Big Walter "The Thunderbird" Price collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 0870
Big Walter "The Thunderbird" Price collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 0870
This collection consists of documents, memorabilia, realia, and audio, most which has been digitized.
- Conditions Governing Access
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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. - Dates
- Creation: 1918 - 2013
- Extent
- 6.5 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Dates
- Creation: 1946 - 2013
Acting - film, 1973 - 1988
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1973 - 1988
Acting - theatre, 1975 - 1976
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1975 - 1976
Advertising, 1959 - 1988
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1959 - 1988
Awards, 1975 - 1997
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1975 - 1997
Correspondence, 1950 - 2009
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1950 - 2009
Correspondence (photographs), n.d.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: n.d.
Ephemera, 1946 - 1996
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 1946 - 1996
Fliers, 1970s-2000s
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: 1970s-2000s
Funeral programs, 1990 - 2009
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
- Dates
- Creation: 1990 - 2009
Genealogy, 1975
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
- Dates
- Creation: 1975
Juneteenth Blues Festival, 1978 - 1993
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
- Dates
- Creation: 1978 - 1993
Lee, Sheila Jackson, 1988 - 2008
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
- Dates
- Creation: 1988 - 2008
Legal documents, 1966 - 2007
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
- Dates
- Creation: 1966 - 2007
Lyrics, 1960 - 1999
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
- Dates
- Creation: 1960 - 1999
Memberships, 1975
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
- Dates
- Creation: 1975
Newspaper clippings, 1955 - 2013
File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
- Dates
- Creation: 1955 - 2013
Notes, 1970 - 1989
File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
- Dates
- Creation: 1970 - 1989
Passport, 1978
File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
- Dates
- Creation: 1978
Performance script, 1970 - 2004
File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
- Dates
- Creation: 1970 - 2004
Photography, 1975 - 1978
File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
- Dates
- Creation: 1975 - 1978
Promotional materials/Biography, 1970 - 2005
File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
- Dates
- Creation: 1970 - 2005
Restaurant, 1966 - 1967
File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
- Dates
- Creation: 1966 - 1967
Set lists, 1980
File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
- Dates
- Creation: 1980
Sheet music, 1962 - 1989
File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
- Dates
- Creation: 1962 - 1989
Song lists/Album lists, 1964 - 2000
File — Box: 1, Folder: 25
- Dates
- Creation: 1964 - 2000
- Dates
- Creation: 1955 - 2000
Ames, Roy / Clarity Music, 1971 - 1988
File — Box: 1, Folder: 26
- Dates
- Creation: 1971 - 1988
Brown v. Ames, 1994 - 2000
File — Box: 1, Folder: 27
- Dates
- Creation: 1994 - 2000
Contracts, 1955 - 1996
File — Box: 1, Folder: 28
- Dates
- Creation: 1955 - 1996
Copyright, 1983 - 1996
File — Box: 1, Folder: 29
- Dates
- Creation: 1983 - 1996
Crazy Cajun, 1966 - 1978
File — Box: 1, Folder: 30
- Dates
- Creation: 1966 - 1978
Dinosaur Publishing
File — Box: 1, Folder: 31
Duke Peacock Records, 1955 - 1974
File — Box: 1, Folder: 32
- Dates
- Creation: 1955 - 1974
International Artists, 1968 - 1969
File — Box: 1, Folder: 33
- Dates
- Creation: 1968 - 1969
Lunar # Recordings, 1981
File — Box: 1, Folder: 34
- Dates
- Creation: 1981
Performance contracts, 1978 - 1999
File — Box: 1, Folder: 35
- Dates
- Creation: 1978 - 1999
Royalties, 1958 - 2011
File — Box: 1, Folder: 36
- Dates
- Creation: 1958 - 2011
Saba Recording Company, 1985
File — Box: 1, Folder: 37
- Dates
- Creation: 1985
Citation
Cite Item
Big Walter "The Thunderbird" Price collection, 1918-2013, MS 0870, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University
Cite Item Description
Big Walter "The Thunderbird" Price collection, 1918-2013, MS 0870, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University https://archives.library.rice.edu/repositories/2/resources/1332 Accessed April 02, 2025.