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| Series 1: Manuscripts (continued) | |||||||||||||
| Subseries R: Angus K. Gillespie research files | |||||||||||||
| Files donated by Professor Angus K. Gillespie to Rutgers University, documenting his research regarding Korson and Korson's work, for the book Folklorist of the Coal Fields. The original order of the files, as they were received at AFC, has been retained. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/1 | Transfer of Gillespie papers, September 27, 1990 | ||||||||||||
| One item of correspondence from Ronald L. Becker (Rutgers University) to an unidentified person at King's College, to document that he would ship the Gillespie papers to King's College for inclusion in the George Korson Folklore Archive. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/2 | Out-of-print book searches, 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence from Books-On-File (book search service) to Gillespie. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/3 | Correspondence - Exposition Books, Ltd., 1974-1975 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence between Gillespie and the publisher of his book on Korson, plus an announcement for the 1974 James Mooney Award. Original file heading: Publication. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/4 | Red Cross, 1946; 1970 | ||||||||||||
| Research on the Red Cross | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/5 | Reviews and research (1 of 9), 1936 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopies of a review of The miner sings, by Melvin LeMon and George Korson (published 1936), plus a letter dated May 8, 1936 from LeMon to Eugene H. Fischer. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/6 | Reviews and research (2 of 9), 1926-1928; undated | ||||||||||||
| Photocopies of contemporary reviews of Korson's book Songs and ballads of the anthracite miner (published 1937), with a typed paragraph introducing the material. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/7 | Reviews and research (3 of 9), 1938-1966; undated | ||||||||||||
| Photocopies of contemporary reviews of Korson's book Minstrels of the mine patch (published 1938), plus pages from the book, with handwritten annotations, and a paper submitted by a student in a class taught by Gillespie. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/8 | Reviews and research (4 of 9), 1938-1939 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopies of a contemporary review of Korson's book Black land (published 1941), published correspondence to and from Korson and others, and a draft of a prospectus from the "Way of Life" series published by Row, Peterson, and Company. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/9 | Reviews and research (5 of 9), 1943-1975; undated | ||||||||||||
| Photocopies of contemporary reviews of Korson's book Coal dust on the fiddle (published 1943), with handwritten notes, plus a copy of a paper written by a student in a class taught by Gillespie. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/10 | Reviews and research (6 of 9), 1947-1952 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopies of contemporary reviews of A child's book of folklore (published 1947; co-written by Korson and Marion Vallat Emrich), a publication announcement, and a royalty statement. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/11 | Reviews and research (7 of 9), 1947-1965 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopies of contemporary reviews of sound recordings from Korson's fieldwork, and articles about the Archive of Folk Song. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/12 | Reviews and research (8 of 9), 1945-1962 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopies of contemporary reviews of Korson's book Pennsylvania songs and legends (published 1949), plus an article on "Unrecorded folk traditions in Pennsylvania," by Samuel P. Bayard (1945). | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/13 | Reviews and research (9 of 9), 1960-1963 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopies of contemporary reviews of Korson's book Black rock (published 1960), plus a letter from Korson to Archie Green, and published materials for Gillespie's research. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/14 | Mine safety, 1973 | ||||||||||||
| Two newspaper articles on mine safety. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/15 | Henry W. Shoemaker, 1935 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopied newspaper articles. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/16 | Strip mining, 1957-1974; undated | ||||||||||||
| Photocopied newspaper articles, plus an original flyer (incomplete on Sen. Dick Schweiker, and original newspaper articles. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/17 | Tape recording, August 1, 1974 | ||||||||||||
| "A short history of tape abuse," by Brock Bower (satiric article from Esquire magazine). | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/18 | Studs Terkel, May 1974 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopied article from Book of the Month Club News. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/19 | Title and copyright pages, 1975 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopies of the title and copyright pages from Gillespie's dissertation, plus an original, typed (unsigned) copy of the title page. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/20 | William S. Troxell, 1957 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopied newspaper articles. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/21 | United Mine Workers of America, 1972-1973; undated | ||||||||||||
| Original and photocopied newspaper and magazine clippings, a subscription receipt for United Mine Workers Journal, and handwritten notes. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/22 | Wales - mining folklore, 1971 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopied essay Folk Life, vol. 9: "Aspects of mining folklore in Wales," by Lynn Davies. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/23 | West Virginia, 1973 | ||||||||||||
| Original newspaper clippings. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/24 | Wilkes-Barre, 1958-1966; undated | ||||||||||||
| Photocopied newspaper clippings, and photocopied and original promotional materials about the city. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/25 | Wyoming Historical and Geological Society (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania), 1974; undated | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence between Gillespie and William H. Toner (director of the Society), a photocopied newspaper article, photocopied pages from an unidentified publication or dissertation, a brief typescript essay (an appreciation of Korson), and Gillespie's reader's card for the Society. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/26 | The Dream and the deal: Federal Writers' Project, 1935-1943 (book review), 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Original copy of a book review, published in Newsweek. Original folder heading: WPA. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/27 | Fran Wruble, circa August 28, 1974 | ||||||||||||
| Handwritten questions for an interview with Wruble, and notes from a phone conversations; all on legal paper. Wruble was Korson's sister. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/28 | "Jaws" (movie reviews), 1975 | ||||||||||||
| Original clippings from magazines. Original folder heading: 261 - Benchley Jaws. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/29 | "The Swing Era" (demonstration record), undated | ||||||||||||
| 1 sound disc (flexi-disc) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, stereo ; 7 in. | |||||||||||||
| A sample recording published by Time-Life. Original folder header: 303 - Nostalgia - Music. This item has not been assigned an AFC ID number. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/30 | The Valley gazette, January 1977; March 1977 | ||||||||||||
| Original editions of the publication. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/31 | Chapter III: Anthracite Years - the 1930s, before 1980 | ||||||||||||
| Typed draft for Gillespie's book; this became Chapter 2 in the published version. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 96/32 | Chapter IV: Bituminous Years - the 1940s, before 1980 | ||||||||||||
| Typed draft for Gillespie's book; this became Chapter 3 in the published version. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/1 | Korson - reviews, 1980-1981; undated | ||||||||||||
| Reviews of Korson's books, Gillespie's work (including a news release). Most documents are photocopies. Also included: a slip of paper with a typed note (signed) from Rae Korson to Gillespie. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/2 | Korson - address list, undated | ||||||||||||
| Typed and handwritten pages listing various U.S. publishers, plus a photocopied list of pages from an unidentified, published work listing U.S. publishers, with handwritten notations. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/3 | Korson - cover letter, circa 1980 | ||||||||||||
| Drafts and copy of a cover letter Gillespie sent to publishers, along with a prospectus of his book. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/4 | Korson - prospectus, 1976; undated | ||||||||||||
| Two original typed copies of the prospectus for Gillespie's book, an original typed copy of the prospectus for a new approach to American Studies, as recommended by Gillespie and others, and photocopied pages from the folklore course descriptions from an unidentified academic institution's catalog. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/5 | Korson - correspondence, 1936, 1976-1979; undated | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence related to the publication of Gillespie's book on Korson, plus a photocopy of a letter from Korson reporting on the progress of planning the Folk Festival (1936). | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/6 | Korson - Acceptance, 1976-1978 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence between Gillespie and various individuals in his efforts to publish Korson's biography. Also includes related materials, plus handwritten notes on the original file folder. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/7 | Korson - final bibliography, undated | ||||||||||||
| Photocopy of typed bibliography with handwritten notes (part of the photocopy). | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/8 | The Valley Gazette, November 1977 | ||||||||||||
| Complete issue, plus s photocopy of the article (from the same issue) on Gillespie's book. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/9 | Korson - Pickering revisions, 1935, 1979 | ||||||||||||
| Letter from the executive secretary of the 1935 National Folk Festival to the president of Bucknell University (hosting the festival), plus a letter to Gillespie from Jack Pickering, and pages with handwritten notations. All folder contents are photocopies. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/10 | Dissertation, 1975 | ||||||||||||
| Handwritten letter from Archie Green to Gillespie, handwritten and typed notes, a publication with an article on coal mining in Wales, and typed manuscript pages with handwritten notations from "Chapter II" (either Gillespie's dissertation or his book), a handwritten draft of a note to Rae Korson from Gillespie, and an original typed letter (signed) from Don Yoder reporting that Gillespie's dissertation has been approved. The folder's original heading was "Rae Korson." | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/11 | Korson - notes for revision, undated | ||||||||||||
| Handwritten notes and photocopies | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/12 | Korson - notes for introduction, circa 1978 | ||||||||||||
| Typed and handwritten notes | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/13 | Korson - Chapter II, 1935-1937, undated | ||||||||||||
| Photocopies, including correspondence to and about Korson and folk festivals with which he was involved | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/14 | Bucknell - Rainey and Marts, 1931-1963 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopies and handwritten information. Includes an original program from the Pennsylvania German Folk Festival (1936) and an original copy of Pennsylvania Folk Songs and Ballads for School Camp and Playground (1937). | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/15 | Sam Bayard, 1948 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopy of a newspaper clipping | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/16 | Preston Barba, 1950 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopy of a newspaper clipping | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/17 | Korson project - rejections, 1976-1977 | ||||||||||||
| Rejection letters from publishers to whom Gillespie submitted his book on Korson. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/18 | Abstract, undated | ||||||||||||
| Photocopies of published abstracts, and the prefatory material from a published book. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/19 | The American folklore newsletter, Winter 1977 | ||||||||||||
| Original copy; published for the American Folklore Society | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/20 | Allentown - column, 1931 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopies of a local newspaper column by Korson | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/21 | Amateurism, 1974 | ||||||||||||
| "The historical mind and the literary imagination," by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. (pages taken from an issue of The Atlantic). | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/22 | Patricia Andreoni, circa 1971-1979 | ||||||||||||
| Two typed copies of an essay by Andreoni, "New Brunswick: a bicentennial quartet." | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 97/23 | Appalachia, 1965 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopied newspaper clipping | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 98/1 | Archive - description, 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopy of A Description of the George Korson Folklore Archive, compiled by Judith Tierney, King's College; includes handwritten notes by an unidentified person | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 98/2 | Archiving - Marjorie Kraus, Spring 1975 | ||||||||||||
| Original typed copy of "My encounter with George Korson and the McBee Keysort System," written by Marjorie Kraus, a student in Gillespie's American Studies 490 class. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 98/3 | Ballads - "My Sweetheart's the Mule in the Mines," 1966 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopy of a published essay by Korson | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 98/4 | Nick Bervinchak, undated | ||||||||||||
| Photocopied newspaper clipping | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 98/5 | Ben Botkin, November 30, 1947 | ||||||||||||
| Photocopied newspaper clipping (a review of a book by Botkin) | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 98/6 | Bibliography, 1972; undated | ||||||||||||
| Photocopy of Judith Tierney's description of the Korson archive at King's College, handwritten notes, and a brochure on microfilms | |||||||||||||
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