Jones (Glenn W.)-Gary Smith Collection, [ca. 1920s-1980s]

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Jones (Glenn W.)-Gary Smith Collection, [ca. 1920s-1980s]

Gary Smith was a folklore student at the University of Texas at Austin in the 1970s and amassed a large record collection of traditional music from various genres, including jazz, ballads, blues, Latino, country and western, and others.

ca. 1100 items

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SNAC Resource ID: 8199204

University of Texas Libraries

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Smith, Gary, 1950-

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Son of Alpha Smith, a businessman who invested the Renfro Valley Barn Dance and its related enterprises during the early 1970s. Born 1947. From the description of Oral history interview with Gary Smith; 1985 December 6; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1985 Dec. 6. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). WorldCat record id: 58841328 ...

University of Texas at Austin.

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The University of Texas at Austin (UT) opened in 1883 with eight professors, four assistants, a proctor, and 221 male and female students. The first set of graduates, consisting of thirteen law students, attended UT commencement on June 14, 1884. By World War I, enrollment rose to 2,254 and by World War II to over 11,000. African Americans were admitted in 1950, and by 1966, there were 27,345 students. Over the next 40 years, the university continued to expand. In 2009 e...

Jones, Glenn

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Colonel (COL) Glenn I. Jones, MD, Medical Corps, was the Division Surgeon, 10th Infantry Division and Camp Surgeon, Camp Funston, KA from 1918 to 1920. He served with the Office of the Surgeon General, Washington, DC from 1920 to 1939. After he retired, he joined the Southern Railway Company. From the description of Glenn I. Jones papers, 1928-1940. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 56842616 Gary Smith was a folklore student at the University of...