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Series 1:
Manuscripts
(continued) |
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Subseries 2:
Performances, lectures, and workshops
(continued) |
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Sub-subseries 1:
Concerts and other engagements
(continued) |
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Concerts (8/8),
undated
(continued) |
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See the description for box-folder 40/2. |
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BOX-FOLDER 44/7 |
Concerts, 1950-1954,
1956
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Correspondence announcements, and ephemera. |
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BOX-FOLDER 44/8 |
Concerts (1/2),
1950, 1953, 1957, 1960
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BOX-FOLDER 44/9 |
Concerts (2/2),
1950, 1953, 1957, 1960
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BOX-FOLDER 44/10 |
Concerts, 1954-1959,
1961,
undated
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Correspondence, contracts and agreements, and ephemera. Most
materials are from 1958. The original folder's header was
"Concerts 1953-1959." |
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BOX-FOLDER 45/1 |
Concerts (1/2),
1960-1962
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Correspondence and related documents for concerts in
1960-1961. |
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BOX-FOLDER 45/2 |
Concerts (2/2),
1960-1962
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See the description for box-folder 40/6. |
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BOX-FOLDER 45/3 |
Engagements,
1965-1967, undated
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Correspondence, itineraries, contracts and letters of agreement.
and related documents. The original folder's header was "October
1966 Jean Ritchie." Most of the documents are from 1966. |
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BOX-FOLDER 45/4 |
Engagements and
events, 1965-1967, undated
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Correspondence, programs, and ephemera for engagements and events
in 1967. The original folder's header was "Old Concerts." |
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BOX-FOLDER 45/5 |
Concerts
finished, 1968-1969
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Materials refer to concerts held in 1969. Correspondence, as well
as a contract to perform at the Boston YMCA, a letter of
agreement to appear at the 1969 Newport Folk Festival, an
application for the entry of entertainers (in order to perform
in Canada), an invoice from the University of Kentucky (to
refund Jean the cost of travel), and related documents. |
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BOX-FOLDER 45/6 |
Concerts
finished, 1969-1970
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Materials refer to concerts held in 1970. Correspondence, concert
schedules, contracts, a list of songs performed at one of Jean's
public engagements |
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BOX-FOLDER 45/7 |
Concerts
finished, 1970-1971
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Correspondence, contracts, and related documents in reference to
concerts held in 1971. |
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BOX-FOLDER 46/1 |
Engagements
completed (1/3), 1973-1975
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Correspondence, programs, contracts, announcements, and other
ephemera in reference to engagements in 1974-1975. |
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BOX-FOLDER 46/2 |
Engagements
completed (2/3), 1973-1975
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See the description for box-folder 41/6. |
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BOX-FOLDER 46/3 |
Engagements
completed (3/3), 1973-1975
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See the description for box-folder 41/6. |
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BOX-FOLDER 46/4 |
Engagements
completed, 1975-1977, undated
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BOX-FOLDER 46/5 |
Concert - Japan,
1978-1979
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Documents in reference to Jean's 1978 trip to Japan.
Correspondence, Jean's visa application, a booklet in Japanese
and English, and photos of musicians. The visa application has a
photo of Jean attached. |
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BOX-FOLDER 46/6 |
Engagements
completed (1/2), 1976-1979, undated
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Correspondence, contracts, and ephemera for engagements completed
in 1979. |
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BOX-FOLDER 46/7 |
Engagements
completed (2/2), 1976-1979, undated
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See the description for box-folder 42/6. Also includes a transcript for a broadcast of
"Today and Yesterday in Northern Ireland: Singing Family." |
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BOX-FOLDER 46/8 |
Oscar Brand -
Jean Ritchie tours, 1963, 1982, 1997, 2010
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Programs and flyers. Publicity photos of Oscar and Jean relocated
to Series 3. |
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BOX-FOLDER 46/9 |
Engagements,
1981, 1986
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Correspondence, contracts, programs, handwritten notes, a 1986
monthly calendar, and ephemera. |
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BOX-FOLDER 47/1 |
Engagements
(1/2), 1987-1988
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Correspondence, programs, contracts, itineraries, and ephemera
for engagements in 1988. The bulk of materials is from
engagements in California. |
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BOX-FOLDER 47/2 |
Engagements
(2/2), 1987-1988
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Correspondence, programs, call sheets, and contracts. See
description for box-folder 47/1. |
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BOX-FOLDER 47/3 |
Engagements,
1985-1989
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Correspondence, flyers, a newspaper clipping, and handwritten
notes regarding engagements in 1989. |
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BOX-FOLDER 47/4 |
Concerts, 1987, 1989
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Correspondence, schedules, handwritten notes, and contracts
regarding concerts in 1990. A photo of the singing duo
Hesperus |
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BOX-FOLDER 47/5 |
Ireland, 1990-1991
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Correspondence, an itinerary, flyers, and related ephemera
regarding the trip to Ireland, July-August 1990. |
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BOX-FOLDER 47/6 |
Engagements done,
1991-1992
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Correspondence, an itinerary, contracts, a partial transcript for
a presentation, and related documents. |
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BOX-FOLDER 47/7 |
Performances,
1993
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Correspondence, programs, schedules, illustration with fabric
pinnings, ticket stubs, an issue of Folk Notes (March-May 1993),
and related ephemera. |
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BOX-FOLDER 47/8 |
Performances,
1994
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Correspondence, call sheet, flyers, a contract |
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BOX-FOLDER 47/9 |
Concerts, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2001
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BOX-FOLDER 47/10 |
Concerts, 1988, 2001, 2009
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Correspondence, a playbill, flyers, and programs for concerts
held in 2000. |
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BOX-FOLDER 48/1 |
Concerts and
lectures (1/2), 1950-1989
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Correspondence, flyers, programs, booklets, and ephemera. The
bulk of materials dates from the 1980s. |
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BOX-FOLDER 48/2 |
Concerts and
lectures (2/2), 1990-2006, undated
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BOX-FOLDER 48/3 |
Concerts and
lectures (1/3), 1950-2011
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Correspondence, notes on filming the Newport Folk Festival (year
unidentified), newspaper clippings, flyers, programs, contracts,
and related ephemera. |
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BOX-FOLDER 48/4 |
Concerts and
lectures (2/3), 1950-2011
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See the description for box-folder 48/3. |
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BOX-FOLDER 48/5 |
Concerts and
lectures (3/3), 1950-2011
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See the description for box-folder 48/3. |
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BOX-FOLDER 48/6 |
Program booklets
and related ephemera, 1948-2006
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Includes programs from both the 4th and the 6th Annual Festival
of Contemporary American Music, the second Annual Festival of
Contemporary Music, the 1982 Folklife Festival program, and an
issue of The Country Dancer, which describes the first folk
music week at Pinewoods Camp. |
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Sub-subseries 2: Set
lists
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Set lists, written on various scraps of paper (often pieces of brown
paper grocery bags), notepaper, and envelopes, performed by Jean at
various concerts, events, and workshops. The lists are organized in
received groupings (e.g., 1A, 1B, etc.). Some of the items are
grouped by theme or genre (e.g., Christmas carols) or by region.
Also, a few items of correspondence, lyrics, and poetry. This group
of materials was original received with the title "Song lists." |
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BOX-FOLDER 49/1 |
Group 1A (1/2),
1982-2005, undated
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BOX-FOLDER 49/2 |
Group 1A (2/2),
1982-2005, undated
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BOX-FOLDER 49/3 |
Group 1B (1/2),
1973-2004, undated
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BOX-FOLDER 49/4 |
Group 1B (2/2),
1973-2004, undated
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BOX-FOLDER 49/5 |
Group 2, 1956-1986,
undated
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Includes a scrap of paper from letterhead stationary for Jean
Ritchie Co. Dulcimers |
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BOX-FOLDER 49/6 |
Group 3, 1950-1993,
undated
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Includes a contract (dated August 8, 1983) between Jean and
Spencertown Academy, for her to perform there. |
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BOX-FOLDER 49/7 |
Group 4, 1950-1983,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 49/8 |
Group 5, 1957-2008,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 50/1 |
Group 6, 1980-2005,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 50/2 |
Group 7, 1950-1979,
undated
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Includes set lists for performances in New England. |
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BOX-FOLDER 50/3 |
Group 8, 1976-1990,
undated
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Includes set lists for performances on the East Coast and in the
Midwest. |
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BOX-FOLDER 50/4 |
Group 9, 1949-1969,
undated
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Includes a note to Jean, plus a poem, typed and signed by A.L.
Greynolds (d. 1968). A photo of Jean, George, and other people
in Japan, which was in this folder, has been relocated to Series
3. |
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BOX-FOLDER 50/5 |
Group 10, 1981-1990,
undated
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Includes set lists for California and elsewhere on the West
Coast, and school programs. |
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BOX-FOLDER 50/6 |
Group 11, 1962-1985,
undated
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Includes two flyers: one for a Jean Ritchie performance, and one
for events sponsored by the Intoto (a cultural collective). |
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BOX-FOLDER 50/7 |
Group 12, 1959-1974,
undated
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All papers in this folder arrived wrapped in a 1974 schedule for
Jean's appearances, and noted in her handwriting "1960s
programs." One set list is written on the back of line drawings
crayoned in by Jonathan Pickow. |
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BOX-FOLDER 51/1 |
Group 13, 1953-2007,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 51/2 |
Group 14, 1982-2005,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 51/3 |
Group 15, 1966,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 51/4 |
Group 16, 1962-1981,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 51/5 |
Group 17, 1948-1972,
undated
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The set lists were wrapped in a copy of a 1951 luncheon
program. |
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BOX-FOLDER 51/6 |
Group 18, 1978-1980,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 51/7 |
Group
19 |
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BOX-FOLDER 51/8 |
Group 20, 1977-1986,
undated
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BOX-FOLDER 51/9 |
Set lists, 1940-1949
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BOX-FOLDER 51/10 |
Set lists, 1950-1959
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BOX-FOLDER 51/11 |
Set lists, 1960-1969
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BOX-FOLDER 51/12 |
Set lists, 1940-1969
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Undated materials that may be from this date range, given the
materials used (e.g., index cards, etc.). |
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BOX-FOLDER 51/13 |
Set lists, 1970-1979
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BOX-FOLDER 51/14 |
Set lists, 1980-1989
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BOX-FOLDER 51/15 |
Set lists, 1990-1999
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BOX-FOLDER 51/16 |
Set lists, 2000-2009
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BOX-FOLDER 51/17 |
Set lists,
undated
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Sub-subseries 3:
Workshops
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Materials in this sub-subseries remain grouped together in their
original order, even though some materials are not "workshops," per
se. |
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BOX-FOLDER 52/1 |
Core Sound
Waterfowl Museum, North Carolina, 1951-1952, 1995
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Correspondence, a newspaper clipping (original and photocopy),
and handwritten notes. A three-frame strip from a contact sheet
has been relocated to Series 3. |
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BOX-FOLDER 52/2 |
Hindman
Settlement School, 1964-1975
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Correspondence, newspaper clippings on strip mining, promotional
material for a play, highlights from a conference, |
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BOX-FOLDER 52/3 |
Interviews with
Jean Ritchie, circa 1960s, 1981, 2007
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Two copies of Autoharpoholic (Fall 1981), a published interview,
and transcripts from two interviews. |
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BOX-FOLDER 52/4 |
Workshops:
ballads, 1959-1986
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Correspondence (including a typed 1959 letter from Kenneth
Goldstein), handwritten notes, sheet music, lyrics, two
photocopied maps, liner notes for the album "Child Ballads in
America, volume 2" (two copies), a photocopy of a student's
paper, Jean's itinerary in Madison, WI; a program for the
1973-74 Christmas Country Dance School, and other ephemera. |
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BOX-FOLDER 52/5 |
Transcriptions |
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A spiral notebook (no covers), with transcribed music and lyrics,
including religious and folk songs. Also includes handwritten
notes about suggestions for programs. |
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BOX-FOLDER 52/6 |
Teaching notes,
1979-1986, undated
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