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Appalachian Ballad and Folk Music Collection

 Collection — Container: 1
Identifier: BCA 0019 SAA 018

Abstract

This collection consists of both handwritten/typewritten and published texts and music notations dating primarily from the period 1911-1950. It includes ballads, shape-note and other hymns, rhymes, spirituals, shanties, labor, and commercial country music songs. Also included are related magazine articles, newspaper clippings, bibliographies, excerpts from music faculty annual reports, and correspondence between Berea College staff and music researchers.

Dates

  • created: 1911-1975

Conditions Governing Access

Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.

Conditions Governing Use

No restrictions apply other than federal copyright rules.

Extent

0.40 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Katherine Jackson French Ballad Collection

John F. Smith Ballad Collection

James Watt Raine Ballad Collection

Bradley Kincaid Papers

Gladys V. Jameson Ballad Collection

Other Descriptive Information

BCA 0019 SAA 018

Title
Archon Finding Aid Title
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262