Finding Aid to the Massie Ernest Harvey - Songs collection
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 Memorial Avenue
Lynchburg, Virginia 24501
(434) 846-0501
MASSIE ERNEST HARVEY (1909–1911) SONGS
The collection includes copies of songs (words and music) written by Massie
Ernest HARVEY; a reel–to–reel tape of HARVEY singing his songs; and a letter to the
Arthur Smith Show requesting a review of the songs on the tape.
MASSIE ERNEST HARVEY (1909–1991)
Massie Ernest HARVEY, son of Thomas Edwin HARVEY and Maggie MASSIE,
was born 24 February 1909 in Amherst County, Virginia. A self–employed farmer and
painter, he also served in the U.S. Army. As an avocation, HARVEY wrote songs (music
and lyrics) in a wide variety of styles: rock–and–roll, country, ballads, religious, etc. He
died 10 December 1991.
[Obituary, Lynchburg News & Advance, 12 December 1991, Sect. B, p. 2 col. 1; "Massie Ernest Harvey
(1909–1911) Songs," Mss., MS1001, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, VA.]
MS1001
2311 Memorial Avenue
Lynchburg, Virginia 24501
(434) 846-0501
MASSIE ERNEST HARVEY (1909–1911) SONGS
The collection includes copies of songs (words and music) written by Massie
Ernest HARVEY; a reel–to–reel tape of HARVEY singing his songs; and a letter to the
Arthur Smith Show requesting a review of the songs on the tape.
MASSIE ERNEST HARVEY (1909–1991)
Massie Ernest HARVEY, son of Thomas Edwin HARVEY and Maggie MASSIE,
was born 24 February 1909 in Amherst County, Virginia. A self–employed farmer and
painter, he also served in the U.S. Army. As an avocation, HARVEY wrote songs (music
and lyrics) in a wide variety of styles: rock–and–roll, country, ballads, religious, etc. He
died 10 December 1991.
[Obituary, Lynchburg News & Advance, 12 December 1991, Sect. B, p. 2 col. 1; "Massie Ernest Harvey
(1909–1911) Songs," Mss., MS1001, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, VA.]
MS1001
Dublin Core
Title
Finding Aid to the Massie Ernest Harvey - Songs collection
Subject
Manuscript finding aid
Description
Collection guide to the Massie Ernest Harvey collection of songs held at the Jones Memorial Library
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Date
2022
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Format
Portable file document (pdf)
Language
English
Identifier
MS1001FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library, “Finding Aid to the Massie Ernest Harvey - Songs collection,” Digital Collections, accessed April 18, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/9.