Administrative Information
Provenance
John Cohen, Purchase; 2011.
Reid Cramer, Gift; 2020, 2021.
Accruals
Original acquisition received in 2011; Additional accruals received in January 2020 and August 2021; Additional accrual expected in 2022/2023.
Processing History
The John Cohen collection was processed by Marcia Segal, Marlan Green, David Quick, Kate Stewart, Valda Morris, and Maya Lerman in 2012; 2018-2022.
Related Material
John Cohen and Penny Seeger collection of Peru recordings (AFC 1972/005)
Mike Cohen and John Cohen wire recordings (AFC 1980/003)
John Cohen folk music of Kentucky collection (AFC 1960/006)
'The High lonesome sound' revisited : documenting traditional culture in America, 2009 June 11 / lecture by John Cohen ; sponsored by the American Folklife Center (AFC 2009/010) and the webcast.
John and Ginny Dildine collection (AFC 1975/001) . Includes recording from May 25, 1958 of the first time John Cohen, Mike Seeger, and Tom Paley played together on the radio (they went on to become the New Lost City Ramblers) (AFC 1975/001: SR013)
John Cohen's photography is held by various institutions, including the Brooklyn Museum; Detroit Institute of Arts; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Morgan Library and Museum; Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, TX; Museum of Modern Art; Nasher Museum of Art; Duke University; National Gallery of Art; National Portrait Gallery; Neuberger Museum; New York Public Library; Victoria and Albert Museum; and Yale University Art Gallery.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item, date, container number], John Cohen collection (AFC 2011/059), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.