James York family folksong collection [ca. 1930-ca. 1972].

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James York family folksong collection [ca. 1930-ca. 1972].

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The James York Family Folksong Collection contains both handwritten and typed folksong lyrics.

0.5 linear ft.

Appalachian State University, ASU

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SNAC Resource ID: 7548526

Appalachian State University, ASU

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Appalachian State University. W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection. Archives.

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York, James R., 1907-

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James York (1907- ca. 1980s) and his wife Lessie York were singers of traditional songs which they learned from family members in Iredell and Davie Counties. Mr. York, a public school teacher and principal, and Mrs. York, a beautician, were recorded by W. Amos "Doc" Abrams while James was a student at Appalachian State Teacher's College in the early 1940s. Lessie York played the guitar while James York sang. In the 1940s, they paticipated in two of the annual meetings of the North Carolina Folkl...

York, Lessie.

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