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Sam Agins reel-to-reel tapes, 1985-1996

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Agins, Sam, 1919-1996
Title
Sam Agins reel-to-reel tapes
Dates
1985-1996 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 box, (1.5 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_FOLK COLL 30d
Summary
Reel-to-reel tapes tapes from 1985-1996 of Singin' Sam Agins performances, interviews, and a 1996 memorial service for Sam Agins.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions
Restrictions

Open to public research. To access the collection a patron must have the following information: collection number, series number, sub-series number, if applicable, box number and folder number (or image number).

Languages
English.
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
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Biographical Note

Singin' Sam Agins was born in Denver, Colorado, on June 14, 1919. He was born with a congenital paralysis of both legs and only weighed 2 lbs. at birth. Agins was limited to using crutches or a wheelchair for mobility from childhood. Despite his disability he led an active life, playing guitar, making poetry, and writing and collecting music. In addition he was a leather craftsman, stringed instruments mechanic, and a maker of hand-tooled silver buckle jewelry and violins. Agins' passion was writing, collecting and singing American folk songs, particularly of the West. During the 1940s and 1950s he entertained disabled youth, veterans, and children in hospitals, acting as an Ambassador of Goodwill Industries. In addition, he entertained prisoners in New Mexico, guests at dude ranches, and taught classes about folk singing throughout the American West. Agins was also the United States representative in 1976 at the Smithsonian Institution's Montreal Expo and also served as an expert on early American folk songs in Washington D.C. During the 1970s and 1980s he participated in the Festival of the American West and the Western Writers Conferences held in Logan, Utah. On November 19, 1957 he married Frederica Agins (born May, 1938) and they had two sons, Judd and Joseph Agins. Sam Agins died in Sun City, Arizona, on March 28, 1996.

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Content Description

Reel-to-reel tapes recorded by Singin' Sam Agins, largely from the 1970s, (and one from 1991), with Sam Agins and others performing cowboy songs, jazz, bluegrass, and cowboy poetry, recorded during sound recording sessions, performances, folk festivals, and interviews.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Permission to publish material from the Sam Agins reel-to-reel tapesmust be obtained from the Curator of the Fife Folklore Archives and/or the Special Collections Department Head

Preferred Citation

Sam Agins reel-to-reel tapes, 1985-1996. (FOLK COLL 30d). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Department.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Reel-to-reel tapes arranged numerically by assigned record number.

Acquisition Information

The Sam Agins Reel-to-Reel Tapes (Folk Coll 30d) was donated by the Sam Agins Family and originally arranged and numbered by Mr. Agins. Original numbers in brackets [].

Processing Note

Originally processed by John Powell and Randy Williams. Finding aid created by Randy Williams, 2 August 2005; updated by Randy Williams, March 2012.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Bluegrass music.
  • Cowboys--Poetry.
  • Cowboys--Songs and music.
  • Jazz.

Personal Names

  • Agins, Sam--Songs and music.

Finding aid created by Randy Williams, 2 August 2005.
2008

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