Edward Babel Collection, 1959-1980 (bulk 1975)

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Edward Babel Collection, 1959-1980 (bulk 1975)

1959-1980 (bulk 1975)

https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/20020/

White folklorist Edward Babel began his studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1972. In 1975, Babel began conducting research for his thesis on the hammered dulcimer tradition, particularly that of Randolph County, N.C. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, audio tapes, and other materials, 1959-1980, relating to Edward Babel's research on the hammered dulcimer. Most of the items relate to dulcimers belonging to individuals, some of them musicians, or to museums. Included are a manuscript, audio recordings, and photographs, 1975-1977, relating to Harvey Jones, a hammered dulcimer player from Ramseur, N.C.; a manuscript and photographs, 1975, relating to Mrs. James P. Johnson's dulcimer, which had belonged to her father, William Butler; a manuscript and photographs, 1975, of a dulcimer belonging to the Old Salem, Inc., collection in Winston-Salem, N.C.; a manuscript and photograph, 1959-1975, relating to the dulcimer belonging to Mrs. Artemus Ward; a manuscript and photographs, undated, relating to the hammered dulcimer from the mid-19th century that was purchased by folklorist Alan Jabbour from a woman in Coleridge, N.C.; a manuscript, photographs, and audio recordings, 1975-1976, relating to Virgil Craven; and a manuscript and photographs, 1975, of a dulcimer on display at the North Carolina Division of Archives and History in Raleigh, N.C. The Virgil Craven audio recordings are of jam sessions held at Craven's home in Randolph County, N.C. They feature Virgil on hammered dulcimer, Lauchlin Shaw on fiddle, Fred Olson on guitar, and Glenn Glass on banjo.

About 90 items

eng, Latn

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6625462

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.

Related Entities

There are 26 Entities related to this resource.

Johnson, James P., Mrs.

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Jabbour, Alan

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Glass, Glenn

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Jones, Harvey (Musician)

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Shaw, Lauchlin, 1912-2000

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Lauchlin Nordan Shaw, a third-generation farmer from Anderson Creek Township, Harnett County, N.C., taught himself how to play his father's fiddle when he was ten years old. Shaw traveled and recorded extensively, often with A.C. Overton, his musical partner for 50 years. He was repeatedly honored for his traditional fiddling style and promotion of old-time music. From the description of Lauchlin Shaw collection, 1968-2000. WorldCat record id: 55484071 Lauchlin ...

Olsen, Fred (Musician)

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Craven, Virgil, 1902-1980

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Ward, Artemus, Mrs.

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Patterson, Daniel W. (Daniel Watkins), 1928-

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Patterson was a Duke University student in the late 1940s who roomed with Guy Davenport, Robert Loomis, and Clarence F. Brown. He went on to become a distinguished folklorist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From the description of Daniel Patterson collection of Guy Davenport papers, 1946-1948 and undated. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 754846398 Folklorist Daniel W. Patterson (1928- ) was a professor in English and Folklore...

Fred Olson

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Glenn Glass

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Virgil Craven

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Howard Saunders

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Jones, Harvey

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Harvey Jones

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Mrs. Artemus Ward

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Jim Jennings

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County Records

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William Butler

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Mrs. James P. Johnson

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Old Salem, Inc.

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Babel, Edward

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Edward Babel began studying folklore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1972. In 1975, Babel began conducting research for his thesis on the hammered dulcimer tradition, particularly that of Randolph County, N.C. From the description of Edward Babel collection, 1959-1980 (bulk 1975) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 27190421 Edward Babel grew up in Norwood, Mass., and attended Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. He began studying folklore at the Universit...

Alan Jabbour

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Lauchlin Shaw

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Barry Poss

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North Carolina. Division of Archives and History

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