Wilkinson, Winston
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Winston Wilkinson is a black Mormon attorney who works for the U.S. Department of Education.
Winston Wilkinson was hired in 1934, along with John Stone, by Arthur Kyle Davis, Jr., of the University of Virginia, to transcribe music. (Stone was hired to collect folk songs.) Funding for this activity came from the Civil Works Administration, a New Deal program. Along with his wife, Marie, Wilkinson also compiled between 1932 and 1941 a private manuscript collection of traditional melodies.
Winston Wilkinson was hired in 1934, along with John Stone, by Arthur Kyle Davis, Jr., of the University of Virginia, to transcribe music. (Stone was hired to collect folk songs.) Funding for this activity came from the Civil Works Administration, a New Deal program. Along with his wife, Marie, Wilkinson also compiled between 1932 and 1941 a private manuscript collection of traditional melodies. Died 1980.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/1573181
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African Americans
Banjo music
Baseball
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Dulcimer music
Fiddle tunes
Folk music
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Music
Songs, Unaccompanied
Songs with piano
Violin music
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Maryland
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Kentucky
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Kentucky
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