John Wesley Work Collection

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John Wesley Work Collection

1935-1956 (bulk: 1941-1947)

This group consists of correspondence; writings and course syllabi; field notes and recording lists; manuscript and published research materials; and field recordings of John Wesley Work III. Some of this material relates to the development and implementation of Work's research projects in Natchez and Coahoma county Mississippi, 1941-1942, the latter undertaken in conjunction with personnel from the Library of Congress Archive of American Folk Song, and to the organization, transcription and publication of the results of these projects. The principal correspondents are Thomas E. Jones, president of Fisk University where Work served on the faculty, and Alan Lomax of the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress. This material is arranged in five series: correspondence; writings and course syllabi; manuscript field notes and research materials; printed research materials; and field recordings. Several tributes to Dr. Work are filed at the beginning of Series I and a published score by Work is filed in series IV

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Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University

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Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University

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