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Series 1:
Manuscripts
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Subseries 3:
Writings
(continued) |
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Sub-subseries 2:
Books, magazines, and recordings
(continued) |
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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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BOX-FOLDER 72/4 |
The Appalachian dulcimer: an account of older instruments (draft) (1/5), 1981
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Typed manuscript. |
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BOX-FOLDER 72/5 |
The Appalachian dulcimer: an account of older instruments (draft) (2/5), 1981
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See the description for box-folder 72/4. |
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BOX-FOLDER 72/6 |
The Appalachian dulcimer: an account of older instruments (draft) (3/5), 1981
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See the description for box-folder 72/4. |
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BOX-FOLDER 72/7 |
The Appalachian dulcimer: an account of older instruments (draft) (4/5), 1981
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See the description for box-folder 72/4. |
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BOX-FOLDER 72/8 |
The Appalachian dulcimer: an account of older instruments (draft) (5/5), 1981
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See the description for box-folder 72/4. |
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BOX-FOLDER 72/9 |
Bloodroot: Reflections on place by Appalachian women writers, ed. by Joyce Dyer |
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Published in 1998, the book includes a section on Jean Ritchie.
Correspondence, typed drafts and photocopied photos. |
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BOX-FOLDER 72/10 |
"Jean Ritchie's Field Trip - Scotland: an examination of unpublished field
recordings collected in Scotland," 1952-1953
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An unbound copy of Susan Brumfield's Ph.D. dissertation
(copyright 2000), printed from microfilm. Includes cover sheet
with committee signatures, and a copy of the CD tray card from
Jean's commercial recording "Field Trip - Scotland 1952." |
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BOX-FOLDER 72/11 |
Hot peas and barley-o: children's songs and games from Scotland, by Susan Brumfield |
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Published in 2006. Typed draft of Jean's introduction to Susan
Brumfield's book Hot peas and barley-o, as well as a draft of the book. |
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BOX-FOLDER 73/1 |
"Seeds of love:
an Appalachian suite," March 2001
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Printed musical score, in a spiral binding; written by Mary Tudor
Pennycuff for the Cincinnati Camerata, and incorporates the
Ritchie family song, "Pretty Saro." |
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BOX-FOLDER 73/2 |
"Hillbilly
Women," 1972-1979
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Script for the play by Elizabeth Stearns, "based on original
taped interviews with women living in Appalachia and the book Hillbilly women, by Kathy Kahn. Also includes photocopied reviews and
other publicity, and an original program from the
production. |
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BOX-FOLDER 73/3 |
The instruments of Anglo-American traditional music, by Toru Mitsui, 1970, 1975
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An autographed copy of the book, written in Japanese, with a
letter from the author to Jean, a review (in English) of the
book, and a few photocopied pages from a book (in English)
including a section on Jean. |
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BOX-FOLDER 73/4 |
A friend of the family (draft of a novel by Alan Lomax), 1968
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Part of the typed draft of "A friend of the family," Alan Lomax's
adaptation of Dostoevsky's work. Includes Jean's (photocopied)
note on how she came to have the draft in her possession. |
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Sub-subseries 3:
Radio, television, and film
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Includes interviews, and radio, television, and film productions. |
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BOX-FOLDER 73/5 |
Hindman Settleman
School fiftieth anniversary, 1952
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A complete, typed script for a production to celebrate the
fiftieth anniversary of the school's founding. |
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BOX-FOLDER 73/6 |
"Ballad for
Easter" (film), 1957
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Typed script with significant handwritten edits and notations,
typed lyrics with handwritten notes, and related materials. |
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BOX-FOLDER 73/7 |
Olde Bangum, 1958
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A typed introduction by Oscar Brand to the book Old Bangum, plus a narration copy for the film of the same
name. |
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BOX-FOLDER 73/8 |
Transcripts
(1/3), 1959-1979, undated
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Includes scripts or partial transcripts from various radio and
television shows, and other productions. |
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BOX-FOLDER 73/9 |
Transcripts
(2/3), 1959-1979, undated
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See the description for box-folder 73/8. |
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BOX-FOLDER 73/10 |
Transcripts
(3/3), 1959-1979, undated
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See the description for box-folder 73/8. |
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BOX-FOLDER 74/1 |
"The Jean Ritchie
show" (series title: "As I Rowed Out") (1/2) |
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A series on WRVR radio; Jean did a few shows under the name "The
Jean Ritchie Show." Correspondence, and typed transcript and
handwritten notes. Includes shows "Love songs, happy and
otherwise," "Earning a living," "Courting, marriage, and other
notions," "The good spirits," "Songs of freedom," and possibly
others. |
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BOX-FOLDER 74/2 |
"The Jean Ritchie
show" (series title: "As I Rowed Out") (2/2) |
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A series on WRVR radio; Jean did a few shows under the name "The
Jean Ritchie Show." Correspondence, and typed transcript and
handwritten notes. Includes shows "Love songs, happy and
otherwise," "Earning a living," "Courting, marriage, and other
notions," "The good spirits," "Songs of freedom," and possibly
others. |
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BOX-FOLDER 74/3 |
"Sing, America,
Sing" (musical), 1975
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revised script for the musical celebrating the USA's
bicentennial. |
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BOX-FOLDER 74/4 |
"Hindman
Settlement School: a part of our heritage," 1981-1983
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A show produced circa 1983. Correspondence, a typed manuscript
with handwritten edits, and various notes. |
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BOX-FOLDER 74/5 |
"Stir-off"
(film), 1980-1989
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A typed script for the film "Stir-off!" |
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BOX-FOLDER 74/6 |
"Streetshow:
seasonal customs from the English countryside" (Peter Kennedy),
1986
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Typed transcript of a conversation between Jean and Peter
Kennedy, and field footage logs. |
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BOX-FOLDER 74/7 |
"Lyrics and
Legends" (1/4), 1962-1963
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George Pickow did all the filming for "Lyrics and Legends," a
series of 15 programs produced by WHYY-TV for National
Educational Television (NET; later PBS), and aired in 1963.
Documents include film records for the creation of these
programs. |
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BOX-FOLDER 74/8 |
"Lyrics and
Legends" (2/4), 1962-1963
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See the description for box-folder 74/7. |
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BOX-FOLDER 74/9 |
"Lyrics and
Legends" (3/4), 1962-1963
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See the description for box-folder 74/7. |
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BOX-FOLDER 74/10 |
"Lyrics and
Legends" (4/4), 1962-1963
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See the description for box-folder 74/7. |
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BOX-FOLDER 74/11 |
"Mountain Born:
The Jean Ritchie Story": logs for B-rolls, photos, and archival
material, February 7, 1996
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Photocopy of a typed document with handwritten notations. |
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BOX-FOLDER 74/12 |
"Mountain Born:
The Jean Ritchie Story": footage and stills, January 3,
1996
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Typed document with a handwritten sticky note from Cindy
Asher. |
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BOX-FOLDER 75/1 |
"Mountain Born:
The Jean Ritchie Story": Jean Ritchie's interviews (1/2),
version 1, 1996
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Unbound pages of the interview transcript. |
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BOX-FOLDER 75/2 |
"Mountain Born:
The Jean Ritchie Story": Jean Ritchie's interviews (2/2),
version 1, 1996
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See the description for box-folder 75/1. |
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BOX-FOLDER 75/3 |
"Mountain Born:
The Jean Ritchie Story": Jean Ritchie's interviews, version
2 |
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Bound pages of the interview transcript. |
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BOX-FOLDER 75/4 |
"Mountain Born:
The Jean Ritchie Story": editing script (copy), version 1, February 7,
1996
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Computer-printed copy, with a few pencilled notations. |
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BOX-FOLDER 75/5 |
"Mountain Born:
The Jean Ritchie Story": editing script (copy), version 2, February 7,
1996
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Computer-printed copy, with significant corrections and deletions
in black magic marker. |
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BOX-FOLDER 75/6 |
"Mountain Born:
The Jean Ritchie Story": transcribed interviews, version 1
(1/2) |
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Computer-printed transcriptions of interviews with Doc Watson,
George Wein, Peter Schickele, Naomi Judd, interviews at the
Ritchie family reunion, John and Peter Pickow, and George
Pickow. See boxes-folders 76/1
and 76/2. |
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BOX-FOLDER 75/7 |
"Mountain Born:
The Jean Ritchie Story": transcribed interviews, version 1
(2/2) |
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Computer-printed transcriptions of interviews with Pete Seeger,
Arlo Guthrie, Loyal Jones, and Oscar Brand. Also includes
information about B-rolls and the VHS tape product. |
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BOX-FOLDER 76/1 |
"Mountain Born:
The Jean Ritchie Story": transcribed interviews, version 2
(1/2) |
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Similar to the contents for box-folder 75/6 and box-folder 75/7. See box-folder 76/2
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BOX-FOLDER 76/2 |
"Mountain Born:
The Jean Ritchie Story": transcribed interviews, version 2
(2/2) |
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See the description for box-folder 76/1. |
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BOX-FOLDER 76/3 |
"Jean Ritchie
field trip," circa 1956-1957
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Correspondence, invoices, postal receipts, and related documents.
According to Jean's note on the original folder, this was the
first record released on Collectors Ltd. Editions (which became
Greenhays Recordings). |
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BOX-FOLDER 76/4 |
Notes, drafts,
and correspondence (1/2), circa 1950-2006
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Materials related to various projects, including correspondence,
notes, and drafts, some in partial form. |
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BOX-FOLDER 76/5 |
Notes, drafts,
and correspondence (2/2), circa 1950-2006
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See the description for box-folder 76/4. |
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BOX-FOLDER 76/6 |
"The great Lomax
party film mystery" and other notes |
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Handwritten notes regarding missing footage and other
film-related matters. |
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BOX-FOLDER 76/7 |
Next of Kin (film): second revised draft, January 21,
1987
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Screenplay by Michael Jenning and Jeb Stuart (second revised
draft). |
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BOX-FOLDER 76/8 |
Next of Kin (film): second revised draft (Jean Ritchie's part),
January 21,
1987
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Section of the screenplay with Jean's part. |
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BOX-FOLDER 76/9 |
Next of Kin (film): production information and reviews |
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Call sheets, contact information, handwritten notes, newspaper
reviews, preproduction rehearsal information, and related
documents. Two photos of the house from the porch scene have
been relocated to Series 3. |
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BOX-FOLDER 77/1 |
"Singin' the moon
up: the voice of Jean Ritchie," September 2005
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Script for a play based on Jean's early beginnings as a folk
singer, and originally produced by Pennsylvania Center State,
Pennsylvania State University. A newspaper article originally
with the script has been relocated to the subseries Press
Coverage, and sound recordings have been relocated to Series
2. |
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