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Johnny Money’s private archive shall be housed at Belmont College in a partnership with the Money household and the John R. Money Revocable Belief.
A group from Johnny Money’s private archive shall be completely housed at Belmont College. The archive will function a centerpiece of a brand new Johnny Money Studying Heart on the Mike Curb School of Leisure & Music Enterprise’ forthcoming Music Row constructing. This assortment spans the legendary artist’s life and profession.
The $8.6 million acquisition was made doable partially via the help of Scott and Sandi Borchetta, Mike and Linda Curb, and the Harper Home Music Basis. The deal is a part of a partnership among the many Money household, the John R. Money Revocable Belief, and Belmont College.
“We’re thrilled that our father’s archive has discovered a house at Belmont College. An unlimited physique of his work, together with unpublished writings, will now be out there for students and college students to extra intimately join with the foundational parts of his artistry for years to return,” mentioned the Money household.
Belmont will undertake a digitization course of to catalog and protect the gathering forward of the Johnny Money Studying Heart’s opening in an effort led by Dr. Mary Ellen Pethel. Dr. Pethel will function director of the Heart in partnership with Belmont College Particular Collections.
“There isn’t any parallel for what this implies for our college students and students,” added Brittany Schaffer, Dean, Mike Curb School of Leisure & Music Enterprise. “Direct entry to the private papers and lyrics of one of the vital essential artists in American historical past is one thing most establishments can solely dream of. The Johnny Money Studying Heart shall be a spot the place his story isn’t just preserved, however skilled.”
“As Trustee, it’s been an honor and pleasure to work with the household to discover a house for this archive,” concluded Catherine Sullivan, John R. Money Revocable Belief. “As a lifelong resident of Nashville, Tennessee, I’m proud to know that generations of Belmont college students will be capable of examine Johnny’s legacy.”
