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Series I: Manuscripts (continued)
Notebooks
BOX 15 FOLDER 170 Fresno Ballet Book : Original Index
Index to American folksongs (not complete, master photocopy, handwritten, 3 pp.)
BOX 15 FOLDER 171 Fresno Ballet Book : Archival Index
Title index to songs created by the American Folklife Center; lists song titles and their corresponding folder and original sheet number
BOX 15 FOLDER 172 Fresno Ballet Book : A
5 songs
BOX 15 FOLDER 173 Fresno Ballet Book : B
10 songs
BOX 15 FOLDER 174 Fresno Ballet Book : C
6 songs
BOX 15 FOLDER 175 Fresno Ballet Book : D
8 songs
BOX 15 FOLDER 176 Fresno Ballet Book : E
1 song
BOX 15 FOLDER 177 Fresno Ballet Book : F
2 songs
BOX 15 FOLDER 178 Fresno Ballet Book : G
7 songs
BOX 15 FOLDER 179 Fresno Ballet Book : H
7 songs
BOX 15 FOLDER 180 Fresno Ballet Book : I
6 songs
BOX 15 FOLDER 181 Fresno Ballet Book : J
2 songs
BOX 15 FOLDER 182 Fresno Ballet Book : K
2 songs
BOX 15 FOLDER 183 Fresno Ballet Book : L
9 songs
BOX 15 FOLDER 184 Fresno Ballet Book : M
8 songs
BOX 15 FOLDER 185 Fresno Ballet Book : N
2 songs
BOX 15 FOLDER 186 Fresno Ballet Book : O
6 songs
BOX 15 FOLDER 187 Fresno Ballet Book : P-Q
4 songs
BOX 15 FOLDER 188 Fresno Ballet Book : R
6 songs
BOX 15 FOLDER 189 Fresno Ballet Book : S
10 songs
BOX 15 FOLDER 190 Fresno Ballet Book : T-U
5 songs
BOX 15 FOLDER 191 Fresno Ballet Book : V
1 song
BOX 16 FOLDER 192 Fresno Ballet Book : W-X
11 songs
BOX 16 FOLDER 193 Fresno Ballet Book : Y-Z
2 songs
BOX 16 FOLDER 194 Fresno Ballet Book : Illegible Titles
Includes master photocopy transcriptions of American folksongs from the Fresno Ballet Book whose songs titles are illegible (handwritten, 5 songs)
BOX 16 FOLDER 195 Songs: Transcriptions (Notebook 1 of 5)
Notations and transcriptions of American folksongs recorded in a bound music book belonging to Sam Eskin (7 3⁄4" by 6 3⁄4", Sit Lux Music Book No. 1815, handwritten, 41 songs)
BOX 16 FOLDER 196 Songs: Transcriptions (Notebook 2 of 5)
Notations and transcriptions of American folksongs and Jewish songs recorded in a bound music book belonging to Sam Eskin (7 1⁄4" by 4 3⁄4", Schirmer's Manuscript Music Book No. 1, handwritten, 19 songs; pages 5-10 have been cut out)
BOX 16 FOLDER 197 Songs: Transcriptions (Notebook 3 of 5)
Notations and transcriptions of American folksongs recorded in a bound music book belonging to Sam Eskin (9" by 7 3⁄4", Presser's Music Writing Books, handwritten, 23 songs; many of the songs have been crossed out)
BOX 16 FOLDER 198 Songs: Transcriptions (Notebook 4 of 5)
Notations and transcriptions of American and Spanish (Flamenco) folksongs recorded in a spiral bound music book belonging to Sam Eskin (9 1⁄4" by 11 3⁄4", Coles' Wire Bound Music Blank Book, handwritten, 24 songs)
BOX 16 FOLDER 199 Songs: Transcriptions (Notebook 5 of 5)
Notations and transcriptions of American folksongs recorded in a bound music book belonging to Sam Eskin (9 1⁄2" by 8", Warner's Harmony Student's Blank Music Book, handwritten, 35 songs)
BOX 16 FOLDER 200 Songs: Notebook (1 of 3)
"A Wonderful Dream" written by Doctor Watts (4" by 6 1⁄4", handwritten, 12 pp.; binding and cover are gone)
BOX 16 FOLDER 201 Songs: Notebook (2 of 3) Unknown Author
A poem or song written by anonymous author (8" by 6 1⁄2", handwritten, 52 pp.; cover is gone, binding is loose, adhesive tape on the front page)
BOX 16 FOLDER 202 Songs: Notebook (3 of 3)
A poem or song titled "Wishing You A Very Good 1941" written by [Martha from Connie] (7" by 10", typed, 6 pp.; stapled binding)
BOX 16 FOLDER 203 Songs: Transcriptions, Bound (1 of 3)
Notations and transcriptions of Flamenco songs recorded in a bound blank book belonging to Sam Eskin (5" by 8", handwritten, 35 songs; hardback, tan canvas cover). Song genres include: Bulerias (4 variations); Farruca (3 variations); Granadinas (6 variations); Sevillanas (12 variations); Soleares (15 variations); Zambra (1 variation)
BOX 16 FOLDER 204 Songs: Transcriptions, Bound (2 of 3)
Notations and transcriptions of American folksongs recorded in a bound blank book belonging to Sam Eskin (5 1⁄4" by 6 1⁄2", handwritten, 23 songs; hardback, brown canvas cover, water damage from top to bottom of 1/3 of the book)
BOX 23 FOLDER 205 Songs: Transcriptions, Bound (3 of 3)
BOX 24 FOLDER 206 Songs: Transcriptions in Binder-style Notebook
Index
BOX 25 FOLDER 207 Songs: Transcriptions in Accordion-style Folder
Index
Limericks and Quotations
BOX 25 FOLDER 208 Limericks (1 of 3)
"A base drummer..." to "But the Bishop was..."; Bawdy limerick clippings; also includes typed and handwritten limericks (60 limericks)
BOX 25 FOLDER 209 Limericks (2 of 3)
"From Brooklyn..." to "There was a young maid..."; Bawdy limerick clippings; also includes typed and handwritten limericks (40 limericks)
BOX 25 FOLDER 210 Limericks (3 of 3)
"There was a young maiden..." to "With..."; Bawdy limerick clippings; also includes typed and handwritten limericks (76 limericks)
BOX 25 FOLDER 211 Bound Notebook: "Stories, Etc."
Quotations recorded in a bound blank book belonging to Sam Eskin (5" by 7", handwritten, 25 pp. filled; hardback, red cover)
Notes and Lectures
BOX 25 FOLDER 212 Notes: Names of Performers, Informants
Names of 30 performers and informants gathered by Eskin; additional information can be found on the back of some slips (handwritten, 30 leaves)
BOX 17 FOLDER 213 Notes: Addresses and Phone Numbers
Contact information for performers and informants gathered by Eskin; (handwritten, 19 leaves)
BOX 17 FOLDER 214 Notes: Song Fragments
Song fragments, poems, and quotations gathered by Eskin (handwritten, 26 leaves)
BOX 17 FOLDER 215 Notes: Limerick/Rhyme Fragments
Limerick and rhyming fragments gathered by Eskin (handwritten, 5 leaves)
BOX 17 FOLDER 216 Notes: Information about Folksong Recordings
Includes oeuvre of folklorist Alberto Hemsi (typed, 1 p.) and notes (handwritten, 2 leaves)
BOX 17 FOLDER 217 Notes: Vocabulary Terms and Definitions
Includes correspondence defining "Creole" (typed, 2 pp.) and Andalusian music (typed, 2 pp.). Also includes definitions for the following terms: shanties, Calypso, Calypso instruments, Chinese instruments, and ethnomusicology (handwritten, 5 leaves)
BOX 17 FOLDER 218 Notes: Folksong
Includes notes on folksong and folk music (handwritten, 4 leaves)
BOX 17 FOLDER 219 Notes: Folksong Publications
Includes a bibliography of folksong resources (typed and handwritten, 1 p.); also includes published clippings and personal references to folksong resources (typed and handwritten, 20 leaves)
BOX 17 FOLDER 220 Notes: Information for a Folksong Radio Program
Eskin's notes for a radio program interview, "F.S.L." (handwritten, 8 pp.); also includes related notes (handwritten, 3 leaves), and a transcript of a program interview given for KYIM (typed, 1 p., [December 1948 February 1949, Yuma, AZ])
BOX 17 FOLDER 221 Notes: Chords and Hand Positions
Includes a drawing of a cotton picker's hand position (hand drawn, 1 p.); fingerings and guitar hand positions (handwritten, 4 pp.); diagram depicting how to make a wooden whistle from a twig (master photocopy, 1 p.); guitar fret diagrams (handwritten, 3 pp.); and a clipping of an English concertina keyboard (published, 1 p.)
BOX 17 FOLDER 222 Notes: History of Various Places
Includes the following articles: "Australia" (published, 2 pp.); "Revolutionary Movements in Canada" (typed, 2 pp.); and "A Short History of New York State" (typed, 1 p.)
BOX 17 FOLDER 223 Notes: Easter Traditions
Includes the following: a photograph clipping of an Easter egg cracking tradition; notes on Easter tradition (typed, 1 leaf); notes and questions concerning the tradition (handwritten, 2 leaves); and excerpts from The Easter Book by Francis Weiser (handwritten, 2 pp.)
BOX 17 FOLDER 224 Music, Discussion of
Excerpts from The Literature of Folkmusic ; includes an introductory essay (typed, 2 pp.), bibliography and further resources (typed, 6 pp.), and an essay titled, "Sound, Scales, and Modes" (typed, 10 pp.)
BOX 17 FOLDER 225 Publicity Data for Sam Eskin
Drafted by Eskin and intended to be used as a publicity release; provides background history, experiences, philosophy, and growing involvement with folk music (handwritten, 3 pp.)
BOX 17 FOLDER 226 Lectures: "Shifting Definitions of Folksong or What is a Folksong?" (1962)
Includes the following: 2nd Annual University of Chicago Folk Festival program; a draft of Eskin's lecture on American folk music, "Shifting Definitions of Folksong, or What is Folksong?" (typed, 6 pp.); and a final draft of "Shifting Definitions of Folksong" (typed, 13 pp.)
BOX 17 FOLDER 227 Lectures: "Lore of the Folk, From the Folk, To All the Folk" (1962)
Draft of Eskin's lecture on American folk music, "Lore of the Folk, From the Folk, To All the Folk" written for the Ulster County Folklore Society (1 original copy, 3 onion skin copies, typed, 2 pp.)
BOX 17 FOLDER 228 Lectures, Untitled (1 of 2)
Includes the following: introduction notes for a lecture (typed, 1 leaf); lecture "#1," which introduces American folksongs, leaves space for them to be played, and ends with an interpretive tie-in (typed, 9 pp.); lyrics to "Salt Horse" (typed, 1 leaf); and an untitled lecture that follows the same format as "#1," using different material (typed, 6 pp.)
BOX 17 FOLDER 229 Lectures, Untitled (2 of 2)
Includes the following: an untitled lecture that introduces American folksongs, leaves space for them to be played, and ends with an interpretive tie-in (typed, 5 pp.); an untitled lecture that follows the same format using reel-to-reel tapes (typed, 8 pp.); an untitled radio show talk with a play list of American folksongs (typed, 4 pp.); draft of an untitled lecture on American folksongs (handwritten, 3 pp.); another draft of an untitled lecture with notes on potential folksongs (handwritten, 4 pp.); and a draft written for a talk given on the KFDM radio station [Beaumont, TX] (typed, 3 pp.)
BOX 17 FOLDER 230 Assignments
Includes: a syllabus for an English Literature class, Folksongs and Narrative Poems (typed, 2 pp.); song lists marked UCLA (handwritten, 2 cards, November 3, 1948); and a song list for a memorial program (handwritten, 1 leaf, Woodstock, N.Y. May 28, 1949)
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