GRETSCH GUITAR, 1959
File — Box: 135, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
The summer of 1959 I was a lifeguard at the Avon (CT) Country Club and lived with my Hamilton College buddy Bill Willis's family in West Hartford, CT. I spent some of my earnings (about $350) on a lime-green, hollow body, f-hole, Gretsch electric guitar. I sold it when broke a few years later. Played music a lot with fellow Hamilton TDX pledge, Johnny Sullivan. This folder has a Gretsch Catalogue, copyright 1955, from Melody Music Co in Hartford, Connecticut, but I do not see my exact lime-green guitar pictured therein.
Dates
- 1959
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research, however, researchers must sign consent form prior to gaining access to materials. Calavera drawings, proofs, and etchings as well as "little diaries" (Boxes 14, 125, 126, 129, 142) are housed in high security and may require up to 24 hours for retrieval. Enlarged photocopies and typed transcriptions of "little diaries" in Box 142 are located in Box 184.
Extent
From the Collection: 184 boxes (172 cu. ft.)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451