Utah State University Balladiers collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains newspaper clippings, performance programs, audio and video recordings of the USU Balladiers, the bulk of which date to the period between 1967-1969. A large portion of the collection relates to the USO tour to the military bases in Asia, including Japan, Korea, Okinawa, Taiwan, and the Philippines. Also included are two performance dresses from the USO tour.
Dates
- 1967-2011
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Utah State University Balladiers collection
must be obtained from the University Archivist and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Biographical / Historical
The Balladiers were a group of USU musicians and singers that toured around the Western United States from 1965-1970, with a USO tour to Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines in 1968 and several reunion tours in the 1980’s and 2010’s. Labeled a “folk rock” band, they performed as an ensemble, both in person and for radio and commercial television.
Extent
3.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes, 1 oversize box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Material relating to the USU Balladiers singing group, including scrapbooks, programs, audio recordings, and assorted material.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into three series: programs and newspaper clippings; USO tour material; and audio/visual materials and ephemera.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These materials were donated in 2021 to USU Special Collections and Archives by Don Gardner, a member of the Balladiers.
- Title
- Guide to the Utah State University Balladiers collection
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu