Ronald McConnell Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-0636

Staff Only

Ronald McConnell Collection Digital Collection

Scope and Contents

The collection contains information and a sound recording relating to the musical career of Doc Addington and Carl McConnell (Doc and Carl, The Virginia Boys). There are biographies and autobiographies as well as an article about the Carter Family with Chet Atkins and a second article about Chet Atkins. The sound recording is an audiocassette of four shows aired by WRNL Radio in Richmond, Virginia. The audiocassette was made by a man named A.C. Griffith from WRNL transcription disks that were retrieved from a Dumpster circa 2002.

Dates

1946-2003

Creator

McConnell, Carl Patton (Person)
McConnell, Ronald (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Extent

0.05 linear feet (in one folder)

1 audiocassette(s)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Method of Acquisition

Donated by Carl McConnell's son, Ronald McConnell, in 2003 and 2006, accession numbers 2003-019 and 2006-084.

Existence and Location of Originals

A.C. Griffith, who had the WRNL transcription disks in 2002, died in 2012 and the location of the disks is unknown.

Related Materials

The Archives of Appalachia holds an audiocassette copy of "Jimmy Smith meets Doc and Carl, The Virginia Boys" in the J.E. Brooks Collection, AppMs 399 and an LP copy in the Kenneth Smith Collection, AppMs 628.