Sue Campbell Watts Collection of Ballads from Alexander County, N.C., and Related Correspondence, 1849-1968

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...

Jones, William B. (William Basket), 1791-1857

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William Basket Jones (1791-1857), of Alexander County, N.C., was a collector and transciber of traditional song lyrics. The Jones family began began exchanging "song ballets" or copies of the words of songs they knew in the mid-19th century. Many of the family's transcriptions of popular ballads were collected by Jones' daughter, Ruth Emaline Jones Barnes (1834-1924), and her granddaughter, Sue Campbell Watts (1897-1968)....

Barnes, Ruth Emoline Jones, 1834-1924

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Ruth Emaline Jones Barnes (1834-1924) was a collector and transciber of traditional song lyrics. She was the daughter of William B. Jones (1791-1857), of Alexander County, N.C., whose family began began exchanging "song ballets" or copies of the words of songs they knew in the mid-19th century. Many of the Jones family's transcriptions of popular ballads were collected by Ruth E. Jones Barnes's granddaughter, Sue Campbell Watts (1897-1968)....

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Jones, William B., Reporter of Decisions

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Lawyer of Raleigh (Wake Co.), N.C. From the description of Account books, 1924-1931. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 41395572 ...

Watts, Sue Campbell, 1897-1968

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In the mid-19th century, members of the William B. Jones family of Alexander County, N.C., began exchanging song ballets or copies of the words of songs they knew. They continued this tradition into the early 20th century. One of the most prolific of the original transcribers of ballads was Ruth Emaline Jones Barnes (1834-1924), daughter of William B. Jones. Many of the Jones family's transcriptions of popular ballads were collected by Ruth E. Jones Barnes's granddaughte...