JIMMY DRIFTWOOD COLLECTION
Jimmy Driftwood was born James C. Morris on June 20, 1907, in a log cabin in Richwood, Arkansas. He attended Mountain View High School and taught grades 1-8 before receiving his college diploma.
In 1933 Jimmy (he also spelled his name Jimmie on occasion) attended John Brown College for one year, but later received his teaching degree from Arkansas State Teachers College (now the University of Central Arkansas) in Conway. After receiving his degree in 1948 he accepted a job with a company that specialized in teaching students how to read. He soon relocated to Louisiana.
Prior to moving to Louisiana he had written a song about the Battle of New Orleans of 1812. This song was written to help his sixth grade students remember the facts of the battle. Jimmy simply put the facts of the conflict into a poem and his students memorized the song and thus could then recall the facts of the battle. The song was soon picked up by Johnny Horton who turned it into a gold record. Jimmy won a Grammy award fro Battle of New Orleans, Tennessee Stud, Wilderness Road, Songs of Billy Yank and Johnny Reb.
Jimmy died in July of 1998 followed by his wife Cleda in 2004. They had four children, but two died during childhood, and the two older boys died in what many think was a murder-suicide event.
Jimmy is credited with writing several hundred songs. Most of which are now on file here in the UCA Archives.
ARRANGEMENT
Series I Genealogy Materials and Personal Records
Series II Teaching Career
Series III Music Career
· Rackensack Organization
· Albums and Personal Collections
· Poetry, Folklore
Series IV Stone County, Blanchard Springs Arkansas Folk Festival, Mt. View, Folklore National Folk Festival, Arkansas Folk Center
Series V Arkansas Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Series VI Special Interests, Politics, and C.C.C.
Series VII Correspondence
Series VIII Newspaper Articles,
Series IX Personal Books, several including Autographs
Series X Posters, Album Covers
Box 1
File 1- Genealogy Information Pamphlet
File 2- Church Roll
File 3- Morris family history/file No. 1 of 2
File 4- Morris family history/file No. 2 of 2
File 5- Stone County Democrat, January 23, 1973. Article on 4-year-old May Morris (James C. Morris’ Sister)
File 6- Arkansas Gazette, Sunday, May 23, 1973. Article on Dr. John Morris, McCorory, Woodruff Co. Arkansas (Genealogy)
File 7- Diary and Letters of Andrew Graham Johnson, 1861-1865
File 8- September 16, 1861 Arkansas Civil War Bond for $10.00
File 9- Iiam L. Morris- June 3, 1927 (Uncle of James Morris)
File 10- Book of Remembrance (Genealogy)
File 11- Cleda Johnson (Morris) Driftwood Family History
File 12- the name and family of Adkins, Atkins and Aitken (Genealogy)
File 13- Correspondence on Ford and Tate family (Genealogy)
File 14- the name and family of Goodman (Genealogy)
File 15- Goodman Family History (Genealogy)
File 16- History of J.L. Goodman of Timbo, Arkansas
File 17- Risner Family History (Genealogy)
File 18- Thompson Family History (Genealogy)
File 19- Treat Family History (Genealogy)
File 20- A Soldiers letter- Seth Mize
File 21- Richwoods Baseball Team- c. 1910 also called the Ramsey Baseball Team
File 22- Notes, Loans (1911, 1915, 1916, 1920’s, 1930’s)
File 23- Warranty Deed- W.A.Guffey, November 1919
File 24- Land Appraisal- 1974
File 25- Warranty Deed- C.A. Morris- June 18, 1971
File 26- Chester Goodman Property Tax receipts, 1913-1922. 1936-1950
File 27- Miscellaneous Tax receipts 1935, 1940, 1943, and 1944
File 28- Harley R. Richardson Tax receipts 1938, 1940-1949
File 29- Jim and Cleda Morris Tax receipts 1944-1947
File 30- Jim and Cleda Morris Tax receipts 1950’s
File 31- Jim and Cleda Morris Tax receipts 1960’s
File 32- Jim and Cleda Morris Tax receipts 1970’s
File 33- Jim and Cleda Morris Tax receipts 1980’s
File 34- Conversation Map of Driftwood property
File 35- Harley R. Richardson Tax Receipts 1950-1962
File 36- Property Description
File 37- Geological Survey Onia Quadrangle Arkansas- 1972
File 38- Topographical Map of Stone County, Arkansas 1969 (Fox, AR)
File 39-Executive health report
File 40- Confidential report “The Age-less diet” by Oleda Baker
File 41- Diet and recipes
File 42- Farm and Home Receipts- 1960’s
File 43- Farm Records
File 44- Farm Records
File 45- Calendars 1970 to 1977
File 46- Instruction Booklets, Etc…
End of Box 1 Series I
Series 1
Box 2
File 1- Jimmy Driftwood Biographical Sketch
File 2- Poem “My Church” by James C. Morris (4copies)
File 3- Jimmy Driftwood’s Obituary July 12, 1998
File 4- Jimmy Driftwood’s Obituary, Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Monday, July 13, 1998
File 5- A Tribute to Jimmy Driftwood- Monday, July 13, 1998, by Bill Slater
File 6- Jimmy Driftwood’s Obituary, Wednesday, July 15, 1998 Stone County Citizen and Stone County leader
File 7- Jimmy Driftwood Memorial. Stone County Citizen, Wednesday, July 22, 1998
File 8- A tribute to Jimmy Driftwood- Ozark Regional Magazine
File 9- Tradition Periodical- Special Article on the Death of Jimmy Driftwood July- August 1998, by Bob Everhard (page 10-11)
File 10- Timbo Elementary Christmas Program, December 11, 1998 Tribute in memory of Jimmy Driftwood
File 11- Mayo Clinic 1983-1991
File 12- Stone County Leader, Mountain View, AR. Thursday, March 13, 1990 Jimmy Driftwood to receive “Outstanding Local Citizen” Award
File 13- Cleda Driftwood injured in traffic accident- April 23, 1999
File 14- "Jimmy Driftwood as a former student recalls memories of Him" Marshall Mountain Wave, November 12, 1959
File 15- Cleda Morris (Driftwood) teaching records
File 16- Astrological Interpretation- 1972
File 17- Bing Driftwoods’ Compositions 1957
File 18-Bing Lee Morris- High School Diploma, 1962. Photo, Pocket Ledger, Memorabilia. Etc..
File 19- Charles Neal Morris
File 20- Arkansas Democrat, Sunday Magazine- March 15, 1953 “Twelve year old (James R. Morris) reflects genuine Ozark charm”
File 21- Memorabilia from James R. Morris Jr. College days 1964-1965
File 22- Gandhi: A Brief Biography (may belong to James Morris Jr.)
File 23- James Risner Morris- Bachelor of Science Degree Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway, AR August 12, 1966
File 24- James Risner Morris’ Holy Bible
File 25- Birth and Death Certificates
File 26- Stone County Leader- Thursday, October 12, 1967 (Account of the death of James and Bing Morris)
File 27- Jimmy Morris’ letter to his dad, October 3, 1948, While Jimmy and Cleda attended Arkansas State Teachers College
File 28- James C. Morris Appointed Deputy Sheriff of Searcy County, AR, November 21, 1957
File 29- “Jimmy Driftwood Scrapbook”- Typed pages of scrapbook, 1959
File 30- Mary Elizabeth Mays’ engagement and marriage announcement (Niece of Jimmy Driftwood) August 29, 1963
File 31- Passport- 1968, 1970
File 32- Jimmy Driftwood Birthday Party and benefit for the American Cancer Society June 20, 1987- June 19, 1988
File 33- Jimmy Driftwood Collection of Post-Cards
File 34- Photographs
File 35- Photo of Jimmy Driftwood Age 86, June 20, 1996 (Color Photo)
File 36- Photos
File 37- Photos
File 38- Charcoal drawing of Jimmy Driftwood
File 39- Newspaper clippings 1966- 1998
File 40 - Newsletter - "Jimmy Driftwood Legacy Project" Feb 2005
Small Booklet "The Life Career & Legacy of AR Folk Music Legend Jimmy Driftwood" 2005
End of Series I Box 2
Series II
Box 1
File 1- James C. Morris 1927 Diploma from Mountain View High School
File 2- History of Marshall High School Class of 1928 (James C. Morris member)
File 3- James C. Morris, Teaching and Education records 1928-1962
File 4- James C. Morris, Bachelor of Science in Education Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway, AR- May 29, 1949
File 5- Using Music in Teaching
File 6- Ozark Writers- Artist Guild, June 25-27, 1954
File 7- The Arkansas Writers’ Conference, Inc. June 1-3, 1955
File 8- “Superstitions” written by 10th grade Science Class 1955, 1964
File 9- Jimmy Driftwood “Doctor of Folklore” George Peabody College for Teachers Nashville, TN August 14, 1959
File 10- The Peabody Reflector, July- August 1959
File 11- 1 Copy each of Social Studies news and Science news (Aids for Teaching) Winter 1961
File 12- Tennessee Education Association Convention, October 19-20, 1961
File 13- The Arkansas State Teachers College Correspondence Study Courses 1961-1962
File 14- The Peabody Reflector- Alumni Association of George Peabody College May- June 1963, Jimmy Driftwood on page 90
File 15- Arkansas Council on Economic Education
File 16- Congressional Record, Washington D.C. February 1, 1972 “American Folklore Foundation Act”
File 17- Arkansas Historical Association
File 18- 28th Annual Meeting, The Arkansas Historical Association (1941-1969) May 2-3, 1969
File 19- Mountain View School Historical Essay 1971-1972, Written by Students
File 20- Musical Program- Mrs. Morris 3rd grade class performs, 1976
File 21- East Texas State University, Texarkana, TX December 18, 1975, Commencement Program, Jimmy Driftwoods’ remarks to graduates
File 22- Kappa Delta Pi (an honor society in education) April 11, 1980
File 23- National Endowment for the Arts-Appreciation Guidelines 1981-1982
File 24- AGATE- Arkansas for Gifted and Talented Education- 1988
File 25- Civil War Roundtable of Arkansas 1989-1990
File 26- Copy of “Washington Telegraph” Washington, AR Jas. P. Jett, Editor Vol. 4 No. 1, July 19. 1843
File 27- History of Louisiana Purchase
File 28- Annual Marshall Alumni Banquet, March 29, 1986
File 29- National Register Historical Buildings in Stone County, AR
File 30- manuscript “Roots and Wings” A Resource guild for Folk arts in education 1980
File 31- Literally Speaking- Vol. 19, 1987- Crossett High School
File 32- Caring: Our Way of Life- 28th Annual Convention- Missouri- Arkansas- District of Key Club International, 1975
File 33- Ozark Vernacular: “A Study of Rural Houses in the Ozarks” 1830-1930 A thesis by Jean Sizemore, 1989
File 34- Historical leaflets collected by Jimmy Driftwood
File 35- The National Association of Elementary School Principals List of class standards written by 6th graders
File 36- Newsletter from Arkansas State Council on economic education 1968
File 37- Writing Project
File 38- Shelley Green to Ginsberg Scarlet Poetic Interpretations of teaching selected and introduced by Henry Q. Marks and Allison A. Van Fleet
File 39- Arkansas Retired Teachers Association
File 40- Stone County Library Endowment Fund, A Gift by Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Driftwood
File 41- Presentation of Jimmy Driftwood material by Jimmy Bryant, 1999
File 42- Map Course of the Mississippi River from the Balise to Fort Chartres
File 43- National Geographic Society maps of Canada, North America (Before Columbus) Central America and South America
File 44- Maps of the United States of America (contains 4 maps)
File 45- The National Geographic Society- Map of the world 1965
File 46- National Geographic Society- Map of Africa 1971
File 47- “An Ozark Road”- Art
File 48- Sandpaper Drawing- Art
End of Series II Box 1
Box 1
File 1- James Corbin Morris’ Notebook 1920’s, 1930’s
File 2- Poems written by James C. Morris (no date)
File 3- Jimmy Driftwood Guitar Tuning sheet
File 4- American Guild of Authors and Composers “What every songwriter should know”
File 5- The New Rhyming Dictionary- June 1949, National Poetry Association
File 6- Sherwood’s Imperial Diagram Method for the Mandolin (Copyright 1902)
File 7- Nick Manoloff’s Spanish Guitar Method Book No. 1 (Copyright 1934)
File 8- Nick Manoloff’s Spanish Guitar Method Book No. 2 (Copyright 1935)
File 9- Guitar: Self Taught by Ed Sale (1952)
File 10- Hugh Ashley’s Easy Play-Along Guitar Method
File 11- Songs Jimmy Morris sent to Rex Dale November 14, 1952
File 12- Arkansas Democrat, Sunday, May 24, 1953 “Jimmy Driftwood” A product of the Romantic Ozarks
File 13- Poets Round Table of Arkansas- 1949-1950 James C. Morris poems- pg. 42, 54
File 14- The Billboard’s Music Popularity Charts October 17, 1953 “How much do you love me?” written by Jimmy Driftwood
File 15- List of Songs sol to Music Companies
File 16- Jimmy Driftwood Hit Songs recorded by other Artist, 1953-1955
File 17- List of Jimmy Driftwood’s Songs recorded 1950-1960’s
File 18- “Yankee in Wonderland” A musical play- 1954 Written by Harold Sherman, Lyrics and Music
File 19- “Amazing Adventures of My Dog Sheppy” a made for TV movie, a 1958 projected TV series, Harold Sherman, Co-Author of Screen play Jimmy Driftwood plays “Uncle Orie”
File 20- Film Contract- “Amazing Adventures of My Dog Sheppy” March 7, 1958 (4 copies included)
File 21- “Arkansas Traveler Treasures Old Tunes” August 16, 1958
File 22- Songs taped for Don Warden, September 11, 1958
File 23- “A Driftwood Story” from Country Song Round-up, March 1959
File 24- Carnegie Hall, April 3, 1959
File 25- The Wilderness Road and Jimmy Driftwood, by Mae Kennedy McCord
File 26- The Billboards Music Popularity Chart, September 21, 1959
File 27- Rayburn’s Ozark Guide No. 62- October- December 1959, Jimmy Driftwood Ozark Folk Singer, pg. 33
File 28- Copy of Album Cover- “The Best of Jimmy Driftwood”
File 29- Newspaper clipping concerning “Battle of New Orleans” 1959
File 30- Letter and Newspaper clipping given to Jimmy Driftwood from Chet Arkins producer of “Battle of New Orleans”
File 31- Outbreak of Oddball Song Hits, Battle of New Orleans, by Johnny Horton
File 32- History of “Battle of New Orleans”
File 33- The Times-Argus, Central City, Kentucky, May 7, 1959 Newspaper Article on the Battle of New Orleans
File 34- Variety Magazine- Article on Jimmy Driftwood, July 29, 1959
File 35- Doctor of American Folklore, Peabody College, August 14, 1959
File 36- Newspaper article on Jimmy Driftwood, with Family Members
File 37- Radio Stations- Call Letter List
File 38- The Cash Box Top 100 Best Selling Tunes on Records October 24, 1959
File 39- Rayburns Ozark Guide (The magazine of the Ozarks) Jimmy Driftwood Article, October- December 1959 pp. 33, May- June 1960 pp. 15
File 40- “The Rosmary My Mother gave to Me” Song and Story by Jimmy Driftwood
File 41- Royalty Statements- A thru H
File 42- Royalty Statements- L thru W
File 43- Royalty Statements- 1967-1970’s
File 44- Royalty Statements- 1980’s
End of Box 1 Series III
Series III
Box 2
File 1- Sheet Music “Tennessee Stud” by Jimmy Driftwood
File 2- Miscellaneous Information on Records
File 3- Columbia Hits, Today’s “New Releases”
File 4- Addresses and Telephone Books
File 5- Jimmy Driftwood’s legal pad with phone numbers of Don Warden, Chet Atkins, Grandpa and Romona Jones, etc.
File 6- Arrangement for Pat Boone and Jimmy Driftwood, 1960
File 7- Broadcast Music 1940-1960, Jimmy Driftwood pp. 19
File 8- Tall Tales in Song by Jimmy Driftwood, 1960
File 9- Look Magazine, May 24, 1960 “Jimmy Driftwood, The New Arkansas Traveler” pp. 56
File 10- Newsweek, June 6, 1960 “Its Folksy…It’s Delightful, It’s a Craze” pp. 112
File 11- Contracts, 1960’s
File 12- University of Chicago, 1962, Court Theater- Jimmy Driftwood, pp. 13
File 13- The Playgoer (the magazine in the theater) 1960, pp. 36
File 14- “Eighteen and Fourteen we took a little trip…” June 12, 1961
File 15- National Geographic School Bulletin- November 13, 1961 “Folk Songs-Music of the People” pp. 74-77
File 16- About Music and Writers BMI, 1963-1964
File 17- Omniart- Article on Jimmy Driftwood, April 1963, pp. 21
File 18- Leslie Mountaineer, Homecoming Edition Val. 1- No. 1 Jimmy Driftwood-EMCEE, June 13, 1963
File 19- Jimmy Driftwood Day, U.S. Post Office, April 16, 1964
File 20- “Art Architecture and Folklore in the Far West” Santa Rosa, California- August 3-7, 1964
File 21- Mr. D.J. USA, Program 1964
File 22- 13th Country and Western Scrapbook- Special Feature 100th Anniversary of the Civil War 1865-1965, It’s History in Songs
File 23- Congressional Record, February 15, 1965- New Orleans celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans
File 24- “Michigan’s Most Powerful full-time Country Music Station” WKMF-Flint, March 1965, Hit List (Tennessee Stud #36)
File 25- Jimmy Driftwood appearance at Homecoming Arkansas State College October 29, 1965
File 26- “The Ballad of Barbara Allen” and “MacLeod O’Dunature” Directed by Dee S. Johnson 1965
File 27- Economic Education Workshop, 1965, Jimmy Driftwood- Entertainment
File 28- Holiday Magazine, February 1966, Article on Arkansas and Jimmy Driftwood, pp. C5-C8
File 29- Mountain View Lions Club Minstrel, April 1966
File 30- International Musician, May 1966 “Folk Festivals” by Jimmy Driftwood
File 31- American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Personal Service Contract and Dues, 1966
File 32- TV-Radio Mirror, July 1967, Jimmy Driftwood pp. 12
File 33- Arkansas Department of Corrections- Women’s Unit Library Newsletter, Jimmy Driftwood to perform September 17, 2:00 pm
File 34- Copy of Album Cover, “I hear your people singing”
File 35- Photos-framed Jimmy Driftwood Album Covers
File 36- Order form for Jimmy Driftwood Albums
File 37- Grand Ole Opry newsletter
File 38- Jimmy Driftwood’s description of songs in some of his albums
File 39- National Association of Recording Artist, Tree of Grammy Winners, April 27, 1968
File 40- The Shrine of Country Music- Grand Ole Opry Copied from Friends magazine, March 1969
File 41- Jimmy Driftwood Diary September 16, 1969
File 42- Songs sent to Jimmy Driftwood for Review, 1960’s-1970’s
File 43- Programs where Jimmy Driftwood Entertained, 1950’s-1970’s
End of Box 2 Series III
Series III
Box 3
File 1- Standard School Broadcast- Jimmy Driftwood, pp. 20
File 2- Programs where Jimmy Driftwood entertained, 1970-1974
File 3- Programs where Jimmy Driftwood entertained, 1975-1980’s
File 4- “How the West was won” Featuring: Jimmy Driftwood, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney
File 5- 12th Grammy Awards Program, March 11, 1970, Jimmy Driftwood as a Presenter
File 6- Jimmy Driftwood Interview, May 11, 1970 by James R. Morris
File 7- Southern Living, July 1970, “Ozark culture in Washington”
File 8- Southern Living, October 1970 “The Mountaineers who make Rackensack Music” pp. 52
File 9- National Geographic, November 1970, Vol. 138, No.5 “Through the Ozark Hills and Hollows” pp. 656
File 10- “Jimmy Driftwood and Ozark Folk Culture” Article written by James R. Morris
File 11- The Ozark Mountaineer, April 1971, Jimmy Driftwood, pp. 19
File 12- The Ozark Mountaineer, June 1971, Jimmy Driftwood, pp. 2
File 13- Jimmy Driftwood performs for “The Woodie Guthrie Benefit” The Committee to Combat Huntington’s Disease- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, July 14, 1971
File 14- Copies of Woody Guthrie’s Material
File 15- Country News and Views “The legend of Jimmy Driftwood” November 1971
File 16- Gillett, Arkansas 36th Annual Coon Supper- Jimmy Driftwood performed, January 14, 1972
File 17- The Magazine of Humble Travel Club, Spring 1972
File 18- Unedited Article by Jimmy Driftwood, August 23, 1972
File 19- Northeast Arkansas Variety Show (program) November 3, 1972
File 20- Ozark Highways, winter 1972- Jimmy Driftwood, The Arkansas Minstrel, pp. 34
File 21- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts- Invitation to become Charter member of The Golden Circle, 1973
File 22- Southern Living, October 1973, Jimmy Driftwood, pp. 36, 39, 40
File 23- Sing Out! The Folk Song Magazine, Vol. 22 No. 4, 1973- Special Teach-in Issue: Jimmy Driftwood teaches Mouthbow, pp. 13
File 24- Music City News, April 1974, “Driftwood Preserves Ozark Music” pp. 13
File 25- Billboard Magazine, September 21, 1974, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band records Battle of New Orleans
File 26- Ozark Highways, The magazine of Ozark Travel, Fall 1974 Rackensack Article, pp. 19
File 27- Nomination for Distinguished American Folk Singer also the Folklorist “Connie” Award, 1974
File 28- Broadcast Music Inc. BMI Pop Hits, 1940-1974 and 1975 (2)
File 29- Broadcast Music Inc. BMI Country Hits, 1944-1975
File 30- Music City News Magazine, May 1976, Jimmy Driftwood, pp. 13, 19
File 31- Country Music Magazine, July 1976, Jimmy Driftwood, pp. 47
File 32- Country Music Magazine, July 1976, Roots and Branches Part 1 “In the Beginning” by Bill C. Malone
File 33- Legal Court Petition to change James C. Morris name to Jimmy Driftwood, August 1976
File 34- Family Reunion of Country Music Invitees, June 9, 1977
File 35- The Country Music Association, Inc Certificate of Appreciation
File 36- 1977 Country Music Birthday Calendar, Jimmy Driftwood
File 37- “The Beautiful Buffalo River” Album- 1978
File 38- Seventh International Country Music Fan fair program- Nashville, TN June 5-11, 1978
File 39- Bluegrass, magazine November 1978, Jimmy Driftwood pp 23
File 40- Harrison Daily Times, Jimmy Driftwood article, December 1978
File 41- Forest City Alive, Jimmy Driftwood article, July 1979, pp. 29
File 42- Country Corner (Germany’s Country Music Magazine) August 1979- Jimmy Driftwood article, pp. 6
File 43- Travel and Leisure, September 1979, Jimmy Driftwood, pp. 130
File 44- Ozark Mountainwood Express, 1979 Jimmy Driftwood, pp. 4
File 45- Happy Birthday Jimmy…M. Gilbert, May 9, 1979
File 46- Jimmy Driftwood’s 1979 Monthly Planner
File 47- Souvenir Program of the Grand Ole Opry, November 9, 1973
End of Box 3 Series III
Series III
Box 4
File 1- The 1980 Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards Dinner
File 2- The Jimmy Driftwood Barn, Brochure
File 3- Programs at the Jimmy Driftwood Barn
File 4- Photos, Jimmy Driftwood Barn
File 5- Arkansas Gazette, May 21, 1980- Jimmy Driftwood with Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton
File 6- The Battle of New Orleans songbook, by Jimmy Driftwood, August 1980
File 7- “Best Years” autumn 1980 pp. 8
File 8- Alaska Tour Itinerary, March 14-23, 1981
File 9- Alaska Tour Memorabilia, March 14-23, 1981
File 10- Recommendation and endorsement for Jimmy Driftwood to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1981
File 11- Arkansas Times, July 1981 “Jimmy Driftwood: Tolkien of the Ozarks” by Pat Lamb- Porterfield and submitted
File 12- The 1981 Evergreen Award Dinner Program- Musical Salute to Jimmy and Cleda Driftwood
File 13- Atlanta Weekly, October 11, 1981 “The Man Who wouldn’t let the Music Die” pp. 4
File 14- Dallas Harold, Westward News Magazine, December 6, 1981- Jimmy Driftwood and his Rackensackers
File 15- Magazine- The Plain Dealer, December 20, 1981- pp. 15-19
File 16-Best Years Magazine, winter 1981 “Teacher, Historian, Balladeer” Jimmy Driftwood Article, pp. 20
File 17- Ozark Mountainwood Express, “At Carnegie Hall” 1882, pp. 36
File 18- Belle Meade Mansion, Nashville, TN- 1983 “Summer Sunday Evening Picnic Concerts” Special Guest- Jimmy Driftwood
File 19- Former President Jimmy Carter visits Mt. View and Driftwood’s Home
File 20- Photos of Jimmy Carter Visit to Jimmy Driftwood Home, December 8, 1983
File 21- 1985- 75th General Assembly Regular Session- “An Act Designating The Fiddle, The Official Musical Instrument of the State of Arkansas”
File 22- Broadcast Music Inc., (BMI) News about Music and Writers 1963-64, 1971, 1985
File 23- Mountain View Area Chamber of Commerce 10th Annual Banquet
File 24- Ozark Country Music Magazine, March 1986, Driftwood, pp. 42
File 25- Jimmy Driftwood Birthday Party and benefit for The American Cancer Society flyers
File 26- The Museum of Appalachia’s Annual Tennessee Fall Homecoming 1986, Jimmy Driftwood, pp. 38-40
File 27- Promotional for October 14, 1986 Entertainment
File 28- Ozarks Country Music magazine Advertising price sheet, 1986
File 29- “Performing Arts Touring Program”, 1986, Driftwood, pp. 14-15
File 30- Mountain View, Stone County, AR 1986, Article from Ozark Country Music Magazine
File 31- 1986 Monthly Planner
File 32- The Dallas Morning News, January 23, 1987 “Jimmy Driftwood: The Bard of the Ozarks comes to Poor David’s”
File 33- BMI, Millionaires Invitation list, 1988
File 34- News Press, Wednesday March 23, 1988 Stillwater, Oklahoma- Jimmy Driftwood focuses on saving his music
File 35- Newspaper Clippings of Jimmy Driftwood’s career present from John Gray, 1988
File 36- Letter and Material documenting David Hold’s visit to Mr. View and Timbo, AR June 14-15, 1989
File 37- Poems for the Jimmy Driftwood Barn and Cleda written by “Rick (The Wordsmith)” 1989
End of Box 4 Series III
Series III
Box 5
File 1- 1990 Area Visitors Guide- Jimmy Driftwood article, pp.5
File 2- Manuscript for a Pickin’ and a Grinnin’ on the Courthouse Square Written by Sam Wooley Coombs, 1990
File 3- The Ozarks Regional Magazine, Continued story of Jimmy Driftwood, September to December 1990
File 4- 1990 Area Visitors Guide, Jimmy Driftwood Article, pp. 5
File 5- Country America, October 1991, pp.42
File 6- River Country December 12-18, 1992 “A glance at days gone by”
File 7- Jimmy Driftwood Day, “Jimmy Driftwood Station, Timbo, AR”
File 8- FMC October 1995, Music, Mountains, & Magic, The Mountain View, AR
File 9- Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Sunday, June 16, 1996, Driftwood, pp. 1
File 10- Country Weekly, August 20, 1996
File 11- The Ozark Regional Magazine- Jimmy Driftwood inducted into Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame
File 12- Arkansas Weekly, December 3, 1997, “Spotlight on Jimmy Driftwood”
File 13- Photo and Promotional Material, starring Jimmy Driftwood Barn- The Black Mountain male Chorus of Wales, January 11, 1997
File 14- Sing Out-the Folk Song Magazine, spring 1997, Driftwood, pp. 54
File 15- Country Music Association Members Reference Directory, 1997
File 16- Arkansas Weekly, Spotlight…Jimmy Driftwood, December 3, 1997
File 17- Newspaper Article, “The Golden Driftwood Years” Arkansas Democrat Gazette, April 5, 1998
File 18- Bluegrass Magazine, April 1998, “A Pickin’ on the Courthouse square”
File 19- Ozark Heritage Institute letter, Rackensack Exhibit coming to Mt. View
File 20- Agreement with Sony Music Special Products, Educational Package May 13, 1998
File 21- The Sounding Board, Vol. 4, January 1998, Driftwood Article, pp. 11
File 22- Country Music, September 1998, Jimmy Driftwood, pp. 8
File 23- The Ozark Mountaineer, “Ode to a Hillbilly” Driftwood, pp. 28
File 24- National Geographic, “Through Ozark Hills and Hollows”, pp. 657
File 25- CMA, behind the record of the Country Music Association
File 26- Official WSM Grand Ole Opry, History-picture book, pp. 61
File 27- Thank you notes from “Passport to Adventure” Group
File 28- Guests Register 1971-1994
File 29- Guests Register 1975-1991
File 30- Guest List for “A Toast to Jimmy Driftwood” October 5, 1984
File 31- A Tribute to Eddie Arnold, Written by Jimmy Driftwood
File 32- Chet Atkins, May 1963
File 33- Vernon Dalhart: 1883-1948, Country Singer, Recorder, Broadway
File 34- “8x10” Photo-Grand Ole Opry’s Grandpa Jones
File 35- A Tribute to Jim Reeves
File 36- DVD's: Jimmy Driftwood performances at Mountain View, at a Barn, and on Nashville Now (show), and also an interview with Jimmy Driftwood undated
End of Box 5 Series III
Series III
Box 6
File 1- Sound tape of Jimmy Driftwood show, Germany, April 17, 1980
File 2- Contract between U.S. and James C. Morris, Also includes current Government involvement in Asia
File 3- Free World Publication, (Asia) featuring Jimmy Driftwood, 1968
File 4- The Singapore Musical Society in Association with the American Embassy, July, August 1968, featuring Jimmy Driftwood
File 5- Bangkok, Beirut, Kabul, Kuala, Lumpur, Manila, Saigon, Singapore Cultural Presentation, U.S. Dept. of State, 1967, 1968
File 6- Saigon, Vietnam, Cultural Presentation- U.S. Dept. of State, 1968
File 7- Cotabato, Davao, Debu, Bacolod, Baguio, Manila Cultural Presentation- U.S. Dept. of State, 1968
File 8- Asian Newspaper Clippings of Jimmy Driftwood
File 9- Asian Newspaper Clippings of Interest to Driftwood
File 10- Post Card Collection from Asian Tour
File 11- Airline Tickets-Manila, Bangkok, Malaysia, Singapore, July 1968
File 12- Asian Maps and Tourist Brochures
File 13- Asian Tour Memorabilia
File 14- Asian Memorabilia, U.S. Diplomat Mission Directory, 1968
File 15- Slides of 1969 Asia Tour
File 16- Promotional Poster of Kota Kinabalu Concert
File 17- Bahamas Concert, October 22-27, 1975
File 18- Melody Maker (British Magazine) July 3, 1971, Driftwood, pp. 28
File 19- Comments from British Subscribers to Folk Voice on the Jimmy Driftwood Feature
File 20- The Bahamian- American Heritage, Bicentennial Education Program, October 22-31, 1975
File 21- European Tour-Cultural Presentation- U.S. Dept. of State Jimmy Driftwood, 1967-1968
File 22- European Newspaper Clippings of Jimmy Driftwood
File 23- Museumplein, Amsterdam-October 1967, Travel Information USA
File 24- Memorabilia from Tour, 1979
File 25- Program from Tour of England, 1979
File 26- Promotional Pamphlets of European Tour and Poster
File 27- Memorabilia from Germany
File 28- Jim Britton’s Great American Tours Incorporated Cruise and Tour hosted by Jimmy Driftwood, Flyers
File 29- Jimmy Driftwood: The Bard of the Ozarks, 1985-1986
File 30- General Artists Corporation Promotional Packet
File 31- Press Release, Cultural Affairs Office, Philippines, 1968
File 32- Picture of Jimmy Driftwood performing at “Lyceum of the Philippines”
File 33- Handwritten listings of the recorded and Non recorded Driftwood Songs
File 34- Stage Copies of Order of Songs and keys performed
File 35- Motion Picture Contact
File 36- Program Outline written in Singapore Language
File 37- Autographed Paintings Book of Theo Meir
File 38- Asian Maps and Tour Guides
File 39- The Vietnam Inquirer, August 13, 1968
File 40- American Newspaper Clippings of Jimmy Driftwood, 1968-1971
File 41- Country Corner, Germany’s Country Music magazine, 1981
End of Box 6 Series III
Series III
Box 7
File 1- Mountain Echoes by Jimmy Morris, Scrapbook #1
File 2- Scrapbook #2, 1930’s-1950’s
File 3- Scrapbook #3, 1958
File 4- Scrapbook #4, 1959
File 5- Pat Boone- Chevy Showroom, starring Pat Boone, Jimmy Driftwood, November 26, 1959
End of Box 7 Series III
Series III
Box 8
File 1- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 1
File 2- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 2
File 3- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 3
File 4- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 4
File 5- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 5
File 6- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 6
File 7- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 7
File 8- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 8
File 9- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 9
File 10- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 10
File 11- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 11
File 12- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 12
File 13- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 13
File 14- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 14
File 15- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 15
File 16- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 16
File 17- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 17
File 18- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 18
File 19- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 19
File 20- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 20
File 21- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 21
File 22- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 22
File 23- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 23
File 24- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 24
File 25- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 25
File 26- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 26
File 27- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 27
File 28- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 28
File 29- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 29
File 30- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 30
File 31- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 31
File 32- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 32
File 33- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 33
File 34- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 34
File 35- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 35
File 36- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 36
File 37- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 37
File 38- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 38
File 39- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 39
File 40- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 40
File 41- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 41
File 42- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 42
File 43- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 43
File 44- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 44
File 45- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 45
File 46- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 46
File 47- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 47
File 48- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 48
End of Box 8 Series III
Series III
Box 9
File 1- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 49
File 2- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 50
File 3- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 51
File 4- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 52
File 5- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 53
File 6- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 54
File 7- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 55
File 8- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 56
File 9- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 57
File 10- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 58
File 11- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 59
File 12- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 60
File 13- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 61
File 14- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 62
File 15- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 63
File 16- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 64
File 17- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 65
File 18- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 66
File 19- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 67
File 20- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 68
File 21- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 69
File 22- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 70
File 23- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 71
File 24- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 72
File 25- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 73
File 26- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 74
File 27- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 75
File 28- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 76
File 29- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 77
File 30- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 78
File 31- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 79
File 32- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 80
File 33- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 81
File 34- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 82
File 35- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 83
File 36- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 84
File 37- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 85
File 38- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 86
File 39- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 87
File 40- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 88
File 41- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 89
File 42- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 90
File 43- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 91
File 44- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 92
File 45- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 93
File 46- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 94
File 47- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 95
File 48- Jimmy Driftwood-Song Book 96
End of Box 9 Series III
Series III
Box 10
Jimmy Driftwood Songbook Index
Book 1 Song Index: Songbooks 1 through 10
Book 2 Song Index: Songbooks 11 through 28
Book 3 Song Index: Songbooks 29 through 59
Book 4 Song Index: Songbooks 60 through 80
Book 5 Song Index: Songbooks 82 through 96
End of Box 10 Series III
Series III
Box 11
File 1- Jimmy Driftwood “A” Titled Songs
File 2- Jimmy Driftwood “B” Titled Songs
File 3- Jimmy Driftwood “C” Titled Songs
File 4- Jimmy Driftwood “D” Titled Songs
File 5- Jimmy Driftwood “E” Titled Songs
File 6- Jimmy Driftwood “F” Titled Songs
File 7- Jimmy Driftwood “G” Titled Songs
File 8- Jimmy Driftwood “H” Titled Songs
File 9- Jimmy Driftwood “I” Titled Songs
File 10- Jimmy Driftwood “J” Titled Songs
File 11- Jimmy Driftwood “K” Titled Songs
File 12- Jimmy Driftwood “L” Titled Songs
File 13- Jimmy Driftwood “M” Titled Songs
File 14- Jimmy Driftwood “N” Titled Songs
File 15- Jimmy Driftwood “O” Titled Songs
File 16- Jimmy Driftwood “P” Titled Songs
File 17- Jimmy Driftwood “Q” Titled Songs
File 18- Jimmy Driftwood “R” Titled Songs
File 19- Jimmy Driftwood “S” Titled Songs
File 20- Jimmy Driftwood “T” Titled Songs
File 21- Jimmy Driftwood “U” Titled Songs
File 22- Jimmy Driftwood “V” Titled Songs
File 23- Jimmy Driftwood “W” Titled Songs
File 24- Jimmy Driftwood “Y” Titled Songs
File 25- Jimmy Driftwood “Z” Titled Songs
File 26- Songs by Gary Scott and Deborah Factor, 1975
File 27- Old Folk Songs and Ballads from Okley Green
File 28- Index of Jimmy Driftwood Songs in Ozark Heritage
File 29- “The History lesson” Jimmy Driftwood’s personal layout with Index
File 30- “Western Lore” Jimmy Driftwood’s personal layout with index
File 31- Jimmy Driftwood’s Handwritten Songs and Lyrics
File 32- Stage Copies of Song Schedules
End of Box 11 Series III
Series III
Box 12
File 1- Untitled Lyrics written by Driftwood
File 2- Untitled Lyrics written by Driftwood
File 3- Untitled Lyrics written by Driftwood
File 4- Untitled Lyrics written by Driftwood
File 5- Untitled Lyrics written by Driftwood
File 6- Untitled Lyrics written by Driftwood
File 7- Miscellaneous Untitled Song Lyrics
File 8- Miscellaneous Untitled Song Lyrics
File 9- Jimmy Driftwood’s Hand Written Song Lyrics
File 10- Jimmy Driftwood’s Hand Written Song Lyrics
File 11- Untitled song about Joseph and Mary’s Trip
File 12- Political Song about Orval and Rockefeller
File 13- Jimmy Driftwood’s Song Index
End of Box 12 Series III
Series III
Box 13
File 1- Composition Books of Jimmie Morris, 1920’s, 1930’s
File 2- Composition Book of Jimmie Morris, September 17, 1931
File 3- Composition Book of James Morris, 1921, 1928
File 4- Composition Book of Jimmy Morris, January 1932
File 5- Jimmy Morris-Undated Composition Book
File 6- Jimmy Morris-Undated Composition Book
File 7- Jimmy Morris-Undated Composition Book
File 8- Jimmy Morris-Undated Composition Book
File 9- Jimmy Morris-Undated Composition Book
File 10- Jimmy Morris-Undated Composition Book
File 11- Jimmy Morris-Undated Composition Book
File 12- Jimmy Morris-Undated Composition Book
File 13- Jimmy Morris-Undated Composition Book
File 14- Jimmy Morris-Undated Composition Book
File 15- Jimmy Morris-Undated Composition Book
File 16- Jimmy Morris-Undated Composition Book
File 17- Songs by Jimmy Morris (no date)
File 18- Songs and Music from the 1930’s, by James C. Morris
File 19- Song, “Arkansas Traveler” Arrangement by Jimmy Driftwood
File 20- “B” Titled Songs with Music
File 21- Beautiful Star of Bethlehem, by R. Fisher Boyce
File 22-“C” Titled Songs with Music
File 23- Civil War Songs written by Jimmy Driftwood
File 24-“D” Titled Songs with Music
File 25-“F” Titled Songs with Music
File 26-“G” Titled Songs with Music
File 27-“H” Titled Songs with Music
File 28- Hell in Texas
File 29- Hymns by James C. Morris
File 30-“I” Titled Songs with Music
File 31-“J” Titled Songs with Music
File 32-“L” Titled Songs with Music
File 33- Lovely Nancy (Indian Song)
File 34-“M” Titled Songs with Music
File 35-“O” Titled Songs with Music
File 36- Old Blue
File 37- One More Dinner on the Ground, by Jerry O’roark
File 38-“P” Titled Songs with Music
File 39-“R” Titled Songs with Music