James Gilmer collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 1020

Staff Only

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.

Content Description

Items include 50 scans of photographs and backstage passes, 190 items of video and audio pertaining to Anderson Fair and related folk music acts.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of physical and digitized audio and video, as well as digitized images of backstage passes and house concerts.

Dates

Creation: 1975 - 2004

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 the James Gilmer collection must be obtained from the copyright owners.

The Woodson Research Center use policy is that researchers assume sole responsibility for any infringement of privacy, literary rights, copyrights, or other rights arising from their use of the archival materials. In addition to any restrictions placed by donors, certain kinds of archival materials are restricted for the life of the creator plus 50 years. These materials include, but are not limited to, student grades, transcripts, and any job applications or recommendations.

Biographical / Historical

James Gilmer became a percussionist in the 1970s. He became a regular at Anderson Fair Retail Restaurant, playing for artists such as: Eric Taylor, Lyle Lovett, Nanci Griffith, and many more. He performed with Lyle Lovett in the studio and toured with him for around four decades. He also did studio work with other musicans. He can be heard on Paul Simon's "Graceland."