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Series I: Manuscripts
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FOLDER 1 |
Finding Aid. |
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7 leaves. |
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FOLDER 2 |
MS01 [MS01a-MS01e]. |
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5 leaves. |
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MS01a. Envelope addressed to "Miss Gordon"; Elgin State Hospital; Elgin, Ill. Sent from Murphy College; Sevierville, Tenn. December 27, 1921 (postmark).
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MS01b. Letter to "Miss Gordon" from E. A. Bishop of Murphy College referring to "two ballads." December 24, 1921.
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MS01c. Typewritten page of "Jonah and the Whale Ballad." Undated.
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MS01d. Typewritten page of "Little Mohea." Undated.
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MS01e. Handwritten note with H. E. Bishop's address. Undated.
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FOLDER 3 |
MS02. |
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1 leaf. |
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MS02. Letter to "Miss Gordon" from Horace Kephart with information about vocabulary usage. August 8, 1923.
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1 leaf.
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FOLDER 4 |
MS03 [MS03a-MS03h]. |
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5 leaves. |
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MS03a. Envelope addressed to "Miss Isabel Gordon"; 1616 W. Clinch Ave.; Knoxville, Tenn. Sent from Bryson City Pump Works Co.; Bryson City, N.C. September 20, 1923 (postmark).
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MS03b. Letter to "Miss Gordon" from I. K. Stearns regarding enclosed typewritten contents and photographs (first page). September 5, 1923.
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MS03c. Letter to "Miss Gordon" from I. K. Stearns regarding the enclosed typewritten contents and photographs (second page). September 5, 1923.
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MS03d. Typewritten page from "Piercevill Ga" from "Wm Payne." January 13, 1902.
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MS03e. Typewritten page from "Piercvill Ga" from "Wm Payne" (first page). March 25, 1903.
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MS03f. Typewritten page from "Piercvill Ga" from "Wm Payne" (second page). March 25, 1903.
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MS03g. Typewritten page of an article that was copied from the Bryson City Times. November 18, 1922.
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MS03h. Typewritten page of a notice that was posted on the door of the Alarka Lumber Company's Commissary near Bryson City, N.C. August 23, 1921.
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FOLDER 5 |
MS04 [MS04a-MS04b]. |
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2 leaves. |
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MS04a. Letter to Isabel Gordon Carter from Nelly L. Brooks (two sided). April 26, 1924.
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MS04b. Handwritten note in Isabel Gordon Carter's handwriting noting that she collected folklore from the Brooks family when she was in Rugby, Tenn. Undated.
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FOLDER 6 |
MS05. Letter to Isabel Gordon Carter from Ales Hrdlicka at the Smithsonian Institution. September 4, 1931.
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1 leaf. |
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FOLDER 7 |
MS06. Letter to Isabel Gordon Carter from Amabel Williams-Ellis requesting permission to use stories in a book she is publishing. Isabel Gordon Carter's handwritten notes in pencil on verso (two sided). May 22, 1933.
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1 leaf. |
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FOLDER 8 |
MS07. Letter to Isabel Gordon Carter from Amabel Williams-Ellis thanking her for permission to use the stories in the book she is publishing. June 27, 1933.
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1 leaf. |
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FOLDER 9 |
MS08 [MS08a-MS08b]. |
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2 leaves. |
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MS08a. Letter to Richard Chase from Isabel Gordon Carter regarding her interest in collecting stories and the origins of her interest (first page). November 26, 1938.
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MS08b. Letter to Richard Chase from Isabel Gordon Carter regarding her interest in collecting stories and the origins of her interest (second page). November 26, 1938.
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FOLDER 10 |
MS09. Letter to Mrs. Grover Long from Isabel Gordon Carter regarding articles Gordon Carter printed and the summer of 1923 when she collected stories with the Long family. December 5, 1938.
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1 leaf. |
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FOLDER 11 |
MS10. Letter to Isabel Gordon Carter from Maud Gentry Long referring to the inquiry Gordon Carter made in MS09 (two sided). December 11, 1938.
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1 leaf. |
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FOLDER 12 |
MS11. Letter to Richard Chase from Isabel Gordon Carter regarding a trip to Richmond, Virginia. April 17, 1939.
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1 leaf. |
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FOLDER 13 |
MS12. Typewritten bulletin from Richard Chase as the Virginia Representative of the English Folk Dance & Song Society of America (two sided). January 1940.
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1 leaf. |
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FOLDER 14 |
MS13. Letter to Isabel Gordon Carter from Mrs. Richard Chase (Kay) regarding a recent household move and a borrowed book (two sided). January 24, 1940.
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1 leaf. |
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FOLDER 15 |
MS14. Letter to Isabel Gordon Carter from Richard Chase regarding "The Jack Tales" (two sided). May 16, 1940.
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1 leaf. |
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FOLDER 16 |
MS15. Reprint from Southern Folklore Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 3, 145-147, "Jack's Hunting Trip" by Richard Chase. September 1938.
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2 leaves. |
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FOLDER 17 |
MS16. Postcard to Isabel Gordon Carter from Richard Chase regarding the printing of "The Jack Tales" (two sided). August 10, 1942.
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1 leaf. |
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FOLDER 18 |
MS17. Letter to Isabel Gordon Carter from Robert Bennett Bean. Undated.
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1 leaf. |
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FOLDER 19 |
MS18. Typewritten page with two stanzas. Undated.
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1 leaf. |
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FOLDER 20 |
MS19. Typewritten page on letterhead from 2039 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.; Washington, D.C. 20009 September 4, 1931.
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1 leaf. |
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FOLDER 21 |
MS20 [MS20a-MS20b, FRAGILE].
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2 leaves. |
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MS20a. Handwritten notes on fragile folded pages. The verso of the letter appears to be Isabel Gordon Carter's handwritten verses of "Noah just don't know..." (first page, two sided). Undated.
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MS20b. Handwritten notes on fragile folded pages. The verso of the letter appears to be Isabel Gordon Carter's handwritten verses of "Noah just don't know..." (second page, two sided). Undated.
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FOLDER 22 |
MS21. Handwritten research and field notebook. Undated.
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71 leaves. |
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FOLDER 23 |
MS22. Handwritten notes about "Butler." Undated.
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10 leaves. |
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FOLDER 24 |
MS23. Handwritten notes about gardening. June 26?
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1 leaf. |
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FOLDER 25 |
MS24. Letter from Isabel Gordon Carter to Miss Maude Minish explaining her interest in folk tales of Tennessee and North Carolina. June 29, 1923.
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1 leaf. |
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FOLDER 26 |
MS25. Letter and envelope from Helen Dashiell to Isabel Gordon Carter. July 29, 1923.
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2 leaves. |
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FOLDER 27 |
MS26. Letter with a Junior League of America heading and a note about $5.00 dues. August 4, 1923.
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2 leaves. |
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FOLDER 28 |
MS27. Letter and clipping from W. H. Rothe to Isabel Gordon Carter. August 5, 1923.
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3 leaves. |
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Series II: Graphic Images
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FOLDER 4 |
PH01. Photograph of Bob DeHart family in front of their cabin near Bryson City, North Carolina. Stearns refers to the photograph in MS03b. Undated.
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FOLDER 4 |
PH02. Photograph of camp equipment and car belonging to Horace Kephart, taken by I. K. Stearns, ca. 1923. Stearns refers to the photograph in MS03c. Undated.
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DRAWER Map Case |
GR01. Preservation copy of digital color photographic print of an oil painting portrait of Isabel Gordon Carter by Katherine Wiley.
1913. [Located in the Folklife Reading Room Map Case]
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