Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth, 1891-1978
Variant namesMary Elizabeth Barnicle, born April 17, 1891, was a folklorist who taught at New York University during the 1930s and 1940s. Tillman Cadle, born June 27, 1902, had been a coal miner and labor union organizer in Kentucky before meeting Barnicle in 1935. Both were interested in folk music and collecting ballads and made numerous field recordings throughout the South during the years from 1935 through the early 1950s. They married in 1936 and eventually moved to Rich Mountain Gap near Townsend, Tenn., where Barnicle died Nov. 26, 1978, and Cadle died Oct. 22, 1994.
From the description of Mary Elizabeth Barnicle-Tillman Cadle collection [sound recording], 1935-[ca. 1955], 1989. (East Tennessee State University). WorldCat record id: 36717063
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| referencedIn | IU Folklore Institute, 1987 | Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory | |
| referencedIn | Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | Martha Dickinson Bianchi correspondence concerning publication of the poetry of the American poet, Emily Dickinson:, 1881-1943 (inclusive), 1925-1937 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth, d. 1979. Mary Elizabeth Barnicle-Tillman Cadle collection [sound recording], 1935-[ca. 1955], 1989. | East Tennessee State University, TET |
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| associatedWith | Bianchi, Martha Dickinson, 1866-1943 | person |
| associatedWith | Cadle, Tillman, 1902-1994 | person |
| associatedWith | Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory | corporateBody |
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| Bahamas |
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| African Americans |
| Ballads |
| Folk songs, English |
| Hymns |
| Tales |
| Work songs |
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Person
Birth 1891-04-17
Death 1978-11-26
Americans
