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Size | Approximately 60 items |
Abstract | The collection of Josie Shapira, country and western music enthusiast and founder of a Sons of the Pioneers fan club, contains photographs of musicians. Most images are snapshots taken by Shapira. Some images include Shapira with performers. Musicians depicted in the photographs include Wes Buchanan, Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Karl Farr, Hugh Farr, Shug Fisher, and Lloyd Perryman. Acquired as part of the Southern Folklife Collection. |
Creator | Shapira, Josie. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
Language | English |
This summary description was created in July 2018 to provide information about unprocessed materials in Wilson Special Collections Library.
Encoded by: Laura Smith, July 2018
Updated by Jodi Berkowitz, June 2019
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Joan "Josie" Shapira of Vancouver, Wash., started an official fan club for the country and western music group the Sons of the Pioneers in the 1950s.
Back to TopThe collection of Josie Shapira, country and western music enthusiast and founder of a Sons of the Pioneers fan club, contains photographs of musicians. Most images are snapshots taken by Shapira. Some images include Shapira with performers. Musicians depicted in the photographs include Wes Buchanan, Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Karl Farr, Hugh Farr, Shug Fisher, and Lloyd Perryman.
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Folder PF-20413/1-3
PF-20413/1PF-20413/2PF-20413/3 |
Photographs |