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Series 1: Manuscripts
One folder holding five original disc sleeves. Only the original paper sleeves with any notes written on them were retained. Unless otherwise described all notes are in pencil and are exact transcriptions.
ITEM-ID AFC 2018/003: MS01 Disc sleeve
Guthrie
Sleeve for SR01. "Guthrie" is underlined.
ITEM-ID AFC 2018/003: MS02 Disc sleeve
[see note]
Sleeve for SR02. A few numbers and calculations, plus two names that are undeciphered.
ITEM-ID AFC 2018/003: MS03 Disc sleeve
Hydro Music Not Used Record No. 1
Sleeve for SR03.
ITEM-ID AFC 2018/003: MS04 Disc sleeve
4-1 Roll Columbia
Sleeve for SR04. "Roll Columbia" is underlined in red ballpoint pen.
ITEM-ID AFC 2018/003: MS05 Disc sleeve
4-2 Biggest thing
Sleeve for SR05.
Series 2: Sound Recordings
Titles are as they appear on the discs. Published titles are taken from "Columbia River Collection" (Rounder CD 1036).
ITEM-ID AFC 2018/003: SR01 Woody Guthrie recording, circa 1941
1 sound disc (lacquer on aluminum) : analog, 74 rpm ; 12 in.
Side A
Ballad of the Grand Coulee Dam
Published title: Grand Coulee Dam
Side B
Roll On Columbia, Roll
Published title: Roll On Columbia
ITEM-ID AFC 2018/003: SR02 Woody Guthrie recording, circa 1941
1 sound disc (lacquer on aluminum) : analog, 74 rpm ; 12 in.
Side A
Columbia Talking Blues
Published title: Talkin' Columbia
Side B
Song of the Grand Coulee Dam
Published title: same
ITEM-ID AFC 2018/003: SR03 Woody Guthrie recording, circa 1941
on one side of 1 sound disc (lacquer on aluminum) : analog, 74 rpm ; 12 in.
Side A
Jackhammer Blues
Published title: same. Side B is blank.
ITEM-ID AFC 2018/003: SR04 Woody Guthrie recording, circa 1941
1 sound disc (lacquer on aluminum) : analog, 74 rpm ; 12 in.
Side A
Pastures of Plenty
Published title: same
Side B
Roll Columbia, Won't You Roll
Published title: Roll Columbia, Roll
ITEM-ID AFC 2018/003: SR05 Woody Guthrie recording, circa 1941
1 sound disc (lacquer on aluminum) : analog, 80 rpm ; 12 in.
Side A
Columbia Talking Blues
Published title: Talking Columbia
Side B
Good Morning, Mr. Captain
Published title: Columbia's Waters
ITEM-ID AFC 2018/003: SR06 Woody Guthrie recording, circa 1941
1 sound disc (lacquer on aluminum) : analog, 80 rpm ; 12 in.
Side A
Jackhammer Blues
Published title: same
Side B
Way Up In That Northwest
Published title: Song of the Grand Coulee Dam
ITEM-ID AFC 2018/003: SR07 Woody Guthrie recording, circa 1941
1 sound disc (lacquer on aluminum) : analog, 80 rpm ; 12 in.
Side A
Pastures of Plenty
Published title: same
Side B
[the song is unidentified on the disc]
Published title: Grand Coulee Dam. This song is an outtake from the recording session(s).
ITEM-ID AFC 2018/003: SR08 Woody Guthrie recording, circa 1941
1 sound disc (lacquer on aluminum) : analog, 80 rpm ; 12 in.
Side A
Roll, Columbia, Won't You Roll
Published title: Roll Columbia, Roll
Side B
Roll On Columbia Roll On
Published title: Roll On, Columbia
ITEM-ID AFC 2018/003: SR09 Woody Guthrie recording, circa 1941
1 sound disc (lacquer on aluminum) : analog, 80 rpm ; 12 in.
The narrator is unidentified.
Side A
The World Has Several Wonders
Published title: Grand Coulee Dam
Side B
narrated segment 4
ITEM-ID AFC 2018/003: SR10 Woody Guthrie recording, circa 1941
1 sound disc (lacquer on aluminum) : analog, 80 rpm ; 12 in.
Side A
The Biggest Thing That Man Has Ever Done
Published title: The Biggest Thing Man Has Ever Done
Side B
Roll On Columbia
Published title: same
ITEM-ID AFC 2018/003: SR11 Woody Guthrie recording, circa 1941
1 sound disc (lacquer on aluminum) : analog, 80 rpm ; 12 in.
Side A
Pastures of Plenty
Published title: same
Side B
Roll, Columbia
Published title: Roll Columbia, Roll
Appendix: Sound engineer's notes

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