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Boyle (Chris Torben) Papers
SPC.2023.022
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Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: Chris Torben Boyle Papers
Creator:
Boyle, Chris Toben
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2023.022
Physical Description:
21 boxes
Physical Description:
14.63 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1964-2022
Date (bulk): 1970-1985
Abstract: This collection contains interviews with musicians, writers, and athletes conducted by Chris Boyle. It also includes personal
material related to Chris Boyle, such as music, song lyrics, daily journals, and material related to tennis. Subjects in the
collection include Reggae music, tennis, poems, short stories, and music.
Language of Material:
English
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There are no access restrictions on this collection.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
For information about citing archival material, see the
Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.
This collection was processed in February 2024 by Jennifer Hill. Unless noted in the record, all folder titles were taken
from the original folders. One photograph album was disassembled for preservation purposes.
The Chris Toben Boyle Papers (1964-2022) contains 14.63 linear feet of interviews, media, song lyrics, journals, and other
material related to Chris Boyle's life and career. The first series in the collection contains interviews for periodicals
conducted by Chris Boyle, primarily with musicians, athletes, and writers. Most of the interviews are with Reggae musicians,
including Alpha Blondy, Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, Arthur Lee, and others. Other interviews or stories include Yannich Noah,
Norman Rockwell, Frank Zappa, Dr. Leroy Perry Jr., and The Doors. This series also contains the periodicals that published
interviews by Chris Boyle.
The second series in the collection contains Chris Boyle's Reggae manuscript, poems, and short stories. The subseries that
includes his Reggae manuscript includes publishing information, book chapter, and other general book information. The second
subseries contains poems and short stories written by Chris Boyle and possibly his brother, Kevin Boyle.
The third series contains personal material related to Chris Boyle. The first subseries is about his tennis career as a coach
and instructor. The second subseries contains his journals, art journals, spiral notebooks, and other notes related to his
daily life. The third subseries contains material related to his music. It includes lyrics books, set lists, show flyers for
his solo group, show flyers for the band he had with his brother called "Sibling Rivarily," drum lessons, and guitar tabs
for famous artists. The fourth subseries contains correspondence primarily from family members to Chris Boyle. The fifth series
contains teaching material, address books, calendars, recipes, and photographs, along with signed drumsticks, basketballs,
and reeds. The last series is related to Chris's brother, Kevin, and his dad, Chuck Boyle. The material about Kevin includes
newspaper clippings about his art career, gallery opening booklets, short stories, and songs by Kevin. The material related
to Chuck includes newspaper clippings and copied newspaper clippings about his career as a coach and a certificate for his
service in the Armed Forces.
The fourth series contains media related to the interviews Chris Boyle conducted, his music, and other family-related cassettes,
CDs, reel-to-reel tapes, zip drives, thumb drives, and floppy discs. The first subseries contains cassette tapes primarily
of his interviews with Reggae musicians, writers, and athletes. The second subseries contains CDs mainly related to his music.
It includes jam sessions, performances at the Pike, and various copies of his CDs. The third series contains zip drives, thumb
drives, reel-to-reel tapes, and floppy discs related to Kevin Boyle, his manuscript about Arthur Lee, and other media.
This collection is arranged into four series with multiple subseries.
- Series One: Interviews, Stories, and Material Related to Musicians, Athletes, Coaches, and Writers
- Series Two: Reggae Manuscript, Poems, and Short Stories - Subseries One: Reggae Manuscript, and Subseries Two: Poems and Short Stories
- Series Three: Personal Material - Subseries One: Tennis, Subseries Two: Journals and Notebooks, Subseries Three: Music, Song Lyrics, and Bands with Chris Boyle, Subseries Four: Correspondence, Subseries Five: Photographs, Teaching Material, Movie Scripts, Realia, and Personal Material, and Subseries Six: Chuck Boyle and Kevin Boyle
- Series Four: Media - Subseries One: Cassettes, Subseries Two: CDS, and Subseries Three: Reel-to-Reel, Thumb Drives, Floppy Discs, and other media
Chris Torben Boyle (July 30, 1950-April 12, 2023) was born to Charles Thomas Boyle and Gloria Jeanne Chappelle in Boulder,
Colorado. Before his brother and sister were born, the Boyle family moved to Oklahoma. They moved again to Tulsa after his
father received an offer to coach at a local high school. 1967 The Doors came to Tulsa, and Chris Boyle interviewed them backstage.
He later interviewed John Densmore after their performance at the Long Beach Arena in 1970. Boyle interviewed other musicians
in the 1970s through the 1980s, including Bob Marley, Alpha Blondy, Arthur Lee, and Frank Zappa.
Chris Boyle eventually moved to California and worked as a tennis instructor and coach. He also taught high school English
and continued to be a sports and music journalist. After retirement, Chris may have worked on his own music and played shows
with his brother, Kevin Boyle, in the early 2000s. After his brother passed away in 2002, Chris continued to play shows around
Long Beach, California.
For material related to Kevin Boyle, see the collections at the University of Riverside.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Interviewing in journalism
Reggae musicians
Tennis
Poetry
Songs and music -- Texts
Marley, Ziggy
Spear, Burning, 1948-
Marley, Bob
Pablo, Augustus
Blondy, Alpha, 1953-