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Mickey White collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0828
Finding aid note: Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains newspaper clippings, newsletters, audio, and video documenting the music career of Mickey White, as well as the band Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys.

Dates

  • 1971 - 2018

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish from this material must be obtained from Mickey White.

Biographical / Historical

After attending college at the University of Texas at Austin, Mickey White arrived in Houston in 1970. He had begun performing as a folk singer while in Austin, but his move to Houston was when he kicked off his music career.

After honing his guitar and performance skills in Houston, he moved to Nashville. Soon afterward, he toured nationally with Mickey Clark. By 1974, he became Townes Van Zandt's guitarist, which he continued to do until 1989. From the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, he also played in the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys, which he formed with Rex Bell.

In 1996, Mickey White began a second career as a high school History teacher and retired in 2018. He continues to play music in and around Austin, TX.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

0.942 Gigabytes (Nearline access: MS0828aip_001 (0.942 GB))

2.47 Gigabytes (Nearline access: MS0828aip_002 (2.47 GB))

17.2 Gigabytes (Nearline access: MS0828aip_003 (17.2 GB))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

This collection contains materials related to the music career of Mickey White and the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Mickey White in 2018.

Related Materials

Please see KTRU radio records UA 011 and the Bob Johnston collection MS 723.

Subjects

Record Groups

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Mickey White collection, 1971-2018
Status
Completed
Author
Norie Guthrie
Date
2020
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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Harmful Content Statement
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Fondren Library, Rice University
Physical Address: 6100 Main, Houston, Texas 77005-1827
Mailing Address: MS-44, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, Texas 77251-1892