A Guide to the Beulah "Sippie" Wallace Oral History Collection, 1985
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Wallace, Beulah "Sippie" | |
| Title: | Beulah "Sippie" Wallace Oral History Collection | |
| Dates: | 1985 | |
| Abstract: | “Sippie” Wallace was a top blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. Collection includes audio recording, transcript, and synopsis of oral history interview with Beulah “Sippie” Wallace. | |
| Accession No.: | 2008-037 | |
| Extent: | 1/2 inch, 1 audiocassette tape | |
| Laguage: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
“Sippie” Wallace was a top blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s, whose career rivaled that of famed Bessie Smith. She recorded with Louis Armstrong and other luminaries of the period, and her career was revived in later life under the encouragement of singer, Bonnie Raitt.
Scope and Contents
Collection includes audio recording, transcript, and synopsis of oral history interview with Beulah “Sippie” Wallace by University of Texas doctoral student, Christopher Brooks. Also contained is an article about Wallace published in the Texas Humanist based upon this oral history interview.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Beulah "Sippie" Wallace Oral History Collection, 1985, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory | |||||||||||||
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| 2X395 | Audio Recording, audiocassette tape: | ||||||||||||
| Oral history interview with Beulah “Sippie” Wallace, April 19, 1985 | |||||||||||||
| Transcript and synopsis of oral history interview | |||||||||||||
| Article | |||||||||||||