The archives of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will be housed in Tulsa
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE - This July 22, 2012 file photo shows U.S. singer-songwriter Bob Dylan performing on stage at "Les Vieilles Charrues" Festival in Carhaix, western France. The archives of Dylan have been acquired by the George Kaiser Family Foundation and the University of Tulsa and will be permanently housed in Tulsa. Kaiser Foundation director Ken Levit and university President Steadman Upham announced the acquisition Wednesday, March 2, 2016. (AP Photo/David Vincent, file) (The Associated Press)
The archives of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan have been acquired by the George Kaiser Family Foundation and the University of Tulsa and will be permanently housed in a Tulsa arts district.
Kaiser Foundation director Ken Levit and university President Steadman Upham announced the acquisition Wednesday. Details of the acquisition were not released.
More than 6,000 items are part of the archives, including recordings from 1959, Dylan's handwritten lyrics to songs like "Tangled Up In Blue," his first contract with a music publisher and a wallet that includes the address and phone number of country music singer Johnny Cash.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Dylan said in a statement that he's glad the archives will be included with the works of Oklahoma native and folk singer Woody Guthrie and alongside artifacts of Native Americans.