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Series I: Manuscripts (continued)
Ephemera
BOX 18 FOLDER 252 Report: The Ethnic Culture Survey Report
The Ethnic Culture Survey Report of the Middle States' Conference on Folk Culture provides an overview of the conference, abstracts discussion by morning session presenters, and summarizes other events in the conference (typed, 11 pp.)
BOX 18 FOLDER 253 Press Releases/Business Cards
Includes releases and cards for the following individuals: H. Crab and Son, Daniel and the Deacon [Gerald E. Parsons, Jr.], Bill Hoffman, Paul C. Johnson, and Art Sutton
BOX 18 FOLDER 254 Advertisements: Books
For books related to folk music, history, and music instruments (5 ads)
BOX 18 FOLDER 255 Advertisements: Camps/Study Tours
For travel related to world touring and folk music (4 ads)
BOX 18 FOLDER 256 Advertisements: Concerts/Festivals
Includes the following: Artists Equity Association press release (1 p.); Edinburgh University Society Folk Song Concert flyer (January 1964, 2 pp.); and Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission press release (typed, 7 pp.)
BOX 18 FOLDER 257 Advertisements: Instruments and Toys
Includes advertisements for the following: Mari guitar strings, Limberjack (folk toy), the Autoharp, La Casa de Las Guitarras (written in Spanish), and nylon strings for guitar
BOX 18 FOLDER 258 Advertisements: Recordings
Includes the following album advertisements: Heather and Glen and Texas Barrelhouse Piano . Also includes catalogs and miscellaneous advertising mailers for Folkways Recordings, Shenandoah Sales, Folk-Legacy Records, Inc., Colorado Folksong, Traditional Stringed Instruments, and World Tapes for Education
BOX 18 FOLDER 259 Recording Notes
Includes the following:
1) Recording notes for the Old Harp Singers; includes notes on Jim Trentham, Dewey Cook, and Edna Cook (8" by 10", Knoxville Writing Tablet, handwritten, 20 pp.
2) Recording notes for Ayala Kaufman and George Woddail (5 leaves); typed lyrics from songs sung by Pete Seeger (2 songs), Robin Roberts (3 songs), Ruth Welcome (3 songs), and Lori Campbell (2 songs)
3) Eskin's notes on the UNESCO World Collection of Recorded Folk Music and Collection Universelle (7 pp.)
4) Evening set lists and notes on songs performed at the 5th Annual Miramichi Folksong Festival (typed, 10 pp.)
5) Notes on sound recordings made in Malaga (handwritten, 3 pp., March 14th, 1960)
6) Track list for two recorded tapes of Spanish and Cuban music recorded by Eskin (typed, 3 pp.)
7) Notes on recordings made in Mexico (handwritten, 6 pp., January 1957)
8) Transcribed song lyrics (3 songs)
9) Track list of songs recorded (typed, 1 p., February 7, 1957)
10) Notes (3 songs) and track lists (5 tapes) for Spanish songs (master photocopy, 7 pp.)
BOX 18 FOLDER 260 Songs, Published
Includes the following material: Folk-lore Musical Mallorquin v.II , a music book of songs and notations (in Spanish, 15 pp.); Popular Songs of the Ranch and Range (master photocopy of folksong lyrics, 54 songs); Song Sheet of the Arden Town Fair lyrics (11 songs); Festival Songs lyrics (14 songs); The Inniskilling Dragoon lyrics (3 songs); A Sampler of Japanese Songs pamphlet (32 pp.); The Old Settler placemat from the Acres of Clams Restaurant (1 p.); and photo copystand copies (3" by 4", 31 images)
BOX 18 FOLDER 261 The Gospel According to St. John: A Book for Your Daily Need
Booklet: Bible chapter (3" by 4 1⁄2", 79 pp.)
Indexes
BOX 18 FOLDER 262 Tape-by-Tape Song List
BOX 18 FOLDER 263 Additional Tape Lists (NYSHA)
Sound Recording Documentation
Photocopies of disc labels and the spines and back covers of reel-to-reel tape boxes
BOX 18 FOLDER 264 Disc Label/Sleeve Photocopies, SR001-SR043
6 1/2-inch and 8-inch discs
BOX 19 FOLDER 265 Disc Label/Sleeve Photocopies, SR044-SR066
10-inch discs (1 of 3)
BOX 19 FOLDER 266 Disc Label/Sleeve Photocopies, SR067-SR102
10-inch discs (2 of 3)
BOX 19 FOLDER 267 Disc Label/Sleeve Photocopies, SR103-SR153
10-inch discs (3 of 3)
BOX 19 FOLDER 268 Disc Label/Sleeve Photocopies, SR154-SR178
12-inch discs
BOX 19 FOLDER 269 Disc Label/Sleeve Photocopies, SR179-SR228
16-inch discs (1 of 2)
BOX 19 FOLDER 270 Disc Label/Sleeve Photocopies, SR229-SR280
16-inch discs (2 of 2)
BOX 20 FOLDER 271 Reel-to-reel Photocopies, Box Spines, SR281-SR716
BOX 20 FOLDER 272 Reel-to-reel Photocopies, SR281-SR324
American Folkmusic, original Eskin numbers 1-68
BOX 20 FOLDER 273 Reel-to-reel Photocopies, SR325-SR375
American Folkmusic, original Eskin numbers 69-136
BOX 20 FOLDER 274 Reel-to-reel Photocopies, SR376-SR419
Mexico, original Eskin numbers 2-48
BOX 20 FOLDER 275 Reel-to-reel Photocopies, SR420-SR458
Recordings Abroad (folder 1 of 3)
BOX 20 FOLDER 276 Reel-to-reel Photocopies, SR459-SR503
Recordings Abroad (folder 2 of 3)
BOX 20 FOLDER 277 Reel-to-reel Photocopies, SR504-SR545
Recordings Abroad (folder 3 of 3)
BOX 20 FOLDER 278 Reel-to-reel Photocopies, SR546-SR559
Individuals
BOX 20 FOLDER 279 Reel-to-reel Photocopies, SR560-SR593
Duplicates--commercial and Eskin field recordings
BOX 20 FOLDER 280 Reel-to-reel Photocopies, SR594-SR613
Duplicates--Eskin field recordings
BOX 20 FOLDER 281 Reel-to-reel Photocopies, SR614-SR617
Migrant Camp
BOX 20 FOLDER 282 Reel-to-reel Photocopies, SR618-SR647
Duplications, Commercial (folder 1 of 3)
BOX 20 FOLDER 283 Reel-to-reel Photocopies, SR648-SR683
Duplications, Commercial (folder 2 of 3)
BOX 20 FOLDER 284 Reel-to-reel Photocopies, SR684-SR716
Duplications, Commercial (folder 3 of 3)
BOX 20 FOLDER 285 10" Disc Sleeve (with lyrics)
Contains a 10-inch disc sleeve with handwritten lyrics to the song "Pretty Mohee" and "Many Years Ago"
BOX 20 FOLDER 286 Disc Album Photocopies
Photocopies of Sam Eskin Songs and Ballads and Migrant Camp
BOX 20 FOLDER 287 Items from 16-inch discs
Contains the following items: 3 typed/handwritten track listings that had fallen from the original 16-inch disc sleeve; 1 disc label; and 3 canvas index tabs that had fallen from the original disc sleeve
BOX 20 FOLDER 288-392 Items removed from reel-to-reel boxes
Contains items removed from the following reel-to-reel boxes: (SR # )
160, 176, 282, 287, 288, 293, 297, 299, 302, 304, 307, 310, 313, 321, 322, 323, 324, 331, 350, 359, 360, 361, 368, 369, 370, 376, 377, 380, 384, 386, 392, 399, 408, 409, 416, 417, 418, 419, 421, 422, 451, 466, 473, 497, 506, 513, 519, 520, 521, 524, 525, 526, 533, 554, 559, 560, 563, 570, 571, 581, 584, 585, 588, 592, 594, 598, 601, 607, 608, 609, 612, 614, 632, 638, 640, 643, 645, 647, 648, 649, 661, 670, 671, 672, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 684, 687, 691, 693, 696, 697, 705, 713, 714, and 716. Items removed include: typed/handwritten track listings, notes, business cards, transcriptions, and correspondence. Note: the majority of these items are typed/handwritten track listings for individual boxes; concordances between AFC SR and NYSHA #s in Folder 277.
BOX 20 FOLDER 393 Reel-to-reel Box (back cover)
Contains the back cover of a reel-to-reel box, which is not part of any other box in the current collection. Handwriting on the box indicates this box may have once housed "BOUN Tape #2", recorded on Oct. 22, 1957
Oversized Materials
BOX 26 FOLDER 3-260 Oversized materials from Manuscripts series
Sound Recording Containers
BOX 27 Two phonograph albums (empty) with "Sam Eskin: Songs and Ballads" on front cover.
BOX 28 One phonograph album (empty) and one original sleeve for SR172.
BOX 29 Original sleeves for SR001 to SR042 (no original sleeve for SR043).
BOX 30 Original sleeves for SR044 to SR178 (no original sleeve for SR043).
BOX 31 Original sleeves for SR179 to SR232.
BOX 32 Original sleeves for SR233 to SR280.
Series II: Sound Recordings
See Collection Concordance for a summary of sound recordings by format. See Collection Database (Folder 1) for a full description of recordings, as well as searchable title, performer, and descriptive fields pertaining to Eskin's instantaneous discs, reel-to-reel tapes, and original field recordings.
Series III: Graphic Images
Photographic images of informants and graphic images of postcards. For additional description of images, please refer to the Collection Database (Folder 1) for a Log of Visual Images.
BOX 22 FOLDER 394 Identified females photographs (PH01-PH08)
Includes photographs of Myrtle Downing, Luvicie Beasley, and Yvonne Belmont Gregory (9 images)
BOX 22 FOLDER 395 Unidentified females photographs (PH09-PH12)
Includes black and white photographs of three unidentified females (4 images)
BOX 22 FOLDER 396 Identified males photographs (PH13-PH30)
Includes black and white photographs of [Harry/Haywire Mac] McClintock, Captain Robinson, Ernest Wardell, and Charlie Rose (21 images)
BOX 22 FOLDER 397 Unidentified males photographs (PH31-PH44)
Includes black and white photographs of five unidentified males (14 images)
BOX 22 FOLDER 398 Postcards (E01-E08)
Includes 7 postcards and 1 postcard envelope. Four postcards depict bombard and biniou (Breton bagpipe) players; one card depicts a statue of a guitar player, one card depicts a harp player, and one card depicts a hurdy-gurdy player
BOX 1 FOLDER 1 Series IV: Electronic Media
See Folder 1 for the 100 mb zip disk containing the Collection Database.

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