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Bradley Kincaid Collection

 Collection
Identifier: BCA 0014 -SAA 013
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, business records, photographs, news clippings, songbooks, and sheet music from radio ballad singer Bradley Kincaid. Collection sound recordings include interviews of Kincaid and his associates, a 1974 Kincaid performance at the Renfro Valley Traditional Music Festival, a 1974 recording of the song "Who Is Bradley Kincaid" composed and performed by Vince Matthews and Glen Sherley and copies of Kincaid's commercial 78 rpm discs (1928-1947).

Dates: 1856-1999; Majority of material found within 1923-1949

Lee Knight Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0132 SAA 132
Abstract

Lee Knight grew up in the Adirondack Mountain area of New York State. He moved to North Carolina as the result of an interest in the Anglo, European and Native American music and stories of the Southern Appalachians developed during college. In addition to the Adirondacks and Appalachians, he has collected songs and stories from other parts of the world, including England, Scotland, Central Asia, Columbia and the Amazon region of Peru.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1970-1980

Roger Howell Memory Collection

 Collection — Container: 1
Identifier: BCA 0123 SAA 123
Abstract Roger Howell has been immersed in traditional mountain music since childhood. As a teenager, Howell began playing fiddle and soon became a respected musician in the Madison County, North Carolina area. Howell has performed at various festivals and has won multiple contests at regional conventions. In addition to his performance skills, Howell is a respected teacher, author, and instrument technician. Howell learned fiddle tunes from some of the region's best fiddlers including Fletcher...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 2007

Rolf Hovey Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 09-9.26
Abstract

These are the personal papers and records of Rolf Hovey, founder and director of the Berea College Chapel Choir and longtime Chairman of the Music Department.  Materials include writings, correspondence, teaching materials, student projects, and numerous subject files including information regarding Berea College organizations and groups.

Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 1950s-1970s

William H. Tallmadge Baptist Hymnody Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0035 SAA 033
Abstract Tallmadge earned degrees in Music at Oberlin College (Ohio), in 1940 (B.M.) and 1946 (M.M.).  From 1949-1976 he was on the faculty of State University College in Buffalo, New York where his research and teaching concentrated on both Anglo and African American popular musical genres. He continued this non-classical focus at Berea (1976-1984) with course work on the history of Jazz and its relation to newer musical trends such as Rock, Soul, and Disco.  Articles published as a result of his...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1968-1980

Wilson Reeves Collection

 Collection — Container: 1
Identifier: BCA 0141 SAA 141
Abstract

Wilson Reeves (1925-2008) was born in Fleming County, KY and attended Berea College.  He was an avid amateur radio operator and collected unique and original recordings, with an extensive library of old-time and mountain music.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1970-1983

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