Series One: Interviews, Stories, and Material Related to Musicians, Athletes, Coaches, and Writers
circa 1964-2017
Arrangement
This series is arranged in alphabetical order by last name or band name.
Scope and Contents
This series contains interviews, interview drafts, periodicals, band biographies, photographs, release forms, newspaper clippings,
and other material related to Chris Boyle's interviews with various musicians, writers, and athletes. It primarily contains
interviews with Reggae artists like Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, Alpha Blondy, and others.
Related Materials
Some interviews have audio recordings, see Series Four: Media for entire list of interviews.
box 1, folder 1
Alpha Blondy
1988, 1992; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes press releases from Shanachie Records Corporation and Free World Music, flyer for "Alpha Blondy: Prophet in the New
World, copied newspaper clippings, article drafts, interview drafts, business cards, the published article in "Reggae and
African Beat" vol. 7, no. 1, and other Alpha Blondy related material.
box 1, folder 2
Ginger Baker
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes Ginger Baker biography and a holiday card with a photograph of Ginger Baker.
box 1, folder 3
Big Youth
September 9, 1990; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview notes, article, and press release from Heart Beat regarding Manley Augustus Buchanan "Big Youth."
box 4, folder 2
Black Uhuru (Duckie Simpson/Olafunke
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes Duckie Simpson and Olafunki interview, interview notes, and Black Uhuru press release.
box 1, folder 4
Charles Bukowski
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes draft articles of "Bukowski-The Writing Life."
box 1, folder 5
Burning Spear
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview notes, draft articles, and event and promotional flyers.
box 1, folder 6
Leon Burns
1969-February 3, 1985
Scope and Contents
Includes autobiography, California State University, Long Beach records and honors, photograph (possibly signed), newspaper
clippings,
box 1, folder 7
Al Campbell
February 5, 1989; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview, interview notes, Reggae for Cultural Awareness flyer, promotional material for Dennis Bown and Lucky Dube
from Shanachie Records Corp., and information about the 8th Annual Bob Marley Day Celebration Dance.
box 1, folder 8-9
Hugh Cherry
January 14, 1979-July 8, 1980; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes copied newspaper articles about Hugh Cherry, an article about the relationship and first meeting between Chris Boyle
and Hugh Cherry, letters from Hugh Cherry, career resume, notes, draft articles, and other material.
box 1, folder 17
Tony Chin
circa 1964-1967
Scope and Contents
Includes interview notes, and interview draft with Tony Chin and Fully Fullwood.
box 1, folder 10
Jimmy Cliff
November 7, 1987, 1988; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview notes, public relations letter, and tour flyer.
box 1, folder 11
Wayne Coyne-Lips
2017; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes tour flyer and interview.
box 1, folder 12
Carlene Davis
August 25, 1986; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview notes, and promotional packet about Carlene Davis.
Related Materials
For related material see: Reggae Sunsplash Peter Metro, Freddie MacGregor, Mutabaruka, and Carlene Davis (Box 2, Folder 16).
box 1, folder 13
Carlton "Santa" Davis
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview notes, drafts, article drafts, possibly a book draft, and a newspaper clipping.
box 1, folder 16
The Doors
December 1967, 1970, June 9, 1990; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of the members of The Doors members as well as the show at CSU Long Beach, interview notes, newspaper
clippings about The Doors, interview notes, articles about "The Doors" movie, etc.
box 1, folder 14
Dube "Lucky Dube"
December 5, 1990, 1991; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes concert ticket, Shanachie Records Corp press release, interview, interview notes, newspaper clippings, letter from
Chris Boyle to Lucky Dube with song lyrics written by Boyle, and other material.
box 1, folder 15
Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare
circa 1981-1992
Scope and Contents
Includes interview notes, published interviews, interview drafts, biography, and other material.
box 1, folder 18
Harlan Ellison
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview questions and interview draft.
box 1, folder 19
Fully Fullwood
circa 1977-1980
Scope and Contents
Includes interview, interview drafts, and interview notes.
box 1, folder 20
Ralson Grant
June 29, 1987; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview and interview notes.
box 2, folder 1
Paul Garisto-Furs
undated
Related Materials
For related material, see folder on Psychedelic Furs.
Scope and Contents
Includes letter and interview of Paul Garisto from Chris Boyle to Adam Budofsky, "Modern Drummer"; copied interview notes;
and notes.
box 4, folder 7
Zina Garrison
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview.
box 2, folder 2
Joe Higgs
January 3, 1989, February 1989; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes Shanachie Records Corp press releases for Joe Higgs and press photograph. Also included are notes related to marijana
and Reggae music, other press releases from Shanachie Records Corp., newspaper clippings, a list of Reggae artists, and other
notes and material.
box 4, folder 6
Toots
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview questions, notes, and biography.
box 4, folder 15
Toots-Itinerary Pac West Tour 1994
1994
box 2, folder 3
John Lee Hooker and Willie Dixon
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes signed photograph and cassette insert, Club Lingerie match book and show list (show list signed by Willie Dixon,
and notes.
box 2, folder 4
Michael Jordan
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview notes and questions.
box 2, folder 5
David Hinds (Steel Pulse)
undated
Related Materials
For related material from other members of Steel Pulse, see Steve Nesbett (Box 3, Folder 4).
Scope and Contents
Includes interview notes and album promotion for "State of Emergency."
box 4, folder 8-9
Arthur Lee
July 16, 1978, 2003, August 2006; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of Arthur Lee and Chris Boyle, article about Arthur Lee's relationship with Boyle, newspaper clipping,
"96 Tears," "7 and 7 is," zip 100 drive, CD of Arthur Lee photographs, and "Rainbow in the Storm: The Book of Love Part One"
by Arthur Lee as told by Chris Boyle.
box 4, folder 10
Arthur Lee and Love
April 24, 1970-1982
Scope and Contents
Includes copied newspaper clippings, biographies about Arthur Lee and Love, interviews with Chris Boyle, press releases, "Zig
Zag" (no. 11), "Trouser Press" (no. 68), and other material related to Arthur Lee and Love.
Processing Information
Title supplied by archivist.
box 2, folder 6
Peggy Lee
1974
Scope and Contents
Includes playbill from "Miss Peggy Lee," photograph, tee-shirt cut out, newspaper clippings, interviews, phone message notes,
biography, and other material.
box 2, folder 7
Carlton Livingston
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview, interview notes, and biography.
box 2, folder 8
Vince Lombardi
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes a story of how Chris and Kevin Boyle met Vince Lombardi and other members of the Green Bay Packers football team.
box 2, folder 9
Freddie MacGregor
circa 1981; undated
Related Materials
For related material see: Reggae Sunsplash Peter Metro, Freddie MacGregor, Mutabaruka, and Carlene Davis (Box 2, Folder 16).
Scope and Contents
Includes interview notes and press release from Performance Booking International.
box 2, folder 10-11
Bob Marley
December 8, 1979-June 1991; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview with Bob Marley and Ziggy Marley, interview notes, "Reggae Worries," "The Nashville Gazette" (August 1980),
no. 5, interview rough drafts, newspaper clippings, article drafts, and promotional material.
box 2, folder 12
Ziggy Marley
February 8, 1987, December 15, 1987; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview, flyer for the 6th annual Bob Marley Day, biography, album fact sheet, copied newspaper clippings, press
releases, articles, and other material.
box 2, folder 13
Chuck McKinley Views
undated
Scope and Contents
Include notes from a meeting with Chuck McKinley.
box 2, folder 14
Messenja "Baby Face" and Charles Sinclair
August 6, 1988; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes Reggae on the River stickers and postcard, and Shanachie Records Corp. press release.
box 2, folder 15
Peter Metro
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview notes.
Related Materials
For related material see: Reggae Sunsplash Peter Metro, Freddie MacGregor, Mutabaruka, and Carlene Davis (Box 2, Folder 16).
box 2, folder 16
Reggae Sunsplash Peter Metro, Freddie MacGregor, Mutabaruka, and Carlene Davis
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interviews from Peter Metro, Carlene Davis, Mutabauka, Freddie MacGregor, setlists, and article about Reggae Sunsplash.
box 2, folder 17
The Mighty Diamonds
1988; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview, interview notes, and "Beat" (vol. 7, no. 6).
box 2, folder 18
Steve Miller
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes a story about how Chris Boyle met Steve Miller.
box 3, folder 1
Mutabaruka
undated
Related Materials
For related material see: Reggae Sunsplash Peter Metro, Freddie MacGregor, Mutabaruka, and Carlene Davis (Box 2, Folder 16).
Scope and Contents
Includes interview notes, press releases from Shanachie Records Corp., and printed newspaper clippings.
box 3, folder 2-3
Yannich Noah
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes negatives, proof prints, interview notes, and interview.
box 3, folder 4
Steve Nesbett (Steel Pulse)
undated
Related Materials
For related material from other members of Steel Pulse, see David Hinds (Box 2, Folder 5).
Scope and Contents
Includes interview and interview notes.
box 3, folder 5
Sugar Minott, Frankie Paul, and Yami Bolo
November 1986, September 5, 1987; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes "Reggae Times Calendar" (November 1986), interview notes, interview drafts, flyer for International Reggae Music
Awards, and article copy from "Reggae and African Beat" (vol. VI, no. 1).
box 3, folder 6
Augustus Pablo
circa 1981-1983, November 29, 1988-August 28, 1990; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview, interview notes, copied newspaper clippings, press releases from Shanachie Records Corp., and photograph
of Augustus Pablo.
box 3, folder 7
Dr. Leroy Perry Jr. Interview
October 1981; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes "Koreatown: The English Language Voice of the Korean American Community," Vol. 3, no. 1; "Fare Play: The Publication
of the Foundation for Athletic Research and Education," Vol. 1, no. 2; interview, interview notes, and other related material.
box 3, folder 8
Psychedelic Furs
Related Materials
For related material, see folder on Paul Garisto (Box 2, Folder 1).
Scope and Contents
Includes signed article by Paul Garisto, press releases, interviews from Tim Butler and Don Yallech, coped newspaper clippings.
box 3, folder 15
Norman Rockwell
January 1973, February 3, 1973
Scope and Contents
Includes interview and newspaper article.
box 3, folder 16
Michael Rose at 7th Bob Marley Day
circa 1988
Scope and Contents
Includes interview and interview notes. Also includes information about Al Campbell, LeRoy Sibbles, and Ital Jols.
box 3, folder 9
Style Scott
July 15, 1989; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview notes, draft article, press releases from Real Authentic Sound, The Mateel Community Center, and notes.
box 3, folder 10
Leroy Sibles
July 12, 1986; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview, interview notes, copy of the published article, notes, and book notes for Chris Boyle's book he was writing
about Reggae music.
box 3, folder 11
Earl "Chinna" Smith
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview and interview notes.
box 3, folder 12
Paul Smith
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes story about how Chris Boyle met Paul Smith and a card from Paul Smith.
box 4, folder 11
Debbie Spence
September 28, 1984; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview notes and "Inside Women's Tennis" (vol. 8, no. 20).
box 3, folder 13
Adelina Rodgers St. Johns
July 23, 1974, October 13, 1974, August 1988; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview, interview notes, and newspaper clippings.
box 3, folder 14
Surf Harbor Interviews
March 7, 1982; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes article titled "Seal Beach--Orange County's Northern Outpost" and related surf material.
box 3, folder 17
Peter Tosh
August 19, 1987; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes article, interview, interview notes, and newspaper clippings and articles about Peter Tosh's death in 1987.
box 3, folder 18
U-Roy
November 1, 1987, circa September 10, 1990
Scope and Contents
Includes interviews from 1987 and around 1990, interview notes, and articles.
box 4, folder 1
UB-40
circa 1988, February 12, 1990, April 20, 1990; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview, interview notes, press releases, and biography.
box 4, folder 3-4
Groovin with Grover - Grover Washington Jr.
1974; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview and article.
box 4, folder 12
John Wooden
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes interview and interview drafts.
Processing Information
Title supplied by archivist.
box 4, folder 5
Frank Zappa
May 25, 1970
Scope and Contents
Includes interview.
box 4, folder 13
Release forms, signed photographs, and promotional photographs
1987-1989; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes signed photograph of Carlene Davis, Mutabaruka, and Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers.
Processing Information
Title supplied by archivist.
box 4, folder 14
Miscellaneous Reggae- D. Wailer Culture, Notes, Receipts, Ununi-Half Pint, Ini Kamoze
1988; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes press releases, from Shanachie Records Corp, Reggae on the River, notes, expense reports, and band biographies for
Akabu, Arrow, Pato Banton, Freddy, Kotoja, Hugh Masekela, and Third World.
box 5, folder 1
Periodicals with articles written by Chris Boyle
April 1971-December 2017
box 5, folder 1
"Drums and Drumming"
December 1989-January 1990
Scope and Contents
Includes article "Five Top Reggae Drummers" by Chris Boyle.
box 5, folder 1
"Lantern: Cal State Long Beach"
April 1971
Scope and Contents
Includes article "Arthur Lee, Super Star," by Chris Boyle
box 5, folder 1
"Modern Drummer: The World's no. 1 Drum Magazine"
February 1988, December 2017
Scope and Contents
Includes (Vol. 12, no. 2; Vol. 41, no. 12) with articles "Carlton "Santa" Davis" and "The Psychedelic Furs' Paul Garisto."
box 5, folder 1
"Nashville"
November 1980
Scope and Contents
Includes Vol. 8, no. 8 with "Sports/Take a Swing at Indoor Tennis" by Chris Boyle.
box 5, folder 1
"The Reggae and African Beat"
1986-1988
Scope and Contents
Includes Vol. 5, no. 3, 5/6; Vol. 6, no. 5-6, Vol. 7, no. 1, 3.
box 5, folder 1
"Writer's Digest: The World's Leading Magazine for Writers"
April 1980
Scope and Contents
Includes "Adela Rodgers St. Johns, Reliving the Good Life," by Chris Boyle.
Series Two: Reggae Manuscript, Poems, and Short Stories
1974-2004; undated
Scope and Contents
This series contains Chris Boyle's manuscript about Reggae music, along with his poems and short stories. Some stories and
poems in this series may have been written by his brother, Kevin Boyle.
Arrangement
This series is arranged in two subseries: Subseries One: Reggae Manuscript, and Subseries Two: Poems and Short Stories.
Subseries One: Reggae Manuscript
circa 1998, 2004; undated
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains material related to Chris Boyle's manuscript about Reggae music. It also contains notes, publisher
information, and proposed book chapters and information.
box 5, folder 3
Message of Reggae
circa 2004
box 5, folder 5
Reggae Worries Intro?
undated
box 5, folder 6
Reggae and Rasta
circa 2004
box 5, folder 7
Negative Reggae "Trials and Tribulations" Forces Against Reggae
undated
box 5, folder 10
Reggae in Africa
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes a newspaper clipping about Half-Pint.
box 5, folder 12
Is there Reggae after Bob Marley?
undated
box 5, folder 13
How I write my songs
undated
box 5, folder 14
Why's Reggae not in mainstream?
undated
box 5, folder 14
Reggae in England
undated
box 5, folder 14
Reggaes info on mainstream
undated
box 5, folder 15
Roots: How I started playing in music/early music influences
undated
box 5, folder 17
What is Reggae music? Message of Reggae
undated
box 6, folder 1
Message at Reggae music and other notes
undated
box 6, folder 2
"Chapter One: A Beginners Guide to Reggae"
circa December 8, 1979
Processing Information
Title supplied by archivist.
box 6, folder 3
Reggae chapter and book information
circa 1987; undated
Processing Information
Title supplied by archivist.
box 6, folder 4
Entertainment works fax sheets, Winston Grennan interview, and reggae book information
August 1994; undated
Processing Information
Title supplied by archivist.
Subseries Two: Poems and Short Stories
1974, 1975; undated
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains short stories and poems written by Chris Boyle. Some of the stories and poems in this subseries may
also have been written by his brother, Kevin Boyle.
box 6, folder 5
"The Day He Quit Getting Stoned," "Murder in the Food King," "Fugitive from Fame," "The Boy Who Like to Draw War Pictures,"
"Human Lemons and Other Similar Conditions," "Camp Chameleon," and other short stories and short story drafts
undated
box 6, folder 6
"Chris's Story," "Steven's Story," and "Becky's Story" and notes
undated
box 6, folder 7
"The Shepherd of Gospel Swamp"
undated
box 6, folder 9
"Kindergarten," "The Stupid Lie," "Mirrors Weeping," and other poems and short stories
1974, 1975; undated
box 7, folder 1
"On the Road," "Old Crow," "Cologne and Whisky," "Bobby Taylor," "Golden Son Rise," "Surfing," "Living the Century I have
Left," "Breathing on the Bottom," and other short stories and poems
undated
Series Three: Personal Material
1964-2022; undated
Scope and Contents
This series contains personal material related to Chris Boyle. It includes daily journals, art journals, song notebooks, tennis
writings, correspondence, photographs, teaching material, movie scripts, and items signed by coaches and musicians. In addition
to the material related to Chris Boyle, it also contains material related to his brother, Kevin Boyle, and his father, Chuck
Boyle.
Arrangement
This series contains six subseries: Subseries One: Tennis, Sub-Series Two: Journals and notebooks, Subseries Three: Music,
Song Lyrics, and Bands with Chris Boyle, Sub-Series Four: Correspondence, Sub-Series Five: Photographs, Teaching Material,
Movie Scripts, Realia, and Personal Material Subseries Five: Photographs, Teaching Material, Movie Scripts, Realia, and Personal
Material, and Subseries Six: Chuck Boyle and Kevin Boyle.
Subseries One: Tennis
March 1993, April 1993-1995, March 2019; undated
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains writings about tennis, fast serve certifications for Chris and Ryan Boyle, photographs, tennis events,
and other material related to Chris Boyle's tennis lessons, coaching, and writing.
box 7, folder 3
Recent writings about tennis
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes "From a "Man" to a "Boy," and other writings about the USTA's proposal to create a National Center, junior tennis,
and John Richard Chidley.
box 7, folder 4
Indoor Tennis
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes "Take a Swing at Indoor Tennis: Don't Battle with the Elemnents; Save your Agression for Your Opponent," "Inside
Indoor Tennis," notes about Debbie Spence, and other tennis related material.
box 7, folder 5
Clippings, Photos, and Fast Serve Cert.
March 10, 1993, April 23, 1993-1995
Scope and Contents
Includes newspaper clippings related to Riverside Community College Tennis Team and Chris Boyle, booklet for Saddle Back College
State Champions (1995), and Fast serve certifications for Chris and Ryan Boyle.
box 7, folder 6
Tennis lesson flyers and copied photographs of Chris Boyle
undated
Processing Information
Title supplied by archivist.
box 13, folder 9
Tennis Paradise Lanyard
March 4-March 17, 2019
Subseries Two: Journals and Notebooks
April 20, 2005-2022
Processing Information
Title supplied by archivist for all items in this subseries.
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains journals, art journals, daily journals, spiral notebooks, and notes related to Chris Boyle's life.
box 8
Daily Journals
April 20, 2005-February 8, 2018; undated
box 9, folder 3
Art notebooks with copies of an art notebook
2017; undated
box 10, box 11
Spiral notebooks, daily journals, and other notebooks
2011, 2017, 2021-2022; undated
box 7, folder 13
Notes
circa 1964; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes newspaper clippings about Chuck Boyle, notes, daily notes, lists of things to do, short stories, and other material.
Subseries Three: Music, Song Lyrics, and Bands with Chris Boyle
circa 1992-2009
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains songs and lyrics books created by Chris Boyle, guitar tabs for Arthur Lee; Bob Marley, and others;
show flyers, set lists and lyrics for Chris Boyle and Kevin Boyle; and drum lessons.
box 9, folder 1-2
Song lyric books (four books)
circa 1982, 1990-2006, 2009; undated
Processing Information
Title supplied by archivist.
box 7, folder 7
Sibling Rivalry flyers, setlists, lyrics by Chris and Kevin Boyle, and other material related to the band
1992-1995; undated
Processing Information
Title supplied by archivist.
box 7, folder 8
Chris Boyle show flyers
2005; undated
Processing Information
Title supplied by archivist.
box 7, folder 9
Song lists and lyrics
undated
Processing Information
Title supplied by archivist.
box 7, folder 10
Drums with Hodges
undated
box 7, folder 14
Guitar Tabs for Arthur Lee, Bob Marley, Psychedelic Furs, The Doors, and Ben Kweller
November 2002
Subseries Four: Correspondence
January 11, 1972-2022; undated
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains correspondence to Chris Boyle from family members and friends, magazine and publication companies,
and other well-known people such as Mayor Tom Bradley, Norman Rockwell, Joseph Schmidt, Paul Smith, and Ben Kweller.
Arrangement
This subseries is arranged by the last name of the author.
box 15, folder 1
Letter from Arthur Ashe Foundation to Chris Boyle
October 13, 1993
box 15, folder 2
Letter from Adam Austin to Chris Boyle
April 30, 2012
box 15, folder 3
Letter from TCB to Chris Boyle
June 8, 2012
box 15, folder 4
Letter from Joseph Benti, KABC-TV, to Chris Boyle
August 16, 1972
box 15, folder 5
Letters from Chuck and J. Boyle to Andrea and Chris Boyle
October 1979, September 3, 1996-2005; undated
box 15, folder 6
Cards from Ryan Boyle to Chris Boyle; Wedding invitation to Chris and Kevin Boyle
2018; undated
box 15, folder 7
Letter from Chris Boyle to Andrea Boyle
August 19, 1975; undated
box 15, folder 8
Letter from Chris Boyle to Mercedes
undated
box 15, folder 9
Letters from Kevin Boyle to Chris Boyle
1990, October 24, 2000
box 15, folder 10
Letter from Tom Bradley, Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, to Chris Boyle
September 26, 1973
box 15, folder 11
Letters from the Broadwell family to Chris Boyle
May 2012-December 2013
box 15, folder 12
Letter from Jedd Charles to Chris Boyle
October 13, 2009; undated
box 15, folder 13
letters from Walter Cronkite, CBS News, to Chris Boyle
January 11, 1972
box 15, folder 14
Letter to Demetrius Jr. from Chris Boyle
undated
box 15, folder 15
Letter from International Center of Photography to Chris Boyle and Boyle Family; The Broad to Chris Boyle
May 12, 2002; November 2, 2018
box 15, folder 16
Letter from Joan Haley, ASCAP, to Chris Boyle
June 23, 1992
box 15, folder 17
Letters from Ben Kweller to Chris Boyle
April 3, 2020, 2022
box 15, folder 18
Letter from Domingo Lambert to Chris Boyle
undated
box 15, folder 19
Letters from Logan to Chris Boyle
undated
box 15, folder 20
Letter from Mike to Chris
January 2, 2021
box 15, folder 21
Letters from Muse Literary Club and its members to Chris Boyle
May 9, 1991
box 15, folder 22
Letter from Richard Nixon to Chris Boyle and possibly Andrea Boyle
January 21, 1972, March 14, 1972
box 15, folder 23-24
Letters from Debra Zecena-Rubio to Chris Boyle
August 7, 2007-November 13, 2009; undated
box 15, folder 25
Letters from publication companies and magazine companies to Chris Boyle
November 27, 1974-September 10, 1997
box 15, folder 26
Letters from Norman Rockwell to Chris Boyle
February 22, 1973, August 8, 1973
box 15, folder 27
Letter from Joe Schmidt, Head Coach, Detroit Lions, to Chris Boyle
November 9, 1971
box 15, folder 28
Letter from Kate Schwartz to Chris Boyle
January 30, 2015
box 15, folder 29
Letter from Jay Schwartz to Chris Boyle
December 29, 2008
box 15, folder 30
Letters from Paul Smith to Chris Boyle
2016, May 30, 2018; undated
box 15, folder 31
Letter to Susan Thompson from Chris Boyle
undated
box 15, folder 32
Letters from Tony to Chris Boyle
August 6, 2018
box 15, folder 33
Letter from Dick Young to Kevin Boyle
September 3, 1997
box 15, folder 34
Cards to Chris Boyle
1974-2018; undated
Subseries Five: Photographs, Teaching Material, Movie Scripts, Realia, and Personal Material
1964-2013; undated
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains photographs; teaching material, including two lectures and Chris Boyle's teaching credential; three
movie scripts; and signed items from musicians and coaches. Other personal items include address books, calendars, notes of
Boyle's collection of baseball bats, recipes, and letters of recommendation.
Arrangement
This subseries is arranged by topic: photographs, personal material, teaching, movie scripts, and signed items.
box 12
Photographs
December 1979, June 10, 1984,
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs with celebrities including Bob Marley and Kenny Rodgers, travel photographs, family vacation photographs,
tennis photographs of Chris Boyle and other players, portraits of Chris Boyle, and other photographs.
box 13, folder 8
Address books
2002, 2013; undated
box 7, folder 11
Bats
January 29, 1984; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes drawings and information about his collection of baseball bats, shirts, and baseball memorabilia.
box 13, folder 11
California State College, Long Beach flyer
undated
box 13, folder 10
Teaching Credential for Chris Boyle
October 1, 2000
box 13, folder 7
Kerouac's Redline of Naviete (lesson plan)
1996
box 13, folder 6
Letters of Recommendation for Chris Boyle
1996; undated
box 7, folder 12
Morrison Lecture
May 8, 1991, circa April 30, 1991; undated
box 13, folder 3
"The Doors" third draft and unlabeled draft
February 1990; undated
box 13, folder 4
"Pretty Face" by Jessica Janos
April 22, 2010
box 13, folder 5
"Rocky" by Sylvester Stallone
January 7, 1976
box 16
Drum head signed by Sandy Nelson
July 26, 2018
box 16
Drumsticks signed by Winston Grenann, Santa Davis, Jose, John Densmore, Paul Garisto and possibly Phil Collins; includes non-signed
drum sticks
2017; undated
box 16
Basketball signed by John Wooden (UCLA)
undated
case 3, drawer 11, folder 1
"The Zombies, Love with Arthur Lee" poster
undated
Scope and Contents
Signed by Arthur Lee and others.
case 3, drawer 11, folder 1
Psychedelic Furs poster signed by Richard Burtler and [T.] Butler
undated
case 3, drawer 11, folder 1
"Ben Kweller at Fingerprints" poster signed by Ben Kweller
circa September 23, 2006
case 3, drawer 11, folder 1
The Flatlanders poster signed
August 2004
case 3, drawer 11, folder 1
"The Forever Changes Concert Tour 2003 with Arthur Lee" signed
August 19, 2003
case 3, drawer 11, folder 1
"Val Kilmer, Citizen Twain" possibly signed by Val Kilmer
circa 2012
case 3, drawer 11, folder 1
"Humphreys Concerts" with Bob Dylan and his band plus Mavis Staples signed by most likely Mavis Staples
undated
Subseries Six: Chuck Boyle and Kevin Boyle
1977- circa 2017
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains material about Kevin Boyle, Chris Boyle's brother, and Chuck Boyle, Chris Boyle's father. The material
related to Kevin Boyle includes newspaper clippings about his art exhibits, newspaper clippings, resumes, and short stories.
The material associated with Chuck Boyle includes newspaper clippings related to his career as a coach and his certificate
for his service in the Armed Forces.
box 14, folder 1
"Selections from a Work in Progress: Living a Century in the time I have left" by Ken Jon Boyle
1998; undated
box 14, folder 3
Kevin Boyle's resumes
undated
box 14, folder 4
Art gallery catalogs
1977-1978, 1980, December 1985-January 1986
box 14, folder 5
Newspaper clippings related to Kevin Boyle and his artowkrne
June 8, 1997; undated
box 14, folder 6
Notes, short stories, songs, and stories about Kevin
1992, August 7, 2002, 2003; undated
box 14, folder 7
Certificates and art exhibit invitations for Kevin Boyle
December 2, 1983; April 14, 1992
box 14, folder 8
Newspaper clippings related to Chuck Boyle
undated
box 14, folder 9
Charles Thomas Boyle certificate for service in the Armed Forces
circa 2009-2017
Series Four: Media
1970-April 10, 2022
Arrangement
This series is arranged into three subseries: Cassettes, CDS, and Reel-to-Reel, Thumb Drives, Floppy Discs, and other media.
Scope and Contents
This series contains media related to Chris Boyle's interviews with musicians, writers, and athletes; Chris Boyle's music,
performances, and jam sessions; and other media related to family and music.
Subseries One: Cassettes
1970-2005
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains cassettes primarily from interviews conducted by Chris Boyle.
Related Materials
For interview transcripts and more information on interviews, see the Series One: Interviews, Stories, and Material Related
to Musicians, Athletes, Coaches, and Writers.
Arrangement
This subseries is arranged in alphabetical order.
box 17
Ginger Baker-Drum School
September 10, 1991
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Big Youth Rehearsals, U Roy
September 9, 1990
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Alpha Blondy: Kent Inn Lobby, LA after his debut LA Show
undated
box 17
Alpha Blondy
August 8, 1992
Scope and Contents
Includes ticket from Alpha Blondy at the Music Machine.
box 17
Alpha Blondy "Jah Glory"/Carly Barrett Tribute Ziggy People Mix
undated
box 17
Alpha Blondy Livin Dub Tubby
undated
box 17
Burning Spear last show as a trio, Toronto, Canada
1976
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Burning Spear (first time I heard him) Cal Poly Pomona
February 5, 1987
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"Burning Spear" interview
February 6, 1987
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Burning Spear: Social Living
undated
box 17
Burning Spear
May 15, 1990
box 17
Al Campbell live with Ralston Grant
June 29, 1987
box 17
Al Campbell interview
June 2, 1987
box 17
Carlene Davis, Mutabaruka, Peter Metro Interviews, Reggae Sunsplace June 14, Greek Theatre
1987
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Arthur Lee
January 24, 1970
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Interview with Arthur Lee and Chris Boyle
January 20, 1975
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Arthur Lee
February 28, 1982
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Arthur Lee 2nd Set
undated
box 17
Bob Marley B-Day part 3+4
1986
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Bob Marley B-Day part 5+6
1986
box 17
KCRW Bob Marley Tribute Special - Reggae Beats
May 11, 1986
Physical Description: Three cassette tapes.
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Bob Marley Interview Raddison Hotel Room 220, Bus/Hotel
December 8, 1979
Physical Description: Two cassette tapes.
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Bob Marley and Wailers at Vanderbilt University
December 8, 1979
box 17
Ziggy- Sunday August 26, Sunset Hecton Bus, Squidly, Friday Aug 24/"Live on Sunset"
circa August 1990
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Ziggy Marley Interview
December 15, 1987
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Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers Syracuse, New York
February 7, 1987
box 17
Interview with Ziggy Marley of The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano/First meeting interview
February 2, 1987
box 17
Ziggy's "Conscious Party" Preview
undated
box 18
Cow Boy Junkies: Lay 17 Down/Buena Vista Social Club
undated
box 18
Debbie Graham Interview-Went Steady
March 2, 1992
box 18
Israel Vibration and Roots Radies at The Hop-Riverside
November 6, 1990
box 18
Mighty Diamonds
July 30, 1987
box 18
The Mud Bone Chronicles
undated
box 18
"African Rarities" (continued)
undated
box 18
Patsey Cline-TLC Jodey W./Country Girls/City Girls/Country and Western/Rhythm and Blues
undated
box 18
Fox, Pryor and Murphy/Chinese People/Black/White
undated
box 18
Joe Higgs-phone/One Bright Day Press Conference L.A.
November 7, 1988, August 1989
box 18
Michael Jordan Interview La Sports Arena Locker Room
March 30, 1998
box 18
Lucky Dube
December 5, 1990
box 18
Freddie McGregor/Maxi Priest
undated
box 18
Miloslav Mecir
October 13, 1987
box 18
Chuck McKinley interviews, Buchok, Bill Price, Fran McKinley, Bobby McKinley, Claence Mabry
undated
box 18
Nelson Miller of the Burnin Band, Burning Spear We are going April 30, 1988, Style Scott of Roots Radies
April 30, 1988; undated
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Ron Miller Dance Party continued
undated
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David Hinds -Steel Pulse
June 2, 1988
box 18
Steve Nisbett- Steel Pulse
undated
box 18
Interview with Yannick Noah at Grand Champions Resort, Indian Wells, California
February 20, 1987
box 18
Augustus Pablo
November 29, 1988
box 18
Augustus Pablo phone in Oakland
October 12, 1990
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Augustus Pablo -River/Nile/Peter Tosh
undated
box 18
Augusts Pablo Dub/Sly and Robbie "The Sting"
undated
box 18
Lee Perry- Blackboard Jungle Dub/De Devil Dead
undated
box 18
Prince- Ink Kamoze
September 3, 1988
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Adela R. St Johns; Norman Rockwell
January 1973, April 30, 1974, May 30, 1974
box 18
Adela Rodgers St. Johns Interview - Day of All-Star baseball game
July 23, 1974
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Adela Rodgers St. Johns
April 2, 1974
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Adela Rodgers St. Johns
August 6, 1974
box 18
Reggae Beat Greatest Hits II
undated
box 18
Reggae on River - [Messemjait]
undated
box 18
Jimmy Riley Interview
November 28, 1987
box 18
Michael Rose Interview on 7th annual Bob Marley Day backstage after the show
February 7, 1988
box 18
Richard Rutowski "Death" in Doors Movie 12:30 pm
December 12, 1991
box 19
The Psychedelic Furs World Tour Riverside After Show/Tim and Richard Butler
November 2, 1991
box 19
Psychedelic Furs Tim and Richard Butler
October 18, 1991
box 19
The Paragous Return/Augusts Pablo
undated
box 19
Danny Clarke Mediations
undated
box 19
CA C'est La K7 Du Banquier
undated
box 19
Dan's Delight Reggae
undated
box 19
Style Rattadam/Lincoln Valentine interview
undated
box 19
Reggae Music Radio recording
undated
box 19
"Reggae Beat's Rare Singles"
undated
box 19
The Reggae Beat Bob Marley Memorial Part 1, Part 3
undated
Scope and Contents
Two cassettes.
box 19
Reggae Rarities Vol. 4
undated
box 19
The Reggae Beat Greatest Hits KCRW 1982 Subscription Drive
1982
box 19
Roots Radics "Hot we Hot"
undated
box 19
Leroy Sibbles Interview
July 12, 1986
box 19
Leroy Sibbles Live at Reggae Consciousness Long Beach State, California University
July 12, 1986
box 19
Earl "Chinna" Smith and Carlton "Santa Davis" and visit with Santa in Austin, Texas
July 31, 1987
box 19
Chinna at Hanover Inn talking Ziggy Gamry/Arthur Lee on Kroq with Rodney on the Roq
March 12, 1989; undated
box 19
Sly and Robbie
September 17, 1987
box 19
So far I Sleeping Tape
undated
box 19
Sugar Minott/Leroy Sibbles
undated
box 19
Tony Chin, Fully Fullwood, Chinna Smith interviews
circa February 11, 1987
box 19
Keep on Comin Thru the Door Deejay Complications
undated
box 19
Bill Tallbert/Chuck McKinley
undated
box 19
Toots Portland -Roseland
August 1994
box 19
Toots Portland -Roseland
undated
box 19
Toots in L.A. room 116
January 28, 1988
box 19
Peter Tosh phone message
undated
box 19
Peter Tosh
August 17, 1987
box 19
U.Roy Keep on Learning -Dub Mix
undated
box 19
Wallflowers-Harder they come
undated
box 19
Grover Washington Jr. Interview
undated
box 19
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
undated
box 20
U.B 40 Jimmy Brown
May 19-20, 1990
box 20
U.B.-40 Present Arms Dub and King Tubby Surrounded by the Dreads
undated
box 20
U.B. 40's First Album
undated
box 20
Whoopie and Oneda
undated
box 20
Frank Zappa vs. Chris T. Boyle
May 25, 1970
box 20
Brutual Dub, Black Uhuru with Sly and Robbie/August Pablo King Tuby Meets Rockers Uptown
undated
box 20
Black Uhuru interview/Ducky Simpson and Ola Funki's first interview in Black Uhuru phone bad recording
July 27, 1987
box 20
Kevin's Songs "Water Tower"
undated
box 20
Chris's Reggae Lecture
February 25, 1992
box 20
Chris Boyles Traveli tunes
undated
box 20
Chris Radio on Tape KUCK
January 14, 1989
box 20
Interview with Kevin
undated
box 20
Chris on KUCR with Robbie
undated
box 20
Oliver Henry U-Lecture Shakespeare into Film-1st Class Meeting Oral Report and Film
January 2, 1992
box 20
Road noise for Mr. Glazed
undated
box 20
Whoopie and Oneda
undated
box 20
What you see is what you get can't catch me
undated
box 20
Mike Simmons/Chris Boyle LB Art Museum Live
October 14, 2004
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Talk to me baby like your [ ] did before
undated
box 20
Chris Solo Pre Electro
June 12, 2005
box 20
She Told me not to Fall in Love
September 17, 1992
box 20
Reservation Reggae
October 15, 1991
box 20
Jacks
undated
Scope and Contents
Two cassettes.
box 20
Waiting for others with Pete and Kevin/Peckerwoods
undated
box 20
Chris Boyle and Peter Fohey at the Pike
March 6, 2005
box 20
Ryan by Chris Boyle/Ziggle Marley and the Melody Makers
undated
box 20
Rehearsal for album
July 13, 2005
box 20
Drivin through life-versions
April 22, 2003
box 20
The Jacks, Chris Kevin and Peter
undated
box 20
Peckerwoods in Riverside
undated
box 20
Chris Boyle at the Cinema Bar
March 12, 2005
box 20
Chris and Peter in Laguna Saturday Jams
March 19, 2005
box 21
Zebra reunion with SC Peckerwoods
undated
box 21
Chris Live
September 2004
box 21
Worried - notes Chris on Keyboards mixes bas of drums and radio mix/reggae off radio
undated
box 21
The Pike
October 17, 2004
box 21
Unlabeled cassettes
undated
Scope and Contents
6 unlabeled cassettes, one unlabeled DATAD 34 tape.
box 21
August 21, 1992 Copy of L. Dube Master by C. Boyle 1992
August 21, 1992
box 21
Peter Jackson, Chris Boyle, Kevin Boyle with letter and lyrics to Charles
December 12, 1987
box 21
Words of Love Kevin Jon Boyle
undated
box 21
Summer Rain/Too Stoned to Answer The Door (Or the Answer)
February 8, 1988
Subseries Two: CDS
January 24, 1970-April 10, 2022
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains CDs related to Chris Boyle's music. It contains jam sessions, performances by Chris Boyle, CDs of
Chris Boyle's music, and other related music.
Arrangement
This subseries is arranged in alphabetical order.
box 21
4 slightly updated musical catalog for a man on the day of his birth
undated
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Chris Boyle
August 29, 2005
box 21
Chris Boyle June 7, 2006, Cinema
June 7, 2006
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Bazz Fahey Hodges and Davin Aliun -Pike
June 22, 2006
box 21
Brohondo Banjo -Pike
June 9, 2005
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Brohondo Banjo -Pike
February 23, 2006
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Brohondo Banjo -Pike
March 23, 2006
box 21
Brohondo Banjo -Pike
July 5, 2014
box 21
Brohondo Fingerprints Records
November 16, 2014
box 21
Drivin' Through One Life Into Another
undated
box 21
Chris Boyle Drivin through one life
undated
box 21
Chris Boyle "Drivin' through One Life into Another" Eq'd Copy
December 19, 2005
box 21
Drivin through one life into another
2006
box 21
Steve Joseph Jan-December
2004
box 21
Steve Joseph May-December
2005
box 21
Steve Joseph Jan-June
2005
box 21
Steve Joseph Jan-June
2006
box 21
Ken Jon Boyle Big Picture: A Retrospective
undated
box 21
Keep on Kicking Music Inc.
undated
box 21
Love Radio Show /Arthurly Interview Long Beach Arena
January 24, 1970, 1975
box 21
The Might Diamonds Original Pass the Kouchie LP
undated
box 21
Ray Jam Track 1-12
November 1, 2021-January 19, 2022
box 21
Ray Jam All 1/19/22 Tracks 1-15 see DVD menu`
January 19, 2022
box 21
Ray Jam All 2/12/22 Tracks 1-9 see DVD Menu
February 12, 2022
box 21
Ray Jam All 2/12/2022 Tracks 1-9
February 12, 2022
box 21
Ray Jam 3/8/22 1. Thrills Is Blue Bong 2. Chuggin your Organ 3. Whole Lota Love 4. Going Nowhere gotta long way to go 5. The
letter 6. Hey Joe *Chris Vocal
March 8, 2022
box 21
Ray Jam Tracks 1-11, 3/31/22
March 31, 2022
box 21
Ray Jam "Masters" All 4/10/22
April 10, 2022
box 21
Ray Jam All 4/10/22 "masters" Tracks 1-13
April 10, 2022
box 21
Subseries Three: Reel-to-Reel, Thumb Drives, Floppy Discs, and other media
undated
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains zip drives, reel-to-reel tapes, floppy discs, and other media related to Arthur Lee, Chris Boyle's
book about Arthur Lee, teaching, and files related to Chris's brother, Kevin Boyle.
Arrangement
This subseries is arranged in alphabetical order.
box 21
Book of Love "Documents" Rainbow in the Storm floppy disc
undated
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A. Lee Special 2 Hours
undated
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Kevin's Stuff (Zip 100)
undated
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Saved for Jessica Jands (my niece) thumb Drive/Hardship Launch Pad Book, Poems, Lyrics
undated
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Teaching the D06 (Zip 100)
undated
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Unlabeled flash drive
undated
