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Series 1: Manuscripts
Subseries A: Administrative materials
BOX-FOLDER 1/1 A Description of the George Korson Folklore Archive
The published version of the inventory at King's College, compiled by Judith Tierney. No. 1 in the Wyoming Valley Series, of the Publications of the D. Leonard Corgan Library; Mary Barrett, ed. (1973).
BOX-FOLDER 1/2 Manuscript materials accompanying sound recordings
Includes disc labels that detached from disc centers, as well as typed song lists and handwritten notes.
BOX-FOLDER 1/3 Sound recordings: disc labels and centers (photocopies)
Subseries B: Biographical materials
BOX-FOLDER 2/1 Discharge certificate, 38th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, British Army, 1919
BOX-FOLDER 2/2 Certificate of naturalization, November 13, 1928
BOX-FOLDER 2/3 Application for Guggenheim grant, 1938
BOX-FOLDER 2/4 Employment application, 1941
BOX-FOLDER 2/5 American Red Cross: European tour (1 of 2), 1946
Includes orders, notebook, passport, etc.
BOX-FOLDER 2/6 American Red Cross: European tour (2 of 2), 1946
See description for box-folder 2/5.
BOX-FOLDER 2/7 American Red Cross: campaign fund, 1953
BOX-FOLDER 2/8 American Red Cross Courier: certificate of excellence; letters of commendation, etc., 1948-1952
American Red Cross Courier was the magazine of the American Red Cross. In addition to the certificate and letters is an illustrated booklet for the American Institute of Graphic Arts exhibition, 1951; on pages 11 and 26 are listings for issues of the Courier, for which George Korson is one of the editors. The materials in this folder are listed in the King's College Library inventory as preceding the "Miscellany" folder. The materials were received at the American Folklife Center with the folder in its present position in the order of folders, and with the original notation on the folder back (regarding the order of folders within a box) erased and rewritten.
BOX-FOLDER 2/9 American Red Cross: certificate of meritorious service, 1946
BOX-FOLDER 2/10 American Red Cross: miscellaneous receipts, expense accounts, etc., 1949-1950
BOX-FOLDER 2/11 American Red Cross: miscellaneous office memoranda, 1942-1954
BOX-FOLDER 2/12 American Red Cross: minutes of staff meetings, 1956-1957
BOX-FOLDER 2/13 American Red Cross: miscellaneous (1 of 3), circa 1945-1966
Includes position descriptions and work evaluations for jobs with the American Red Cross held by Korson and others, typescripts of speeches and writings by Korson, photostat copies of newspaper clippings, typed copies of telegrams, a newsprint clipping, a B'nai B'rith News Service publication on the relationship between the organization and the Red Cross, a handbook for American Red Cross chapters, etc.
BOX-FOLDER 2/14 American Red Cross: miscellaneous (2 of 3), circa 1945-1966
See description for box-folder 2/13.
BOX-FOLDER 2/15 American Red Cross: miscellaneous (3 of 3), circa 1945-1966
See description for box-folder 2/13.
BOX-FOLDER 3/1 Application for Guggenheim grant, 1947
BOX-FOLDER 3/2 Employment application, 1950
BOX-FOLDER 3/3 Employment application, post-1961
BOX-FOLDER 3/4 Miscellany (1 of 2), circa 1917-1931
Resume drafts and related documents, newspaper clipping announcing engagement of Rae Korson (then Rachel Rosenblatt) to George Korson, the handwritten text of Korson's part in a debate speech, an account book for George Korson, etc.
BOX-FOLDER 3/5 Miscellany (2 of 2), circa 1917-1931
See description for box-folder 3/4.
Subseries C: Correspondence
There are no correspondence folders for the following dates: December 1939, March 1942, August 1951, August 1952, and June-November 1967.
BOX-FOLDER 3/6 Correspondence, 1918-1929
BOX-FOLDER 3/7 Correspondence, 1930
BOX-FOLDER 3/8 Correspondence, 1931
BOX-FOLDER 3/9 Correspondence, 1932
BOX-FOLDER 3/10 Correspondence, 1933
BOX-FOLDER 3/11 Correspondence, April 1934
BOX-FOLDER 3/12 Correspondence, June 1934
BOX-FOLDER 3/13 Correspondence, July 1934
BOX-FOLDER 3/14 Correspondence, August 1934
BOX-FOLDER 3/15 Correspondence, September 1934
BOX-FOLDER 3/16 Correspondence, October 1934
BOX-FOLDER 3/17 Correspondence, November 1934
BOX-FOLDER 3/18 Correspondence, December 1934
BOX-FOLDER 3/19 Correspondence, January 1935
BOX-FOLDER 3/20 Correspondence, February 1935
BOX-FOLDER 3/21 Correspondence, March 1935
BOX-FOLDER 4/1 Correspondence (1 of 2), April 1935
BOX-FOLDER 4/2 Correspondence (2 of 2), April 1935
BOX-FOLDER 4/3 Correspondence, May 1935
BOX-FOLDER 4/4 Correspondence, June 1935
BOX-FOLDER 4/5 Correspondence, July 1935
BOX-FOLDER 4/6 Correspondence, August 1935
BOX-FOLDER 4/7 Correspondence, September 1935
BOX-FOLDER 4/8 Correspondence, October 1935
BOX-FOLDER 4/9 Correspondence, November 1935
BOX-FOLDER 4/10 Correspondence, December 1935
BOX-FOLDER 4/11 Correspondence, circa 1935
BOX-FOLDER 4/12 Correspondence, January 1936
BOX-FOLDER 4/13 Correspondence, February 1936
BOX-FOLDER 5/1 Correspondence, March 1-15, 1936
BOX-FOLDER 5/2 Correspondence, March 16-31, 1936
BOX-FOLDER 5/3 Correspondence, April 1-15, 1936
BOX-FOLDER 5/4 Correspondence, April 16-30, 1936
BOX-FOLDER 5/5 Correspondence, May 1-15, 1936
BOX-FOLDER 5/6 Correspondence, May 16-31, 1936
BOX-FOLDER 5/7 Correspondence, June 1-10, 1936
BOX-FOLDER 5/8 Correspondence, June 11-20, 1936
BOX-FOLDER 5/9 Correspondence, June 21-30, 1936
BOX-FOLDER 5/10 Correspondence, July 1-5, 1936
BOX-FOLDER 6/1 Correspondence, July 6-10, 1936
BOX-FOLDER 6/2 Correspondence, July 11-15, 1936
BOX-FOLDER 6/3 Correspondence, July 16-20, 1936
BOX-FOLDER 6/4 Correspondence, July 21-25, 1936
BOX-FOLDER 6/5 Correspondence, July 26-31, 1936
BOX-FOLDER 6/6 Correspondence, August 1936
BOX-FOLDER 6/7 Correspondence, September 1936
BOX-FOLDER 6/8 Correspondence, October 1936
BOX-FOLDER 7/1 Correspondence, November 1936
BOX-FOLDER 7/2 Correspondence, December 1936
BOX-FOLDER 7/3 Correspondence, circa 1936
BOX-FOLDER 7/4 Correspondence, January 1937
BOX-FOLDER 7/5 Correspondence, February 1937
BOX-FOLDER 7/6 Correspondence, March 1937
BOX-FOLDER 7/7 Correspondence (1 of 2), April 1937
BOX-FOLDER 7/8 Correspondence (2 of 2), April 1937
BOX-FOLDER 7/9 Correspondence (1 of 2), May 1-15, 1937
BOX-FOLDER 7/10 Correspondence (2 of 2), May 1-15, 1937
BOX-FOLDER 8/1 Correspondence (1 of 2), May 16-31, 1937
BOX-FOLDER 8/2 Correspondence (2 of 2), May 16-31, 1937
BOX-FOLDER 8/3 Correspondence (1 of 2), June 1-15, 1937
BOX-FOLDER 8/4 Correspondence (2 of 2), June 1-15, 1937
BOX-FOLDER 8/5 Correspondence (1 of 2), June 16-30, 1937
BOX-FOLDER 8/6 Correspondence (2 of 2), June 16-30, 1937
BOX-FOLDER 8/7 Correspondence (1 of 2), July 1-10, 1937
BOX-FOLDER 8/8 Correspondence (2 of 2), July 1-10, 1937
BOX-FOLDER 8/9 Correspondence (1 of 2), July 11-20, 1937
BOX-FOLDER 8/10 Correspondence (2 of 2), July 11-20, 1937
BOX-FOLDER 8/11 Correspondence (1 of 2), July 21-25, 1937
BOX-FOLDER 8/12 Correspondence (2 of 2), July 21-25, 1937
BOX-FOLDER 8/13 Correspondence (1 of 2), July 26-31, 1937
BOX-FOLDER 8/14 Correspondence (2 of 2), July 26-31, 1937
BOX-FOLDER 9/1 Correspondence (1 of 2), August 1937
BOX-FOLDER 9/2 Correspondence (2 of 2), August 1937
BOX-FOLDER 9/3 Correspondence, September 1937
BOX-FOLDER 9/4 Correspondence, October 1937
BOX-FOLDER 9/5 Correspondence, November 1937
BOX-FOLDER 9/6 Correspondence, December 1937
BOX-FOLDER 9/7 Correspondence (1 of 2), circa 1937
BOX-FOLDER 9/8 Correspondence (2 of 2), circa 1937
BOX-FOLDER 9/9 Correspondence, January 1938
BOX-FOLDER 9/10 Correspondence, February 1938
BOX-FOLDER 9/11 Correspondence, March 1938
BOX-FOLDER 9/12 Correspondence, April 1938
BOX-FOLDER 9/13 Correspondence, May 1938
BOX-FOLDER 9/14 Correspondence, June 1938
BOX-FOLDER 9/15 Correspondence, July 1938
BOX-FOLDER 10/1 Correspondence, August 1938
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