Gilbert Louey Country Music Film Collection
name: label: Creator
content: Ritter, Tex
label: Collector
content: Louey, Gilbert
label: Creator
content: Autry, Gene, 1907-1998
label: Creator
content: Acuff, Roy
label: Creator
content: Wills, Bob, 1905-1975
label: Creator
content: Walker, Billy, 1929-2006
label: Creator
content: Tuttle, Wesley
label: Creator
content: Robison, Carson J., 1890-1957
title: label: Topic
content: Grand Ole Opry (Television program)
label: Topic
content: Hee Haw (Television program)
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States
label: Topic
content: Music -- Performance
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Country music
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Purchased by the Smithsonian Institution in 1995 from Gilbert H. Louey.
creator: label: Creator
content: Ritter, Tex
label: Collector
content: Louey, Gilbert
label: Creator
content: Autry, Gene, 1907-1998
label: Creator
content: Acuff, Roy
label: Creator
content: Wills, Bob, 1905-1975
label: Creator
content: Walker, Billy, 1929-2006
label: Creator
content: Tuttle, Wesley
label: Creator
content: Robison, Carson J., 1890-1957
setName: label: See more items in
content: Gilbert Louey Country Music Film Collection
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Collector of country/western and gospel music recordings and films.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 48 Reels
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1920s-1970s
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0832
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Reels
label: Type
content: Motion pictures (visual works)
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Films in Series 1 are arranged chronologically by release date (dates are not reflective of the age of the physical film print); Films in Series 2 and 3 are arranged chronologically by edge code dates recorded from the film prints.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Archives Center staff, undated.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Motion pictures (visual works) -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Comprises 62 reels of 16mm film featuring country-western performers from the mid-twentieth century, including feature films, television variety programs, and performance compilation reels.