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| Series I: Manuscripts (continued) | |||||||||||||
| Subseries D: Folklore and resources (continued) | |||||||||||||
| Sub-subseries 2: Folk music and other performing arts resources | |||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 80/6 | Programs and catalogs (folder 1 of 2), 1918-2005 | ||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 80/7 | Programs and catalogs (folder 2 of 2), 1918-2005 | ||||||||||||
| See description for folder 80/6. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 81/1 | Newsletters, updates, and related materials (folder 1 of 2), 1952-2002 | ||||||||||||
| Calendars, monthly updates from organizations, radio station playlists, schedules, newsletters, tickets, and related materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 81/2 | Newsletters, updates, and related materials (folder 2 of 2), 1952-2002 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 81/3 | Ephemeral publications (folder 1 of 5), 1949-2004 | ||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 81/4 | Ephemeral publications (folder 2 of 5), 1949-2004 | ||||||||||||
| See description for 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. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 81/5 | Ephemeral publications (folder 3 of 5), 1949-2004 | ||||||||||||
| See description for folder 81/3. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 81/6 | Ephemeral publications (folder 4 of 5), 1949-2004 | ||||||||||||
| See description for folder 81/3. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 81/7 | Ephemeral publications (folder 5 of 5), 1949-2004 | ||||||||||||
| See description for folder 81/3. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 82/1 | Publications | ||||||||||||
| Bewley, Irene. This, that and t'other in Southern hill country. Knoxville: Coleman's, 1960. | |||||||||||||
| Edwards, Phoebe. How to make a quilt. Cincinnati: Stearns and Foster, 1943. | |||||||||||||
| Irish linen: queen of fabric. Belfast: Irish Linen Guild, n.d. | |||||||||||||
| Skean, Marion Holcomb, coll. Circle left: folk-play of the Kentucky mountains. Ary, KY: Homeplace, 1939. Reprint edition. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 82/2 | Unpublished writings (folder 1 of 2) | ||||||||||||
| Conference paper proposals and various writings by people other than Jean. | |||||||||||||
| Lipman, Doug. Folksongs for teachers and parents. | |||||||||||||
| about 150 pages | |||||||||||||
| Unpublished first draft. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 82/3 | Unpublished writings (folder 2 of 2) | ||||||||||||
| Joyner, Charles W. "Dulcimer making in Western North Carolina: creativity in a traditional mountain craft." | |||||||||||||
| 32 pages | |||||||||||||
| Katz, Phil. "Modal scales, modal chords, and a design for a modal autoharp." April 1976 | |||||||||||||
| 16 pages | |||||||||||||
| Copyright April 1976. | |||||||||||||
| Long, Lucy. "Artistry in simplicity: Jean Ritchie's dulcimer playing style," Spring 1981 | |||||||||||||
| 45 pages. | |||||||||||||
| Paper submitted for the class "Proseminar in Ethnomusicology," taught by Josef Pacholczyk. | |||||||||||||
| Moser, Joan. "Friday at Parhams': contemporary Appalachian music in context," circa 1976 | |||||||||||||
| 15 pages | |||||||||||||
| Paper submitted for consideration in the Appalachian symposium to honor Dr. Cratis Williams. | |||||||||||||
| O'Cain, Raymond K. and John R. Hopkins. "The Southern mountain vocabulary in the Low Country of South Carolina and Georgia." | |||||||||||||
| about 45 pages | |||||||||||||
| Smith, Betty N. "The gap in oral tradition: children are the losers," January 10, 1976 | |||||||||||||
| 17 pages | |||||||||||||
| Paper submitted for consideration in the Appalachian symposium to honor Dr. Cratis Williams. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 82/4 | Songs and lyrics, 1950-1987 | ||||||||||||
| photocopies and dittos; also, original Country Dance Society of America song sheets | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 82/5 | Correspondence (folder 1 of 2), 1972-2001 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence with significant accompanying materials, including photos (relocated to Series III), 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. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 82/6 | Correspondence (folder 2 of 2), 1972-2001 | ||||||||||||
| See description for folder 82/5. | |||||||||||||
| Subseries E: Press coverage | |||||||||||||
| Sub-subseries 1: Newspaper clippings, 1920-2009 | |||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 83-92 | Reviews and articles | ||||||||||||
| Original and photocopied newspaper clippings. | |||||||||||||
| Sub-subseries 2: Magazines and pamphlets | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 93 | Complete issues of magazines, 1951 | ||||||||||||
| Includes local and national publications. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 94 | Sections from magazines, newsletters, and ephemera, 1980-2009 | ||||||||||||
| A few items of correspondence accompany some issues. | |||||||||||||
| Sub-subseries 3: Clippings and ephemera | |||||||||||||
| Original and photocopied clippings from newspapers and magazines, plus related correspondence and ephemera. Oversized newspaper clippings have been relocated to boxes 83-94. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 95/1 | Reviews, articles, and related ephemera (folder 1 of 8), 1948-1949 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 95/2 | Reviews, articles, and related ephemera (folder 2 of 8), 1950-1959 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 95/3 | Reviews, articles, and related ephemera (folder 3 of 8), 1960-1969 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 95/4 | Reviews, articles, and related ephemera (folder 4 of 8), 1970-1976 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 95/5 | Reviews, articles, and related ephemera (folder 5 of 8), 1980-1988 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 95/6 | Reviews, articles, and related ephemera (folder 6 of 8), 1990-1999 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 95/7 | Reviews, articles, and related ephemera (folder 7 of 8), 2000-2008; undated 2000-2008 | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 95/8 | Reviews, articles, and related ephemera (folder 8 of 8) | ||||||||||||
| Undated materials. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 95/9 | Ecology, strip-mining, etc., 1970-1974; undated | ||||||||||||
| Magazine clippings, issues of magazines (including Mountain life and work), a printed summary of H.R. 12156 (a bill submitted to study the impact offshore drilling), and related documents). | |||||||||||||
| Subseries F: Biographical materials | |||||||||||||
| Sub-subseries 1: Personal and family history | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/1 | Ritchie family letters and keepsakes, 1894-circa 1920s; undated | ||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/2 | Ritchie family history (folder 1 of 4), 1914-1998; undated | ||||||||||||
| Handwritten and typed recollections, correspondence, memorial booklets, and photocopied photos. A photo of Wilmer Ritchie has been relocated to Series III. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/3 | Ritchie family history (folder 2 of 4), circa 1930s-1999; undated | ||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/4 | Ritchie family history (folder 3 of 4), 1922-2004; undated | ||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/5 | Ritchie family history (folder 4 of 4), 1936-2006; undated | ||||||||||||
| 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 III. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/6 | B.W. Ritchie's newspaper, 1908-1910 | ||||||||||||
| 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). | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/1 | Genealogy: correspondence (folder 1 of 3), 1995-2002 | ||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/2 | Genealogy: correspondence (folder 2 of 3), 1995-2002 | ||||||||||||
| See description for folder 97/1. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/3 | Genealogy: correspondence (folder 3 of 3), 1995-2002 | ||||||||||||
| See description for folder 97/1. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/4 | Genealogy: family trees and family stories (folder 1 of 2), 1961-2002 | ||||||||||||
| Primarily family trees and family history, with some photos (photocopied or printed from scanned images), and correspondence. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/5 | Genealogy: family trees and family stories (folder 2 of 2), 1961-2002 | ||||||||||||
| See description for folder 97/4. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/6 | Jason Ritchie (folder 1 of 2), 1949-1952; undated | ||||||||||||
| Typed and handwritten notes and lyrics, Jason's handwritten recollections, Jean's handwritten and typed recollection of her notes made on the way to visit Jason in 1949, and correspondence between Jean and Jason. Jason Ritchie, referred to by Jean as "Uncle Jason," was a cousin of Jean's father Balis Ritchie. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/7 | Jason Ritchie (folder 2 of 2), 1949-1952; undated | ||||||||||||
| 1952 | |||||||||||||
| See description for folder 97/6. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 98/1 | Balis Ritchie | ||||||||||||
| Typed recollection of a song Balis learned from "Bad Tom" Smith, plus photocopies of published information about Smith, and Balis's obituary from a newspaper (original clipping). Balis was Jean Ritchie's father. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 98/2 | Mallie Ritchie (folder 1 of 2), 1913-circa 1952; undated | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence to Mallie, primarily when she was a child, recuperating in the hospital, including picture postcards; a homemade account book an illustrated memorial service fan, One of Jean's sisters. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 98/3 | Mallie Ritchie (folder 2 of 2), 1930 | ||||||||||||
| Cancelled checques written by Mallie, drawn on The First National Bank (Hazard, Kentucky), and an account statement from the same bank, for December 1930. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 98/4 | Una Ritchie, 1923-1971; undated | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, plus a photocopied article from Vermont life magazine. Photos have been moved to Series III. Una was one of Jean's sisters. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 98/5 | Kitty Ritchie, 1988-1989 | ||||||||||||
| Typed tribute to Kitty, written by Jean, and a page from a 1988 wall calendar, showing Kitty by a corn husk doll. One of Jean's sisters. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 98/6 | Edna Ritchie, 1926-1997 | ||||||||||||
| A copy of Viper echoes, a newsletter published by the Viper Public School (February 1926), with a reproduced photo of Edna on the front; a newspaper clipping announcing Edna's marriage, photocopied music, handwritten lyrics, a poem Jean wrote in tribute to Edna (handwritten and typed copies)condolence cards to Jean and other correspondence, memorial handouts, and typed memorial tributes to Edna. One of Jean's sisters. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 98/7 | Jewell Ritchie, 1926-1969; undated | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, a newspaper clipping, a family information questionnaire sent by Jean and partially filled out, Jewel's nursing diploma and other school-related information, Army-related documents and other official documents, a copy of "Singing Up the Moon," written by Jeannie Block (Jewel's daughter), plus a flyer about folk dance camp at Pinewoods. All contents of this folder are photocopies except the questionnaire. Jewel was one of Jean's sisters. Her twin, Opal, died in infancy of diphtheria. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 98/8 | Pauline Ritchie, 1935-1980; undated | ||||||||||||
| A memorial program, correspondence, promotional materials for The Lighted Lantern, typed tributes and poems, printed music and lyrics for "Twilight A-Stealin'," The Mountain Echo (vol. 1, no. 3, November 1980; published by the Hindman Settlement School), with a memorial tribute to Pauline, and an essay by Pauline called "Up from the three Rs," published in Wellesley essays (1936). Pauline (also called Polly) was one of Jean's sisters. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 98/9 | B.W. Ritchie ("Wilmer" or "Sam"), circa 2003; undated | ||||||||||||
| Three items: a typed sheet of paper paying tribute to Balis and Abigail Ritchie (parents), from a dedication; an original art work by B.W. Ritchie (Jr.), and a plastic comb-bound 2003 wall calendar featuring B.W.'s art work. B.W. was one of Jean's brothers. | |||||||||||||
| Sub-subseries 2: Genealogy, reunions, and education | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 98/10 | The Ritchie-Cox family episodes: things that actually happened, circa December 2005 | ||||||||||||
| A printed keepsake book, held together with ribbon and with an illustrated cover, of family stories. | |||||||||||||
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