Archival Collection
DAVIS, JIMMIE, COLLECTION
BOX 1 –Miscellaneous Files
Folder
Certificates
1. Certificate from the LSU Alumni Federation for Mrs. Alvern A. Davis, April 6, 1966
2. Citation to Jimmie Davis from LSU, Doctor of Music, Honoris Causa, May 18, 1984
Correspondence
3. Letter from Ed Reed Organization to Maggie Dixon, n. d.
4. Memo and Information Sheet from Nell Fetzer, n. d.
5. Unreadable handwritten letter, n. d.
6. Correspondence about gifts, 1961
7. Letter from Artistic Enterprises, May 13, 1963
8. Letter from Louisiana Military Department, 21 June 1963
9. Letter from Louisiana Department of Agriculture (Dave L. Pearce), October 17, 1969
10. Letter from Bill Lamkin, Photographer, June 19, 1979
11. Letter and Questionnaire from Country Music Foundation, June 1, 1983
12. Letter from University of New Orleans, February 11, 1985
Publicity in Publications
13. Newspaper Clippings About Assassination of Huey P. Long, September 9 and 10, 1935,
Lake Charles American Press (4 laminated pieces)
14. Page 17 from Time, March 13, 1944, Louisiana, Triumphant Minstrel
15. Singin’ Governuh Enjoys City’s Quiet, The Denver Post, September 10, 1946
16. Page 17 from The Roosevelt Review, March 4, 1960, Democrats Fete 1960 State Slate
17. The Register, May 7, 1960, Alvern Davis on cover
18. Jimmie Davis: He’s One of Us, The Register, July 3, 1971 (2 copies); The Legendary Jimmie Davis, Rejoice, Vol. 2, No. 4, Summer 1990 (2 copies)
19. Page 43 from New Business, October 1982, The Sunshine Governor: Was he better than we thought?
20. Of Seat Covers and Sunshine, by Wiley W. Hilburn, Jr., 1987
21. Article and picture of Jimmie Davis and Dr. J. Larry Crain taken at the dedication
ceremony of the Davis Room, BMI, The Many Worlds of Music, Issue Number One, 1987
22. Newspaper article about a high school reunion in which Governor Davis participated,
The Times, Shreveport/Bossier City/Ark-La-Tex, March 19, 1987
23. Press Release about Jimmie Davis Portrait, n.d.
24. Newspaper Clippings from First Administration, 1944-1948
25. Newspaper Clippings from Second Administration to Present, 1960-1984
Speeches
26. Sermon, John 14:1-6 (16 pages)
27. Handwritten Speech + Lincoln’s Words (2 pages)
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Speeches Continued
28. The Penalty of Leadership (printed-1 page)
29. Speech, Handwritten on 4 x 6 cards (16 cards)
30. Speech to Small Farmers, n.d. (30 pages)
31. Speech about Changing Southwestern La. Institute to Southwestern Louisiana University,
n.d.
32. Speech titled The Alumni and Education, n.d.
33. Address to Opelousas Association of Commerce, March 10, 1960 (12 pages)
34. Address to Calcasieu Parish Chamber of Commerce, March 23, 1960 (13 pages)
35. Address at the Joint Legislative Session, Baton Rouge, May 16, 1960 (9 pages)
36. Remarks at Courthouse Dedication, Covington, Louisiana, June 1, 1960 (5 pages)
37. Address to Annual Meeting Natchitoches Chamber of Commerce, October 17, 1960 (4
pages)
38. Address on Statewide Radio & Television Network, December 29, 1960 (3 pages)
39. Address on Statewide Television & Radio Network, April 19, 1961 (7 pages)
40. Address for Dedication Ceremonies at Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area, Virginia
Hotel, Monroe, Louisiana, July 25, 1961 (7 pages)
41. Address to Kiwanis Club, Bastrop, August 18, 1961 (7 pages)
42. Address to Pelican Boys State, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 21, 1961 (5 pages-2
copies)
43. Remarks of Dedication of KTAL Television Station, Shreveport, Louisiana, September
5, 1961 (10 pages)
44. Address to Tenth Annual Country Music Festival, Nashville, Tennessee, November
3, 1961 (10 pages)
45. Remarks at 150th Anniversary of Louisiana Statehood, New Orleans, Louisiana, April
30, 1962 (2 pages-2 copies)
46. Address to National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies, August
22, 1962 (10 pages)
47. Address to Regional Land and People Conference, Loyola University Field House,
New Orleans, Louisiana, October 15, 1962 (4 pages)
48. Address to AFL-CIO Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Sunday, April 6, 1964 (8 pages)
49. Address to Young Men Business Club of Jefferson Parish, Metairie, Louisiana, February
23, 1966 (8 pages)
50. Address to L.S.U. Law Enforcement Institute, LSU Union, December 5, 1968 (12 pages)
51. Address to Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol Annual Christmas Part, Revana
Inn Restaurant, Bossier City, Louisiana, 7:30 P.M., December 19, 1969 (2 pages)
52. Speech to Chamber of Commerce in Ruston, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech Student Center,
February 10, 1970 (15 pages)
53. Commencement Address, South Lafourche High School, Galliano, Louisiana, May 28,
1970 (15 pages)
54. Speech to the National Association of Plumbing, Heating, Cooling Contractors Annual
Convention, Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 22, 1970, 3 P.M. (2 pages)
55. Fourth of July Ceremony, City Hall, Shreveport, 8:00 A.M., July 4, 1970 (9 pages)
56. Remarks by former Governor Jimmie H. Davis to Louisiana Bandmasters Convention,
Capitol House Hotel, July 21, 1970, 7:30 P.M. (4 pages)
57. Speech to Homer Chamber of Commerce, January 26, 1971 (14 pages)
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Speeches Continued
58. Speech to Building and Trades Convention, Prince Murat Inn, February 13, 1971
(5 pages)
59. Speech for Mothers’ Day Program, Silent Brotherhood Lodge No. 146 F. S. A. M.,
Coushatta, Louisiana, 8 P. M., May 7, 1971 (9 pages)
60. Official Announcement is made by Jimmie Davis in Race for Governor, The Ringgold Record, July 30, 1971
61. Address to Kiwanis Club of Baton Rouge, Noon, August 18, 1971 (13 pages-2 copies)
62. Speech made to announce his Third Candidacy for Governor, n.d.
Campaign Material
63. Hand Ticket, Sure I’m for Jimmie Davis and his Ticket (26 copies)
64. Campaign Buttons, Jimmie Davis is Our Choice for Governor (4)
65. Bumper Stickers, Davis Governor, #6 (Red, White, and Blue-8 copies)
66. Bumper Stickers, Davis For Governor (Green and Black-10 copies)
67. Plastic Envelopes, Jimmie H. Davis Never Raised Your Taxes, He’s One of Us! (2)
68. Anti-Propaganda Campaign Brochures, Married 10 Times (5 copies)
69. Anti-Propaganda Campaign Brochures, Grand Larceny (7 copies)
70. Anti-Propaganda Campaign Brochures, Land Ownership (9 copies)
71. Anti-Propaganda Campaign Brochures, Catholic Priest (5 copies)
72. Inauguration Program, May 9, 1944
73. Program for Testimonial Dinner Honoring Gov. Jimmie H. Davis, March 12, 1964 (2
copies)
74. Thank You Cards for Testimonial Dinner
75. Bank Statements for Jimmie Davis Testimonial Fund Raiser
76. Third Campaign for Governor material
77. Biographical Data about Jimmie H. Davis
78. You Are My Sunshine Poster (used as book cover)
Miscellaneous Materials
79. Report Card of Jimmie Davis, October 9, 1909-January 7, 1910
80. Poem by Ronny Salter
81. Confederate States of America, $100 bill
82. Data Sheet About the Sunshine Boys Gospel Singing Quartet
83. Correspondence about Original Hayride Foundation, 1986
84. Letter to Jimmie Hoover from Jimmie Davis, August 22, 1983; Miscellaneous envelopes
(empty)
Financial Reports About the State
85. Annual Report Louisiana Department of Highways, 1961-62
86. The State of Louisiana, A Report, 1960-1964, The Second Term of Gov. Jimmie H. Davis (3)
87. Executive Budget, State of Louisiana, Fiscal Year 1960-1961
Thesis from Louisiana State University, 1927
88. Comparative Intelligence of Whites, Blacks, and Mulattoes
DAVIS, JIMMIE, COLLECTION
BOX 2 — Files from Jimmie Davis’s Office
Folder
1. Abraham, Wilson P.
2. Adams, Bert A., Representative Vernon Parish
3. Adcock, Jamar W.
4. Addison, William P., M. D., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
5. Adverse Criticism, Write-Ups, Ect.
6. Aggregate-Light Weight (Concrete)
7. Agronsky, Martin
8. Ainsworth, Robert A., Jr.
9. Alexandria Daily Town Talk
10. Addmons, C. R. (Cliff), Representative Sabine Parish
11. Angola
12. Architects Association of Louisiana
13. Arsenal Museum
14. Ashley, Jerry S., Representative Acadia Parish
15. Assessors
16. Associated General Contractors of America, Inc.
17. Aycock, C. C., Lt. Governor
18. Azar, George, Dr.
19. Azar, Dr. Robert R., New Orleans, Louisiana
20. Bandmasters
21. Bankston, Leo V., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
22. Barbados
23. Barham, C. E.
24. Barnett, Ross R., Governor of Mississippi
25. Barnette, Chris-Juvenile Judge, Shreveport, Louisiana
26. Barnwell, R. S., Sr. and Jr., Shreveport, Louisiana
27. Barranger, Kenneth C. (Dick), State Representative Orleans Parish
28. Barron, William Wallace, Governor of West Virginia
29. Baton Rouge Port Commission
30. Beaird Company, Inc., The J. B., Shreveport, Louisiana
31. Beauregard Parish
32. Becnel, D. Elmore, Representative, St. John the Baptist Parish
33. Beeson, James E., Representative Jefferson Parish
34. Belgium
35. Bellmon, Henry, Governor of Oklahoma
36. Bernhard, William F., Jr., Representative East Baton Rouge Parish
37. Benton, Fred G., Sr., Attorney Baton Rouge, Louisiana
38. Berlin
39. Bertrand, Richard J., Representative Lafayette Parish
40. Bethard, Henry W., III, Representative Red River Parish, Coushatta, Louisiana
41. Bienvenu, Bernard J., Professor, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette
42. Board of Supervisors, L.S.U.
43. Boat and Camp
44. Boggs, T. Hale
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45. Bolton, James C., Alexandria, Louisiana
46. Bond and Building Authority
47. Bond Issue, Roll Call, House and Senate
48. Booth, Harry V.
49. Borden Chemical Company
50. Boucher, Drayton R.
51. Bourg, E. J., Superintendent Division of State Buildings and Grounds
52. Boustany, Alfred F., American Bank & Trust Company, Lafayette, Louisiana
53. Bowdon, W. George, Jr., Mayor, Alexandria, Louisiana
54. Branton, Parey P., Representative, Webster Parish
55. Breathitt, Edward T., Governor of Kentucky
56. Breaux, John
57. Brewer, Albert P., Governor of Alabama
58. Bridges, L S. (Bugs), Baton Rouge, Louisiana
59. Britain
60. Broussard, Sam S., State Senator, 15th District
62. Dale Brown, Photograph
63. Brown, Edmund G., Governor of California
64. Brown, George F.
65. Brown, James H., Jr., Senator
66. Brown, Paul M., Shreveport, Louisiana
67. Brown, Richard E.
68. Brown, W. K., Representative Grant Parish
69. Browne, Robert L, Lafayette Parish School
70. Bryant, Farris, Governor of Florida
71. Bumpers, Dale, Governor of Arkansas
72. Buras, Rodney A., Representative Orleans Parish
73. Burbank, Thomas D., Superintendent of State Police
74. Burgess, Ray W., Director Department of Highways
75. Burk, Jack S., Barnard and Burk, Inc., Engineers, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
76. Bussie, Victor
77. Butler, Willis P., M. D., Shreveport, Louisiana
78. C. C. 73
79. Caddo Parish
80. Calhoun, Reimer, Mansfield, Louisiana
81. Canada
82. Candies, Otto, Des Allemands, Louisiana
83. Cargill, Inc.
84. Carrigan, Bill, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
85. Carter, Mr. Jimmy
86. Cawthorn, Joe T., Mansfield, Louisiana
87. Chambers of Commerce, Louisiana Association of
88. Cattlemen’s Association, Louisiana
89. Chehardy, Lawrence A., Assessor, Jefferson Parish
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90. Christian, Jack, Mayor-President of Baton Rouge
91. Chrysler Corporation
92. Churches
93. Churchill Farms
94. Ciaccio, Philip C., Representative-Ward 9, Orleans Parish
95. Clark, Felton G., President, Southern University
96. Clarke, Jack, Shreveport, Louisiana
97. Clarke, Thompson L.
98. Clausen, Dr. Thomas G.
99. Clay, John W., Nashville, Tennessee
100. Clayton, Carl (Plat on West-Side Mall)
101. Clement, Frank G., Governor of Tennessee
102. Clemmons, Bryan, Sheriff, East Baton Rouge Parish
103. Clemons, A. C., Jr. (Senator), 14th District, Calcasieu, Allen, Jefferson Davis,
Beauregard, Cameron
104. Cleveland, W. J., Senator Acadia Parish
105. Cockerham, Roland, Collector of Revenue
106. Coco, Chester J., Marksville, Louisiana
107. Comiskey, James A., City Councilman, New Orleans, Louisiana
108. Comiskey, James E., 2070 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
109. U. S. Department of Commerce
110. Commercial Bank & Trust Company, Franklin, Louisiana
111. Commercial National Bank, Shreveport, Louisiana
112. Complimentary Articles
113. Complimentary Correspondence
114. Consultant
115. Consuls
116. Connally, John, Governor of Texas
117. Coon, John E., State Fire Marshal
118. Corbett, James J., Athletic Director, L. S. U.
119. Costa Rice
120. Cotton Bowl Athletic Association
121. Cotton Brothers Baking Co., Inc.
122. Crawford, Joan
123. Crescent River Port Pilots Association
124. Crime
125. Cross, James P., New Iberia, Louisiana
126. Cuba
127. Curet, Bernard
128. Cutrer, Hugh E., Jr., Director-Board of Registration
129. Cypremort Point
130. Dager, Antonio, Consul General De Colombia
131. Dallas Morning News
132. Dalton, John M., Governor of Missouri
DAVIS, JIMMIE, COLLECTION
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133. Dalton, John N., Governor of Virginia
134. Daniel, Price, Governor of Texas
135. Dark, Alvin
136. Davis, Henry
137. Davis, Governor Jimmie H., Miscellaneous News Items, etc.
138. Davis, Jackson B., Senator Caddo Parish
139. Davis, Winborn E., Department of Hospitals, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
140. Deblieux, J. D., Attorney, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
141. De Fee, Jack, Chairman, Racing Commission
142. Defense, Secretary of
143. Deichmann, Charles E., Senator Orleans Parish
144. DeLee, Stuart, Coroner of Caddo Parish
145. Delhi Dispatch, The
146. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
147. Dempsey, Jack
148. Denmark
149. Dent, Fred C., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
150. Department Heads, Roster
151. Di Salle, Michael V., Governor of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio
152. Dinwiddie, George S.
153. Dietzel, Paul
154. Diesi, Frank J., Senator, 16th Senatorial District
155. DeRidder Chamber of Commerce
156. Dixon, Margaret
157. Dixon, Dr. Richard H. (Colored), Second Temple Baptist Church, 130 Northland
Avenue., Buffalo, New York
158. Dodd, Bill (William J.)
159. Dowling, Richard A., Attorney, New Orleans
160. Downs, J. Earl, Commissioner of Public Safety, Shreveport, Louisiana
161. Downs, U. T., Former Sheriff Rapides Parish
162. Driver Education
163. Ducrest, Malquin, Mrs., St. Joseph, Louisiana
164. Dumas, Woodrow W., Baker, Louisiana
165. Duplantier, Adrian G., State Senator, 4th District, Wards 6 & 7, Orleans Parish
166. DuPont De Nemours & Company
167. Dupuis, George F., Sr.
168. Dyson, Alvin, Representative Cameron Parish
169. Duval, Claude B., Houma, Louisiana
170. Durham, Max H., Jr., Hammond, Louisiana
171. Durham, J. Murray, Bossier City, Louisiana
172. Durham, Grady
173. Durand, Alton, Representative St. Landry Parish
174. East Louisiana Hospital, “Funny Business” (Sex Tonic)
175. Ecuador
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176. Eddleman, H. Leo, President, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
177. Editorials
178. Editorials, Complimentary
179. Education, State Department of
180. Edwards, Edwin, Congressman, Crowley, Louisiana
181. Eisenhower, Dwight D.
182. Election Results, 1960
183. Election Results, 1971-72
184. Ellender, Allen J., United State Senator
185. Ellington, Buford, Governor of Tennessee
186. Ellis, Frank B.
187. Emergency Resources Planning Committee
188. Ensminger, Arthur D.
189. Ethyl Corporation
190. Eustis, Laurance, Jr., Senator, 7th District, Orleans Parish Wards 12 & 13
191. Evans, W. J. “Red,” Architect, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
192. Ewing, Robert “Honey,” New Orleans, Louisiana
193. Executive Orders
194. Falgout, Wollen J.
195. Fannin, Paul, Governor of Arizona
196. Faser, Chris, Jr.
197. Faubus, Governor Orval E.
198. Faulkner, Jimmy
199. Favrot, Clifford F.
200. Fenner, Darwin S., New Orleans, Louisiana
201. Fetty, Max
202. Fields, T. T., Representative, Union Parish
203. Fink, Olaf J., Senator
204. Firmin, Lee C.
205. First Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
206. First Methodist Church, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
207. Fiscal Session
208. Fitzgerald, John G., Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, Gretna, Louisiana
209. Fitzmorris, James E., Jr., Councilman, New Orleans, Louisiana
210. Fleming, Raymond H., Adjutant General
211. Floyd, Chester, Representative, LaSalle Parish
212. Folsom, James E., Former Governor of Alabama, Cullman, Alabama
213. Foti, D. C., Mayor of Donaldsonville
214. Fountain, Pete, New Orleans, Louisiana
215. Fournet, John B., Chief Justice Supreme Court of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana
216. Fowler, Douglas, State Custodian of Voting Machines
217. France
218. Frank, Morris, The Houston Chronicle, Houston, Texas
219. Freeland, Barton W., Sr., Crowley, Louisiana
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220. Freeman, Richard W., P. O. Box 1140, New Orleans, Louisiana
221. Frey, L. T., Saline, Louisiana
222. Friends of Jimmie Davis
223. Frye, William W., Dean L. S. U. Medical School
224. Fuller, Parrish, Oakdale, Louisiana
225. Fullilove, W. Crawford, Jr., Shreveport, Louisiana
226. Fuqua, Henry L. (Deceased) Former Governor of Louisiana
227. Futrell, P. Elmo, Jr., Mayor of Pineville, Louisiana
228. Future Farmers of America
229. Germany
230. Hoover, J. Edgar
231. Hunt, H. L., Dallas, Texas
232. Jackson Parish
233. Long, Earl K.
234. Long, Mrs. Huey P. (Rose)
235. Retarded Children
236. Salvation Army, The
237. Shea, George Beverly, Western Springs, Illinois
238. Speech Material-Stump
239. Sunshine Bridge
240. Thank You Letters (Miscellaneous)
241. Thomas, Sam, Jr., Ruston, Louisiana
242. Thurmond, Strom, U. S. Senator from Georgia
243. Toledo Dam Project
244. Treen, David
245. Triche, Risley, Representative Assumption Parish
246. Truman, Harry S.
247. Weill, Gus
DAVIS, JIMMIE, COLLECTION
BOX 3
Certificates (framed)
1. The LSU Alumni Federation Hereby Designates Mrs. Alvern A. Davis An Honorary Life
Member In Grateful Recognition of a Good Friend and Admirable Ally In the Service
of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, April 6, 1966
2. The Smithsonian Institution presents to Anna Davis this certificate of Appreciation
in official recognition of your contributions to the programs and objectives of the
Smithsonian Institution, October 25, 1981
3. The Smithsonian Institution presents to Governor Jimmie Davis this certificate
of Appreciation in official recognition of your contributions to the programs and
objectives of the Smithsonian Institution, October 25, 1981
Certificates in Padded Covers
4. Louisiana College, Pineville, Louisiana Alumni Award for Distinguished Achievement,
James H. Davis has been selected by the faculty, the Board of Trustees, and the Alumni
Association of Louisiana College to receive this award of merit because his distinguished
accomplishments have brought honor to his Alma Mater, May 21, 1960
5. Treasury Department of The United States of America, U. S. Savings Bonds Division
Know Ye, that, reposing special confidence in the Patriotism, Integrity and Diligence
of Governor Jimmie H. Davis, I do hereby appoint him Honorary Chairman, Louisiana
Savings Bonds Committee and do authorize him to execute and fulfill the duties of
that office in promoting the sale of U. S. Savings Bonds, July 3, 1961
6. Maison Acadienne Francaise of The University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette,
Louisiana, Governor Jimmie Davis has been designated an Honorary Acadian, April 10,
1962
Certificates (Unframed)
7. Certificate Commissioning Governor Jimmie Davis an Arkansas Traveler, June 24,
1984
8. Certificate from James H. “Jim” Brown, Secretary of State, making Honorable Jimmy
Davis and Honorary Secretary of State of Louisiana, September 24, 1981
9. Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana, This is to Certify that James
Houston Davis having demonstrated the highest qualities of leadership, devotion, and
service in the advancement of education in the State of Louisiana, is hereby granted
the degree of Doctor of Laws, May 17, 1985
Plaque
10. Presented to Governor Jimmie Davis in Appreciation for Being Responsible for Camp
Moore Museum, 1963, May God Bless You, Camp Moore Chapter U. D. C., S. C. V. – C.
of C., Founders Day, September 21, 1985
Magazine
Sunshine & Shadows, Jason Berry Explores the Musical and Political Legacies of the
Late Gov. Jimmie Davis, Gambit Weekly, November 28, 2000, Vol. 21, No. 48 (2 copies)
DAVIS, JIMMIE, COLLECTION
BOX 4
1. Red Photograph Album with Governor Jimmie H. Davis embossed on lower right hand
corner (album has two picture holders, but no pictures)
2. White Photographs Album Governor Jimmie H. Davis, 1961 embossed in center (album
of photographs contains events of interest during dedication ceremonies of the Russell
Sage Wildlife Management Area in Monroe, Louisiana, Tuesday, July 25, 1961
3. Cuff Link Case, containing black and silver cuff links
4. Cuff Link Case, no cuff links
5. Cuff Link Case, no cuff links
6. Cuff Link Case, no cuff links
7. Gold ring in case
8. Earrings in case
9. Change holder with wood cover
10. Boots, yellow
11. Watch, Omega name and symbol and Automatic on top of face, with Seamaster in lower part of face.
Date window on right side by stem. Pearl-like background with gold lines for numbers.
Band is alligator per faded lettering on back of band: Genuine alligator and 11/16.
Seamaster and Omega symbol in center of back.
Inscription on back
outer circle: To Jimmie Davis
From His Friends
inner circle: A valued man who has given more than he has received
Watch given to Jimmie Davis’s son on February 7, 2001
DAVIS, JIMMIE, COLLECTION
BOX 5
1. Statue of a horse and a calf, gold colored
2. Razor, Norelco
3. Razor, AEG P
4. Photographs of Jimmie Davis and Sunshine on the Capitol Steps (250 copies)
5. Eye glasses in case
6. Eye glasses in case
7. Car Keys
8. Car Keys, gold
9. Check stubs in a binder, dated 5/26/44 through 3/25/46
10. Plaque, round, wood, with U – R My Sunshine, Jimmie H. Davis, Governor
11. Hat, brown
DAVIS, JIMMIE, COLLECTION
Scrapbooks
1. Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
2. A Few Letters of Many Thousands Selected at Random, that a governor receives, 1960-1974
3. Newspaper Clippings, April 21, 1961-October 5, 1961
4. Newspaper Clippings, October 5, 1961-March 16, 1962
5. Newspaper Clippings, June 28, 1962-October 13, 1962
6. Newspaper Clippings, October 12, 1962-March 21, 1963
7. Newspaper Clippings, February 18, 1965-October 1, 1970
8. Newspaper Clippings, March 1967-1970
9. Newspaper Clippings, January 28, 1971-1983
DAVIS, JIMMIE, COLLECTION
BOX 6
Framed Photographs
1. Campaign Poster, #6 Davis, He’s One of Us!, 18″ x 14 1/2″
2. You Are My Sunshine, original sheet music, 16 1/2″ x 20 1/2″
3. Photograph of Chris Faser, Executive Secretary to Gov. Davis, Governor Jimmie Davis,
and Pat Patterson, 1960 Campaign Manager, 17 1/2″ x 20 1/2″
DAVIS, JIMMIE, COLLECTION
BOX 7
Framed Photographs
1. Magazine article, “A Continuing Commitment to Country Music” (Pictures in the article
are of Jimmie Davis, Patsy Cline, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, and
Johnny Cash), 12 1/2″ x 18 1/2″
2. Certificate from Hadi Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Council of North America, March 30, 1985, 15
1/2″ x 18 1/2″
3. Drawing “The Best of Pete’s Land Rover Laughs” (shows a radio playing You are my
Sunshine in a desert), 9″ x 11 1/2″
4. Photograph of Lt. Gov. J. Emile Verret, Gov. Jimmie H. Davis, and Atty. Gen. Fred
S. LeBlanc from first administration, 1944-1948 (signed by Jimmie Davis and says “Emile
and Fred were two of the best friends I’ve ever had”), 8 1/2″ x 10 1/2″
DAVIS, JIMMIE, COLLECTION
BOX 8
Framed Photographs
1. Photograph of Jimmie Davis, The Peckerwood Hill Kid; The Minden Flash; Earl Long,
The Winnfield Wizard, 11 1/2″ x 14 1/2″
2. Photograph of Anna and Jimmie Davis on stage with three musicians, 11 3/4″ x 14
3/4″
3. Photograph of Lt. Governor J. Emile Verret, 1944-1948, New Iberia, Louisiana, sitting
at a desk (inscribed “To a great Louisiana Governor Jimmie H. Davis, my friend and
commander in chief from his first Lieutenant Governor J. Emile Verret), 12 3/4″ x
14 3/4”
4. Photograph of Anna and Jimmie Davis with an unidentified lady, 11 3/4″ x 14 3/4″
5. Program from Democratic Victory Dinner, Thursday, March 3, 1960, Roosevelt Hotel,
New Orleans, Louisiana, 12 1/4″ x 18 1/4″
DAVIS, JIMMIE, COLLECTION
BOX 9
Framed Photographs
1. Certificate from the State of South Carolina, John C. West, Governor, In grateful
recognition for her interest in and friendship to the State of South Carolina and
her people, I do hereby confer upon Mrs. Jimmie (Anna) Davis, The Order of the Palmetto,
June 23, 1972, 15″ x 18″ Matt Board
2. Color photograph of Gov. Jimmie Davis escorting a young lady dressed in a ball
grown, 16″ x 20″ Matt Board
3. Enlarged copy of Jimmie Davis’s Louisiana Drivers License, License Number 1, 11
1/2″ x 16″
4. Photograph of Jimmie Davis made for his movie “Louisiana” in the Park Pavilion,
Thibodaux, Louisiana, 11 1/2″ x 14 1/2″
5. Photograph of Governor Davis’s Bedroom at the Old Mansion, The Mansion is now the
Louisiana Arts and Science Center on North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 16″
x 18″
DAVIS, JIMMIE, COLLECTION
BOX 10
BOOKS
1. Chickens Come Home to Roost, Message and Testimony by Governor Jimmie Davis, 1972
2. All Time Favorite Hymns, compiled by Jimmie Davis
3. Your Are My Sunshine, The Jimmie Davis Story, by Gus Weill
The Angry Scar: The Story of Reconstruction by Hodding Carter
You are my Sunshine: The Jimmie Davis Story by Gus Weill, (2nd book)
The Southerner and World Affairs by Alfred O. Hero
DAVIS, JIMMIE, COLLECTION�CALVIN TAYLOR DONATIONBOX 11Folder
1. “U-R My Sunshine” Campaign Buttons (13); “Davis Governor” Bumper stickers (8)2. The Register, July 3, 1971; features Jimmie Davis (2 copies)
DAVIS, JIMMIE, MUSIC COLLECTION
BOX 1 — SHEET MUSIC
Folder
1. A Child Is Born, by Jack Mainord and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Co., Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
2. A Day Without Prayer, by Jimmy Davis
Vern Music Company, Box 2626, Baton Rouge, LA 70821
3. A Million Treasures, by Dottie Rambo and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, INC., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
4. Ain’t That Beautiful Singing, by Ronnie Self
Cedarwood Publishing Company, INC., 815 16th Ave. South, Nashville, Tennessee 37203
5. Beyond This Valley, by Jack Campbell and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Co., Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA 71104
6. Blood On The Silver, by J. Graydon Hall and Jimmie Davis
Gospeltone Music Publications, P. O. Box 5188, Nashville, Tennessee 37206
7. Born To Serve The Lord, by Bud Chambers (2 copies)
Jimmy Davis Music Company, INC., 836 Rutherford St., Shreveport, Louisiana
8. By His Stripes Ye Were Healed, by Everett Hurley and Jimmie Davis (2 copies)
Jimmy Davis Music Company, 836 Rutherford St., Shreveport, Louisiana
9. Called To Follow Jesus, by H.M. Michener, Ike Davis, and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 1331 Lakeridge Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
10. Christ Is The Answer, by Jimmie Davis and Wally Fowler (3 copies)
Vern Music Co., INC, 843 Delaware St., Shreveport, Louisiana
11. Come A Little Closer, by Charles Goodman and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
12. Come Out Of The Night, by Roy Carter
Recorded on Columbia Record by The Chuck Wagon Gang
Gospeltone Music Publications, P. O. Box 5188, Nashville 6, Tennessee
13. Cool Chilly Water, by Jimmie Davis and Wilbur Jones (2 copies)
Vern Music Company, 843 Delaware St., Shreveport, Louisiana
14. Crown Of Thorns, by Jimmie Davis and Jack Mainard
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
15. Diamonds And Gold, by Bud Chambers and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Co., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
16. Don’t Tear The Old House Down, by Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, INC., P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, LA 70815
17. Don’t Weep For Me, by Jimmie Davis (2 copies)
Vern Music Company, P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70815
18. Friend In Jesus, by Lynn Ourso and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, LA 70815
19. From Earth To Somewhere, by Dottie Rambo and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, 836 Rutherford St., Shreveport, LA
20. Give Me A Heart Like Thine, by Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, INC., 836 Rutherford St., Shreveport, LA 71104
21. Glory Hill In The Sky, by Billy Joe Norris and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Co., Inc., 836 Rutherford St., Shreveport, LA 71104
22. God’s Gonna Give Me A Mountain, by Margaret Rose and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, INC, P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70815
23. God Never Gives A Thorn (Unless He Leaves A Rose), by Jimmie Davis and Bob Willis
Vern Music Company, INC., P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70895
24. Going Home For Christmas, by Jimmie Davis (3 copies)
Vern Music Company, P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70895
DAVIS, JIMMIE, MUSIC COLLECTION
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Folder
25. Have We Forgotten God?, by Charles G. Adams and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA 71104
26. He Is Real, by Thurman Bunch and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
27. He Must Die, by Dottie Rambo and Jimmie Davis
Jimmy Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
28. He Wrote My Name In Blood, by Jimmie Davis (2 copies)
Vern Music Company, INC., P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70815
29. He’ll Be There, by Charles Goodman and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
30. He’s Able, by Jimmie Davis and Walter Bailes
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
31. He’s The Savior of The World, by Thurman Bunch and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
32. Heaven’s Avenue, by Tom Lloyd and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, Inc., P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, LA 70815
33. Heaven’s Hall of Fame, by C.S. Grogan and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Corp., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
34. Here’s Your Child Again, by Alice Wilson and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, Inc., P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, LA 70815
35. Holding On To Jesus, by Bud Chambers and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
36. House Of Clay, by J. S. Eastman and Jimmie Davis (3 copies)
Vern Music Company, INC., 836 Rutherford St., Shreveport, Louisiana
37. I Drank Of That New Wine, by Ernie Goff and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Co., Inc., P. O. Box 2626, Baton Rouge, LA 70821
38. I Know A Man Who Can, by Jack Campbell and Jimmie Davis (3 copies)
Vern Music Co., INC, 836 Rutherford St., Shreveport, Louisiana
39. I Know What I Meant, by Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Co., Inc., 843 Delaware Street, Shreveport, LA
40. I Need No Mansion Here, by C. S. Grogan (2 copies)
Vern Music Co, INC., 836 Rutherford St., Shreveport, Louisiana
41. I Overlooked A Savior (While Searching For A King), by Alma Strickland and Jimmie
Davis
Vern Music Co., Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
42. I Still Believe That It’s True, by Jimmie Davis and Bob Willis (3 copies)
Vern Music Company, Inc., P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, LA 70895
43. I Take Thee, My Dear (Wedding Song), by Landis Rogers and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
44. I Want To See Jesus “First of All,” by Jimmie Davis (2 copies)
Jimmy Davis Music Co. INC., 836 Rutherford St., Shreveport, Louisiana
45. I Was There When It Happened, by Fern Jones and Jimmie Davis (3 copies)
Vern Music Company, INC., P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70895
46. I Wouldn’t Take Nothin’ For My Journey, by Charles Goodman and Jimmie Davis (3
copies)
Jimmy Davis Music Company, INC., 836 Rutherford St., Shreveport, Louisiana
47. If You Love Him, Let Him Know, by John Rostill. Special note version and arrangement
by Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., P. O. Box 2626, Baton Rouge, LA 70821
48. I’m Going Home To Watch The Flower Bloom, by J. S. Eastman and Jimmie Davis (2
copies)
Vern Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
DAVIS, JIMMIE, MUSIC COLLECTION
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Folder
49. I’m Just Going Home, by Charles Adams and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA 71104
50. In The Beginning, by Dottie Rambo and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
51. It Was Love, by Thurman Rambo and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
52. It’ll Be All Right (In The Morning), by Dee Gaskin and Jimmie Davis (2 copies)
Jimmy Davis Music Company, INC., 1331 Lakeridge Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
53. It’s Christmas Time Again, by Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
54. It’s Enough For Me, by Dee Gaskin and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 1331 Lakeridge Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
55. Jesus Is A Soul-Saving Man, by Gordon Terry and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., P. O. Box 2626, Baton Rouge, LA 70821
56. Jesus, Jesus, by Claude E. Reed and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, Inc., P.O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, LA 70815
DAVIS, JIMMIE, MUSIC COLLECTION
BOX 2 — SHEET MUSIC
Folder
1. Keep Your Eye On The Cross, by “Jay-Bee” McBroom and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Co., Inc., Box 2626, Baton Rouge, LA 70821
2. Lay Your Burdens At The Feet Of Jesus, by Bob Edwards and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
3. Led By Invisible Hands, by Carl R. Lane and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Co., Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA 71104
4. Let Jesus Lead The Way, by Jonny Roberts and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, 843 Delaware Street, Shreveport, LA
5. Let Me Smell The Flowers, by Jimmie Davis, Huey Simms, and Eddie Bishop (2 copies)
Vern Music Company, INC., P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, LA 70815
6. Let Me Walk With You Jesus, by Jimmie Davis (2 copies)
Jimmy Davis Music Co., INC., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
7. Let’s All Shine For Jesus, by Wanda Ballman and Jimmie Davis (2 copies)
Jimmy Davis Music Co., INC., P. O. Box 2626, Baton Rouge, LA 70821
8. Living, by Wanda Ballman and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, Inc., P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, LA 70815
9. Living By Faith, by Ernie Goff and Jimmie Davis (2 copies)
Jimmie Davis Music Company, INC., 1331 Lakeridge Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
10. Long Long Journey, by Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Corp., P. O. Box 2626, Baton Rouge, LA 70821
11. Look Up, by Davis Ingles, Steve Pringle and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
12. Lord Have You Forgotten Me?, by Gene Taylor and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Co., Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
13. Lord, I’m Coming Home, by Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Corp., 843 Delaware Street, Shreveport, LA
DAVIS, JIMMIE, MUSIC COLLECTION
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14. Lord Is There Room In Your Mansion For Me? by Wanda Ballman and Jimmie Davis (3
copies)
Jimmy Davis Music Company, INC., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, Louisiana
15. Louisiana, This One’s For You, by Jimmie Davis and Bob Willis (2 copies)
Vern Music Company, INC., P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70895
16. Making Reservations (To Meet Jesus In The Sky), by Fay Deaton and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, INC., P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, LA 70895
17. Meet The Savior, by Bob Edwards and Jimmie Davis
Gospeltone Music Publication, P. O. Box 5188, Nashville, Tennessee 37206
18. Memories Coming Home, by Elizabeth Russell and Wriston Thompson (2 copies)
Jimmy Davis Music Co., INC., P. O. Box 2626, Baton Rouge, LA 70821
19. My Boy Is Coming Home, by Charles Freeman, Franklin Davis, and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Co. and Swan Sea Music Co., 836 Rutherford St., Shreveport, LA
71104
20. My Heart Can See, by Dottie Rambo and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
21. My Little Boy Blue, by Albert S. Williams
Jimmie Davis Music Co., Inc., Box 2626, Baton Rouge, LA 70821
22. My Lord Will Lead Me Home, by Vern Adams (2 copies)
Vern Music Company, INC., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
23. My Visit To Heaven, by Dottie Rambo and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Co., Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
24. My Wasted Past, by Jimmie Davis and Jim Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford St., Shreveport, LA
25. Nearing A City, by Don McHan and Jimmie Davis (3 copies)
Jimmie Davis Music Company, INC., 1331 Lakeridge Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
26. No One But Jesus Understands, by Patty Pfeiffer and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford St., Shreveport, LA
27. No Room At The Inn, by Anna Allen and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Corp., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
28. One Door To Heaven, by Jimmie Davis and Dottie Rambo
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford St., Shreveport, LA
29. One More Valley, by Dottie Rambo and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford St., Shreveport, LA
30. Ol’ Sentimental Fool, by Danny Boyles and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, Inc., P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, LA 70895
31. Rivers, by Gerald D. Williams and Jimmie Davis
Gospeltone Music Publications, Box 2626, Baton Rouge, LA 70821
32. Shake The Nail-Scarred Hands Of Jesus, by Charles G. Adams and Jimmie Davis (3
copies)
Gospeltone Music Publications, P. O. Box 2626, Baton Rouge, LA
33. Sniffles, by Carl Morgan and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, inc., 836 Rutherford Ave., Shreveport, LA
34. She Touched The Hem Of His Garment, by Tom Lloyd and Jimmie Davis (2 copies)
Vern Music Company, INC., P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, LA 70815
35. Sheltered In The Arms Of God, by Dottie Rambo and Jimmie Davis (3 copies)
Jimmie Davis Music Co., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
36. Show Me The Way, by Peter Krovchak, Louis Ciccanti, and Jimmie Davis (3 copies)
Vern Music Company, INC., P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, LA 70815
37. Someone To Care, by Jimmie Davis (3 copies)
Jimmie Davis Music Co., INC, 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
DAVIS, JIMMIE, MUSIC COLLECTION
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Folder
38. Somewhere There’s A Friend, by Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, 843 Delaware St., Shreveport, LA
39. Soul Train To Glory, by Tom Lloyd and Jimmie Davis (2 copies)
Jimmie Davis Music Company, 1331 Lakeridge Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
40. Sweet Mystery, by Jimmie Davis and Zeno Goss
Jimmie Davis Music Co., Inc., 843 Delaware Street, Shreveport, LA
41. Take Me Home, by Byron Hames and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, Inc., P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, LA 70815
42. Take Me Over To The Other Side, by Gordon Bellecose and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Co., Inc., P. O. Box 2626, Baton Rouge, LA 70821
43. Take The Hand Of A Pilgrim, by Martha Carson and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
44. Tell The Angels I’m On My Way, by Danny Stewart and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford St., Shreveport, LA
45. Thank God For Such A Mother, by Jimmie Davis and Jim Davis
Vern Music Company, 843 Delaware Street, Shreveport, LA
46. That’s Why Jesus Went To Calvary, by Gene Taylor and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Co., Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA 71104
47. The Dark Valley, by Dottie Rambo and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music co., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
48. The Early Morning Hours, by Roy Carter
Gospeltone Music Publications, P. O. Box 5188, Nashville 6, Tennessee
49. The Good Lord Walks With Me, by Dottie Rambo and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Co., Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA 71104
50. The Hand That Rocked My Cradle (Rules My Heart), by Floyd C. Reeves and Jimmie
Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA 71104
51. The Highest Hill, by Bud Chambers and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Co., Inc., P. O. Box 2626, Baton Rouge, LA 70821
52. The Land That Needs No Sin, by John D. Bacon, Jimmie Davis, and N. W. Allphin
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
53. You Ae My Sunshine (original sheet music)
Louisiana This One’s for You (Handwritten)
DAVIS, JIMMIE, MUSIC COLLECTION
BOX 3
— SHEET MUSIC Continued
Folder
1. The Last Few Miles (On My Knees), by Bob Willis and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, Inc., P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, LA 70895
2. The Last Mountain, by Bob Willis and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, LA 70895
3. The Last Supper, by Bill Harmon and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford St., Shreveport, LA
4. The Last Walk, by Bob Willis and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, LA 70895-5826
5. The Other Side Of The River, by Jimmie Davis and Bob Willis (2 copies)
Vern Music Company, INC., P.O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, LA 70815
6. The Three Nails, by Jimmie Davis (2 copies)
Jimmie Davis Music Co., INC., 1331 Lakeridge Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
7. There Is No Mountain (That We Can’t Climb), by Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 1331 Lakeridge Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
8. There’s NOTHING My God Can’t Do, by Dottie Rambo and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
9. This Is Just What Heaven Means To Me, by Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Co., Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
10. To My Mansion In The Sky, by Jimmie Davis and Jim Davis (3 copies)
Jimmie Davis Music Co., INC.,836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
11. Touch The Hand Of The Lord, by Charles Goodman and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Co., Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
12. Travel Me Home, by Zeno Goss and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Co., Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
13. Wait For An Answer, by Jimmie Davis and Dottie Rambo
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
14. Washed In The Blood, by Michael A. Morgan, Jeff Elliott, and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, Inc., P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, LA 70815
15. What Could I Do Without Jesus?, by Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 1331 Lakeridge Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
16. What’s That In Your Hand, by Margaret Mabry and Jimmie Davis
Vern Music Company, P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, LA 70895-5826
17. When A Million Years Is All Over, by Jimmie Davis (2 copies)
Vern Music Company, INC., P. O. Box 15826, Baton Rouge, LA 70815
18. When All Goes Well, by Dottie Rambo and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
19. When I Prayed Last Night, by Jimmie Davis (2 copies)
Jimmie Davis Music Corp., 843 Delaware Street, Shreveport, LA
20. Which Road Leads To Heaven, by Dottie Rambo and Jimmie Davis (3 copies)
Jimmie Davis Music Company, INC., 836 Rutherford Street , Shreveport, Louisiana
21. Whisper A Pray, by David Reece and Jimmie Davis (3 copies)
Jimmie Davis Music Company, INC., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, Louisiana
22. White Robes, by B. A. Merver and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
23. Will You Be Saved?, by Lari Goss and Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, LA
24. You Can Have Him, by Jack Mainord and Jimmie Davis (3 copies)
Vern Music Company, Inc., 836 Rutherford Street, Shreveport, Louisiana
DAVIS, JIMMIE, MUSIC COLLECTION
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Folder
25. Without Him, by Mylon R. LeFevre
LeFevre: Sing Publishing Co., P. O. Box 43703, Atlanta, Georgia 30336
26. Favorites As Sung by Jimmie Davis
A collection of some of Jimmie Davis’s favorite music. (Xerox copy)
27. Jimmie Davis Song Folio
Peer International Corporation Selling Agents
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc., 1619 Broadway, New York, N.Y.
28. Jimmie Davis Folio of Favorite Songs (Xerox copy)
Jimmie Davis Music Corporation, 1619 Broadway, New York 19, N.Y.
29. Jimmie Davis Song Folio (Xerox copy)
Peer International Corporation
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc., 1619 Broadway, New York, N.Y.
30. Jimmie Davis Folio of Favorite Songs (Xerox copy)
Jimmie Davis Music Corporation, 1619 Broadway, New York 19, N.Y.
31. Collection of Individual Sheet Music (Xerox copies)
1. The Answer to “Nobody’s Darling But Mine”, by Jimmie Davis
2. Sweetheart of West Texas, by Jimmie Davis and Bonnie Dodd
3. In My Cabin To-Night, by Jimmie Davis
4. Walls of White, by Jimmie Davis and Lou Wayne
5. There’s An Old Fashioned House On A Hillside, by Jimmie Davis and Walter Lane (3
copies)
6. New Worried Mind, by Jimmie Davis and Ted Daffan
7. Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes, by A.P. Carter
32. Great Sons for Choir and Quartet, compiled by Jimmie Davis
DAVIS, JIMMIE, MUSIC COLLECTION
BOX 4
— RECORDS
1. Jimmy Davis: Hello Sunshine
1986 Morningstar Records, Box 213, Hendersonville, TN 37077
Produced by: Eddie Crook and Owen Bradley
Songs include:
Hello Sunshine
I’ve Never Been This Homesick Before
I Cannot Find The Way Alone
We’ll Be Singing Hallelujah
Let Me Walk With You Jesus
Suppertime In Glory
The Unclouded Day
Window Shopping For A Blessing
Someone To Care
No One To Welcome Me Home
2. Jimmie Davis: The Last Walk
1985 Morningstar Records, Box 213, Hendersonville, TN 37077
Produced by: Eddie Crook
Songs include:
The Last Walk
Jesus Showed Me The Way
How Long Has It Been
My Lord Will Lead Me Home
Break Me Lord, Break Me
A Queen Without A Crown
What’s That In Your Hand?
Peace In The Valley
I Won’t Leave Without You
Cool Chilly Water
3. Audiodiscs, Old Transcription written on cover: Shelter From the Storm, The King
& I, Leave It There, The Glory Land War, My Childhood Home, and I Got More Than My
Share written in ink on the label.
4. Jimmie Davis Songs of Faith including: Who At My Door is Standing, That Glad Reunion
Day, My Lord Will Lead Me Home, Nothing
DAVIS, JIMMIE, MUSIC COLLECTION
CASSETTE TAPES (IN TAPE CABINET)
Tape No.
7008. DAVIS, JIMMIE
Singing You Are My Sunshine at the dedication of the Davis Room in Sims Memorial Library
in Hammond, Louisiana. October 26, 1986
7009. TORME’, MEL
Singing You Are My Sunshine on record “Together Again” with Buddy Rich.
ALEXANDER, ASHLEY
Alumni Band circa 1982, Chords and Solo and You Are My Sunshine played within the
song “Second Hand Gold” written by Howie Smith.
7010. ALLISON, MOSE
You Are My Sunshine Live from 4 Queens in Las Vegas
McCONNEL, ROB AND SINGERS UNLIMITED
You Are My Sunshine
7011. BROWN, RAY
PETERSON, OSCAR
You Are My Sunshine “Jazz at Santa Monica”
KOLE, RONNIE
You Are My Sunshine “N. O. & All That Country Jazz”
7012. THIELEMANS, TOOTS
You Are My Sunshine “The Soul of Toots Thielemans”
7013. RUSSELL, GEORGE
You Are My Sunshine “Outer Thoughts”
7014. JIMMIE DAVIS, CHRISTMAS
Going Home For Christmas
White Christmas
Silver Bells
Joy To The World
Forgive Me, Santa
It’s Christmas Time Again
Go Tell It On The Mountain
Silent Night
Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem
Away In A Manger
Blue Christmas
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
DAVIS, JIMMIE, MUSIC COLLECTION
CASSETTE TAPES (IN TAPE CABINET)
Tape No.
7015. 16 BEST OF JIMMIE DAVIS
Lonesome Whistle
Worried Mind
Suppertime
Nobody’s Darling But Mine
I Just Dropped In To Say Goodbye
It Makes No difference Now
Dating A Memory
Columbus Stockade Blues
Without Love (There Is Nothing)
Where The Red River Flows
My Mary
You’ll Be My Last Love
You Are My Sunshine
Is It Too Late Now
There Won’t Be A Wedding
The Beginning Of The End
7016. JIMMIE DAVIS: HANG ON TO THE MEMORIES
Hang On To The Memories
You Are My Sunshine
I’ll Just Keep Hanging On
Shackles and Chains
Nobody’s Darlin’ But Mine
Lonesome Whistle
There’s A New Moon Over My Shoulder
Louisiana This One’s For You
Where The Old Red River Flows
Goin’ To The Function
The Beginning Of The End
This Old Suitcase
It Makes No Difference Now
Pretending She’s You
Welcome To The Club
A Boy, A Dream And A Dog
Columbus Stockade Blues
Is It Too Late Now?
DAVIS, JIMMIE, MUSIC COLLECTION
CASSETTE TAPES (IN TAPE CABINET)
Tape No.
7017. JIMMIE DAVIS: KEEPSAKE ALBUM: SONGS TO REMEMBER
Dear Son
You Are The Rock I Lean Upon
Suppertime
I Bowed On My Knees And Cried Holy
This Old Suitcase
To My Mansion In The Sky
It’s Heaven Calling Me
You Are My Sunshine
Someone To Care
I’ll Meet You In The Morning
Last Few Miles On My Knees
Dating A Memory
Two Glasses Of Buttermilk
Going Home For Christmas
A Queen Without A crown
Louisiana This One’s For You
The Last Mountain
The Sea Of Galilee
7018. JIMMIE DAVIS: IT’S MOVING TIME (2 copies)
It’s Moving Time
My Mansion In Glory
The Rouge Side Of The Mountain
Behold I Stand At The Door And I Knock
One More Valley
That Sounds Like Home To Me
I’m Just As Rich As You
Are You Washed In The Blood
Shake The Nail-Scarred Hand Of Jesus
I Was There When It Happened
7019. JIMMIE DAVIS: SINGS
Sitting On Top Of The World
There Won’t Be A Wedding
Don’t Close The Door
The Beginning Of The End
I Had Someone Else Before I Had You
(And I’ll Have Someone After You’re Gone)
Aunt Dinah’s Quiltin’ Party
Is It Too Late Now
Rocks In The Mountain
I’ll Be True To The One I Love
Where The Old Red River Flows
Lonesome Whistle
Always Remember
DAVIS, JIMMIE, MUSIC COLLECTION
CASSETTE TAPES (IN TAPE CABINET)
Tape No.
7020. THE COUNTRY SIDE OF JIMMY DAVIS
Bury Me Beneath The Willow
Born To Lose
I’d Trade All Of My Tomorrows (For Just One Yesterday)
Another Story (Another Time, Another Place)
Anywhere, Anytime
You’ll Be My Last Love
Faded Love
I Wish I Had Never Seen Sunshine
Green, Green Grass Of Home
There Goes My Everything
7021. JIMMIE DAVIS FAVORITES
Suppertime
Peace In The Valley
A Queen Without A Crown
The Three Nails
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Just A Little Talk With Jesus
I Bowed On My Knees And Cried Holy
My Lord Will Lead Me Home
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
To My Mansion In The Sky
Amazing Grace
7022. JIMMY DAVIS: RESURRECTION CITY
Ready Or Not (He’s Coming Again)
That Sounds Like Home To Me
God Gave Me The Green Light
The Last Mountain
We’ll Be Singing Hallelujah
Resurrection City
I’ve Got Jesus
Guilty Of Love (In The 1st Degree)
Don’t Be Someone That Jesus Don’t Know
My Lord Will Lead Me Home