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Series I: Manuscripts (continued)
Subseries D: Folk Song '59
Folk Song '59: invoice, March 31, 1959
BOX-FOLDER 1/25 Folk Song '59: Carnegie Hall program, April 3, 1959
Two copies.
BOX-FOLDER 1/26 Folk Song '59: tickets, April 3, 1959
Four tickets for the second-tier box
BOX-FOLDER 1/27 Folk Song '59: signed receipts, April 3, 1959
Three receipts for payment for their performance at the concert: Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield), Mike Seeger, and Memphis Slim.
BOX-FOLDER 1/28 Telegram from Logan English to Alan Lomax and Lou Gordon, April 3, 1959
Logan English sends congratulations on the evening of the Folk Song '59 concert.
BOX-FOLDER 1/29 Folk Song '59: announcement of the commercial recording, April 4, 1959
A clipping from Cash Box, announcing an upcoming commercial release by United Artists of the concert.
Subseries E: Oversized materials
FOLDER 1/31 A Musical Tribute to Woody Guthrie: Bound for Glory, March 17, 1956
FOLDER 1/31 Swapping Song Fair: poster, May 12, 1956
16 3/4 in. x 10 3/4 in. or smaller
FOLDER 1/31 Folksong '59 [sic], April 3, 1959
13 1/2 in. x 9 in. or smaller
Series II: Photographs
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH01, March 17, 1956
Woody Guthrie takes a bow. "Bound for Glory" tribute concert to honor Woody Guthrie, held at the Pythian Temple, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH02, March 17, 1956
5 in. x 7 in.
Woody Guthrie standing and possibly speaking; Nora Guthrie seated at far left. "Bound for Glory" tribute concert to honor Woody Guthrie, held at the Pythian Temple, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH03, 1954
6 1/2 in. x 9 1/2 in.
Left to right: Tom Clancy, Lou Gordon, Pat Clancy, Robin Roberts, and Phil Raiguel. Photographed by George Pickow. In performance at Cherry Lane Theatre, New York. PH03 and PH04 are the same image, with more or less the same details (due to how the images were printed).
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH04, 1954
6 1/2 in. x 9 1/2 in. or smaller
See description for PH03.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH05, 1954 or 1955
7 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in.
Seated, left to right: Tom Clancy, Jean Ritchie, and Oscar Brand. Standing: Pat Clancy. In performance during a Swapping Song Fair concert. Photographed by George Pickow. Cherry Lane Theatre, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH06, 1954
7 1/2 in. x 10 in.
Left to right: unidentified bagpiper and Robin Roberts. In performance during a Swapping Song Fair concert, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH07, 1954 or 1955
7 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in.
Oscar Brand and Jean Ritchie. In performance during a Swapping Song Fair concert. Photographed by George Pickow. Cherry Lane Theatre, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH08, 1954 or 1955
7 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in.
Left to right: Lou Gordon, Oscar Brand, and Jean Ritchie. In performance during a Swapping Song Fair concert. Photographed by George Pickow. Cherry Lane Theatre, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH09, March 17, 1956
7 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in.
Left to right: Pat Clancy, Oscar Brand, Jean Ritchie, and Tom Clancy. In performance during a Swapping Song Fair concert. Photographed by George Pickow. Cherry Lane Theatre, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH10, March 17, 1956
5 in. x 5 in.
Lee Hays and Earl Robinson. At the "Bound for Glory" tribute concert to honor Woody Guthrie, held at the Pythian Temple, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH11, March 17, 1956
5 in. x 8 in.
Left to right: Lee Hays, Earl Robinson, Pete Seeger, and Robin Roberts. At the "Bound for Glory" tribute concert to honor Woody Guthrie, held at the Pythian Temple, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH12, March 17, 1956
5 in. x 7 in.
Foreground: Pete Seeger. Background, left to right: Earl Robinson, Robin Roberts (obscured), and Jimmy Gavin. At the "Bound for Glory" tribute concert to honor Woody Guthrie, held at the Pythian Temple, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH13, March 17, 1956
5 in. x 7 1/2 in.
Left to right: Ed McCurdy, the Kossoy Sisters (partially obscured), Pete Seeger, Robin Roberts, and Erik Darling (?). At the "Bound for Glory" tribute concert to honor Woody Guthrie, held at the Pythian Temple, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH14, March 17, 1956
5 in. x 5 1/2 in.
Left to right: Ed McCurdy, the Kossoy Sisters (partially obscured), Pete Seeger (obscured), Robin Roberts, Rev. Gary Davis, Earl Robinson, and Erik Darling (?). At the "Bound for Glory" tribute concert to honor Woody Guthrie, held at the Pythian Temple, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH15, March 17, 1956
5 in. x 7 in.
Rev. Gary Davis. At the "Bound for Glory" tribute concert to honor Woody Guthrie, held at the Pythian Temple, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH16, March 17, 1956
5 in. x 7 in.
Left to right: Rev. Gary Davis, Earl Robinson, and Erik Darling (?). At the "Bound for Glory" tribute concert to honor Woody Guthrie, held at the Pythian Temple, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH17, March 17, 1956
5 in. x 7 in.
Foregrand: Ed McCurdy. Lee Hays may be in the background. At the "Bound for Glory" tribute concert to honor Woody Guthrie, held at the Pythian Temple, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH18, March 17, 1956
5 in. x 7 1/2 in.
Left to right: Nora Guthrie, Toshi Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Woody Guthrie, and Marjorie Guthrie (?). At the "Bound for Glory" tribute concert to honor Woody Guthrie, held at the Pythian Temple, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH19, March 17, 1956
5 in. x 7 in.
Seated: Pete Seeger. Standing: the Kossoy Sisters. At the "Bound for Glory" tribute concert to honor Woody Guthrie, held at the Pythian Temple, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH20, April 3, 1959
4 in. x 6 in.
Folk Song '59, held at Carnegie Hall, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH21, April 3, 1959
4 in. x 6 in.
Folk Song '59, held at Carnegie Hall, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH22, April 3, 1959
4 in. x 6 in.
Folk Song '59, held at Carnegie Hall, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH23, April 3, 1959
4 in. x 6 in.
Folk Song '59, held at Carnegie Hall, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH24, April 3, 1959
4 in. x 6 in.
Folk Song '59, held at Carnegie Hall, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH25, April 3, 1959
4 in. x 6 in.
Folk Song '59, held at Carnegie Hall, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH26, April 3, 1959
4 in. x 6 in.
Folk Song '59, held at Carnegie Hall, New York.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH27, circa 1950s
8 in. x 10 in.
Publicity photo of Robin Roberts.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH28, circa 1950s
8 in. x 10 in.
Publicity photo of Jean Ritchie.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH29, 1960
8 in. x 10 in.
Cisco Houston, in performance.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 AFC 2010/031: PH30, 1954
8 in. x 10 in. (the sheet); 3 in. x 3 in. (each image)
Swapping Song Fair. Images include Oscar Brand, Frank Warner, Pat Clancy, Phil Raguel, and Robin Roberts. Photographed by George Pickow. Black-and-white contact sheet with 11 frames; possibly shot with 120mm film.

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