Reference materials regarding recordings. Copies of newspaper articles and clippings. Copies of web articles.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of recordings documenting the performance style and banjo tunes of banjo player Blanche Coldiron, prominently known as "Blanche the Mountain Girl.” Most of the recordings in the collection are dated from the mid to late 1990s and include practice tapes, home recordings, radio recordings, and recordings of Blanche Coldiron and the Real World String Band. Her performing is also documented in Berea's John Harrod and Celebration of Traditional Music collections.
Dates
- created: 1996-2007
Conditions Governing Access
Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College. Some recordings are available online.
Extent
From the Collection: 2.00 ms_boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262
special_collections@berea.edu