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Series 1:
Manuscripts
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Subseries 3:
Writings
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Sub-subseries 4:
Projects
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BOX-FOLDER 78/2 |
Newport Folk
Foundation committee (1/4), 1962-1970
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Proposal for the festival, correspondence, foundation committee
minutes, George's festival employee badge, unsigned copies of
the 1965 festival consent form, reports of funds and expenses, a
list of performers who appeared at Newport since 1963,
handwritten notes, and related documents. |
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BOX-FOLDER 78/3 |
Newport Folk
Foundation committee (2/4), 1962-1970
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See the description for box-folder 78/2. |
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BOX-FOLDER 78/4 |
Newport Folk
Foundation committee (3/4), 1962-1970
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See the description for box-folder 78/2. |
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BOX-FOLDER 78/5 |
Newport Folk
Foundation committee (4/4), 1962-1970
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See the description for box-folder 78/2. |
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BOX-FOLDER 78/6 |
Newport Folk
Festival (1/3), 1963-1972
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Correspondence, meeting minutes, a TV series proposal, documents
about Southwestern Indian music, documents regarding Newport
Folk Foundation and festival expenses, brochures and flyers
about other festivals, and related materials. |
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BOX-FOLDER 79/1 |
Newport Folk
Festival (2/3), 1963-1972
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BOX-FOLDER 79/2 |
Newport Folk
Festival (3/3), 1963-1972
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BOX-FOLDER 79/3 |
National
Endowment for the Arts: early days of the folk program, 1970-1973
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A copy of Public Law 209, guidelines for American Musical
Heritage Program, correspondence, official documents and
announcements from NEA, and related materials. |
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BOX-FOLDER 79/4 |
National
Endowment for the Arts, 1973-1978
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Correspondence, Public Law 209 (in typed and published copies),
newspaper clippings, handwritten notes, the 1978 edition of the
application guidelines for the Jazz/Folk/Ethnic Music program,
and the 1976-1977 NEA guide to programs. |
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BOX-FOLDER 79/5 |
"Government and
the Arts: Hearings before a special subcommittee..." (S. 741),
1962
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A copy of this publication. The NEA was founded in 1965. Jean
spoke at one of the hearings, and commented on the lack of
government interest in and support for the arts. |
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Subseries 4: Folklore and
resources
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Sub-subseries 1:
Folklore
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BOX-FOLDER 79/6 |
Appalachian arts,
1958, 1995,
undated
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Folder title assigned by processor; the original title was "Balis
Ritchie." The hunt story may have been written by him.
Brochures, Mummer of Marshfield documents, correspondence, a
newspaper clipping, business cards, and a photocopy of a
handwritten story about a coon hunt, dulcimer making, and
related materials. |
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BOX-FOLDER 80/1 |
Paper doll quilts
(Rebekka Seigel), 1997-1998
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Correspondence, Kentucky Folk Art annual report (1997-1998),
paper doll outlines, computer prints of photos, and related
materials. Photographs have been moved to Series 3. |
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BOX-FOLDER 80/2 |
Cross stitch
pattern of "The dulcimer player," circa 1978-1979
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Correspondence from Charles Joyner on a cross stitch pattern he
designed, after an image of Jean playing the dulcimer. Includes
a copy of the pattern itself. |
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BOX-FOLDER 80/3 |
Materials from
the 2013 accrual (1/2), 1964-2000
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Materials received by AFC in a group together with the Folklore
sub-subseries. Correspondence, brochures, newspaper clippings,
and related materials. |
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BOX-FOLDER 80/4 |
Materials from
the 2013 accrual (2/2), 1959-1988
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See the description for box-folder 80/3. |
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BOX-FOLDER 80/5 |
Correspondence
from the 2013 accrual, 1959-2001
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Correspondence, publicity brochures, and related materials. A
photo of Tiny Robinson (Leadbelly's niece) and Jean has been
relocated to Series 3. |
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Sub-subseries 2: Folk
music and other performing arts resources
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These materials, received in a group called "Folk Resources," cover
the range from documentation referencing Jean to mailings she
received or acquired during her career. |
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BOX-FOLDER 80/6 |
Programs and
catalogs (1/2), 1918-2005
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Programs for concerts and theatrical productions, catalogs and
checklists for exhibits, and related materials. Includes a
leaflet from the Kentucky Folklore Society meeting of 1918. |
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BOX-FOLDER 80/7 |
Programs and
catalogs (2/2), 1918-2005
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See the description for box-folder 80/6. |
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BOX-FOLDER 81/1 |
Newsletters,
updates, and related materials (1/2), 1952-2002
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Calendars, monthly updates from organizations, radio station
playlists, schedules, newsletters, tickets, and related
materials |
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BOX-FOLDER 81/2 |
Newsletters,
updates, and related materials (2/2), 1952-2002
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BOX-FOLDER 81/3 |
Ephemeral
publications (1/5), 1949-2004
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Publicity and promotional materials, including brochures,
pamphlets, price lists, and catalogs. Includes business cards,
liner notes, library and archival subject guides, and other
published information resources. |
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BOX-FOLDER 81/4 |
Ephemeral
publications (2/5), 1949-2004
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See the description for box-folder 81/3. Includes a copy of an article from Melody maker, May 3, 1975, page 41, regarding Richard Farina. Jean
has handwritten a brief anecdote about Richard on this copy. |
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BOX-FOLDER 81/5 |
Ephemeral
publications (3/5), 1949-2004
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See the description for box-folder 81/3. |
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BOX-FOLDER 81/6 |
Ephemeral
publications (4/5), 1949-2004
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See the description for box-folder 81/3. |
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BOX-FOLDER 81/7 |
Ephemeral
publications (5/5), 1949-2004
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See the description for box-folder 81/3. |
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BOX-FOLDER 82/1 |
Publications |
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Bewley,
Irene. This, that and t'other in Southern hill country. Knoxville: Coleman's, 1960., 1960
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Edwards,
Phoebe. How to make a quilt. Cincinnati: Stearns and Foster, 1943., 1943
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Irish linen: queen of fabric. Belfast: Irish Linen Guild, n.d. |
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Skean, Marion
Holcomb, coll. Circle left: folk-play of the Kentucky mountains. Ary, KY: Homeplace. Reprint edition., 1939
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BOX-FOLDER 82/2 |
Unpublished
writings (1/2) |
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Conference paper proposals and various writings by people other
than Jean. |
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Lipman, Doug. Folksongs for teachers and parents
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about 150 pages |
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Unpublished first draft. |
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BOX-FOLDER 82/3 |
Unpublished
writings (2/2) |
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Joyner,
Charles W. "Dulcimer making in Western North Carolina:
creativity in a traditional mountain craft" |
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32 pages |
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Katz, Phil.
"Modal scales, modal chords, and a design for a modal
autoharp," April 1976
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16 pages |
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Copyright April 1976. |
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Long, Lucy.
"Artistry in simplicity: Jean Ritchie's dulcimer playing
style," Spring 1981
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45 pages. |
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Paper submitted for the class "Proseminar in
Ethnomusicology," taught by Josef Pacholczyk. |
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Moser, Joan.
"Friday at Parhams': contemporary Appalachian music in
context," circa
1976
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15 pages |
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Paper submitted for consideration in the Appalachian
symposium to honor Dr. Cratis Williams. |
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O'Cain,
Raymond K. and John R. Hopkins. "The Southern mountain
vocabulary in the Low Country of South Carolina and
Georgia" |
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about 45 pages |
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Smith, Betty
N. "The gap in oral tradition: children are the losers,"
January
10, 1976
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17 pages |
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Paper submitted for consideration in the Appalachian
symposium to honor Dr. Cratis Williams. |
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BOX-FOLDER 82/4 |
Songs and lyrics,
circa
1950-1987
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photocopies and dittos; also, original Country Dance Society of
America song sheets |
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BOX-FOLDER 82/5 |
Correspondence
(1/2), 1972-2001
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Correspondence with significant accompanying materials, including
photos (relocated to Series 3), drawings, information about the
Lydian mode, photocopied pages from published books, a summary
report from the "Symposium on marketing phonograph records of
American folk expression," "Chordal explorations for 3-string
dulcimer" (copyright 1978) and related materials. |
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BOX-FOLDER 82/6 |
Correspondence
(2/2), 1972-2001
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See the description for box-folder 82/5. |
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Subseries 5: Press
coverage
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Sub-subseries 1:
Newspaper clippings, 1920-2009
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A significant number of items are from local newspapers, although a
few major newspapers are represented. Some full newspaper sections
are included. The older clippings are physically fragile. |
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BOXES 83-92 |
Reviews and
articles |
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Original and photocopied newspaper clippings. |
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Sub-subseries 2:
Magazines and pamphlets
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BOX-FOLDER 93 |
Complete issues
of magazines, 1951
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Includes local and national publications. |
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BOX-FOLDER 94 |
Sections from
magazines, newsletters, and ephemera, 1980-2009
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A few items of correspondence accompany some issues. |
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Sub-subseries 3:
Clippings and ephemera
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Original and photocopied clippings from newspapers and magazines,
plus related correspondence and ephemera. Oversized newspaper
clippings have been relocated to boxes 83-94. |
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BOX-FOLDER 95/1 |
Reviews,
articles, and related ephemera (1/8), 1948-1949
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BOX-FOLDER 95/2 |
Reviews,
articles, and related ephemera (2/8), 1950-1959
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BOX-FOLDER 95/3 |
Reviews,
articles, and related ephemera (3/8), 1960-1969
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BOX-FOLDER 95/4 |
Reviews,
articles, and related ephemera (4/8), 1970-1976
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BOX-FOLDER 95/5 |
Reviews,
articles, and related ephemera (5/8), 1980-1988
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BOX-FOLDER 95/6 |
Reviews,
articles, and related ephemera (6/8), 1990-1999
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BOX-FOLDER 95/7 |
Reviews,
articles, and related ephemera (7/8), 2000-2008,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 95/8 |
Reviews,
articles, and related ephemera (8/8),
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 95/9 |
Ecology,
strip-mining, etc., 1970-1974,
undated
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Subseries 6: Biographical
materials
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Sub-subseries 1:
Personal and family history
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BOX-FOLDER 96/1 |
Ritchie family
letters and keepsakes, 1894-circa 1920s,
undated
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Handwritten and typed recollections, color copy of Balis and Abby
Ritchie's marriage license, black-and-white photocopy of Balis
Ritchie's common school graduation certificate, handwritten
notes and a poem, cover for a theatre program and a program, a
handwritten letter from Patty to Mallie Ritchie (with a small
lock of hair), and locks of hair from Abby and the children,
including Jean. The locks of hair and related documents were
rehoused by LC Conservation staff in 2017. |
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BOX-FOLDER 96/2 |
Ritchie family
history (1/4), 1914-1998, undated
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A photo of Wilmer Ritchie has been relocated to Series 3. |
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BOX-FOLDER 96/3 |
Ritchie family
history (2/4), circa 1930s-1999, undated
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Copy of a brochure for Pine Mountain Settlement School,
handwritten and photocopied recollections, a page about Kentucky
quilting party traditions (from Buick magazine), correspondence, printed emails, and various
ephemera. Several items of correspondence are from individuals
inquiring about a possible family tree connection to Jean. |
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BOX-FOLDER 96/4 |
Ritchie family
history (3/4), 1922-2004, undated
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Handwritten notes on family history, newspaper clippings, typed
poems, correspondence from individuals inquiring about a
possible family tree connection to Jean, and various handwritten
notes. |
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BOX-FOLDER 96/5 |
Ritchie family
history (4/4), 1935-2006, undated
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Correspondence, some combining fan letters and family tree
inquiries and information, a printout of a relationship
calculator (for family history), a copy of the Christmas card
George designed for the first Christmas he and Jean spent
together as a married couple, a typed birthday list, copies of Notes from Pine Mountain Settlement School (January 1935, November 1936, and November 1947); and
memorial service documents. Photos have been relocated to Series
3. |
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BOX-FOLDER 96/6 |
B.W. Ritchie's
newspaper, 1908-1910
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Parts of the newspaper B.W. Ritchie published, called variously The record or The news-record . Original section of the front page from vol. 1, no.
35 (December 10, 1908), and the issue from vol. 1, no. 32 (May
12, 1910). |
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BOX-FOLDER 97/1 |
Genealogy:
correspondence (1/3), 1995-2002
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Primarily correspondence (the majority is printed from email).
Also includes printouts of family photos (some scanned and some
from the web), various versions of parts of Jean's family tree,
family trees and family history. |
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BOX-FOLDER 97/2 |
Genealogy:
correspondence (2/3), 1995-2002
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See the description for box-folder 97/1. |
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BOX-FOLDER 97/3 |
Genealogy:
correspondence (3/3), 1995-2002
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See the description for box-folder 97/1. |
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