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Carter, A. P. (Alvin Pleasant), 1891-1960. John Edwards Memorial Collection, 1956 and undated.

Title: John Edwards Memorial Collection, 1956 and undated.

Recordings of performances by A.P. Carter and the Carter Family of Scott County, Va., from radio programs on WCKY, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1956; and dubs of 78 rpm commercial recordings by Frank Marvin, hillbilly singer and yodeler, and Jack Kaufman; Frank Marvin (solo); Frank Marvin and Frank Luther, country songwriter and singer; Bela Lam and His Green County Singers, from Virginia; Tom Owen, dance caller, with the Barn Dance Trio, performers of old-time dance music; Frank Luther and Zora Layman; Riley Puckett, hillbilly guitarist; Hugh Cross, old-time music performer, and Riley Puckett; Vernon Dalhart, hillbilly music performer; Lester McFarland, mandolin player, and Robert A. Gardner, guitarist, who performed together as Mac and Bob; and Wilf Carter of Noval Scotia, who performed country and western music under the name Montana Slim.

ArchivalResource: 3 sound recordings.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27188996 View

Carter/Cash Family Collection, c.1940-2009

Title: Carter/Cash Family Collection c.1940-2009

The Carter/Cash Family Collection contains memoirs, biographies, photographs, funeral programs, newspaper and magazine articles, and memorabilia relating to the Carter family and Johnny Cash.

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http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00442.xml View

Maden, William L.,. William L. Maden, Jr., collection [sound recording], [19--]

Title: William L. Maden, Jr., collection [sound recording], [19--]

Collection consists of recordings of country songs ; two discs feature the Carter Family singing with auto-harp and guitar, recorded on the Victor label, undated ; one disc is a recording of Charlie Poole on vocals with the North Carolina Ramblers, Columbia label, probably recorded in the 1920s.

ArchivalResource: 3 sound discs : analog, 78 rmp ; 10 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37189532 View

Southern Folklife Collection song folios, circa 1882-1983.

Title: Southern Folklife Collection song folios, circa 1882-1983.

Song folios from the United States, Canada, Australia, and England, circa 1882-1983. Some folios were published by radio stations, including WSM in Nashville, Tenn., and WWVA in Wheeling, W. Va. Musical genres and song styles represented include calypso, comedy songs, country songs, cowboy songs, gospel songs, Hawaiian songs, hobo songs, hymns, Irish reels, labor songs, Latin-American songs, minstrel songs, Mormon songs, novelty songs, parodies, popular songs, spirituals, songs of the Industrial Workers of the World, traditional songs, union songs, vaudeville, western songs, and World War II songs. Significant persons and groups are listed below.

ArchivalResource: 755 items (10.0 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70137640 View

Brooks, J. E.,. J.E. Brooks collection, 1927-1992.

Title: J.E. Brooks collection, 1927-1992.

Collection consists of commercial recordings (some original but primarily audiocassette copies) of music by the original Carter Family, A.P. Carter and family, Maybelle Carter and family, and printed matter (primarily photocopies from books, periodicals, and published articles) about the Carters. Also included is one cassette recording of the Virginia Boys (Doc Addington and Carl McConnell, brother and cousin, respectively, of Maybelle Carter), and one cassette recording of Peter Feldman.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37216916 View

Kahn, Ed. Ed Kahn collection, 1930-1999.

Title: Ed Kahn collection, 1930-1999.

Papers, photographs, and audiovisual materials relating to Kahn's research documenting American folk songs, Mexican border radio, and early country music and recording history. The bulk of the materials focus on Merle Travis and the Carter Family. Carter Family research materials include personal and professional correspondence; research files related to Kahn's dissertation on the Carter Family; transcripts from interviews with members of the Carter Family and people associated with them; letters to and from members of the Carter Family and their friends, family, and business associates; and handwritten songs found in a cabin where Sara Carter stayed after divorcing A.P. Carter. Merle Travis research materials include personal and professional correspondence; research files relating to Kahn's planned biography of Travis, including interview transcripts, discographies, sheet music, and song titles; chapter layouts and drafts for the biography; and articles and liner notes on Travis and American folk songs. Photographs chiefly represent the Carter Family, including publicity shots of the Carter children; the Carter Family performing with other artists, such as Mainer's Mountaineers, James Carson, Jimmie Rodgers, and Chet Atkins; individual images of Sara Carter, Maybelle Carter, and A.P. Carter; snapshots of the Carter Family at various points during their career; and images of friends and family. Other photographs include a publicity shot of Merle Travis and an image of Ray DeAutremont, who was involved in a 1923 train robbery. Audiovisual materials include Kahn's collection of commercially recorded transcription discs, non-commercial field recordings on open reel tape, and commercial and non-commercial audiocassettes and videocassettes. Transcription discs include recordings of Mexican border radio programs featuring the Carter Family, Patsy Montana, Cowboy Slim, the Pickard Family, and others. Open reel tapes chiefly include field recordings of early country and folk musicians, including Charlie Bowman, Mose Rager, Doc Hopkins, Ernest V. Stoneman, Clayton McMichen, the Blue Sky Boys, the Stanley Brothers, and others. Audiocassettes and videotapes chiefly record the Carter Family and Merle Travis.

ArchivalResource: ca. 900 items (11.0 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64388146 View