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Series I: Manuscripts
BOX-FOLDER 1/1 Correspondence and contacts, 1964-2000
Each item or group of items (materials from one envelope) is housed in a separate bond paper folder. Materials include correspondence sent to Earl Crabb, ranging from generic event reminders to a postcard from Tandy Beal (for 10 years the artistic director of the Pickle Family Circus), a handwritten letter from "Mac" (probably Mac Wiseman), a handwritten letter from Mary DuShane (the original fiddler with the Powdermilk Biscuit Band, which played on the "Prairie Home Companion" radio show), and a handwritten contact list of names and phone numbers for various individuals (including Jim Kweskin, Jack Elliott, John Hammond, and others).
BOX-FOLDER 1/2 Preliminary drawings and lists for "Humbead's Revised Map of the World," 1967-1968
Envelope with drawings and legal instructions regarding intellectual rights.
BOX-FOLDER 1/3 Recording contract, October 5, 1967
1 folder
Contract between Vanguard records and the Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band.
BOX-FOLDER 1/4 Flyers, calendars, and programs (originals), folder 1 of 2, 1960s-1970s
1 folder
Individual events such as the annual fiddlers's conventions in Berkeley, event calendars for Freight and Salvage, and programs for events such as the Concert of Folk Music, presented by the Williams Motorcycle Club, and flyers for groups, such as the San Francisco Mime Troupe, and for clubs on both U.S. coasts such as Café Yana, Moon-Cussler, Golden Vanity, and Club 47.
BOX-FOLDER 1/5 Flyers, calendars, and programs (originals), folder 2 of 2, 1960s-1970s
1 folder
See notes for folder 1/4.
BOX-FOLDER 1/6 Flyers and calendars (photocopies)
1 folder
Photocopies sent to Earl Crabb, with notes.
BOX-FOLDER 1/7 Printed and handwritten documents
1 folder
A few pages of handwritten notes, and for the most part printed documents such as lyrics, a backstage pass for the 1967 Berkeley Folk Music Festival, informational flyers, a printout of Pete Frame's Berkeley music "family tree" (replacing a photocopied and taped version that arrived with the collection), programs for the memorial tribute to Earl Crabb, newspaper and magazine clippings, and related materials.
BOX-FOLDER 2/1 Manuscript materials from sound recording containers
1 folder
BOX-FOLDER 2/2 Manuscript materials from photo albums
1 folder
Items delivered with photographic materials but with no direct association to them. Includes a fragmented flyer for Club 47, Inc., business cards (including one for Earl Crabb, from E/Soft), and two copies of "Humbead's Revised Map of the World" (8 in. x 10 in. and 5 3/4 in. 7 1/4 in.).
BOX-FOLDER 2/3 Song lists for sound recordings (folder 1 of 4), 1960s-1990s
1 folder
Various versions and degrees of completion for a list of sound recordings in the collection. A few pages are handwritten, and the rest typed, dittoed, or printed from a computer document. According to one set of lists dated 1998, the recordings were "recently" found in the attic, assumed to be Earl Crabb's home.
BOX-FOLDER 2/4 Song lists for sound recordings (folder 2 of 4), 1960s-1990s
1 folder
See notes for folder 2/2.
BOX-FOLDER 2/5 Song lists for sound recordings (folder 3 of 4), 1960s-1990s
1 folder
See notes for folder 2/2.
BOX-FOLDER 2/6 Song lists for sound recordings (folder 4 of 4), 1960s-1990s
1 folder
See notes for folder 2/2.
BOX-FOLDER 2/7 Broadside, 1962-1964
1 folder
Magazine issue numbers 5, 33, 40, and 45, and one unnumbered compilation issue.
BOX-FOLDER 2/8 The Broadside, vol. II, 1963
1 folder
Magazine issue numbers 8 (two copies), 9, 10, 13 (cover only), 15, 18, 19, 23, and 20. Some issues are incomplete.
BOX-FOLDER 2/9 The Broadside vol. III, 1964-1965
1 folder
Magazine issue numbers 1-8 (two copies of issue 2), 14-15, 17-19, and 22-25.
BOX-FOLDER 2/10 The Broadside, vol. IV, 1965
1 folder
Magazine issue numbers 1-3, 5-6, 8-9.
BOX-FOLDER 3/1 Hootenanny, 1963-1964
1 folder
4 magazine issues; not all are complete.
BOX-FOLDER 3/2 Tune Up, 1963-1964
1 folder
Magazine issues vol. 2, no 1; vol. 2, no. 2; October 1964, and November 1964.
BOX-FOLDER 3/3 Rolling Blunder Review, 1987-1989
1 folder
Magazine issue numbers 5 and 9-12.
BOX-FOLDER 3/4 Periodicals (folder 1 of 2), 1960-1990s
1 folder
Periodicals covering music industry and business subjects, with some of general interest.
BOX-FOLDER 3/5 Periodicals (folder 2 of 2), 1960-1990s
1 folder
See note for folder 3/5.
BOX-FOLDER 3/6 Catalogs
1 folder
A catalog for County Records and Publications, and a catalog from the store Archie McPhee.
Series II: Sound recordings
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR01 Indian Neck Folk Festival. Original ID number: 1, May 6, 1961
1 sound tape reel (acetate) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR02 Left Bank shows, Indian Neck Folk Festival (1961), and dubs of commercial recordings. Original ID number: 4, circa 1961
1 sound tape reel (acetate) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR03 Williams Motorcycle Club concert, at Adams Memorial Theatre, Williamstown, MA. Original ID number: 6, November 10, 1962
1 sound tape reel (polyester) : analog, 4 track, stereo ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR04 Original ID number: 7
1 sound tape reel (polyester) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR05 Original ID number: 10
1 sound tape reel (acetate) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR06 Dubs of commercial recordings. Original ID number: 11
1 sound tape reel (acetate) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR07 Original ID number: 12
1 sound tape reel (polyester) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR08 Original ID number: 13
1 sound tape reel (acetate) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR09 Original ID number: 17
1 sound tape reel (acetate) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR10 Some dubs of commercial recordings, and some that may be original. Original ID number: 23
1 sound tape reel (acetate) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR11 Dubs of commercial recordings. Original ID number: 28
1 sound tape reel (acetate) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR12 Original ID number: 30
1 sound tape reel (acetate) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR13 Original ID number: 44 on reel, 70 on tape box
1 sound tape reel (polyester) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR14 Original ID number: 60 on reel, 61 on tape box
1 sound tape reel (polyester) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR15 David and Megan Marash. Original ID number: 60
1 sound tape reel (polyester) : analog ; 5 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR16 Original ID number: 71
1 sound tape reel (acetate) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR17 "Farinas" written on tape reel; probably Richard and Mimi Fariña. "Skiffle Band Earl's Crab Joint" written on tape reel; probably Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band, performing at Earl's Crab Joint. Original ID number: 72
1 sound tape reel (polyester) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR18 Original ID number: 75
1 sound tape reel (polyester) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR19 Original ID number: 100
1 sound tape reel (polyester) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR20 Original ID number: 101
1 sound tape reel (polyester) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR21 Original ID number: 102
1 sound tape reel (polyester) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR22 Original ID number: 104
1 sound tape reel (polyester) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR23 Original ID number: 110
1 sound tape reel (polyester) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR24 Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band
1 sound tape reel (polyester) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR25 Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band
1 sound tape reel (polyester) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR26 Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band; possibly a radio broadcast
1 sound tape reel (polyester) : analog ; 3 1/4 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR27 Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band; possibly recorded in Berkeley, California in the 1960s
1 sound tape reel (polyester) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR28 Wayne Smith and Ry Cooder
1 sound tape reel (polyester) : analog ; 7 in.
ITEM_ID AFC 2016/048: SR29 Wilson, Shubb, and Shubb
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