Eloise Hubbard Linscott collection, circa 1815, 1929-2002

Collection Summary

Title	Eloise Hubbard Linscott collection, circa 1815, 1929-2002
Inclusive Dates	1815-2002
Bulk Dates	1932-1955
Call No.	AFC 1942/002
Creator	Linscott, Eloise Hubbard
Extent (Manuscripts)	34 boxes (18 linear feet); 198 folders.
Extent (Sound Recordings)	11 sound cylinders : analog.
Extent (Sound Recordings)	441 sound discs : analog ; various sizes.
Extent (Sound Recordings)	32 sound tape reels : analog ; various sizes.
Extent (Sound Recordings)	1 sound cassette : analog.
Extent (Graphic Materials)	circa 200 photographs : photographic prints, negatives ; various sizes.
Extent (Graphic Materials)	12 drawings.
Language	Manuscripts in English; songs sung in English, French, Navajo, Passamaquoddy, Wabanaki, and Wampanoag.
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.af013006
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2008700340
Summary	Eloise Hubbard Linscott’s collection of research materials for her book, Folk Songs of Old New England (1939) and other folk music research through about 1955. The collection includes correspondence; music transcriptions; sound recordings of folk music, lectures, and radio broadcasts; photographs of Linscott's informants; documentation of events and trips within New England; plus some materials from her estate, dated circa 1815-2002.