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Series 1:
Manuscripts
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Subseries 3:
Writings
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Sub-subseries 1: Song
notes
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BOX-FOLDER 65/7 |
Correspondence
and other materials (2/2), 1962, 1999
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Letters, lyrics, emails, notes, songbook, music score. See the
description for box-folder 65/6
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BOX-FOLDER 65/8 |
Songs sent to
performers, 1965, undated
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BOX-FOLDER 65/9 |
Children's music
and games, circa
1979
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A list of songs, possibly for a program or recording. |
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Sub-subseries 2:
Books, magazines, and recordings
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Most of these materials are drafts, galleys, proofs, early versions,
etc. |
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BOX-FOLDER 66/1 |
Early
notes |
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Handwritten notes, lyrics, and music transcriptions. |
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BOX-FOLDER 66/2 |
Writings, 1952-1971,
undated
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Handwritten and typed poetry, lyrics, and notes, and typed
biographical narratives Jean wrote about herself and her family
(possibly a draft form later published). |
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BOX-FOLDER 66/3 |
Writings, notes,
and research, 1957, undated
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BOX-FOLDER 66/4 |
Articles (1/2),
1954-1968
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Drafts and proofs of articles, as well as notes for potential
articles and photo essays, including "Ballad-hunting in the
British Isles," an essay on folk song collecting in Cork,
Ireland, a photo essay for Cosmopolitan magazine, "The Dogs of
Great St. Bernard Today" (written by George Pickow), a crayon
illustration for the cover of "Mystery with Mother Goose" plus
another crayon illustration, a handwritten draft of the story by
Jean, a typed essay by Jean called "Sorghum Making," plus
correspondence and other documents. |
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BOX-FOLDER 66/5 |
Articles (2/2),
1954-1968
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See the description for box-folder 66/4. Also includes a copy of "Over to you," a BBC
publication for schools (Autumn term 1968). |
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BOX-FOLDER 66/6 |
Vague magazine, vol. 1, no. 1, 1946
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A quarterly publication of the Xi Chapter of Chi Delta Phi
(sorority), at University of Kentucky, Lexington. Jean's first
published poem appeared in this issue. |
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BOX-FOLDER 66/7 |
"Living is
collecting: growing up in a Southern Appalachian 'folk' family,"
circa
1977
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A paper written by Ritchie and delivered at a conference. Also
included in the book An Appalachian Symposium: Essays Written in Honor of Cratis D. Williams
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BOX-FOLDER 66/8 |
Correspondence
and a book cover, 1889, 1968
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An item of correspondence to Jean, regarding publication of a
story she wrote, to be published in Country Magazine (September
1968), and the cover for Father Kemp's old folks' concert music
(the cover reads The old folks' concert tunes), from the 1889
edition. |
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BOX-FOLDER 66/9 |
Paper fragment,
undated
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A small fragment of paper found with book manuscripts. It is
handwritten in blue ink. |
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BOX-FOLDER 66/10 |
Book proposals,
circa
1950s
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Eight pages of book proposals; one describes a book that became The garland of mountain song (published in 1953). |
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BOX-FOLDER 66/11 |
Drafts for
publications, flyers, etc., 1951-1987,
undated
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Typed drafts of promotional biographical materials, tracings of
photographic images of Jean, a newspaper clippings, handwritten
notes, and related ephemera. |
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BOX-FOLDER 66/12 |
Henry Z. Walck,
Inc., 1957-1973
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Various portions and drafts of Loves me, loves me not, which would be published as Apple seeds and soda straws; correspondence, royalty statements, and an invoice
from Henry Z. Walck, Inc. (publisher), and related
documents. |
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BOX-FOLDER 66/13 |
The garland of mountain song: drafts and related documents, 1950-1959
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Published in 1953, an early version was called The Jean Ritchie
song book. Drafts, notes, part of a BMI statement stub, lists of
titles, and related documents, including notations about
copyrights transferred to Jean. |
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BOX-FOLDER 66/14 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands : early research, 1950-1959
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Published in 1955, with illustrations by Maurice Sendak.
Handwritten and typed documents. Includes a letter from Jean to
an unidentified person named John, describing the whipping story
detailed in the book. |
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BOX-FOLDER 67/1 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands : beginnings, 1950-1959
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Early portion of typed script for the film, plus a film report, a
letter from Hally Wood (1950), a handwritten song list, and
related documents. |
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BOX-FOLDER 67/2 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands: early manuscript, 1950-1959
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Typed notes with manuscript edits, and handwritten notes. |
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BOX-FOLDER 67/3 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands : early work, 1950-1959
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Typed notes with manuscript edits, and handwritten notes. |
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BOX-FOLDER 67/4 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands : beginnings and revisions) (1/2), 1950-1959
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Typed manuscript pages with handwritten edits. |
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BOX-FOLDER 67/5 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands : beginnings and revisions) (2/2), 1950-1959
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See the description for box-folder 67/1. |
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BOX-FOLDER 67/6 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands : manuscript checked; to be retyped (1/2), 1950-1959
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Typed manuscript pages with handwritten edits. |
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BOX-FOLDER 67/7 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands : manuscript checked; to be retyped (2/2), 1950-1959
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See the description for box-folder 67/6. |
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BOX-FOLDER 68/1 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands: first typed manuscript (1/4), 1950-1959
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Typed manuscript pages with handwritten edits. |
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BOX-FOLDER 68/2 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands : first typed manuscript (2/4), 1950-1959
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See the description for box-folder 67/6. |
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BOX-FOLDER 68/3 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands : first typed manuscript (3/4), 1950-1959
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See the description for box-folder 67/6. |
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BOX-FOLDER 68/4 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands : first typed manuscript (4/4), 1950-1959
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See the description for box-folder 67/6. |
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BOX-FOLDER 68/5 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands : second typed manuscript (1/4), 1950-1959
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Typed manuscript pages with modest amount of handwritten edits.
"Ritchie music illustrated copy" was the header for the original
folder. It has neither music transcriptions nor
illustrations. |
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BOX-FOLDER 68/6 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands : second typed manuscript (2/4), 1950-1959
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See the description for box-folder 68/5. |
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BOX-FOLDER 68/7 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands : second typed manuscript (3/4), 1950-1959
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See the description for box-folder 68/5. |
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BOX-FOLDER 68/8 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands: second typed manuscript (4/4), 1950-1959
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See the description for box-folder 68/5. |
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BOX-FOLDER 68/9 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands : illustrations by Maurice Sendak, 1954, 1988
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Copies of illustrations on coated paper, a letter from Jean to
Janice Vanderpool at University of Kentucky Press, regarding
rights to the illustrations, and a typed copy (with handwritten
edits) of "The River Way to Jackson" (formerly called "The
Drowsy Sleeper"). |
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BOX-FOLDER 68/10 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands : page proofs, etc., 1955
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Six pages of proofs, and part of a typed script for the film of
"Singing Family," with handwritten notes. |
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BOX-FOLDER 68/11 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands : galleys, 1950-1959
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Galley marked with sticky notes to indicate this is a duplicate
set, not to be returned, and a task list regarding details
pertaining to the upcoming publication. |
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BOX-FOLDER 69/1 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands : material returned from Hally Wood, September
1960
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Typed lyrics, handwritten notes, and handwritten music. |
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BOX-FOLDER 69/2 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands : 25th Anniversary review letter and responses, circa
1954-1981
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Correspondence, a photocopy of a published review, a few
handwritten notes, and two mock-ups for publicity (possibly
advertisements), probably from the 1950s. |
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BOX-FOLDER 69/3 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands : reprint quote and copyright renewal, 1980, 1983
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Correspondence, a registration renewal form, and handwritten
notes. |
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BOX-FOLDER 69/4 |
Singing family of the Cumberlands: a partial translation |
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A typed translation of Chapter One into Faroese, by David R.
Margolin. |
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BOX-FOLDER 69/5 |
The dulcimer book : manuscript, 1961, undated
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First published in 1963. Typed sections of the manuscript, plus
correspondence. Photographic materials relocated to Series
3. |
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BOX-FOLDER 69/6 |
The dulcimer book : notes and correspondence |
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Correspondence, a questionnaire, typed and handwritten notes and
writings, the published score for the arrangement of "I
Celebrate Life," and mockups of the covers for The dulcimer book and for Old Bangum, and related documents. |
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BOX-FOLDER 69/7 |
Swapping song book : manuscript |
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First published in 1964 and again in 1999. Typed manuscript with
handwritten edits. |
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BOX-FOLDER 69/8 |
Swapping song book: proofs |
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The first 18 pages of printed proofs. |
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BOX-FOLDER 69/9 |
Swapping song book: printed music, 1955, undated
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BOX-FOLDER 69/10 |
Swapping song book: University of Kentucky Press, 1998-2000
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Correspondence, a signed copy of the final contract for the book,
flyers, reviews, and a Walck publication catalog. |
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BOX-FOLDER 70/1 |
Loves me, loves me not (laterApple seeds and soda straws ): Harper and Brothers, 1958-1959
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Correspondence with Harper and Brothers, plus a typed and
handwritten draft. This work was finally published in 1965 by
Henry Z. Walck, Inc., but first prepared for publication by
Harper and Brothers under the name Loves me, loves me not, as early as 1958. |
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BOX-FOLDER 70/2 |
Loves me, loves me not (laterApple seeds and soda straws ); Henry Z. Walck, Inc., 1966, undated
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BOX-FOLDER 70/3 |
Folk Songs of the Southern Appalachians as sung by Jean Ritchie, 1998
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Correspondence plus a publication announcement from the
University of Kentucky Press. First published in 1965, this
publication is the second edition. |
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BOX-FOLDER 70/4 |
From Fair to Fair : correct song titles, lyrics, and credits for songs to
be used |
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Published in 1966. Typed documents. |
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BOX-FOLDER 70/5 |
From Fair to Fair : original manuscript and music (1/2), 1967
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Typed manuscript, lyrics, and printed and handwritten music. |
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BOX-FOLDER 70/6 |
From Fair to Fair : original manuscript and music (2/2), 1967
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See the description for box-folder 70/5. |
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BOX-FOLDER 70/7 |
Celebration of life, 1970,
1979
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Published in 1971. Typed letter from Jean regarding the potential
reprinting of the book, plus typed poems and lyrics, and a color
mockup of the book cover. |
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BOX-FOLDER 70/8 |
Dulcimer people: questionnaires and related materials, 1966-1973
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Published in 1975. Dulcimer questionnaires, correspondence, and
related ephemera. |
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BOX-FOLDER 70/9 |
Dulcimer people : manuscript |
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Typed manuscript segments of various generations, photocopies of
handwritten music, original handwritten music, handwritten
notes, and a typed bibliography. Also Peter Pickow's original
handwritten musical arrangements. |
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BOX-FOLDER 71/1 |
Dulcimer people : complete original manuscript |
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Typed photocopy with handwritten edits. |
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BOX-FOLDER 71/2 |
Jean Ritchie's Kentucky Mother Goose, 1979,
2005,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 71/3 |
Newport Folk Festival songbook (1/6), circa 1964-1965, 1985
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Two items of publicity for Mac Wisemen, handwritten notes on the
back of a flyer from 1985, and typed music and lyrics from
various generations of the manuscript (originals and
copies). |
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BOX-FOLDER 71/4 |
Newport Folk Festival songbook (2/6), circa 1964-1965
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Typed and photocopied portion of a draft for the book, with
performer biographies, as well as additional biographical
information sent to Jean. |
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BOX-FOLDER 71/5 |
Newport Folk Festival songbook (3/6), circa 1964-1965
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Handwritten music and lyrics, correspondence (permission to
reprint Milton Okun's "My Ramblin' Boy"), and photocopies of
typed introductions to songs. |
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BOX-FOLDER 71/6 |
Newport Folk Festival songbook (5/6), circa 1964-1965
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One item of correspondence, plus proofs of printed music and
lyrics. |
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BOX-FOLDER 71/7 |
Newport Folk Festival songbook (4/6), circa 1964-1965
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Proofs of printed music and lyrics. |
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BOX-FOLDER 72/1 |
Newport Folk Festival songbook (6/6), circa 1964-1965
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Correspondence, permissions to print songs, and related
ephemera. |
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BOX-FOLDER 72/2 |
Drafts and
research |
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Typed and handwritten lyrics and notes, plus copies of printed
music, pertaining to various published works. |
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BOX-FOLDER 72/3 |
Draft of Jean
Ritchie's forward to L. Allen Smith's book The Appalachian dulcimer: an account of older instruments, plus related correspondence, 1982
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Correspondence, writings |
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