Title Page | Collection Summary | Arrangement | Scope and Content | Biographical/Organizational Note
Collection Summary
| Title | Captain Pearl R. Nye collection, 1937-1944 |
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| Bulk Dates | 1937-1944 |
| Call No. | AFC 1937/002 |
| Creator | Archive of American Folk Song |
| Creator | Nye, Pearl R., 1872-1950 |
| Extent (Manuscripts) | 18 folders total (Folders 1-16 and Folder 18 in 1 box, plus Folder 17, oversize). |
| Extent (Sound Recordings) | 22 sound discs : analog ; 12 in. |
| Extent (Graphic Materials) | 7 photographic prints : black and white, color ; various sizes. |
| Language | Collection material in English. |
| Location | American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af012006 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2004447752 |
| Summary | The collection is comprised of field recordings made in Akron, Ohio, by John A. Lomax (on June 27-28, 1937), and Alan Lomax and Elizabeth Lomax (on November 3, 1937), of songs performed by Pearl R. Nye related to life on the Ohio and Erie Canal, plus photographs of canal life (some hand-decorated by Nye), and correspondence between Nye and Harold Spivacke of the Library of Congress, and manuscript and typed transcriptions of song lyrics sung and collected by Pearl R. Nye. |
| Online Content | A substantial portion of the collection is available as "Captain Pearl R. Nye, life on the Ohio and Erie Canal," an online presentation compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/collafc.af000019 |