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| Series I: Manuscripts (continued) | |||||||||||||
| Subseries B: Performances, lectures, and workshops (continued) | |||||||||||||
| Sub-subseries 1: Concerts and other engagements | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 43/5 | Programs, 1946-2009, undated | ||||||||||||
| Printed programs, song lists, and other ephemera. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 43/6 | Concerts (folder 1 of 8), 1948-1959 | ||||||||||||
| Programs, flyers, tickets, newspaper clippings (original and photocopied), advertisements. Also includes a program for Elsa Maxwell's Americana Party (see folder 27/2 for a ticket to the party). | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 43/7 | Concerts (folder 2 of 8), 1961-1969 | ||||||||||||
| Programs, flyers, a letter of agreement for Jean to perform at the 1967 Newport Folk Festival, and ephemera. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 44/1 | Concerts (folder 3 of 8), 1971, 1973-1979 | ||||||||||||
| Programs, flyers, and correspondence. Photos accompanying promotional materials for "Sing America Sing" are now in Series III. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 44/2 | Concerts (folder 4 of 8), 1980-1981, 1986, 1988-1989 | ||||||||||||
| Programs and related ephemera. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 44/3 | Concerts (folder 5 of 8), 1991, 1995, 1997-1999 | ||||||||||||
| A program, correspondence, promotional material, and a photocopied newspaper clipping. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 44/4 | Concerts (folder 6 of 8), 2001-2003, 2005-2006, 2007-2009 | ||||||||||||
| Programs and related ephemera. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 44/5 | Concerts (folder 7 of 8), undated | ||||||||||||
| Programs and related ephemera. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 44/6 | Concerts (folder 8 of 8), undated | ||||||||||||
| See description for folder 40/2. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 44/7 | Concerts, 1950-1954; 1956-1964 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence announcements, and ephemera. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 44/8 | Concerts (folder 1 of 2), 1950; 1953-1955; 1957-1958; 1960-1965 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence and related documents. This folder was originally labeled "Concerts 1960-1962, 1964." | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 44/9 | Concerts (folder 2 of 2), 1950; 1953-1955; 1957-1958; 1960-1965 | ||||||||||||
| See description for folder 40/6. Also includes one copy each of S. 165 (United States National Arts Foundation and Cultural Development Act) and S. 1316 (National Arts and Cultural Development Act of 1963). | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 44/10 | Concerts, 1954-1959, 1961-1962, undated | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, contracts and agreements, and ephemera. Most materials are from 1958. The folder when received at AFC was originally labeled "Concerts 1953-1959." | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 45/1 | Concerts (folder 1 of 2), 1960-1962 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence and related documents for concerts in 1960-1961. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 45/2 | Concerts (folder 2 of 2), 1960-1962 | ||||||||||||
| See description for folder 40/6. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 45/3 | Engagements, 1965-1967, undated | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, itineraries, contracts and letters of agreement. and related documents. This folder was originally labelled "October 1966 Jean Ritchie." Most of the documents are from 1966. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 45/4 | Engagements and events, 1965-1967, undated 1965-1967 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, programs, and ephemera for engagements and events in 1967. The folder was originally labeled "Old Concerts." | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 45/5 | Concerts finished, 1968-1969 | ||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 45/6 | Concerts finished, 1969-1970 | ||||||||||||
| Materials refer to concerts held in 1970. Correspondence, concert schedules, contracts, a list of songs performed at one of Jean's public engagements | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 45/7 | Concerts finished, 1970-1971 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, contracts, and related documents in reference to concerts held in 1971. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 46/1 | Engagements completed (folder 1 of 3), 1973-1975 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, programs, contracts, announcements, and other ephemera in reference to engagements in 1974-1975. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 46/2 | Engagements completed (folder 2 of 3), 1973-1975 | ||||||||||||
| See description for folder 41/6. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 46/3 | Engagements completed (folder 3 of 3), 1973-1975 | ||||||||||||
| See description for folder 41/6. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 46/4 | Engagements completed, 1975-1977; undated 1975-1977 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, schedules, contracts, and ephemera for engagements completed in 1977. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 46/5 | Concert - Japan, 1978-1979 | ||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 46/6 | Engagements completed (folder 1 of 2), 1976-1979, undated | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, contracts, and ephemera for engagements completed in 1979. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 46/7 | Engagements completed (folder 2 of 2), 1976-1979, undated | ||||||||||||
| See description for folder 42/6. Also includes a transcript for a broadcast of "Today and Yesterday in Northern Ireland: Singing Family." | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 46/8 | Oscar Brand - Jean Ritchie tours, 1963; 1982; 1997; 2010 | ||||||||||||
| Programs and flyers. Publicity photos of Oscar and Jean relocated to Series III. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 46/9 | Engagements 1986, 1981; 1986 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, contracts, programs, handwritten notes, a 1986 monthly calendar, and ephemera. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 47/1 | Engagements (folder 1 of 2), 1987-1988 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, programs, contracts, itineraries, and ephemera for engagements in 1988. The bulk of materials is from engagements in California. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 47/2 | Engagements (folder 2 of 2), 1987-1988 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, programs, call sheets, and contracts. See description for folder 47/1. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 47/3 | Engagements, 1985-1989 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, flyers, a newspaper clipping, and handwritten notes regarding engagements in 1989. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 47/4 | Concerts, 1987; 1989-1990 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, schedules, handwritten notes, and contracts regarding concerts in 1990. A photo of the singing duo Hesperus | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 47/5 | Ireland, 1990-1991 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, an itinerary, flyers, and related ephemera regarding the trip to Ireland, July-August 1990. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 47/6 | Engagements done, 1991-1992 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, an itinerary, contracts, a partial transcript for a presentation, and related documents. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 47/7 | Performances, 1993 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, programs, schedules, illustration with fabric pinnings, ticket stubs, an issue of Folk Notes (March-May 1993), and related ephemera. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 47/8 | Performances, 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, call sheet, flyers, a contract | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 47/9 | Concerts, 1991; 1993; 1995; 2001-2003 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, flyers, and an itinerary. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 47/10 | Concerts, 1988; 2001-2003; 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, a playbill, flyers, and programs for concerts held in 2000. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 48/1 | Concerts and lectures (folder 1 of 2), 1950-1989 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, flyers, programs, booklets, and ephemera. The bulk of materials dates from the 1980s. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 48/2 | Concerts and lectures (folder 2 of 2), 1990-2006; undated | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, flyers, programs, booklets, and ephemera. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 48/3 | Concerts and lectures (folder 1 of 3), 1950-2011 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence, notes on filming the Newport Folk Festival (year unidentified), newspaper clippings, flyers, programs, contracts, and related ephemera. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 48/4 | Concerts and lectures (folder 2 of 3), 1950-2011 | ||||||||||||
| See description for folder 48/3. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 48/5 | Concerts and lectures (folder 3 of 3), 1950-2011 | ||||||||||||
| See description for folder 48/3. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 48/6 | Program booklets and related ephemera, 1948-2006 | ||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| Sub-subseries 2: Set lists | |||||||||||||
| 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." | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 49/1 | Group 1A (folder 1 of 2), 1982-2005; undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 49/2 | Group 1A (folder 2 of 2), 1982-2005; undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 49/3 | Group 1B (folder 1 of 2), 1973-2004; undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 49/4 | Group 1B (folder 2 of 2), 1973-2004; undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 49/5 | Group 2, 1956-1986; undated | ||||||||||||
| Includes a scrap of paper from letterhead stationary for Jean Ritchie Co. Dulcimers | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 49/6 | Group 3, 1950-1993; undated | ||||||||||||
| Includes a contract (dated August 8, 1983) between Jean and Spencertown Academy, for her to perform there. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 49/7 | Group 4, 1950-1983; undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 49/8 | Group 5, 1957-2008; undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 50/1 | Group 6, 1980-2005; undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 50/2 | Group 7, 1950-1979; undated | ||||||||||||
| Includes set lists for performances in New England. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 50/3 | Group 8, 1976-1990; undated | ||||||||||||
| Includes set lists for performances on the East Coast and in the Midwest. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 50/4 | Group 9, 1949-1969; undated | ||||||||||||
| 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 III. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 50/5 | Group 10, 1981-1990; undated | ||||||||||||
| Includes set lists for California and elsewhere on the West Coast, and school programs. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 50/6 | Group 11, 1962-1985; undated | ||||||||||||
| Includes two flyers: one for a Jean Ritchie performance, and one for events sponsored by the Intoto (a cultural collective). | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 50/7 | Group 12, 1959-1974; undated | ||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 51/1 | Group 13, 1953-2007; undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 51/2 | Group 14, 1982-2005; undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 51/3 | Group 15, 1966; undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 51/4 | Group 16, 1962-1981; undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 51/5 | Group 17, 1948-1972; undated | ||||||||||||
| The set lists were wrapped in a copy of a 1951 luncheon program. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 51/6 | Group 18, 1978-1980; undated | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 51/7 | Group 19, | ||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 51/8 | Group 20, 1977-1986; undated | ||||||||||||
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