Brett Sutton and Peter Hartman collection, 1976 [manuscript].

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Brett Sutton and Peter Hartman collection, 1976 [manuscript].

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Sound recordings and documentation relating to Sutton and Hartman's NEH project. The folk hymn singing tradition of conservative Baptists in southwestern Virginia in worship services and congregational meetings were recorded in rural churches, and interviews and songs were collected in congregation members' homes. Supplemental information and transcripts include indices of texts, songs, and informants. Also available is an inventory and comparative summary of tunes collected and the NEH grant application, which includes a narrative about the purpose, significance, and scope of the project.

About 490 items (15.0 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7752085

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Sutton, Brett

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Folklorist and librarian Brett Sutton was born in 1948 and raised in Champaign-Urbana, Ill. He enrolled in the Curriculum of Folklore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning a Masters degree in 1976. His thesis project, "The Gospel Hymn, Shaped Notes, and the Black Tradition," focused on African American spiritual folk singing in North Carolina. From the description of Brett Sutton collection, 1974-1975. WorldCat record id: 27188924 Brett Sut...

Hartman, Peter, 1959-

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Brett Sutton was born in 1948 and raised in Champaign-Urbana, Ill. He was graduated with honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana in 1970 with a Bachelors degree in English. After a period of work and pursuit of his musical interests, he enrolled in the Curriculum of Folklore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he earned a Masters degree in 1976. His thesis project, entitled The Gospel Hymn, Shaped Notes, and the Black Tradition, focused on African Ameri...