Special Collection Spotlight: Ozark Jubilee
As the MSU Libraries continues to make digitized episodes of the Ozark Jubilee television program available online, several related items have also been generously donated to Special Collections and Archives, either for digitization or for the libraries to preserve the original items, including music recordings, episodes of the show, programs, photos, and much more. Many thanks to Keith Keltner, Donnie Thompson, and Danny Houser for these fantastic collections. We’d also like to thank our interviewees for our “Ozarks Voices” and Route 66 oral history projects, and recommend anyone interested in the Ozark Jubilee also view the following videos on our YouTube channel:
- Wayne Glenn, local historian
- Tom and Helen Stevens, former members of the Promenaders square-dancing group at Missouri State University
- Homer Boyd and George Culp, former members of the Philharmonics music group (and Homer Boyd’s earlier interview)
- Pete Herschend, co-founder of Herschend Family Entertainment
- “The Ozark Jubilee” program, Missouri Conference on History