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Faulk, John Henry. Faulk, John Henry, papers, 1881, 1936-2010

Title: Faulk, John Henry, papers, 1881, 1936-2010

The John Henry Faulk Papers document his career in literary and broadcast media, as well as activities in politics, humanitarian concerns and civil liberties, particularly his successful libel suit after having been blacklisted for alleged Communist associations.

ArchivalResource: 60 ft., 5 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20116388 View

Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005

Title: Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005

The materials in this collection were compiled from various sources by Southern Folklife Collection staff, with the goal of creating a reference resource to aid in research. Artist name files contain correspondence, booklets, obituaries, press releases, discographies, promotional materials, and other items relating to many of the artists whose work is relevant to the Southern Folklife Collection as a whole.

ArchivalResource: Items: About 3,200; Linear Feet: 21.0

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Southern Folklife Collection artist name files, 1940-2005 (artists L-P).

Title: Southern Folklife Collection artist name files, 1940-2005 (artists L-P).

Artists of particular importance in this collections with surnames L-P.

ArchivalResource: About 3200 items (21.0 linear feet).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61434951 View

Haley, Alex. Alex Haley papers, 1967-1990.

Title: Alex Haley papers, 1967-1990.

Correspondence, interviews, financial records, writings and project files, documenting Alex Haley's activities from 1969 to 1990. Among the papers are working files for Haley's interviews with Miles Davis, Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay), Sammy Davis, Jr., Jim Brown and Quincy Jones, and published in Playboy magazine. The correspondence, dating from 1969 to 1990, provides a broad picture of the different types of activities Haley was involved in, such as public speaking and public appearances, the Roots and Kinte foundations, board memberships, projects with Warner Brothers, Disney Corporation and Readers' Digest, as well as fan mail relating to Roots and in general. There are also letters from aspiring writers and genealogists seeking advice and assistance, royalty files for Roots and The Autobiography of Malcolm X̲̲, and correspondence with his literary agent and his publisher. The collection also contains information regarding the foreign editions of Roots and a promotion file for Haley's last book, A Different Kind of Christmas. In addition there are files from different writing and television projects Haley worked on. These include articles on Leontyne Price and Leadbelly, a television series called "Phone Man," some files related to the production of "Palmerstown," and files for a proposed mini-series, "The China Story." Included in the collection are some files relating to Malcolm X. One file contains copies of letters Malcolm X wrote from Cairo and Mecca in 1964 to Art Peters and to M.S. Handler, a reporter who wrote the introduction to the autobiography; two postcards to Haley from Mrs. Betty Shabazz; the copy of a note from Malcolm X advising Haley that he wanted the contract with his publisher amended so that royalties would go to the Muslim Mosque and in the case of his death to his wife. Another file deals with an article Haley wrote in 1971, "The Legacy of Malcolm X," and includes several drafts of the manuscript and a letter from Haley to the editor of Harper's magazine, discussing his writing style.

ArchivalResource: 10.8 lin. ft. (15 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122597731 View

Woody Guthrie Foundation. Woody Guthrie Archives, ca. 1925-present, (bulk 1942-1956).

Title: Woody Guthrie Archives, ca. 1925-present, (bulk 1942-1956).

The collection includes material created and collected by Woody Guthrie, and material related to and/or reflecting the life and works of Woody Guthrie in the areas of music, art, politics, activism, labor rights, labor union, dust bowl, war, religion, etc. Collection consists of: accessions; artwork primarily created by Woody Guthrie, the Guthrie family, and associates; photographs of Woody Guthrie, Guthrie's family, friends, and associates; scrapbooks compiled by Woody Guthrie and/or his family; printed material; ephemera; periodicals; unpublished manuscripts created by Woody Guthrie such as for books, articles, poems, aphorisms, and liner notes; original song lyrics typescript and/or handwritten by Woody Guthrie; original mimeographed songbooks from a radio show; music scores of Woody Guthrie songs, written out by second wife, Marjorie Mazia Guthrie; personal papers including military records, medical records, contracts, business documents, home and family records, and additional related material; correspondence written or received by Woody Guthrie as well as a small amount of other correspondence held by the Archives; personal notebooks including diaries and song lyrics; audio media; and visual media.

ArchivalResource: Appoximately 158 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155423189 View

Alex Haley papers, 1967-1990

Title: Alex Haley papers 1967-1990

Correspondence, interviews, financial records, writings and project files, documenting Alex Haley's activities from 1969 to 1990. Among the papers are working files for Haley's interviews with Miles Davis, Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay), Sammy Davis, Jr., Jim Brown and Quincy Jones, and published in Playboy magazine. The correspondence, dating from 1969 to 1990, provides a broad picture of the different types of activities Haley was involved in, such as public speaking and public appearances, the Roots and Kinte foundations, board memberships, projects with Warner Brothers, Disney Corporation and Readers' Digest, as well as fan mail relating to Roots and in general. There are also letters from aspiring writers and genealogists seeking advice and assistance, royalty files for Roots and The Autobiography of Malcolm ̲̲X, and correspondence with his literary agent and his publisher. The collection also contains information regarding the foreign editions of Roots and a promotion file for Haley's last book, A Different Kind of Christmas. In addition there are files from different writing and television projects Haley worked on. These include articles on Leontyne Price and Leadbelly, a television series called "Phone Man," some files related to the production of "Palmerstown," and files for a proposed mini-series, "The China Story.".

ArchivalResource: 10.8 lin. ft. (15 boxes)

http://archives.nypl.org/scm/20667 View

People's Song Library. People's Song Library records, 1940-1970.

Title: People's Song Library records, 1940-1970.

Correspondence, clippings, programs, broadsides, reviews, songbooks, scores and other materials relating to the People's Songs organization's collection, publication and promotion of folk songs, labor songs and protest songs. Includes material relating to the Industrial Workers of the World, International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union and other trade-unions in the United States as well as songs relating to the civil rights movement.

ArchivalResource: 15 linear ft. (30 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32320885 View

Green, Archie. Archie Green papers, 1944-2009.

Title: Archie Green papers, 1944-2009.

The collection includes correspondence, subject files, research materials, writings, photographs, and other materials pertaining chiefly to Green's professional activities, circa 1955-2008. Materials reflect Green's interests in the study of folklore; occupational folklore, with special emphasis on songs relating to textile workers, railroad workers, coal miners, and cowboys; labor history, especially the 1919 riot in Centralia, Wash.; early country (hillbilly) music; sound recording archives; folk musicians; and production and collection of sound recordings. There are also materials relating to Green's research and teaching activities and participation in professional associations, music and folklore festivals, and the faculty labor union at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The additions to the papers of Archie Green build on and expand the topical content of the original deposit. Beyond the subjects already described, notable topics represented in these additions include Green's lobbying efforts on behalf of the Citizens' Committee for an American Folklife Foundation (CCAFF) to establish the American Folklife Center; songs relating to oil field, longshore, and cannery workers, and to the Homestead Strike; songs and history of wobblies and the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.); the 1913 Wheatland, Calif., riot; folk art, labor art, and artists, and artists; unions and working culture of shipwrights, pile drivers, millwrights and carpenters, loggers, and maritime, steel, sheetmetal, and timber workers; labor landmarks throughout the United States, but especially in the San Francisco Bay area; the history of federal government support for folk life; the role of public sector/applied folklore in the preservation of folklore and cultural conservation; the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Project; and graphic art representations of folklore and labor themes, including depictions of folk hero John Henry. In these projects, he worked with many folklorists, musicologists, and others. Green collected a wide variety of materials on folk and labor themes, including art and music; newsletters; pamphlets, bibliographies; work songs; work tales; and posters, clippings, and other ephemera. His papers also include the extensive collections of labor lyrics and musical scores and pamphlets on socialism and labor topics from John Neuhaus. Other materials in the additions document Green's teaching career at the University of Texas; his participation in organizations dedicated to the study of labor history and culture, such as the Fund for Labor Culture & History and the San Francisco State University Labor Archives and Research Center; collaboration with John Neuhaus on the "Big Red Songbook" and Peter Tamony on etymology of labor slang terms; and a long relationship with the University of North Carolina, where he gave lectures, organized conferences, and led fundraising for the John Edwards Memorial Foundation Fund and an occupational folklore fellowship. There is some documentation of Green's personal finances, especially his budget for books, records, and journals, and some biographical materials. Audio and video recordings from the original deposit and the additions are filed together in Series 10. Some of the individuals, organizations, and events represented in this collection appear as access points in the online catalog terms section of this finding aid but researchers are advised to keyword search throughout the finding aid for additional name, place and subject terms.

ArchivalResource: ca. 124000 items (277.5 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26661042 View

Lomax, John A. (John Avery), 1867-1948. Lomax, John Avery, family papers, 1842-1986.

Title: Lomax, John Avery, family papers, 1842-1986.

Correspondence, song lyrics, music, literary productions, diaries and logs, scrapbooks, classified files, financial records, photographs, phonograph recordings, audio tapes, newspaper and magazine clippings, and other materials

ArchivalResource: 45 ft., 7 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30425536 View

John Henry Faulk Papers 20116388., 1881, 1936-

Title: John Henry Faulk Papers 1881,1936-

John Henry Faulk was a writer,folklorist, humorist, environmentalist and activist from Austin, Texas. Papersdocument his career in literary and broadcast media, as well as activities inpolitics, humanitarian concerns and civil liberties, particularly his successfullibel suit after having been blacklisted for alleged Communistassociations.

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00010/00010-P.html View

Green, Archie. Collection, ca. 1960s.

Title: Collection, ca. 1960s.

Recordings of Sarah Ogan Gunning made in the mid-1960s, including interviews and performances made in preparation for a commercial sound recording (Folk-Legacy FSA-26) and classroom and concert appearances. Gunning performs a wide variety of songs, including love ballads, murder ballads, sacred and religious songs, miner songs, and political and protest songs. Interspersed are recollections of her life in a coal camp, her family and her association with Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, and Aunt Molly Jackson; the background to her composed songs; and an occasional Jack tale or bawdy story.

ArchivalResource: 17 sound recordings.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27207334 View

Lomax (John Avery) Family Papers 30425536., 1842, 1853-1986.

Title: Lomax (John Avery) FamilyPapers 1842, 1853-1986.

Papers of John AveryLomax (1867-1948) and family members. Lomax was a collector of North Americanfolk songs, publishing collections of folk songs and serving as curator,Archive of American Folksong, Library of Congress. He also served theUniversity of Texas as secretary to the president and to alumni organizationsuntil 1917. The collection includes song lyrics, music, sound recordings,literary productions, diaries, and scrapbooks.

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00013/00013-P.html View

Neat Stuff Collectables. Jazz Playbill Collection, 1923-1952.

Title: Jazz Playbill Collection, 1923-1952.

The Jazz Playbill Collection spans the years 1923 to 1952 and consists of playbills from early jazz concerts. Artists featured in this collection include: Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Cab Calloway, "Big Sid" Catlett, Charles Mingus Quintet, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Fletcher Henderson, Billie Holiday, Duke Jordan, Leadbelly, Loumell Morgan Trio, Brownie McGhee, Thelonius Monk, Charlie Parker, Tommy Potter, Ma Rainey, Buddy Rich, Max Roach, Curly Russell, Pete Seeger, Bessie Smith, Mamie Smith, Art Tatum, Sonny Terry, Fats Waller, Dinah Washington, and Chick Webb. The collection provides rich insight to the early jazz scene that helped shape rock and roll music.

ArchivalResource: 1.92 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/756946514 View

Kinoy, Ernest. Leadbelly / by Ernest Kinoy.

Title: Leadbelly / by Ernest Kinoy. 1973 Mar. 24.

ArchivalResource: 164 leaves ; 30 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62696572 View

Cadle, Mary Elizabeth Barnicle. Papers, 1915-1978 (inclusive).

Title: Papers, 1915-1978 (inclusive).

Lecture notes, term papers, tales and songs, correspondence and photographs reflect Cadle's and her students' studies of folklore in the American South.

ArchivalResource: 4 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/232006941 View

Speech Recordings Collection, 1925-1965.

Title: Speech Recordings Collection, 1925-1965.

Chiefly commercial recordings and radio broadcast transcriptions made between 1925 and 1965, of twentieth century American and English authors reading selections from their own works as well as readings by others of American and English literature.

ArchivalResource: ca. 700 phonodiscs.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122443132 View