Floy Case Collection, 1940-1980
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- Biographical Note
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Collection Overview
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Floy Case Collection, 1940-1980![]() |
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ID: | 06/ 053 |
Primary Creator: | Case, Floy (1911-1988) |
Extent: | 3.0 Boxes |
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Languages: | English |
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The collection consists of 3 boxes of memorabilia, letters, copies of the Mountain Broadcast and Prairie Recorder, scrapbooks, and original music by Floy Case.Collection Historical Note
When Floy Case first began writing about country music, both the genre and the profession of writing about it were rather new. She was born Floy Lorene Jones in the North Texas town of Bowie on April 20, 1911, and grew up there. As a young woman, she heard a country band called Bill Case and his Melody Boys perform in the Bowie area. She became a fan of theirs, and in 1929 she married their mandolin player, J.C. Case, Jr. The couple lived in small towns near Bowie before moving to Fort Worth in the mid-1930s. J.C. was a watchmaker by trade, and actively pursued music as an avocation before and after the move.
Around that time, J.C. encouraged his wife to write about their kind of music and the people who made it. Since her husband's musical activities gave her the opportunity to get acquainted with many performers and their repertory, she was in a very good position to take his advice, and she had a flair for writing. Eventually, Floy wrote a regular column and became an associate editor for the Mountain Broadcast and Prairie Recorder, a newsletter first distributed by radio stations and later widely sold on newsstands. Her popular column was entitled "Down Bluebonnet Way." While that magazine ceased publication after World War II, she contributed articles to a number of other publications as well.
After the war, the Cases moved to Paris, Texas, where J.C. and their sons Jerry and Johnny performed on the Red River Jamboree, a series of shows in the barn dance tradition that was popular at the time. Next the family moved to Garland, but sadly, J.C.died in 1964 shortly after the move. Floy then returned to Fort Worth to be closer to family members.
Throughout her writing career, Floy Case collected memorabilia about her own family and many of the other performers she knew. Her friends and acquaintances included both regional artists and nationally famous ones who starred on such shows as the Grand Ole Opry. Particularly notable was her friendship with country superstar Ernest Tubb, whom she helped and encouraged during his early years in Texas.
In 1984, the Country Music Foundation in Nashville gave its first certificate of recognition to Floy Case. She was recognized both for her pioneering efforts in country music journalism, and for donating significant memorabilia to the foundation. Floy Case died on June 14, 1988.
Recently, the Case family generously donated additional memorabilia to the University of North Texas Music Library. This collection includes such diverse material as photos, letters, journals, newspaper articles, and original music written by Floy Case. Numerous items relating to the history of country music in Texas, particularly the Red River Jamboree, offer insight into an area that has not yet been widely researched.
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Administrative Information
Repository: | Music Library |
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Acquisition Source: | Case family |
Acquisition Method: | Gift. |
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Box and Folder Listing
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Box 1: Papers
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Folder 1: Floy Case
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Photographs -
Folder 2: Floy Case
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Folder 3: Floy Case
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Letters -
Folder 4: Floy Case
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Magazines with feature stories, columns and/ or news items by Floy Case -
Folder 5: Floy Case
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Music related postcards and feature story by Floy Case.
re: radio fan mail and her subsequent postcard collecting.
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Folder 6: Floy Case
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Letters from Ernest Tubb -
Folder 7: Floy Case
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Articles -
Folder 8: Floy Case
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Tributes in newspapers and newsletters -
Folder 9: Bill Case
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Folder 10: J.C. Case
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Folder 11: Jerry Case
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Folder 12: Jerry Case, 1970's
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Gigs with Bill Swift, etc. -
Folder 13: Jerry Case
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1950's publicity -
Folder 14: Johnny Case Scrapbook Clippings
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Special Thursday night Red River Jamboree on the Plaza, October 1956 -
Folder 15: Johnny Case Scrapbook Clippings
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Mid to late 1950's Red River Jamboree -
Folder 16: Johnny Case Scrapbook Clippings
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Mid to late 1950's, various stage and TV appearances -
Folder 17: Johnny Case Scrapbook Clippings
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News items re: Case Family Personal Appearances -
Folder 18: Johnny Case Scrapbook Clippings
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Red River Jamboree performers -
Folder 19: Johnny Case Scrapbook Clippings
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Red River Jamboree items -
Folder 20: Johnny Case Scrapbook Clippings
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Red River Jamboree -
Folder 21: Johnny Case Scrapbook Clippings
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The Paris Jamboree at Veterans Administration Center, Bonham, TX -
Folder 22: Bill Boyd
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Letters to Floy Case from Bill Boyd and Janie Hamilton (Boyd's sister); from May '41 to February '43. Letters with Bill Boyd letterhead. -
Folder 23: Bill Boyd
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Folder 24: Bill Boyd 45 rpm record
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Mid 1950's, a gift inscribed to Floy and J.C. Case -
Folder 25: Bill Boyd
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Ranch House News -
Folder 26: Roy Castlebury
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Folder 27: Joe Carson
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Two issues of Country Music Review and one issue of Country Song Roundup Annual -
Folder 28: Jerry Hanlon
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Folder 29: Homer Hargrove
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Folder 30: John Lomax III
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Folder 31: Dough Boys
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Folder 32: Hank Thompson
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Folder 33: Bob Wills
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Folder 34: ASWA Magazine
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Folder 35: Ernest Tubb
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Folder 36: Justin Tubb
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Folder 37: Jimmie Rodgers
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Folder 38: Big "D" Jamboree
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Folder 39: Clippings
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Folder 40: Clippings from newspapers and magazines
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Folder 41: Fan Clubs, miscellaneous
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Folder 42: Grand Ole Opry
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Folder 43: Grand Ole Opry stars in Paris, TX, 1953
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Clippings from The Paris News. -
Folder 44: Journal Articles
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Folder 45: Louisianna Hayride stars in Paris, TX, 1955
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Folder 46: Materials for scrapbook
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Folder 47: Miscellaneous
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Folder 48: Miscellaneous clippings about country stars
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Folder 49: Miscellaneous country journals
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Folder 50: Obituaries
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Folder 51: Red River Jamboree
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Folder 52: Red River Jamboree
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Folder 53: Red River Jamboree
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Entertainers -
Folder 54: Red River Jamboree
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Folder 55: Red River Jamboree
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Folder 56: Song publicity and miscellaneous articles
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Box 2: Papers and photos
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Folder 1: Bill Case
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Songs written by Bill Case (original lead sheets); published editions of "Jenny Lou" by Bill Case -
Folder 2: Ernest Tubb
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Original lead sheet of "Our Little Yodeling Boy" by Ernest Tubb (for son Justin). Also: published songs by Ernest Tubb. -
Folder 3: Homer Hargrove
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Folder 4: J.C. Case
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Two songs by J.C. Case (original lead sheets).
Not included:
"Riding The Trail With You"
"I'm All Alone In My Cabin"
"You Faded From My Picture"
"My Honey Bee"
"Just A Little More Loving"
and others
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Folder 5: Floy Case
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Songs by Floy Case (original lead sheets), published songs (written and co-written by Floy Case). -
Folder 6: Floy Case
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Manuscript songs and lead sheets -
Folder 7: Floy Case
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Folder 8: Sheet music, song lists, papers
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Folder 9: The Trenton Tribune, 1957 February 22
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Folder 10: John Case memorabilia
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Folder 11: Bob Crawford
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Folder 12: Miscellaneous songs
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Folder 13: Music writing book
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Folder 14: Miscellaneous songs written or co-written by Floy Case
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Folder 15: Miscellaneous songs
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Folder 16: Photograph and typewritten lyrics of "The Blue Bonnet Waltz" by Floy Case
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Folder 17: Miscellaneous songs written or co-written by Floy Case
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Folder 18: Music tablet with handwritten charts
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Folder 19: Miscellaneous songs; original lead sheets
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Folder 20: Miscellaneous songs written or co-written by Floy Case
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Folder 21: Songs written or co-written by Floy Case
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Folder 22: Miscellaneous correspondence regarding Case Recording Co., Royal-Tone Records, etc.
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Includes invoices, receipts, and test copies of record labels. -
Folder 23: Miscellaneous songs; Black and white portrait of Floy Case
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Item 24: Photo Album
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Includes black and white photographs, as well as color photographs.
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Box 3: Bound periodicals, scrapbooks, and photo albums
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Item 1: Royal Ramblers Guest Book- KFJZ ; Letters from Southern Music, J. Davis ; Fan Mail List
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Volume 2: The Mountain Broadcast, 1946 - 1947
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Volume 3: The Mountain Broadcast and Prairie Recorder, 1944 - 1945
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Item 4: Scrapbook
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Includes photographs and clippings. Red with gold trim. -
Item 5: Scrapbook
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Includes photographs, magazine clippings and autographed publicity photos. Black. -
Item 6: Scrapbook
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Includes autographed publicity photographs and clippings. Red. -
Item 7: Bill Case and His Melody Boys Scrapbook
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Scrapbook assembled by Floy Case. -
Item 8: Photo Album
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Includes several autographed photographs. Brown leather.
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