Bigsby Company records

Authors

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Files

Scope and Content

This collection consists of the Bigsby Company records during the latter years of Ted McCarty’s ownership, with the bulk of materials dating from 1991 to 1999. Records include receipts, purchase orders, invoices, and some related correspondence. Materials document interactions with both Bigsby customers and its suppliers.

Start Date

1968

End Date

1999

Keywords

Paul Bigsby, Bigsby Guitar Company, Bigsby Accessories Inc., Ted McCarty, Fred W. Gretsch, Fred Gretsch Enterprises, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Gretsch Company, Guitar, Guitar accessories, Guitar -- History, Electric guitars, Musical Instruments, Manufacturing

Disciplines

History | Music

Extent

6 boxes (5.5 linear feet)

Acquisitions Information

Materials were transferred to Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections between 2022-2024 as a part of the Gift Agreement between the Gretsch Company and Georgia Southern University, 2021 January 21.

Recommended Citation

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections, "Bigsby Company records" (2021). Finding Aids. 249.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/finding-aids/249