White, green, pink, and yellow dress worn by Palmer in the "No Air" music video, 2008
Scope and Contents
This collection contains songwriting notebooks, photographs, CDs, and outfits from African-American country music artist Rissi Palmer.
The notebooks document the majority of Palmer's songwriting career, including songs from her first album and time writing jingles in New York. An annotated index of these notebooks was created by the students of professor Cynthia Cyrus's Spring 2022 Women in Music class and can be found in the VUIR at http://hdl.handle.net/1803/17673.
There are three outfits, two from music video performances and one from her debut performance at the Grand Ole Opry in 2008. The photographs are of these outfits.
There are also 4 CDs from Palmer's career.
Dates
- Creation: 2008
Conditions Governing Access
The physical materials from this collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives. Materials should be requested two to three days in advance to facilitate easier access. Contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu to schedule an appointment.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 4 Linear Feet (2 Flat boxes; 1 Paige box)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
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