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Letter from Johnny Cash to Saul Holiff, 6 June 1961

Letter from Johnny Cash to Saul Holiff. Addresses him as "Mr. Volatile"; thanks him for sending pictures, and asks him to forward any additional material to his publicity agent. Confirms points raised by Holiff in previous letter about fall tour in Eastern Canada starting September 25. Gives list of cities with comments about whether or not he wants to play dates there, approves Holiff's upcoming promotional trip to Eastern Asia, and mentions construction of his new home in Ojai.

In Collection:
Creator Contributor Subject Language Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 3 leaves
Geographic Coverage Coordinates
  • 36.17497, -115.13722
  • 32.24997, 114.60938
  • 34.43722, -119.21567
  • 42.98339, -81.23304
  • 34.15917, -118.50119
Additional physical characteristics
  • Typescript letter with cursive font on stationary with letterhead that reads: A Few Very Rural, Badly Phrased But Well Meant Words from Johnny Cash. Footer reads: Singer-Song Writer-Guitar Picker-Cotton Picker.
Physical Repository Collection
  • Saul Holiff Collection
Provenance
  • Acquired from Jonathan Holiff, October 2016.
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • Accession Number: 2016-018
  • File: 1.31
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • March 5, 2018
Technical note
  • 600 dpi TIFF. Scanned using Epson GT-15000; Photoshop cropp & straighten; No colour correction; by KMercer. Metadata by SMacFarlane and KD.
Rights
  • Material is made available for research and private study; all other uses require permission of the copyright holders.
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