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This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the World Wide Web. See the Duplication Policy section for more information.
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Collection Overview
| Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 300 items) |
| Abstract | Materials on country musician, Roy Acuff, compiled by Elizabeth Schlappi, a white collector and author who wrote Acuff's biography, Roy Acuff, the Smokey Mountain Boy (1978). The collection consists of correspondence, research files, photographs, and memorabilia, as well as audio recordings of live performances, radio and television appearances, interviews, and compilations of commercial releases featuring Roy Acuff and other country music artists. Other artists represented in the collection include Jimmie Rodgers. |
| Creator | Schlappi, Elizabeth. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Processing Information
Processed by: Nancy Kaiser, Anne Wells, and Meredith Kite, November 2019
Encoded by: Anne Wells and Nancy Kaiser, November 2019; Anne Wells, Clare Carlson, and Jessica Venlet, February 2020
Since August 2017, we have added ethnic and racial identities for individuals and families represented in collections. To determine identity, we rely on self-identification; other information supplied to the repository by collection creators or sources; public records, press accounts, and secondary sources; and contextual information in the collection materials. Omissions of ethnic and racial identities in finding aids created or updated after August 2017 are an indication of insufficient information to make an educated guess or an individual's preference for identity information to be excluded from description. When we have misidentified, please let us know at wilsonlibrary@unc.edu.
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The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
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Biographical Information
Elizabeth Roe Schlappi of San Diego Calif., is a white collector, retired elementary school teacher, and author of Roy Acuff, the Smokey Mountain Boy (Pelican, 1978), a biography on country musician Roy Acuff (1903-1992), who was a member of the Grand Ole Opry and the first living performer to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Throughout her life, Schlappi collected Christmas ornaments as well as country music memorabilia and recordings, most of which relate to Roy Acuff. The majority of Schlappi's country music materials now reside at the Country Music Hall of Fame and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Scope and Content
Materials on country musician, Roy Acuff, compiled by Elizabeth Schlappi, a white collector and author who wrote Acuff's biography, Roy Acuff, the Smokey Mountain Boy (1978). The collection consists of correspondence, research files, photographs, and memorabilia, as well as audio recordings of live performances, radio and television appearances, interviews, and compilations of commercial releases featuring Roy Acuff and other country music artists. Recordings are on instantaneous disc, transcription disc, audiocassette, and born-digital files (.wav). Of particular note are the transcription discs, which include sponsored public service announcements, V-Discs, and radio programs featuring Roy Acuff, including the Royal Crown Cola sponsored Roy Acuff Show and Country Music Time, a program sponsored by the United States Air Force. Other artists represented in the collection include Jimmie Rodgers.
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Elizabeth Schlappi Collection on Roy Acuff, 1920-2011 and undated.
Arrangement: Audio recordings are arranged alphabetically by format.
Processing information: Documentation found with audiocassettes resides in box 1. Documentation includes song lists, letters, and memos.
Folder titles supplied by accessioning archivist.
Microfilm (M-20573/1-5) is not available for interlibrary loan.
This collection contains digital materials that are accessible only on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Access to born-digital audiovisual recordings (DF-20573/1-8) is provided in the Special Collections Research Room at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For further information about access to these materials, contact Research and Instructional Services staff at Wilsonlibrary@unc.edu.
| Box 1 |
Audio visual documentation |
Correspondence, 1954-2011 |
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Grand Ole Opry by William R. McDaniel |
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A Story of the Grand Ole Opry by George D. HayAutographed for Elizabeth Schlappi by Roy Acuff. |
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Opry notebooks, 1954-1958Notebooks in which Schlappi recorded dates and performers at the Grand Ole Opry during her high school years. |
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Song sheetsBy Roy Acuff and others. |
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Newspaper clippings |
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| Oversize Box OB-20473/1 |
Newspaper clippings |
| Box 2 |
Roy Acuff roast |
Roy Acuff postage stamps, 2003 |
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Programs and other printed materials |
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Compilations of Elizabeth Sclappi's collections |
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Discography and compilations about Roy Acuff |
| Oversize Box OB-20573/2 |
EphemeraTrading cards, buttons, magnet. |
Roy Acuff Christmas ornamentHomemade. |
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| Oversize Paper Folder OPF-20573/1 |
Roy Acuff event posters |
| Image Folder PF-20573/1 |
Jimmie RodgersPhotographic prints. |
Image Folder PF-20573/2-4
PF-20573/2PF-20573/3PF-20573/4 |
Country musiciansPhotographic prints. Promotional photographs. |
| Image Folder PF-20573/5 |
Country musiciansPhotographic prints. Autographed promotional photographs. |
| Image Folder PF-20573/6 |
Family photograph album, 1940s |
Microfilm (M-20573/1-5) is not available for interlibrary loan.
| Reel M-20573/1 |
Roy Acuff scrapbooks, 1938-1948Includes some 1950s. |
| Reel M-20573/2 |
Roy Acuff scrapbooks, 1948-1970 |
| Reel M-20573/3 |
Roy Acuff scrapbooks, 1948-1960 |
| Reel M-20573/4 |
Roy Acuff scrapbooks, 1962-1977 |
| Reel M-20573/5 |
Roy Acuff scrapbooks, 1978-1980Includes some 1930s-1940s. |
Arrangement: Audio recordings are arranged alphabetically by format.
This collection contains digital materials that are accessible only on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Access to born-digital audiovisual recordings (DF-20573/1-8) is provided in the Special Collections Research Room at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For further information about access to these materials, contact Research and Instructional Services staff at Wilsonlibrary@unc.edu.
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