T. H. Ferguson Bluegrass Recordings
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Content Description
30 audio cassette tape recordings of bluegrass music, primarily of pick-up sessions at bluegrass festivals and events in Mountain View, Arkansas. The recordings were made by T. H. Ferguson. Artists featured on the recordings include Art Galbraith, Mark O’Connor, Buddy Spicher, Benny Martin, the Watermelon Mountain Jug Band, Chubby Wise, Bob Bowen, and Wayne Massengale.
Dates
- circa 1975-1981
Creator
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Conditions Governing Use
No Use Restrictions Apply.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Harold (T. H.) Ferguson (1913-1982) was a regular attendee of bluegrass festivals in Mountain View, Arkansas, in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Ferguson attended Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, and married Wanda Maurine Wolf on February 22, 1934.
Extent
0.75 Linear Feet (1 box)
Arrangement
Materials are arranged chronologically, with undated tapes at the end.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The T. H. Ferguson Bluegrass Recordings were donated to Special Collections by Ferguson's granddaughter, Melanie Trujillo of Albuquerque, New Mexico, on March 23, 2021.
Processing Information
Processed by Katrina Windon; completed in April 2021. A sampling of tapes were played back during processing; however, item titles have been assigned based on existing tape labels and have not been compared to tape contents.
- Title
- T. H. Ferguson Bluegrass Recordings
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Katrina Windon
- Date
- April 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu