Reference Number
ARC-0629
Level of description
collection
Title
Bill Carothers Clippings on Summer Jam at Watkins Glen
Date
1973
Size
501 (MB)
Format
Digital materials (digital)
Container:
Inductee
x
Scope and Contents
The Bill Carothers Clippings on Summer Jam at Watkins Glen include seven images of articles and clippings from Elmira, New York newspaper the Star-Gazette, dated Monday, July 30, 1973. The collection documents the regional impact of the "Summer Jam at Watkins Glen" rock music festival and its audience. This collection will be of interest to anyone researching New York's connection to rock history, rock music festivals, blues-rock and jam bands in the late 1960s and early 1970s, as well as the social and economic impact of this and similar events.
Biography / Administrative History
The "Summer Jam at Watkins Glen" was a 1973 rock festival that once received a Guinness Book of World Records entry for the "Largest audience at a pop festival." An estimated 600,000 rock fans came to the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Raceway outside Watkins Glen, New York on July 28, 1973, to see the Allman Brothers Band, Grateful Dead, and The Band perform. The even was organized and promoted by Shelly Finkel and Jim Koplik of Cornucopia Productions.
Existence and Location of Originals
Original materials remain with the donor.
Notes
Citation: [Identification Of Item], Bill Carothers Clippings on Summer Jam at Watkins Glen, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Language Note: Materials are in English
Processing Information: Processed by Justin Seidler, Image Archivist. Completed December 4, 2020. Descriptive standards and sources used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual. Collection processed through an Access to Historical Records grant from the NHPRC.
Acquisition Note: The Bill Carothers Clippings on Summer Jam at Watkins Glen were received by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a gift from Bill Carothers during the Scan Day event, November 14, 2015. This acquisition was made during a Scan Day event, funded by a Common Heritage grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Access
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Use
The copyright interests in the collection have not been transferred to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. For more information, consult the staff of the Library and Archives.
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Associated Subjects
Location
Library and Archives/Digital Storage/Digishare:\
