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Scope and Content

This collection consists of the research papers and recordings compiled by English author Michael Gray during the writing of his book on Georgia blues legend Blind Willie McTell, one of the earliest blues performers to record. Materials range from 1991 to 2010, and include recordings and transcripts of interviews with witnesses and folklorists, images of relevant census records, copies of court records, manuscript drafts, extensive correspondence, and the unissued complete recording of McTell’s last studio session in Atlanta, 1956.

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Start Date

1991

End Date

2010

Keywords

McTell, Blind Willie -- Archives, Gray, Michael, 1946- -- Archives, Gray, Michael, 1946-, Hand me my travelin' shoes -- Archives, McTell, Blind Willie, Blues musicians -- Georgia -- Archives, African American guitarists -- Georgia -- Archives, African American musicians -- Georgia -- Archives, African American guitarists, African American musicians, Blues musicians, Georgia, Archives

Disciplines

History | Social History | United States History

Extent

7 Boxes (3.87 linear feet)

Acquisitions Information

Materials purchased by the Georgia Southern University Foundation from Michael Gray, January 28, 2010, and transferred to Henderson Library.

Copyright

This work is archived and distributed under the repository's Standard Copyright and Reuse License (opens in new tab). End users may copy, store, and distribute this work without restriction. For all other uses, permission must be obtained from the copyright owners or their authorized agents.

Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes collection

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