Crossroads of Music Collections

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Gott, Preston, Papers, 1947-1991 and undated; 4 wallets (0.4) linear feet

Mostly comprised of materials related to physics professor Gott Preston and his career.  Contains an album of West Texas Music.

Grisanti, Susan, Papers, 1990-1995 and undated; 1 wallet (0.1 linear feet)

Ms. Grisanti is a classical guitarist who lives here in Lubbock, Texas.  She has earned her bachelor’s and master’s degree at the University of Akron.  She also attended Texas Tech performing locally and nationally since the 1970’s.  Her studio is in the Park Tower where she conducts guitar lessons for students of all ages. 

Collection mainly consists of correspondence from fans, tour roster, advertising highlights, and programs dating to the early 1990s.

Guion, David Wendell, Papers, 1914-1975; 2,186 leaves

A composer and pianist, Guion was born in 1892 in Ballinger, Texas, and received musical training in Texas, Illinois, and Vienna, Austria.  He taught music at various institutions, including Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas; Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas; and Chicago Musical College.  His compositions include “Home on the Range,” “Lonesome Whistler,” and musical scores for “Green Grow the Lilacs” and “Main Street.” He died in Dallas in 1981.    

The collection includes correspondence, legal material, literary productions, photographs, musical compositions, and printed material pertaining to Guion’s career as a musician and composer, and to his family history.  The collection bulks (1922-1932) with correspondence from fans and with printed material concerning musical performances (1914-1937).  Of particular interest are the memoirs of David Guion that document his youth in Texas and his rise to fame.