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Katherine Smith:
A Guide to Her Collection on Claude Davis at Georgia State University Library
Georgia State
University
Georgia State University Library
Special Collections and Archives
100 Decatur St., SE
Atlanta, GA 30303-3202
404-413-2880
Fax: 404-413-2881
archives@gsu.edu
October 29, 1990
Profile Description | |
| Creation: | EAD version 2002 finding aid created in XMetaL 4.5 from HTML source, June 30, 2008. |
| Language: | English |
Collection Summary | |
| Repository: | Georgia State University Library, Special Collections and Archives, Atlanta |
| Creator: | Smith, Katherine |
| Title: | Katherine Smith collection on Claude Davis |
| Dates: | 1932; undated |
| Quantity: | .2 linear ft. (in 1 box) |
| Abstract: | Claude Davis (born Claude W. Dennis, 1895) was a country musician and singer. In the 1930s he was a member of the Carolina Tarheels, a group that pursued an active performing career on radio and on stage in the Southeast. The Katherine Smith Collection contains correspondence, newsclippings, song sheets, and photographs relating to Claude Davis. |
| Identification: | M106 |
| Language | English. |
Scope and Content of the Collection
The manuscript portion of the Katherine Smith Collection consists of two letters relating to the Carolina Tarheels, two newsclippings featuring photographs of the Carolina Tarheels and the Cannon Mills String Band, and two song sheets (one devoted to song hits of the Carolina Tarheels, and another entitled "Zangara's Fate"). Neither song sheet includes music; one bears a photograph of the Tarheels and the other includes a photograph of Claude W. Dennis, aka "Claude Davis."
Also included in this collection is a printed songbook bearing the copyright date of 1931. The photographs include images of Claude Dennis, the Tarheels, and other country music musicians.
Biographical Note
Claude W. Dennis was born in Salisbury, North Carolina on February 25, 1895. Although he had no formal musical training, he both sang and played the fiddle, piano, guitar and mandolin. His stage name was "Claude Davis." He apparently performed with a group known as the Cannon Mills String Band, which reportedly was founded in 1908 and lasted several years. He wrote songs and performed on a number of recordings between 1928 and 1932. In the 1930s he was a member of the Carolina Tarheels, a group that pursued an active performing career on radio and on stage in the Southeast. Further information on Claude Dennis and the Carolina Tarheels may be found in Wayne Daniel, "Claude Davis, Hoke Rice, Curly Fox and Those Other Carolina Tarheels," Bluegrass Unlimited, November 1991: 35-39.
Mrs. Katherine Smith is the daughter of Esther Goodman, who was the step-daughter of Claude Dennis.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Georgia State University Library online catalog (GIL). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted access. All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the Worldwide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original.
Administrative Information
Citation
[item], [folder title], Katherine Smith Collection on Claude Davis, M106, Popular Music Collection. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Katherine Smith, April 3, 1990 (M1990-05).
Processing Information
Processed by Christopher Ann Paton and Christine de Catanzaro, October 29, 1990 (revised October 1998). EAD finding aid created by William Hardesty, June 2008.
Related Material
Related materials in this repository:
Wayne W. Daniel Papers, M108, Popular Music Collection
Separated Material
Separated material: During processing, a songbook was separated to Popular Music Collection Songbooks. See List of Separated Material following Detailed Description of the Collection.