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Book
Book; Song book titled "140 Favorite Songs". One of two total copies; Both feature Francis Stroup’s signature on the cover; undated. Cover mentions that the booklet can be mail ordered to Diversified Packaging Inc. in Berkeley, Illinois. Located in Box 22 "Stroup" folder
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Book
Book; Song book titled "140 Favorite Songs". One of two total copies; Both feature Francis Stroup’s signature on the cover; undated. Cover mentions that the booklet can be mail ordered to Diversified Packaging Inc. in Berkeley, Illinois. Located in Box 22 "Stroup" folder
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Book
Book; Poem book with a green cover titled "Metrical Musings". Written by Francis Stroup. Undated. Stroup mentions Patty Rieman in his acknowledgements and the about the author section of the poem book mentions that Francis Stroup was born in Holliday, Texas and attended Texas Public Schools until he went to college at North Texas State. The biography goes on to mention that in addition to playing basketball in college, Stroup graduated with a Bac...
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Book
Book; Booklet with blue cover titled "Fate Finds A Way". Written by Francis Stroup and recounts Stroup family history and his own autobiography; covers a period of around 1912-1941 before the Stroups moved to DeKalb County. Located in Box 22 "Stroup" folder
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Notecards
Notecards; Intro notecards for the "Ballad of Ellwood House"; 7 total cards; Describes Francis Stroup's inspiration to write a song about The Ellwood House in 1979, the centennial year of the house celebrating its history from 1879-1979. The cards mention that the ballad was used in the intro to a documentary titled: "Barbed Wire Pioneers". Cards focus on explaining the relationship between Walter and Wilma from youth to adulthood. Located in ...
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Vinyl Record
Vinyl record; 45rpm Titled: Produced by Dave Parker and Paul Nelson of Beacon Records and features the songs "It Took A Million Miles Of Wire To Win The West" (3 minutes 27 seconds) by Francis Stroup and "The Ballad of Ellwood House" (3 minutes 12 seconds) by Francis Stroup; dated 1983. Ballad of Ellwood House can be found on youtube via this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JKwJ5fDbvg Featured in the intro of the documentary "Barbe...
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