The Bob Dylan Archive is a collection of documents and objects relating to American singer

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

. It was announced on March 2, 2016 that the archive had been acquired by the

George Kaiser Family Foundation George Bruce Kaiser (born October 30, 1943) is an American billionaire businessman. He is the chairman of BOK Financial Corporation in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As of September 2021, he is the 476th richest person in the world and was, in 2012, one of ...

(GKFF) and

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(TU). It will be under the care of the University's Helmerich Center for American Research. The archive consists of more than 6,000 items, including notebooks, contracts, unreleased concert films and the leather jacket Dylan wore at the 1965

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. Most of the material has never before been seen by members of the public; it will now be made available for research and will form the basis of public exhibitions. The

Woody Guthrie Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. He has inspired ...

Centre Archives were purchased earlier by the GKFF and are already housed in Tulsa. Dylan is quoted as saying "I'm glad that my archives, which have been collected all these years, have finally found a home and are to be included with the works of Woody Guthrie and especially alongside all the valuable artifacts from the Native American Nations. To me it makes a lot of sense and it's a great honor."

Preservation

As of March 16, 2016, nearly 1,000 items from the Archive had been brought to the Hardesty Archival Center inside the Helmerich Center, to be preserved and digitally recorded. The remainder of the archive will be brought to Tulsa from various locations over the next two years.

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External links

* Bob Dylan Music archives in the United States Archives in the United States University of Tulsa {{music-stub