(Tumbling Tumbleweeds with Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra)
The Calin Coburn Collection Vol. 1 & 2
(©2004 Calin Coburn & Elizabeth Drake McDonald)
Scans of photos, letters, lyrics, sheet music, and memorabilia from the collection Bob Nolan left his grandson, Calin Coburn, with an accompanying descriptive booklet by Elizabeth Drake McDonald were donated to the Southern Folklife Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Aware that many researchers will be unable to travel to the university to look them over in person, we are providing thumbnail images as a guide to many of the photos, etc.
Copies of these images may be procured from the Southern Folklife Collection subject to the policy of the University Library. Permission must be obtained from Calin Coburn first. This collection is protected by copyright. Permission will not be granted to copy the whole collection.
To facilitate your request, quote the series of letters and numbers under each image when you write for permission. Please feel free to ask for more detailed descriptions, etc.
Steven M. Weiss
Southern Folklife Collection/Media
Archivist
Manuscripts Department, CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Tel: (919) 962-1345
email: smweiss@email.unc.edu
Each section is arranged chronologically and the thumbnail is followed by a brief description. The letters and numbers identify scan in the collection from which it is taken. For example:
"1930 10 09 NY Hotel, LA CCC1 _13" means it is No. 13 in The Calin Coburn Collection No. 1
"1930 Michael Earl Nolan UA CCC2 416" means it is No. 416 in The Calin Coburn Collection No. 2
6. Music: rough lead sheets, lyrics, etc
14. Various sheet music by others
15. Wood-covered Scrapbook of clippings of poems by various poets - Bob's own collection.
CCC1 270
Pencil sketch of Bob Nolan by William G. Bowen, 1980.
CCC2 289
"Scouting Party" print by Olaf Wieghorst, signed.
CCC2 290
"The Trail Herd" by Olaf Wieghorst, signed.
CCC2 291
Framed Disney original of Pecos Bill from Walt Disney, signed.
2. Awards (For a closer look, go to Awards.)
CCC2 267-8
Bob Nolan's 1971 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame award.
CCC2 265-6
1971 Western Heritage "Wrangler" Award
CCC2 270
BMI Special Citation.
CCC2 269
1972 BMI Award.
CCC2 271-2
1972 Pioneer Award.
CC2 276-7
1977 William F. Cody Award.
CCC2 278-9
1979 National Film Award.
CCC2 280-1
1980 Country Music Association Hall of Fame Award, one scanned, one photographed.
CCC2 282-3
1984 New Brunswick Country Music Hall of Fame Award.
CCC2 284-5
1986 Grammy Award (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) for "Cool Water".
CCC2 287-8
1994 Western Music Association Hall of Fame award for Bob Nolan as a songwriter. (framed and close-up)
CCC 261-269
CCC1 18 - 48 Letters to and from Pearl Nolan, 1929.
CCC2 201
Letter from Marvin Grigsby introducing Tim Spencer's "Out in Pioneertown" and advertising the Sons of the Pioneers' radio transcriptions.
CCC1 212
1953 Fan letter from Mrs. June Schmude.
CCC2 327
1968 letter from Jean Krygelski to Bobbie Mileusnich.
CCC2 263-4
1971 Letter from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.
CCC2 322
c 1974 letter from Fred Goodwin accompanying a copy of Wild West Stars.
CCC2 273
1976 Letter re: Hollywood Walk of Fame to Bob Nolan from KLAC Radio signed by Bill Ward.
CCC2 292
1979 letter from John Wayne.
CCC2 294-7
1979 letter from Bob Nolan to Douglas B. Green with his proposed liner notes for "Three on the Trail".
CCC2 340
1986 letter to P-Nuts Nolan from Fred Goodwin with a copy of "Tumbleweed Times" magazine.
CCC2 298-305
1940 "Tumbleweed Topics" Vol. 1 No. 8.
CCC2 306-313
1940 "Tumbleweed Topics" Vol. 1 No. 10.
CCC2 314-21
1941 Tumbleweed Topics Vol. 1, No. 13
CCC 2 199-200
Sons of the Pioneers Memorial fanzine, December 15, 1946
CCC2 323-6
1974 Wild West Stars Number 21
CCC2 330-333
1978 Country Music - cover and pages containing article "Sons of the Pioneers" by Douglas B. Green.
CCC2 336-8
1980 Country Music - cover and pages containing article "Bob Nolan - Interview with a Pioneer" by Douglas B. Green.
CCC2 339
Cover of the 1980 Pioneer News No. 10-13 Spring magazine dedicated to Bob Nolan, "Poet Laureate of the West".
CCC2 341-348
1986 Tumbleweed Times
6. Music: Rough lead sheets, lyrics, etc. (Bob Nolan)
CCC2 10
April
CCC2 11-12
April
CCC2 14
Autumn Reverie
CCC2 15
Autumn Reverie
CCC2 22-3
Bronco Pal
CCC2 31-2
Desolation
CCC2 37-8
Donde esta el mio
CCC2 39-40
Donde esta el mio
CCC2 44
Far Enchanted Isle
CCC2 47
Half Way 'Round the World
CCC1 137
Half Way 'Round the World - shorthand
CCC2 49
He Walks with the Wild and the Lonely
CCC2 54
Heaven is My Island - typed lyrics
CCC2 55
Heaven is My Island
CCC2 58
High Sierras in Bob Nolan's handwriting.
CCC1 155-161
Bob wrote verses in a small black notebook. This one contains the lyrics to "In the Wind of Time".
CCC1 162
Bobbie Mileusnich typed out the lyrics in the way that made sense to her.
CCC2 62-4
In This Room
CCC2 71
The Light-House of the Lord
CCC2 84-5
The Mystery of His Way
CCC1 93
1940. Rough copy of "Old Forgotten Trails" lyrics in Bob Nolan's handwriting.
CCC2 99-100
Old Home Town
CCC2 101-2
Old Home Town
CCC2 106-7
The Other Side of Somewhere
CCC2 108
The Other Side of Somewhere
CCC2 109
Outlaws - 5th page only.
CCC2 114
Pali Wind
CCC2 115
Pali Wind
CCC2 116-17
Parting
CCC2 118-21
Relative Man
CCC1 220
Rough copy of "Relative Man" in Bob's handwriting.
CCC2 122
Remember Me
CCC2 138-40
A Sailor Dreams
CCC2 141
A Sailor Dreams - typed lyrics
CCC2 145
Sir Tumbleweed
CCC2 147
Slumber Time on the Range
CCC2 148-49
Someone I Used to Know
CCC2 150-1
Someone I Used to Know
CCC2 157
That Cloud
CCC2 158
That Cloud
CCC2 161-2
Three Friends Have I - initial lead sheet
CCC2 163-4
Three Friends Have I - professional lead sheet
CCC1 215
Rough copy of "Till You Return".
CCC2 168
Tumbling Leaves - final verse in Bob's handwriting
CCC1 216-9
Rough copy of "Wandering".
CCC1 92
The rough lyrics to "The Wind is Warm Again" on North Park Hotel stationery in Bob Nolan's handwriting.
CCC2 173
Vagabond Whirlwinds
CCC2 174-5
Vagabond Whirlwinds
7. Music: Sheet Music (Bob Nolan)
CCC2 3-5
All the Way
CCC2 18-20
Broken Heart Waltz
CCC2 28
Cool Water – 30 Artists (cover only)
CCC2 24
Cool Water (cover only)
CCC2 25
Cool Water – Bourne (cover only)
CCC2 27
Cool Water – rings (cover only)
CCC2 26
Cool Water – Segure (cover only)
CCC2 29
Cool Water – Vaughn Monroe (cover only)
CCC2 33-5
Desolation
CCC2 41-43
Empty Arms
CCC2 50-3
He Walks with the Wild and the Lonely
CCC2 65-7
King's Highway
CCC2 68-70
Let Me Share Your Name
CCC2 72-4
Lonely Little Room
CCC2 76
Love Song of the Waterfall (cover only)
CCC2 77-9
Montana
CCC2 80
Moonlight on the Prairie
CCC2 86-90
Mystery of His Way
CCC2 91-4
Ne Hah Nee
CCC2 97-
Old Forgotten Trails
CCC2 110-13
Outlaws
CCC2 123-5
Remember Me
CCC2 126-8
Remember Me
CCC2 130
Ridin' Home (cover only)
CCC2 153-6
Stray Wind
CCC2 165
Touch of God's Hand (cover only)
CCC2 170
Tumbling Tumbleweeds – Autry (cover only)
CCC2 171
Tumbling Tumbleweeds – Martha Mears (cover only)
CCC2 172
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (cover only)
CCC2 176
Way Out There (cover only)
CCC2 179-82
When He Walks By
CCC2 184-7
When I Leave This World Behind
CCC2 335
The Sound of a Pioneer, inscribed to Calin from Bob.
8. Newspaper Clippings
CCC2 168
CCC2 261
1935 Hollywood Citizen-News newspaper clipping. "National Hillbilly Championship."
CCC2 262
1936 newspaper clipping showing the Sons of the Pioneers [here shown as "Cactus Jack and Cowboy Crooners"] with Vice-President John Nance Garner at the Texas Centennial Exposition. Left to right: Bob, Hugh, Tim, Vice-President Garner, Len and Tim's brother, Leo Spencer.
CCC2 328-9
1968 Badger Tracks "Keepin' in Touch with the 'Good Guys'".