856; Fax (214) 768-1800
tsilcox[at]smu.edu
Tinsley E. Silcox, Library Director; Alisa Rata, Music Librarian; Hyeyoon
Cho, Music Cataloger
Music archives
Established: 1990
The Hamon
Arts Library at Southern Methodist University (located in the Meadows School of
the Arts in the 6100 block of Hillcrest Avenue) has significant music holdings
such as scores, books about music, audio materials, video materials, multimedia
computer applications and music special collections. The Hamon Library houses
the Ferde Grofe Collection and the Paul Van Katwijk Collection in the Jerry Bywaters
Special Collection wing.
Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary • Bowld Music Library
P.O. Box 22490
Fort Worth, TX 76122-0490
(817) 923-1921 ext. 2070; (817) 923-1921 ext. 3210;
Fax (817) 921-8762
fhsieh[at]swbts.edu
Dr. Fang-Lan Hsieh, Music
Librarian
Music archives
Alliance for Higher Education Music Library
Association
Established: 1951
The Kathryn Sullivan Bowld Music Library
of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) is located at 2001 W. Seminary
Drive. Maintaining over 37,000 books, 18,000 recordings, 350,000 octavos, and
110,000 scores, Bowld Library serves masters and doctoral programs of the School
of Church Music, meets performance needs of the School, and supports faculty and
students in their preparation for work in ministry. There is a strong collection
of hymnals and books on hymnology. Many rare and ancient works are available to
provide historical materials for music research. Included are a number of early
psalters. There is also a collection of more than 300 tunebooks with such famous
titles as The Sacred Harp, the Southern Harmony, and The Easy Instructor. Audio
equipment, DVDs, CDs, LPs, reel-to-reel, and cassettes provide an excellent facility
for students to hear the music of the great composers of all times.
Stephen F. Austin State University • Ralph
W. Steen Library
Box 13055, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3055
(936) 468-4106; (936) 468-1714; Fax (936) 468-4117
drichter[at]sfalib.sfasu.edu
Don Richter, Music Librarian
Music archives
The Stephen
F. Austin State University Ralph W. Steen Library houses 200 hymnals and popular
songbooks, 140 items of sheet music in a special collection, programs of local
music performances and 1,000 78 rpm disc recordings. More recent sound recordings
include some 6,000 LPs titles and 1,000 compact discs titles, the latter format
growing rapidly. The collection also includes about 200 music videos (opera, ballet,
etc.) in both VHF and laser disc formats. Located within the University campus
at 1936 North Street.
Sul
Ross State University • Archives of the Big Bend
Box C-149
Alpine,
TX 79832
(432) 837-8127; (432) 837-8011; Fax (432) 837-8217
Melleta
Bell, Senior Archivist; Gaylan Corbin, Associate Archivist
Music archives
Society of Southwest Archivists
Established: 1977
Sul Ross State University's
Wilson Collection of Folk Music at the Archives of the Big Bend features tapes
and transcripts from West Texas musicians and residents. Compiled by Dr. Tramel
Rex Wilson, Professor of Music at Sul Ross State University.
Tarleton
State University • Dick Smith Library
Box T-0450
Stephenville,
TX 76402
(254) 968-9455; Fax (254) 968-9467
carlson[at]tarleton.edu
Trudy Carlson, Head of Special Services
Music archives
The Tarleton
State University Library (located on the Stephenville Campus) houses University
music groups programs, clippings and photographs, published choral music used
by the University Choir, and popular sheet music, including Broadway show tunes.
Tejano Artist Music Museum, Inc.
2908 Overdale Road
Austin,
TX 78723
(512) 928-3122; (512) 698-4124; Fax (512) 928-1797
tejanoartistmusicmuseum[at]hotmail.com
Marcelo Tafoya, President; Tony Tafoya, Editor; Miranda Tafoya
Music
archives • Organizations/Associations
Established: 1968
The Tejano Artist Music Museum, Inc. (TAMMI) is dedicated in preserving, promoting
and serving the Hispanic heritage, its music, and its performers. Planned as a
traveling museum. A nonprofit group. Musica is a free newspaper that informs its
readers about what is happening in Hispanic music such as hits, new releases,
new artists, and what's being played on the radio. Musica is distributed in all
states where the Hispanic community is prominent. The importance of Mexican American
Culture has grown tremendously in Texas. The museum would allow the Latin music
industry to provide not only talent, but also education to the public. This unique
museum will provide historical facts and pictorials to educate the community.
For more information on how you can provide a helping hand to the Mexican culture
please feel free to contact me. The Museum is a nonprofit organization. Melissa
Cortez is a staff writer.
Tejano
ROOTS Hall of Fame Museum
213 North Wright Street
Alice, TX 78332
(361) 701-6028; Fax (361) 668-6661
jv[at]tejanorootshalloffame.org
Javier Villanueva, President; Armando Hinojosa, Vice President
Organizations/Associations
• Music archives
Established: 1999
Tejano Roots (Remembering
Our Own Tejano Stars), a nonprofit association out of Alice, established its charter
in June 1999, and is working to create a Tejano Music Hall of Fame Museum. The
museum will collect, preserve and display historical documents and artifacts,
in addition to audio and video recordings by Tejano-music artists. Membership
dues start at $25 but sponsorship packages are available, each with its own set
of privileges. Funds raised through the membership drive go toward the development
of the museum, which will be housed in Alice, Texas. For information on membership
applications, visit the business offices located at 60 S. Wright in Alice.
Tejano
Walk of Fame
602 West University
Edinburg, TX 78539
(956) 383-4974;
(800) 800-7214
Edinburg Chamber of Commerce
Music archives
Established: 1999
If the wind is blowing just right, you might hear the unmistakable
rhythm of a South Texas music beat that has captivated local, state, national,
and international audiences alike. Since its unveiling, the Tejano walk of fame
at 415 W. McIntyre St. has attracted hundreds of visitors who have come to see
Edinburg's tribute to Tejano music stars. In 1999, 5 stars were inducted into
the Walk of Fame and their names were engraved in a marble star and placed into
the walkway. Five additional stars will be inducted every year during Hispanic
heritage month (October). The centerpiece of the walkway is a sculpture by Sculptor
Richard Hyslin, which honors Edinburg native Jose Roberto Pulido, a pioneer in
Tejano music. The sculpture was designed with the intent of capturing the essence
of this international's star music and is the first in a series of public art
projects commissioned by the Edinburg 2020 cultural arts committee
Texas A&M University at Kingsville
• South Texas Archives • Jernigan Library
James C. Jernigan
Library, Bldg. MSC 197
Kingsville, TX 78363
(361) 593-2776; Fax (361)
593-2240
kacah00[at]tamuk.edu
Cecilia Hunter, Archivist
Music
archives
Established: 1981
The Texas A&M University at Kingsville
South Texas Texas Archives • Jernigan Library houses transcriptions by Norman
L. McNeil containing Corridas (folk ballads of the Mexican border); recordings
from Falcon Music Company (the first label involved in conjunto and Tejano music);
manuscript music for Los Pastores; and the organizational papers of the history
of the local Community Concert Association. The Falcon Record Collection includes
the archives of Arnaldo Ramirez, which consists of photographs, records, and original
artwork from record album covers, of the Falcon Recording Company. Arnaldo Ramirez
started one of the first two major recording companies dealing primarily with
conjunto and later Tejano music. Artists who published on his label included Lydia
Mendoza, Freddie Fender, Beto Villa, Los Alegres de Teran, Wally Gonzalez, Tony
de la Rosa, Carlos Guzman, and many more. The collection includes some biographical
information. Located in Baugh Hall with the entrance facing Richard Street.
The Texas Blues
Museum Inc.
2509 Surrey Circle
Arlington, TX 76014
(817) 860-5623;
(818) 294-1039; Fax (818) 833-7380
thetexasbluesmuseum[at]msn.com
Howard Scott, President; Bran Aitchison, Vice President
Music archives
• Clubs, Dancehalls, Small Venues
Established: 2008
The Texas
Blues Museum will be a high-tech interactive museum that is dedicated to the history
of blues musicians from Texas with temporary highlights of blues musicians from
America and around the world. The museum will have free educational tours and
lunches on Wednesdays for local students from grades K-12. We will offer a chance
for the students to learn to play music; in addition they will learn the business
side of the music industry (Management, Agent, Accounting, Recording, Stage Set-up
and other areas of the Industry). The museum will feature the Jack Nelson Room
(Restaurant/Live music Venue). There will be two professional recording studios
for local, regional, statewide and national acts, as well as an interactive kids
recording studio, where the students can record their own music and take a CD
home. There will also be a local radio station (AM or FM) dedicated to providing
great music (Mainly Blues) but will also be a training center for interning local
college students through local colleges.
Texas
Christian University • Mary Couts Burnett Library
2913 West Lowden
• TCU Box 298400
Fort Worth, TX 76129
(817) 257-7667; (817) 257-6623;
Fax (817) 257-7447
c.alexander[at]tcu.edu
Cari Alexander, Music Librarian;
Laura Ruede, Van Cliburn Archivist; Linda Lee, Standing Orders/Acquisitions Dept.
Music archives
Music Library Association IFLA AFM 72-147
The
Texas Christian University Mary Couts Burnett Library houses the Grace Ward Lankford
Collection of scores and sheet music; compositions by Don Gillis, Ralph Guenther,
and Julia Smith; and archives of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
The Competition archive houses more than 3,000 original audio-visual recordings
pertaining to the international piano event, and other Fort Worth cultural events.
A support collection of published sound and video recordings by Cliburn alumni
is being accumulated. Use of Competition sound and video recordings must be approved
by the Cliburn Foundation, 2525 Ridgmar, Suite 307, Fort Worth, TX 76116.
Texas
Country Music Hall of Fame • Tex Ritter Museum
300 West Panola
Carthage, TX 75633
(903) 693-6634; (903) 694-9561; Fax (903) 693-8578
chamber[at]carthagetexas.com
Tommie Ritter Smith, President / CEO
Organizations/Associations • Music archives
Country Music
Association
Established: 1997
The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame is
dedicated to preserving the country music heritage of Texas by honoring Texas-born
artists, musicians and songwriters through displays, concerts and special events.
The 13,000 square foot 2.5 million dollar building is located three blocks west
of downtown Carthage, Texas, birthplace of country music legends Jim Reeves and
Tex Ritter. Members honored at the Hall of Fame Museum are: Tex Ritter, Joe Allison,
Dale Evans, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Nat Stuckey, Ernest Tubb, Cindy
Walker, Ray Price, Johnny Bush, Charlie Walker, Tanya Tucker, Jim Reeves, Willie
Nelson, Billy Walker, Hank Thompson, Bob Wills, Lefty Frizzell, Gene Autry, Gene
Watson, Bill Mack, and Stuart Hamblen, Johnny Lee, J.P. Richardson, The Big Bopper,
Mac Davis, Jimmy Davis, Glenn Sutton and Roger Miller. In August of each year
a show and ceremony are held to induct new members elected by a board of directors.
The museum also features a larger-than-life-sized bronze statue of Tex Ritter
and his horse White Flash. A large gift shop sells Texas souvenirs, jewelry, etc.
as well as music of the inductees.
Texas
Fiddlers Hall of Fame
P.O. Box 46
Hallettsville, TX 77964-0046
(361) 798-2311; (361) 798-5934
August Janak, Knights of Columbus Hall
#2433; Kenneth Henneke
Music archives
The Texas Fiddlers Hall of
Fame has biographies and photographs of the 33 Texas fiddlers who've won state
competitions. We are located in the Knights of Columbus Hall on Highway 77 South
towards Victoria. Visiting hours are available in the mornings. Each year during
the Texas State Championship Fiddlers Frolics in Hallettsville, Texas a top fiddler
from the State of Texas is inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Texas
Heritage Songwriters Collection
4700 South Congress Avenue
Austin,
TX 78745
(512) 245-2185; Fax (512) 444-2845
Bob Cole
Clubs,
Dancehalls, Small Venues
Texas Heritage Songwriters Collection, housed
in the historic Hill's Cafe in Austin on South Congress Avenue is dedicated to
developing a permanent archive of the work of both heralded and unsung heroes
of the past displaying their photographs and related artifacts, and highlighting
the performances of these unique artists who have laid the foundation for those
contemporary Lone Star musicians who continue to build on Texas' rich tradition
of inspired music and songwriting.
Texas
Music Center
P.O. Box 130772
Dallas, TX 75313
(972) 387-2174;
(817) 235-7504
info[at]texasmusiccenter.org
Larry Taylor, Board Member;
Lisa Kelly, Board Member
Music archives
The Texas! Music Center
will tell the story of Texans and our music at a revitalized Fair Park in Dallas.
Celebrating the rich heritage of Texas music, the mission of the Center is to
educate, entertain, and connect with the community. The Center will house a Texas
Music Museum and Hall of Fame that will explore multiple genres of Texas Music.
The Texas! Music Center will tell the story of Texans and our music at a revitalized
Fair Park. Celebrating the rich heritage of Texas music, the mission of the Center
is to educate, entertain, and connect with the community. Texas stands tall as
a shining star in the world of music. Rising up from cotton fields, hotel ballrooms,
churches and saloons, Texas music reverberates around the world. The storytellers,
songsters, poets and innovators of Texas music have blended diverse styles and
crossed all cultural boundaries. From Blind Lemon Jefferson to Stevie Ray Vaughan,
from Narcisco Martinez to Selena, from Bob Wills to Willie Nelson, from Charlie
Christian to Ornette Coleman, from Janis Joplin to Norah Jones, Texans have constantly
reinvented music. So many styles, so many unique people, and yet, it is all connected
together. What is it about Texas? The answer remains a mystery, but it is the
spirit of Texans that is undeniable. According to Waylon Jennings, "You just can't
live in Texas unless you got a lot of soul."
Texas
Music Museum, Inc.
P.O. Box 16467
Austin, TX 78761
(512) 472-8891;
(512) 471-0520; Fax (512) 471-9600
cshorkey[at]mail.utexas.edu
Dr.
Clay Shorkey, President; Sharon Herfurth, Vice President; Dr. Beulah Agnes Jones,
Board Member; Jaime Idunate, Board Member
Organizations/Associations •
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Texas Music Association Texas Music Educators Association
Texas Music Teachers Association
Established: 1984
The Texas Music Museum
is a non-profit corporation, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2004. The
museum conducts research, collects photographs, artifacts, and documents relating
to all aspects of Texas music and provides traveling exhibits to other museums,
schools, libraries, history centers and other public facilities. The long-range
goal of the project is to establish a world-class multimedia museum in Austin
to present exhibits and programs on all aspects of Texas music. The Texas Music
Museum is a member of the National Music Museum Alliance, the Texas Association
of Museums and the Austin Museum Partnership. The museum's first permanent office
and archives and gallery are at 1009 East 11th Street. Exhibits and programs are
currently presented at this facility until a larger museum is established. Past
exhibits include: Musica Tejana; Texas on Record; African American Contributions
to Texas Music; Native American Texas Music Texas Classics; Songs of Texas (sheet
music); Waltz Across Texas; German Texas Musikfest; Popular Music of Texas; Muziky,
Muziky; and Cowboys, Cowgirls: Black, White and Vaquero.
Texas
Musicians Museum
212 North Waco Street
Hillsboro, TX 76645
(254)
580-9780
thetmm1[at]sbcglobal.net
Thomas Kreason, Director; Phillip
Jester, General Manager; Jon Dillon, Music Director; Rick Stuart, Project Manager
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Established: 2005
Texas Musicians Museum will open
May 2007. The museum will feature more than 100 TEXAS music legends. Utilizing
unique and exciting displays, a knowledgeable staff and the power of these Texans
and their art, the Texas Musicians Museum will bring attention to and educate
people about the history and influences of these artists. We believe
their music is a statement of Texas' character. Through it, we can
see where we have been, who we are, and where we hope to be. The museum operates
a mobile exhibit in addition to their permanent exhibit.
Texas
State History Museum
P.O. Box 12874
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 936-2311
david.denney[at]thestoryoftexas.com
David Denney, Director, Public Programming
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Established: 2001
The Bob Bullock Texas State History
Museum, located at 1800 North Congress Avenue, includes the Texas Sports and Music
exhibit includes biographical information and artifacts on Van Cliburn, Mary Martin,
The Big Bopper, Buddy Holly, T-Bone Walker, Jack Teagarden, Red Garland, Lydia
Mendoza, Bob Wills, and Light Crust Doughboys.
Texas
State University • Center for the Study of the Southwest
Brazos Hall,
Texas State University, 601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666
(512)
245-2224; Fax (512) 245-7462
mb13[at]txstate.edu
Mark Busby, Director;
Christopher Marquiss
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Established: 2000
The
Center for the Study of the Southwest is a regional studies center that examines
local history, people, culture, language, landscape, and architecture. The Southwest
Regional Humanities Center will oversee curricular, research, and public programs
in a four state region consisting of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada and
will work with the state Humanities Councils, museums, libraries, public schools,
and other universities. Located on campus at 601 University Drive in the Brazos
building.
Texas
State University • Schneider Music Resource Center
Music Department
Building
San Marcos, TX 78666
(512) 245-3376; Fax (512) 245-8181
mb53[at]txstate.edu
Mark Blair, Music Librarian; Sheila Torres-Blank, Music Cataloger; Douglas
Skinner, Chair, Music Department; Martha Fleming, Administrative Assistant
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Established: 1911
The Schneider Music Resource Center
(MRC) provides music enthusiasts and researchers convenient access to scores,
sound recordings, reference materials, indexes, music software, interactive multimedia,
and video recordings. The MRC is administered by the Department of Music and located
in the Music Building at 601 University Drive. Scores are shelved in open stacks
and may be checked out. Compact discs, phonorecords, and audiocassettes must be
requested at the Music Library circulation desk and used in the library's listening
stations. The library has a strong music education collection (including band
and piano method books) and a growing sheet music collection. The library's microcomputer
lab is equipped with Power PC Macintoshes with MIDI synthesizers and dot-matrix
and laser printers (the latter is available for a fee). The lab supports software
and interactive multimedia products for ear training, notation, composition, music
education, marching band charting, and use of the Internet. Items housed in the
Music Library have the location "Music Library, Music Building" in the campus'
on-line catalog. Music periodicals, additional reference materials, materials
about music, and periodical indexes are housed in the Alkek Library, the campus'
main library.
Texas
State University • Southwestern Writers Collection
601 University
Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666
(512) 245-2313; (512) 245-3861; Fax (512) 245-7431
CT03[at]txstate.edu
Connie Clare Todd, Curator of Special Collections;
Steve Davis, Assistant Curator; Katie Salzmann, Archivist; Mark Erickson, Director
of Recording Arts
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Established: 1986
The Southwestern
Writers Collection at Texas State University is dedicated to collecting and preserving
the cultural arts of the Southwestern US. Music archives include Willie Nelson
songs and papers, research materials for Stevie Ray Vaughan: Caught in the Crossfire
by Joe Nick Patoski and Bill Crawford. The Writers Collection is also the repository
for the Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame, and the archives include a Bob Wills
fiddle and hat. Tejano music is the focus of several recent acquisitions. Joe
Nick Patoski has donated the research materials from his definitive biography
of slain Tejano superstar Selena. Another valuable resource is the Adrian Treviño
Music Archive, a collection of some 12,000 songs recorded by Mexican American
artists from the 1920s to the 1980s.
Texas
Tech University • Southwest Collection, Crossroads of Music Archive
P.O. Box 41041
Lubbock, TX 79409-1041
(806) 742-3749; Fax (806) 742-0496
curtis.peoples[at]ttu.edu
Curtis Peoples, Assistant Archivist; Monte
Monroe, Assistant Archivist; Steve Bogener, Exhibits and Outreach Coordinator;
Andy Wilkinson, Artist in Residence
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Texas Tech University
• Southwest Collection (located at 15th and Detroit) houses several hundred
items of sheet music and 12 songbooks, mostly late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Southwest Collection which contains oral-history collections about music in
Texas and the Western U.S., including Bob Wills and the Big Band Era, and musical
materials of Raymond T. Bynum, Mary Dunn, David Guion, Jeanette Ramsey Olive,
Mrs. Frank E. Wheelock and Dewey O'Wiley, and a 156-piece collection of Buddy
Holly memorabilia. Also included are the papers of radio pioneer Gordon B. McLendon.
Recently, the Southwest Collection established the "Crossroads of Music Archive"
to collect West Texas music recordings. The collection features Don Caldwell Studios'
master recordings, the Buck Ramsey Collection, as well as numerous others collections.
The full scope of the "Crossroads of Music Archive" includes all music from the
southwestern United States.
University
of Houston Libraries • Special Collections and Archives
114 University
Libraries
Houston, TX 77204-2000
(713) 743-9752 ; (713) 743-9744; Fax
(713) 743-9748
speccol[at]lib.uh.edu
Julie Grob, Special Collections
Librarian; Pat Bozeman, Special Collections and Archives
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Established: 1968
Music archives in the University of Houston Libraries Special
Collections include the Ima Hogg Symphony Programs Collection, the David A. White
Collection of original scores for voice and ensemble, the Cheryl Crawford Collection
which includes approximately 100 pieces of sheet music dating 1862 through 1951,
the David Kaplan Collection of theatre and opera programs, and the Houston Saengerbund
(German Singing Organization) Records, 1874 to 1985. The University of Houston
Libraries Music Branch includes numerous scores as well as programs for orchestras
in Boston, Mass. Located on the 7th floor of the M.D. Anderson Library, reached
by the Blue Wing elevators. The library is accessible from Entrance 1 of the campus
and is directly adjacent to the University Center.
University
of Houston • Music Library
114 University Libraries
Houston,
TX 77204-2000
(713) 743-3197; (713) 743-3770; Fax (713) 743-9918
musiclib[at]uh.edu
Ericka Patillo, Head of the Music Library; Tammy Ravas, Assistant Librarian;
Gustavo Paredes, Library Specialist
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Established:
1968
The Music Library houses over 55,000 books, scores and periodicals, and
over 33,000 sound recordings. The collection focuses primarily on Western classical
music, with smaller collections of materials on popular and folk musics as well
as jazz. Collections include the Robert D. Jobe Recorded Music Collection. Everyone
is welcome to use the facility; however, the library's primary purpose is to support
the teaching and research needs of the Moores School of Music. Printed items,
compact discs and videocassettes can be searched in the UH Library Catalog. Classical
albums and tapes are accessible via a card catalog near the circulation desk.
Located in The Moores School of Music Building on the corner of Cullen and Entrance
16. The Library is on the second floor, room 220.
University
of North Texas • Music Library
P.O. Box 305190
Denton, TX 76203-5190
(940) 565-2860; (940) 565-2858; Fax (940) 565-2599
mmartin[at]library.unt.edu
Morris Martin, Head Librarian; Mark McKnight, Assistant Music Librarian;
Donna Arnold, Music Reference Librarian
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Established:
1941
The University of North Texas Music Library houses The
Bert Hile Collection which comprises over 2,500 recordings (LP albums and
12-inch singles) of disco music; a large
collection of programs from major U.S. symphony orchestras and university
orchestras; The
David Earl Holt Collection; The
Don Gillis Collection; Anold
Schoeberg and Hans Nachod correspondence; WFAA-AM
and WBAP-AM sheet music collections; musicologist Lloyd
Hibberd's collection; The
John Gilliland Collection; the papers and compositions of Austrian composer
Rheinhard
Oppel (1878-1941); Julia
Smith Collection (including Aaron Copland manuscripts); The
Osborne Duke Collection; Whit
Ozier Sound Archive; Gene Hall Music Library of Jazz Arrangements; The
Merrill Ellis Collection; the Ames Brothers Orchestrations;
The McMurtry Microfilm Collection; Edward
Kennedy "Duke" Ellington disc and tape recordings; Leon
Breeden Personal Collection of Tapes and Scores archive;
Willis Conover collection of recordings, papers, memorabilia, from his forty
years as a jazz disc jockey at Voice of America; and Stan
Kenton's big band orchestrations. Located on the fourth floor of the A.M.
Willis Jr. Library at Highland and Avenue C.
University
of Texas at Austin • Benson Latin American Collection • Border Cultures:
Conjunto Music
University of Texas at Austin, Sid Richardson Hall 1.108
Austin, TX 78713-8916
(512) 495-4582; Fax (512) 495-4568
schroer[at]mail.utexas.edu
Craig Schroer
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Established: 1921
The
University of Texas at Austin's Benson Latin American Collection (located on the
corner of 2200 block of Red River and Manor Street) provides information about
the conjunto musical style, its history, cultural significance, and artistry.
Links include: Música fronteriza / Border Music - by Manuel Peña (from Aztlán:
A Journal of Chicano Studies); "Yo soy de aqui" by Daniel J. Schaefer (a photo
exhibit of Central Texas conjunto accordion players); and The Arhoolie record
label which has been a longtime proponent of conjunto music. The exhibit includes
photos, album covers, liner notes, and sound samples of some of their classic
recordings of conjunto artists.
University
of Texas at Austin • Center for American History
Sid Richardson Hall
2.101, 1 University Station D1100
Austin, TX 78712-0335
(512) 495-4515;
(512) 495-4559; Fax (512) 495-4542
jr.wheat[at]mail.utexas.edu
John
Wheat, Coordinator for Sound Archives; Linda Peterson, Photography Services Coordinator
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Established: 1950
The Center for American History
(located on the 2300 block of Red River) contains major archives of Texas and
Southern music including commercial recordings, sheet music, books and journals,
photographs, posters, etc. Collections include: Archives of the Touring Entertainment
Industry, Texas Music Collection, SXSW, Inc. Archives, Rod Kennedy Presents, Inc.
Archives, Huey P. Meaux Collection, Armadillo World Headquarters and Soap Creek
Saloon Archives, Townsend Miller Collection, Bob Johnston Collection, John A.
Lomax Family Papers, UT Folklore Center Archives, and Texas Poster Art Collection.
Full reference and photographic services. The Center for American History works
with many music-related projects (books, films, radio, and video).
University of Texas
at Austin • Fine Arts Library
DFA 3.200, Box P
Austin, TX 78713-8916
(512) 495-4475; (512) 495-4481; Fax (512) 495-4490
david.hunter[at]mail.utexas.edu
David Hunter, Music Librarian
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American
Musicological Society, Association of Recorded Sound Archives Music Library Association
Established: 1939
The University of Texas Fine Arts Library (located at 23rd
Street and Trinity off East Campus Drive) includes the Adolfo Betti Collection,
the Ainslee Cox Collection of 20th Century Orchestral Scores, the Lynn Freeman
Olson Collection of Piano Pedagogy Materials, vocal anthology collections, and
an extensive reference collection of catalogs, bibliographies and discographies.
The Historical Music Recordings Collection (David Hunter, Curator) includes over
300,000 items, covering all types of music in all types of media. The library
contains more than 50,000 scores, 40,000 recordings, and 30,000 books about music.
University
of Texas at Austin • Latin American Network Information Center Music Resources
UT Austin, SRH 1.310
Austin, TX 78712
(512) 232-2418; Fax (512) 471-3090
lin[at]mail.utexas.edu
Ning Lin, Technical Director; Carolyn Palaima,
Project Director; Kent Norsworthy, Content Director
Music archives
Established: 1992
The Latin American Network Information Center • LANIC
(located on the corner of 2200 block of Red River and Manor Street) is affiliated
with the Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) at the University
of Texas at Austin. LANIC has received funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation,
the Ford Foundation, and UT Austin's College of Liberal Arts. LANIC is a key component
of the International Information Systems, also based at UT Austin. LANIC's mission
is to facilitate access to Internet-based information to, from, or on Latin America.
Our target audience includes people living in Latin America, as well as those
around the world who have an interest in this region. While many of our resources
are designed to facilitate research and academic endeavors, our site has also
become an important gateway to Latin America for primary and secondary school
teachers and students, private and public sector professionals, and just about
anyone looking for information about this important region. LANIC sponsors several
related programs, including a number of Internet-related Training Initiatives.
LANIC's editorially reviewed directories contain over 12,000 unique URL's, one
of the largest guides for Latin American content on the Internet.
University of Texas at Austin
• Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
P.O. Drawer 7219
Austin,
TX 78713-7219
(512) 232-4619; (512) 471-3374; Fax (512) 471-2899
rworkman[at]mail.utexas.edu
Richard Workman, Research Librarian
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Established:
1957
The Humanities Research Center, renamed in 1983, (located on the corner
of Guadalupe and 21st Street) is one of the world's preeminent institutions for
literary and cultural research. The principal rare books and manuscripts library
of The University of Texas at Austin, its special collections contain approximately
35 million manuscripts, 1 million books, 5 million photographs, over 100,000 works
of art, and an important collection on performing arts. Since its inception in
the mid-1950s, the major emphasis of its acquisitions has been on twentieth-century
literature and fine arts, principally American, British and French. Music materials
in The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center are dispersed among many different
collections. In addition to manuscript and printed scores, libretti, and books
on music, the collections contain musicians' correspondence, photographs, art
works, recordings, clippings, programs, and costume and set designs. One of the
Center's strengths lies in the illumination of relationships between authors,
composers, designers, agents, record producers, film producers, and others involved
in the creative process.
University
of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio
801 South Bowie Street
San Antonio, TX 78205-3296
(210) 458-2232; (210) 458-2300; Fax (210) 458-2380
itcweb[at]utsa.edu
Kendra Trachta, Librarian; Rex Ball, Executive Director
Music archives
Established: 1968
The University of Texas Institute
of Texan Cultures at San Antonio is a university educational center dedicated
to the enhancement of historical and multicultural understanding through exhibits,
programs, and publications that encourage acceptance and appreciation of our differences
as well as our common humanity. Operating on the premise that people are stronger
citizens when they know more about themselves and each other, the Institute serves
as a forum for multicultural educational efforts in the state and symbolizes the
state's strength in diversity. As part of its multicultural programming activities,
the Institute sponsors the annual Texas Folklife Festival in June, the Annual
Asian New Year Festival, and other events which feature the music and dance traditions
of some of the ethnic and cultural groups which settled Texas.
The
Stevie Ray Vaughan Museum
P.O. Box 2019
Cedar Hill, TX 75106-2019
(972) 291-9010; Fax (972) 291-9010
clhop[at]swbell.net
Craig Hopkins,
President
Publications/Journals • Organizations/Associations
Established: 1993
The Stevie Ray Vaughan Museum Collection includes approximately
2000 items of Stevie's stage-used equipment, stage clothing and accessories, personal
effects, autographs, photographs, rare audio and video recordings, handwritten
lyrics, 20 years of concert posters and ephemera, promotional material, music
video props, guitar picks, research material and virtually every kind of memorabilia
one can imagine. The most iconic items include the poncho and leather jacket he
wore on the cover of the In Step CD, the black and gold shirt he wore on MTV Unplugged,
the Native American squash blossom necklace worn in the concert video Live at
the El Mocambo, and Stevie's favorite concho belt and hat band worn in numerous
concerts for many years. Of particular interest are a guitar Stevie purchased
in 1986, his Marshall amplifier, a guitar wah-wah pedal and parts from his famous
"Number One" guitar. The collection also includes unusual items such as packets
of Stevie's Nicorette gum, a gym water bottle he hand painted, Stevie's Alaska
fishing license, his fingerprint card, his collection of hotel keys and goggles
worn in the "Couldn't Stand the Weather" video. Items from the collection are
available for temporary exhibition until a permanent home for the collection is
found. The Stevie Ray Vaughan Fan Club publishes The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan,
a 250 page book containing interviews, discographies, bibliography, and collectors'
guide. More information about this book may be located at http://www.stevieray.com.
West Texas
A&M University • Music Library
WT Box 60879
Canyon, TX 79016-0001
(806) 651-2828; (806) 651-2843; Fax (806) 651-2958
slove[at]mail.wtamu.edu
Sonja Love; Ted DuBois
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The West Texas A&M
University Music Library houses the Ruth Crawford Collection and the Houston Bright
Collection. Located at the corner of University Drive and 26th street on the West
Texas A&M University campus in Cayon, Texas.
The
West Texas Music Hall Of Fame
6204 South Freeway IH-35
Fort Worth,
TX 76134
(817) 293-1333; (325) 658-1238
sid-holmes[at]charter.net
Sid Holmes, Jr., Director; Jerry J. Naylor, Member of the Board of Directors;
Ollie Hight; Tony Gutierrez, Co-Chairman / Event Coordinator
Organizations/Associations
• Music archives
Established: 1995
The West Texas Music Hall
Of Fame/Museum Foundation is established as a nonprofit (501 c-3) corporation
with the sole purpose of recognizing the creative artists who were born or resided
in this geographic area; chronicling each artists' biographical information; and
preserving their creative works and personal memorabilia in the interest of education
and historical documentation. The West Texas Music Hall of Fame includes the Honor
Roll of Country, Rock/Pop, and Latin/Tejano music artists; songwriters; and radio
and television personalities. Inductees of the Hall of Fame include such music
industry legends as; Fess Parker, Debbie Reynolds, Ernest Tubb, Lefty Frizzell,
Slim Willet, Hugh and Carl Farr (Sons of the Pioneers), Roy Orbison, Ronnie Dunn
(Brooks & Dunn), Dan Seals, Tanya Tucker, Mason Williams, Vikki Carr, Bobby Fuller,
J. Frank Wilson, Jerry Naylor, Jeannie C. Riley, Larry Gatlin (the Gatlins), Tommy
Overstreet, Jack Teagarden, The Cavaliers, plus local area music and broadcast
pioneers. Annual recognition awards are presented to "Entertainer of the Year"
and "Music Pioneer of the Year." The foundation's goal is to grant annual education
scholarships to area applicants who are interested in careers in entertainment
and/or radio/television broadcasting.
Western Heritage Historical
Society
1511 West 12th Street
Houston, TX 77008
(713) 529-9387; (281)
351-6293
mamhtexas[at]gmail.com
Gene Cutting, Interim Director
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American Association of Museums Smithsonian Institution
Established: 1999
The Western Heritage Historical Society (WHHS) is the Americana
programming division for the Museum of American Music History Project, a Texas,
nonprofit (501-c3), educational, cultural arts, museum development organization.
The Society is devoted to collecting, preserving, interpreting and presenting
the founding heritage of the Southwest region of the United States in music, art,
literature and cultural. The preservation focus of the Society covers: European
heritage music (German, Polish, Czech, French, Irish, etc.); bluegrass and country,
western, western trail, Texas folk, Cajun, Texas country, Texas country blues,
Texas outlaw, Gospel, Christian country, contemporary Christian, rockabilly, rock
and roll, contemporary rock, blues rock, and all singer-songwriter profiles now
characterized as Americana.
Bob
Wills Museum
P.O. Box 306
Turkey, TX 79261
(806) 423-1253
info[at]bobwills.com
Lorene Settlif
Music archives
Established
by the Wills family, the Bob Wills Museum exhibits many wonderful photographs
of Bob's career. Many family momentos, fiddles, clothes, and awards pay tribute
to this legend. Museum hours are Monday through Friday, 8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm,
or by special appointmet.
The Texas Music Office would like to thank the following folks for their assistance in providing this information: Texas State Historical Association, Southwest Texas State University's Center for Texas Music History, TMO intern Cory Kenworthy, Texas Historical Commission, Texas Music Museum, Texas Almanac, FindAGrave.com, TexasEscapes.com, Arhoolie Records, BobKat Designs' Texas Chamber of Commerce & CVB list, AllMusic.com, Gordon Polatnick's Dead Musician Directory, The Red Hot Jazz Archive, TheIceberg.com and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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