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<p>Due to potential copyright restrictions, born digital materials from this collection can only be accessed onsite. Please request an in person appointment by contacting the West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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<p>Gifts from Bapst, Jacob L., 2015/12/11 and 2022/10/11</p>  </acqinfo>
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<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Ivan M. Tribe and Jacob Bapst, Compilers, Records regarding West Virginia Country Music Performers, A&amp;M 4160, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>This collection contains materials related to Ivan M. Tribe and Jacob Bapst's research for their books on West Virginia country music performers. Materials include a book proof, Appalachian Studies Association Powerpoint presentation, Fairmont and Clarksburg Radio in Appalachian Country Music History Powerpoint presentation, and photos used in the book <title>West Virginia's Traditional Country Music</title> by Tribe and Bapst.</p><p>Materials from the addendum of 2022 October 11 include images and other materials from Tribe and Bapst's book, <title>The Jamboree in Wheeling</title>, a history of one of the oldest country music radio broadcasts in the United States.</p><p>Note to researchers: the physical file folder only contains a flashdrive, the contents of which are included in the digital files.</p>  </scopecontent>
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<p>Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the <a href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright" target="_blank">Permissions and Copyright page</a> on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.</p><p>Please note that copyright has not been assessed for all of the materials in this collection, and the WVRHC is not the copyright holder for any photographs.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <subject source="local_LC">Country music -- West Virginia</subject>
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    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008120798" source="lcsh">Folk music -- West Virginia</subject>
    <persname role="dnr" source="ingest">Bapst, Jacob L.</persname>
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