Jean Ritchie and George Pickow collection, 1923-2015 (Library of Congress Finding Aid)

Container	Contents

	Series 1: Manuscripts (continued)
		Subseries 1: Correspondence (continued)
			Sub-subseries 5: Programs and program correspondence (continued)
BOX-FOLDER 27/2				Card/ticket for Elsa Maxwell's Americana Party, May 11, 1949
BOX-FOLDER 27/2					Notes in Jean's handwriting on front and back; on the front: "I square-danced with Clark Gable! (Jean)" and on the back notes about the songs/dances performed. See box-folder 39/6 for a copy of the program.
BOX-FOLDER 27/3				BBC, 1951-1954, undated
BOX-FOLDER 27/3					Typed correspondence (including letters from David Attenborough), notes, TV transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 27/4				University of California, 1952, 1955-1956, 1958
BOX-FOLDER 27/4					Three items of correspondence and a program for the concert "Traditional Song in America" (1958).
BOX-FOLDER 27/5				Harvard University Summer School, 1955
BOX-FOLDER 27/5					Typed correspondence, a schedule, and copies of the program for "Folk Music in America: The Appalachian Tradition" (presented by the Harvard Summer School Conference on Folk Music and Ballad)
BOX-FOLDER 27/6				University of Kentucky, 1955
BOX-FOLDER 27/6					Includes two items of correspondence (one handwritten, one typed).
BOX-FOLDER 27/7				Contracts, 1955-1956
BOX-FOLDER 27/7					Artist copies of contracts between Pearson and Eaton, Inc. (representing Jean), and various entities, including various colleges, universities, and clubs.
BOX-FOLDER 27/8				Pearson and Eaton, Inc., 1954-1957, undated
BOX-FOLDER 27/8					Correspondence to and from Pearson and Eaton, Inc.; Louise Eaton was Jean's agent at the time.
BOX-FOLDER 27/9				American Youth Hostels, 1956
BOX-FOLDER 27/9					Includes two items of correspondence (one handwritten, one typed).
BOX-FOLDER 27/10				"Courting, marriage, and other notions" (from the radio series, "As I Roved Out"), circa 1956
BOX-FOLDER 27/10					Song booklets and interview transcripts.
BOX-FOLDER 27/11				Swapping Song Fair, 1954, undated
BOX-FOLDER 27/12				Miscellaneous programs and program correspondence, 1950-1955
BOX-FOLDER 27/12					Correspondence regarding events in which Jean participated, thank-you letters, programs, and ephemera.
BOX-FOLDER 27/13				Miscellaneous programs and program correspondence, 1956-1958, undated
BOX-FOLDER 27/13					See the description for box-folder 27/12.
BOX-FOLDER 27/14				4th Annual Folk Music Festival (University of California-Berkeley), 1961
BOX-FOLDER 27/14					Correspondence, promotional materials, schedules, programs, and handwritten notes.
BOX-FOLDER 27/15				Gerard W. Purcell Associates, 1951-1964
BOX-FOLDER 27/15					Correspondence from and about Jerry Campbell, who was Jean's agent for a brief time. Includes song lists, lyrics, and notes.
BOX-FOLDER 27/16				Newport Folk Festival, 1963-1965, 1968
BOX-FOLDER 28/1				46th Annual National 4-H Club Congress, 1967
BOX-FOLDER 28/1					Publications and news releases associated with the annual Congress.
BOX-FOLDER 28/2				Concerts, 1967-1968
BOX-FOLDER 28/2					Correspondence, programs, and travel plans related to concerts Jean gave in Kentucky and Tennessee.
BOX-FOLDER 28/3				Miscellaneous programs and program correspondence, 1960-1963
BOX-FOLDER 28/3					See the description for box-folder 27/12.
BOX-FOLDER 28/4				Miscellaneous programs and program correspondence, 1964-1965
BOX-FOLDER 28/4					See the description for box-folder 27/12.
BOX-FOLDER 28/5				Miscellaneous programs and program correspondence, 1966-1967
BOX-FOLDER 28/5					See the description for box-folder 27/12.
BOX-FOLDER 28/6				Miscellaneous programs and program correspondence, 1968-1969, undated
BOX-FOLDER 28/6					See the description for box-folder 27/12.
BOX-FOLDER 28/7				Set lists, 1960-1979
BOX-FOLDER 28/7					Set lists in Jean's handwriting, for various performances.
BOX-FOLDER 28/8				Completed concerts (1/2), 1971-1973
BOX-FOLDER 28/8					Correspondence to and from Jean regarding concerts she gave in 1972. Includes agreements and contracts, itineraries, and handwritten notes.
BOX-FOLDER 29/1				Completed concerts (2/2), 1971-1973
BOX-FOLDER 29/1					See the description for box-folder 28/8.
BOX-FOLDER 29/2				Completed concerts (1/3), 1972-1973
BOX-FOLDER 29/2					Correspondence to and from Jean regarding various programs, festivals, and events; includes handwritten notes and planning documentation.
BOX-FOLDER 29/3				Completed concerts (2/3), 1972-1973
BOX-FOLDER 29/3					See the description for box-folder 29/2.
BOX-FOLDER 29/4				Completed concerts (3/3), 1972-1973
BOX-FOLDER 29/4					See the description for box-folder 29/2.
BOX-FOLDER 29/5				California State University, Fresno, 1978-1979
BOX-FOLDER 29/5					Correspondence and other documentation (as well as fan letters) from Jean's time as a Folk Artist in Residence at California State University, Fresno.
BOX-FOLDER 29/6				Miscellaneous programs and program correspondence, 1970-1972
BOX-FOLDER 29/6					Correspondence to and from Jean regarding various programs, festivals, and events; includes flyers and promotional documents.
BOX-FOLDER 30/1				Miscellaneous programs and program correspondence, 1973
BOX-FOLDER 30/1					See the description for box-folder 29/6.
BOX-FOLDER 30/2				Miscellaneous programs and program correspondence (1/2), 1974-1976
BOX-FOLDER 30/2					See the description for box-folder 29/6.
BOX-FOLDER 30/3				Miscellaneous programs and program correspondence (2/2), 1974-1976
BOX-FOLDER 30/3					See the description for box-folder 29/6.
BOX-FOLDER 30/4				Miscellaneous programs and program correspondence, 1977-1979, undated
BOX-FOLDER 30/4					See the description for box-folder 29/6.
BOX-FOLDER 30/5				Class visits and workshops, 1973-1974, 1979
BOX-FOLDER 30/5					Handwritten notes and set lists.
BOX-FOLDER 30/6				Set lists from performances in North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, 1970-1980
BOX-FOLDER 30/6					See the description for box-folder 28/7.
BOX-FOLDER 30/7				England/Scotland concert tour (1/2), 1980
BOX-FOLDER 30/7					Also includes receipts, envelopes, notes, correspondence, and brochures.
BOX-FOLDER 30/8				England/Scotland concert tour (2/2), 1980
BOX-FOLDER 30/8					See the description for box-folder 30/6.
BOX-FOLDER 30/9				Christmas Revels, 1980
BOX-FOLDER 30/9					Correspondence, lyrics, Christmas play script, and sheet music.
BOX-FOLDER 30/10				Programs, schedules, correspondence, and notes, 1980
BOX-FOLDER 30/10					Documentation includes handwritten notes.
BOX-FOLDER 31/1				Concerts completed (1/2), 1980-1981
BOX-FOLDER 31/1					Documentation includes correspondence with Jean both in 1980 (the year prior to the concerts) and in 1981 (the year of the concerts).
BOX-FOLDER 31/2				Concerts completed (2/2), 1980-1981
BOX-FOLDER 31/2					See the description for box-folder 31/1.
BOX-FOLDER 31/3				California, 1981
BOX-FOLDER 31/3					Itinerary, correspondence, contact information list, and flyers.
BOX-FOLDER 31/4				Programs, schedules, correspondence, and notes, 1981
BOX-FOLDER 31/4					Documentation includes handwritten notes.
BOX-FOLDER 31/5				California, February 1982
BOX-FOLDER 31/5					Correspondence, contracts, and flyers. Documentation includes correspondence with Jean in the year prior to the performances.
BOX-FOLDER 31/6				Engagements completed (1/2), 1981-1982
BOX-FOLDER 31/6					Itinerary, correspondence, contracts, and brochures for engagements in 1982. Documentation includes correspondence with Jean in the year prior to the performances.
BOX-FOLDER 31/7				Engagements completed (2/2), 1981-1982
BOX-FOLDER 31/7					See the description for box-folder 31/6.
BOX-FOLDER 32/1				Programs (1/2), 1982
BOX-FOLDER 32/1					Documentation includes handwritten notes.
BOX-FOLDER 32/2				Programs (2/2), 1982
BOX-FOLDER 32/2					See the description for box-folder 32/1.
BOX-FOLDER 32/3				Concerts (1/2), 1982-1983
BOX-FOLDER 32/3					Correspondence, contracts, purchase orders, programs, and handwritten notes pertaining to concerts Jean gave in 1983.
BOX-FOLDER 32/4				Concerts (2/2), 1982-1983
BOX-FOLDER 32/4					See the description for box-folder 32/3.
BOX-FOLDER 32/5				Tours (Florida) (1/2), 1983-1985
BOX-FOLDER 32/5					Correspondence, programs, handwritten notes, and related materials from tours in 1983. Two photos from this folder have been relocated to Series 3.
BOX-FOLDER 32/6				Tours (Florida) (2/2), 1983-1985
BOX-FOLDER 32/6					See the description for box-folder 32/5.
BOX-FOLDER 32/7				Programs, 1983
BOX-FOLDER 32/7					Correspondence, programs, and related materials.
BOX-FOLDER 33/1				Engagements (1/2), 1983-1984
BOX-FOLDER 33/1					Correspondence, contracts, programs, related materials, and handwritten notes for engagements in 1984.
BOX-FOLDER 33/2				Engagements (2/2), 1983-1984
BOX-FOLDER 33/2					See the description for box-folder 33/1.
BOX-FOLDER 33/3				Programs, 1984
BOX-FOLDER 33/3					Also includes handwritten notes.
BOX-FOLDER 33/4				Set lists, 1984-2004, undated
BOX-FOLDER 33/4					Small pieces of paper with handwritten lists of songs and notes.
BOX-FOLDER 33/5				Engagements (1/2), 1984-1986
BOX-FOLDER 33/5					Correspondence, contracts, programs, related materials, and handwritten notes pertaining to engagements in 1985.
BOX-FOLDER 33/6				Engagements (2/2), 1984-1986
BOX-FOLDER 33/6					See the description for box-folder 33/5.
BOX-FOLDER 33/7				Programs, schedules, correspondence, and notes, 1985
BOX-FOLDER 33/7					Also includes handwritten notes.
BOX-FOLDER 34/1				Programs, schedules, correspondence, and notes, 1986
BOX-FOLDER 34/1					Also includes handwritten notes.
BOX-FOLDER 34/2				Programs, schedules, correspondence, and notes, 1987
BOX-FOLDER 34/3				Programs, schedules, correspondence, and notes, 1988
BOX-FOLDER 34/4				Programs, schedules, correspondence, and notes, 1989
BOX-FOLDER 34/5				Lexington School: letters from students, 1980-1989
BOX-FOLDER 34/5					Illustrated thank-you letters from elementary school students at Lexington School (Kentucky), thanking Jean for the recording of "Old Bangum."
Next Page »

Contents List

Collapse All Expand All