Willie Nelson Collection, 1970-[ongoing].

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Willie Nelson Collection, 1970-[ongoing].

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The collection contains song lyrics, screenplays, letters, concert programs, tour iterneraries, posters, articles, clippings, personal effects, promotional items, souvenirs, and and financial records. There are examples of Nelson's talent as a songwriter, material reflecting his success as a concert artist, and memorabilia. The collection contains documentation on how the funds collected through Farm Aid were used and on Nelson's trouble with the IRS. Most of the material was collected by Bill Wittliff, a friend of Willie Nelson's who wrote or co-wrote three of the films in which Willie Nelson starred: Honeysuckle Rose (1980), Barbarosa (1982), and Red Headed Stranger (1986). See also: the Bill Wittliff Archive for photographs of Willie Nelson and for the film archives on Barbarosa and Red Headed Stranger, and the Bud Shrake Papers for materials used in Willie Nelson's autobiography.

8 boxes (4 linear ft.)

Texas State University-San Marcos, Albert B. Alkek Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7591572

Texas State University-San Marcos, Albert B. Alkek Library

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Nelson, Willie, 1933-

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Willie Hugh Nelson, (b. April 29, 1933, Abbott, Texas), award-winning singer-songwriter, social activist, and actor Willie Nelson was born in 1933, and raised in Abbott, Texas. After selling many songs to other singers in Nashville in the 1960s, Nelson returned to Austin in 1971, and quickly became known as a performer in his own right on a national and international scale. His most famous songs include "Crazy", "Georgia On My Mind", "Whiskey River", "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain", and "On the R...