urn:taro:utexas.cah.02281 A Guide to the Curtis Kirk/Tyler Publishing Company Audio Archives, 1963-1983 Original EAD encoding by Bethany Anderson according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. February 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Kirk, Curtis, 1929-1985 Kirk, Curtis, Tyler Publishing Company Audio Archives 1963-1983 Materials are written in English. 90-374 34 ft. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Comprised of printed programs, artwork, posters, and photographs, as well as audiocassette tapes and phonodiscs, the Curtis Kirk/Tyler Publishing Company Audio Archives, 1963-1983, document Kirk’s career as the owner, music producer, and sound engineer for Tyler Publishing Company and Custom Records. Biographical Note

Musician, music producer, and sound engineer Curtis Kirk (1929-1985) was born in Grand Saline, Texas. The owner of Tyler Publishing Company and Custom Records in Tyler, Texas, Kirk was active from about the 1950s to 1980s, producing a number of songs and albums for local Texas musicians. In addition, Kirk worked as a sound engineer at various bluegrass festivals in Texas and Oklahoma during the 1970s.

Source:

Wired for Sound Blog. Accessed February 7, 2011. http://wired-for-sound.blogspot.com/2009/12/curtis-kirk-1951-acetate.html.

 Scope and Contents

Comprised of printed programs, artwork, posters, and photographs, as well as audiocassette tapes and phonodiscs, the Curtis Kirk/Tyler Publishing Company Audio Archives, 1963-1983, document Kirk’s career as the owner, music producer, and sound engineer for Tyler Publishing Company and Custom Records. Audiocassette tapes contain live performances recorded at various bluegrass festivals in Texas and Oklahoma and “sound-alike” recordings, while phonodiscs consist of custom 45 rpm and LP releases of country songs, gospel music, and commercial jingles. Artwork, posters, and photographs illustrate bluegrass festivals and musicians in Texas.

 Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

Use of audio materials by appointment only; please contact sound archivist for more information

Donor maintains copyright of unpublished materials.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Kirk, Curtis, 1929-1985 -- Archives Subjects (Organizations) Tyler Publishing Company and Custom Records Subjects Bluegrass festivals -- Oklahoma -- History -- 20th century Bluegrass festivals -- Texas -- History -- 20th century Bluegrass music -- Texas -- History -- 20th century Country music -- Texas -- History -- 20th century Gospel music -- Texas -- History -- 20th century Musicians -- Texas -- History -- 20th century Sound studios -- Texas -- History -- 20th century Places Tyler (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century Preferred Citation

Curtis Kirk/Tyler Publishing Company Audio Archives, 1963-1983, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory Sound archives Audiocassette tapes, phonodiscs, artwork, posters, and photographs, 1963-1983