Glenn E. Roberts, Jr. Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-0379

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Glenn E. Roberts, Jr. Collection consists of audiotapes of Roberts' radio program; of bluegrass festival performances; and of home jamming sessions involving Roberts and other Southwest Virginia musicians.

Dates

1968-1981

Creator

Roberts, Glenn E., Jr. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Tapes may be duplicated for research use only.

Extent

6.00 Boxes (5 Records Center Boxes (177 open reel and cassette originals and dubs), 1 Disc Box (seven 19 1/2" open reel tapes), 8 Shoe Boxes (148 user audio cassette dubs), and 1 4"x6" Box (6 user audio cassette))

6.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The Collection is divided into four series as follows: Series 1, Glenn Roberts Firestone Tire Radio Program Recordings, 1972-1976, and undated; Series 2, Bluegrass Festival Recordings, 1975-1981, and undated; Series 3, Home Jamming REcordings, 1968; and Series 4, Non-performance and Compilation Recordings, 1974-1981, and undated.

Arrangement in each series is chronological, with tapes of questionable dates or with no dates, placed after the dated materials. Printed materials which provided information on the festivals have been placed in the case file which is available in the archives' office.

Method of Acquisition

The Glenn E. Roberts, Jr. Collection was donated to the Archives of Appalachia by Glenn E. Roberts, Jr. on six separate occasions from 1990 through 1996. One group of dubs from Roberts' materials was transferred to the Archives of Appalachia from the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services Office in 1996.