Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Jean Ritchie and George Pickow collection, 1923-2015 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1923-2015 |
| Call No. | AFC 2008/005 |
| Creator | Ritchie, Jean, 1922-2015 |
| Creator | Pickow, George, 1922-2010 |
| Extent (whole collection) | 78,521 items |
| Extent (whole collection) | 119 containers |
| Extent (whole collection) | 108 linear feet |
| Extent (manuscripts) | manuscripts: 41,650 sheets |
| Extent (sound recordings) | 7 wire sound reels : analog |
| Extent (sound recordings) | approximately 642 sound tape reels ; various sizes |
| Extent (sound recordings) | 1 sound only videocassette (VHS) |
| Extent (moving images) | approximately 766 film elements : analog, black and white, color ; various sizes |
| Extent (moving images) | approximately 255 videocassettes ; various sizes |
| Extent (graphic materials) | approximately 35,000 photographs, various formats : black and white, color ; various sizes |
| Extent (artifacts) | 1 award |
| Extent (artifacts) | approximately 100 lanyards |
| Extent (artifacts) | approximately 100 buttons |
| Extent (artifacts) | 1 Appalachian dulcimer ; length 808 mm |
| Language | Sound recordings in English, Scottish Gaelic, Irish, and other languages. |
| 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.af016008 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2011655405 |
| Summary | Multiformat materials that document the careers of folksinger and folklorist Jean Ritchie, and her husband, photographer and filmmaker George Pickow, from the 1940s to 2000. |