Title: Bill Rice Papers

Date/Date Range :   1946

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection houses two song sheets and a ribbon from Bill Rice's Rice Revival, held in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in 1946. Song sheets include lyrics for "Everybody Ought to Know" and lyrics and music for "Sing As You Ride." Photographs are printed on all items and include pictures of Bill Rice, his wife, and their children.

Call number: MS-3117

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

Collection was purchased by Special Collection on March 21, 2007.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Bill Rice Papers, MS-3117. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

Bill Rice was born in 1912 in Dunn, Texas. He attended Decatur Baptist College and Moody Bible Institute. He then began conducting evangelical revivals with a cowboy theme, writing gospel songs, editing a Christian paper, and broadcasting a weekly radio show. He married Cathy (last name unknown), settled in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and started a Christian summer camp for the deaf called Bill Rice Ranch. He died in 1978.

This collection houses two song sheets and a ribbon from Bill Rice's Rice Revival, held in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in 1946. Song sheets include lyrics for "Everybody Ought to Know" and lyrics and music for "Sing As You Ride." Photographs are printed on all items and include pictures of Bill Rice, his wife, and their children.

• Revivals -- Tennessee.
• Murfreesboro (Tenn.) -- History.
• Baptists -- Tennessee.