Accession Number: 86
The McLain Family Band Records, 1964-1999
Bulk Dates 1968-1988
25.2 linear feet
Online Catalog Record (BANC)


Overview & Series Description
Series I - McLain Family Band
        Sub-series 1 - Biographical Material
        Sub-series 2 - U.S. Performances
        Sub-series 3 - International Performances
        Sub-series 4 - General Correspondence
        Sub-series 5 - Subject Files
        Sub-series 6 - Financial Records
        Sub-series 7 - Photographs
        Sub-series 8 - Miscellany
        Sub-series 9 - Sound and Video Recordings
Series II - McLain Family Bluegrass Festival
Oversized Boxes

Box 1

1. Biographies
2. Biographical Information Packets
3. Study Guides and Information Packets
4. Fact and Data Sheets, 1974-1987
5. Press Release, 1973-1983
6. Press Release, 1984-1989
7. Press Release, no date
8. Album List
9. Clippings, 1954; 1970-1972
10. Clippings, 1973
11. Clippings, 1974
12. Clippings, 1975

1. Clippings, 1976
2. Clippings, 1977
3. Clippings, 1978
4. Clippings, 1979
5. Clippings, 1980
6. Clippings, 1981
7. Clippings, 1982
8. Clippings, 1983
9. Clippings, 1984-1985
10. Clippings, 1986-87; '89; '94
11. Clippings, unknown date
12. Clippings, 1970-1981
13. Clippings Raymond K. and Origami
14. Reviews, 1972-1973
15. Reviews, 1974-1977

1. Reviews, 1978-1981
2. Reviews, 1982
3. Reviews, 1983
4. Reviews, 1984-1989
5. Reviews, unknown date
6. Printed Material, 1970-1972
7. Printed Material, 1973
8. Printed Material, 1974-1975
9. Printed Material, 1976

1. Printed Material, 1977
2. Printed Material, 1978
3. Printed Material, 1979
4. Printed Material, 1980
5. Printed Material, 1981
6. Printed Material Southern Arts Exchange Catalog, 1981

1. Printed Material, 1982
2. Printed Material, 1983
3. Printed Material, 1984-86; '89
4. Program Notes
5. Term Paper about MFB
6. Performance Programs, 1963; 1971-1972
7. Performance Programs, 1973
8. Performance Programs, 1974

1. Performance Programs, 1975
2. Performance Programs, 1976
3. Performance Programs, 1977
4. Performance Programs, 1978
5. Performance Programs, 1979
6. Performance Programs, 1980

1. Performance Programs, 1981
2. Performance Programs, 1982
3. Performance Programs, 1983
4. Performance Programs, 1984

1. Performance Programs, 1984-1985
2. Performance Programs, 1985
3. Performance Programs, 1986
4. Performance Programs, 1987
5. Performance Programs, 1988
6. Performance Programs, 1989

1. Performance Programs, unknown date
2. Performance Programs, International
3. Performance Notes
4. Performance Advertising Flyers, 1971-1978
5. Performance Advertising Flyers, 1979-1989
6. Performance Advertising Flyers, unknown date
7. Play Lists-Radio/TV Programs, 1-25
8. Play Lists-Radio TV Programs, 205-206; 209-219
9. Play Lists-TV Programs, WLEX Channel 18
10. Play Lists-KET Programs
11. Play Lists-Radio/TV Programs, no name
12. MFB recordings air play statistics

1. Afghanistan
2. Africa Regional Services
3. Algeria
4. Argentina
5. Australia
6. Austria
7. Bangladesh
8. Belgium
9. Benin
10. Bolivia
11. Brazil
12. Bulgaria
13. Burma
14. Burundi
15. Cameroon
16. Canada
17. Central African Empire
18. Chad
19. Chile
20. China
21. Colombia
22. Congo
23. Costa Rica
24. Cuba
25. Cyprus
26. Czechoslovakia
27. Denmark
28. Dominican Republic
29. Egypt

1. England
2. Finland
3. France
4. General African Tour
5. General Latin America Tour
6. General Tour Information
7. Germany

1. Greece
2. Guatemala
3. Haiti
4. Hungary
5. Iceland
6. India
7. Indonesia
8. Iran
9. Israel
10. Italy
11. Jamaica
12. Japan
13. Kenya
14. Korea
15. Laos
16. Lebanon
17. Liberia
18. Libya
19. Luxembourg
20. Malta
21. Mauritius
22. Mexico
23. Morocco
24. Nepal
25. Netherlands
26. New Zealand
27. Nicaragua
28. Norway

1. Office of Cultural Presentations
2. Panama
3. Paraguay
4. Peru
5. Philippines
6. Poland
7. Portugal
8. Qatar
9. Romania
10. Russia
11. Rwanda
12. Scotland
13. South Africa
14. Spain
15. Sri Lanka
16. Surinam
17. Sweden
18. Switzerland
19. Taiwan
20. Tanzania
21. Thailand
22. Togo
23. Tunisia
24. Turkey
25. Untied Arab Emirates
26. Unknown and Miscellaneous
27. Venezuela
28. Yemen
29. Yugoslavia
30. Zaire
31. Zambia

1. Bookings, 1971-1973
2. Bookings, 1974
3. Bookings, 1975
4. Bookings, Jan.-Feb. 1976
5. Bookings, Mar.-July 1976
6. Bookings, Aug.-Dec. 1976

1. Bookings, Jan.-July 1977
2. Bookings, Aug.-December 1977
3. Bookings, Jan. 1978
4. Bookings, Feb.-Apr. 1978
5. Bookings, May-Aug. 1978

1. Bookings, Sept.-Dec. 1978
2. Bookings, Jan.-Apr. 1979
3. Bookings, May-July 1979
4. Bookings August-September 1979
5. Bookings October-December 1979
6. Bookings 1980

1. Bookings 1981
2. Bookings 1982-1985
3. Bookings unknown dates
4. General Business 1971-1975
5. General Business 1976-1977
6. General Business 1978

1. General Business 1979
2. General Business 1980-1982
3. General Business 1983-1985
4. General Business 1986-1990
5. General Business no dates
6. Fan Mail 1972-1977

1. Fan Mail 1978
2. Fan Mail 1979-1981
3. Fan Mail 1982
4. Fan Mail 1983-1985, 1989
5. Fan Mail no dates
6. Friends and Family 1972-1977
7. Friends and Family 1978-1979
8. Friends and Family 1980-1982

1. Friends and Family 1983-1985; 1999, no dates
2. Group Thank You Notes, Alaskan School, unknown name
3. Group Thank You Notes, Bellevue, Kentucky 1979
4. Group Thank You Notes, Cambell Elementary, Alaska 1984
5. Group Thank You Notes, College, Alaska 1973
6. Group Thank You Notes, Double Adobe School 1977
7. Group Thank You Notes, Evansville, Indiana 1985
8. Group Thank You Notes, Lanai School, Hawaii
9. Group Thank You Notes, First Presbyterian Church Cherub Choir
10. Group Thank You Notes, James School 1978
11. Group Thank You Notes, Nome Elementary School 1977
12. Group Thank You Notes, Petersburg Public Schools Alaska 1977
13. Group Thank You Notes, Peterson School
14. Group Thank You Notes, unknown first grade class
15. Group Thank You Notes, Wood River School 1978
16. Complimentary Album Orders, 1983
17. Complimentary Album Orders, 1983 continued

1. Complimentary Album Orders, 1984
2. Complimentary Album Orders, 1987-1988
3. Complimentary Album Orders, no date
4. Subject Files: Chet Atkins
5. Subject Files: Pearl Bailey
6. Subject Files: Banjo Newsletter
7. Subject Files: Berea College Clippings, 1976-1979, no date
8. Subject Files: Bluegrass Information
9. Subject Files: Bluegrass Newsletter
10. Subject Files: BMI Film Transcript, 1-1 through 20-12
11. Subject Files: BMI Film Transcript, 6-1 through 19-4
12. Subject Files: BMI Music Magazine
13. Subject Files: Carter Family, 1976-1979
14. Subject Files: Johnny Cash
15. Subject Files: Joe Clark
16. Subject Files: Clippings - Various Persons
17. Subject Files: Betty Fisher
18. Subject Files Merle Haggard
19. Subject Files: IMG Contracts, 1987-1989
20. Subject Files: Ron Lane
21. Subject Files: Henry Mancini
22. Subject Files: Jimmy Martin
23. Subject Files: Miscellaneous Clippings

1. Subject Files: Miscellaneous Items
2. Subject Files: Bill Monroe
3. Subject Files: Music Written by McLains
4. Subject Files: Olivia Newton-John
5. Subject Files: Dolly Parton
6. Subject Files: Press Kit
7. Subject Files: Published Sheet Music
8. Subject Files: Rite Record Company
9. Subject Files: Earl Scruggs
10. Subject Files: Song Lists
11. Subject Files: Song Lyrics
12. Subject Files: Song Lyrics, no title
13. Subject Files: Alice Slone
14. Subject Files: Ralph Stanley
15. Subject Files: James Still
16. Subject Files: Term Paper, (Child Ballads), with audio tape
17. Subject Files: Term Paper, "Survey of Ballads and Songs"
18. Subject Files: Term Paper, (untitled)
19. Subject Files: Porter Wagoner

Box 22, continued

20. Finances: Miscellaneous Album Financial Material
21. Finances: Miscellaneous MFB Financial Material

1. Photographs: 4"x5"
2. Photographs: 4"x5"
3. Photographs: 4"x5"
4. Photographs: 4"x5"
5. Photographs: 5"x7"

1. Photographs: 8"x10"
2. Photographs: 8"x10"
3. Photographs: 8"x10"
4. Photographs: 4"x5"
5. Photographs: 5"x7"
6. Photographs: 8"x10"

1. Photographs: "8x10"
2. Photographs: Negatives
3. Photographs: Negatives
4. Photographs: Slides
5. Photographs: Slides
6. Photographs: Proof Sheets with Negatives
7. Photographs: Promotional Sheets with Negatives
8. Photographs: Group Portraits with 8"x10" Negatives
9. Photographs: Proof Sheets
10. Photographs: Proof Sheets
11. Photographs: International-Africa
12. Photographs: International-Belgium
13. Photographs: International-Benin
14. Photographs: International-Burma

1. Photographs: -Cameroon
2. Photographs: -Chad
3. Photographs: -Colombia
4. Photographs: -Costa Rica
5. Photographs: -Czechoslovakia
6. Photographs: -England
7. Photographs: -Germany
8. Photographs: -Guatemala
9. Photographs: -Iceland
10. Photographs: -Italy
11. Photographs: -Japan
12. Photographs: -Mexico
13. Photographs: -Morocco
14. Photographs: -Namibia
15. Photographs: -Norway
16. Photographs: -Philippines
17. Photographs: -Romania
18. Photographs: -Spain
19. Photographs: Tanzania
20. Photographs: -Tunisia
21. Photographs: -Unknown
22. Photographs: -Yemen
23. Photographs: -Zaire
24. Photographs: MFB with other artists
25. Photographs: MFB with Bill Monroe
26. Photographs: Miscellaneous Performers / Artists

1. Roles of Negatives

1. Roles of Negatives

1. Miscellany; awards, certificates, plaques, manuscript, books, MFB belt buckle

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