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Series 1. Manuscripts, ca. 1956-2009 (continued)
Subseries 2. Old time and bluegrass music materials, 1957-2009 (continued)
New Lost City Ramblers: Mike Seeger, 1958-1980 (continued)
Correspondence.
BOX-FOLDER 11/117 New Lost City Ramblers: Jon Pankake, 1962-1964
1 folder
Correspondence with folk concert promoter, Jon Pankake.
BOX-FOLDER 11/118 New Lost City Ramblers: notes and correspondence, 1961-1962
1 folder
Interview transcripts, notes about the pros/cons of Friends of Old Time Music, notes about Newport Folk Festival films, notes about Mademoiselle article, set lists, notes about songs for New Lost City Ramblers Song Book, New Lost City Ramblrs calendar (1961), notes for appearance at Chicago Folk Festival, and Earl Scruggs interview transcription.
BOX-FOLDER 18/257 New Lost City Ramblers: notes and correspondence, 1961-1962
1 folder
Interview transcripts, notes about the pros/cons of Friends of Old Time Music, notes about Newport Folk Festival films, notes about Mademoiselle article, set lists, notes about songs for New Lost City Ramblers Song Book, New Lost City Ramblers calendar (1961), notes for appearance at Chicago Folk Festival, and Earl Scruggs interview transcription.
BOX-FOLDER 11/119 New Lost City Ramblers: University of Chicago Folklore Society and Festival, 1960-1964
1 folder
Correspondence with the University of Chicago Folklore Society about the University of Chicago Folk Festival.
BOX-FOLDER 11/120 New Lost City Ramblers: Alan Lomax, 1961, 1965
1 folder
Correspondence with Alan Lomax about the New Lost City Ramblers and about Lomax's Cantometrics project.
BOX-FOLDER 11/121 New Lost City Ramblers: Paul Endicott, 1960-1961
1 folder
Correspondence, notes, and publicity materials related to the management of the New Lost City Ramblers. Includes brochures about the careers of Peggy Seeger, Ewan MacColl, and Pete Seeger.
BOX-FOLDER 18/258 New Lost City Ramblers: Paul Endicott, 1960-1961
1 folder
Correspondence, notes, and publicity materials related to the management of the New Lost City Ramblers. Includes brochures about the careers of Peggy Seeger, Ewan MacColl, and Pete Seeger.
BOX-FOLDER 11/122 New Lost City Ramblers: Tracy Schwarz, 1961-1962
1 folder
Correspondence.
BOX-FOLDER 11/123 New Lost City Ramblers: Earl and Louise Scruggs, 1961-1962
1 folder
Correspondence.
BOX-FOLDER 11/124 New Lost City Ramblers: Marc Silber, 1962
1 folder
Correspondence with Marc Silber about guitars.
BOX-FOLDER 11/125 New Lost City Ramblers: Liz Lofgren, 1962, 1964
1 folder
Correspondence.
BOX-FOLDER 11/126 New Lost City Ramblers: Barbara Siegel, 1960
1 folder
Correspondence.
BOX-FOLDER 11/127 New Lost City Ramblers: Israel Young, 1959
1 folder
Correspondence.
BOX-FOLDER 11/128 New Lost City Ramblers: Archie Green, 1960
1 folder
Correspondence, and "The Death of Mother Jones," reprinted from Labor History, vol. 1, no. 1, (Winter 1960).
BOX-FOLDER 18/259 New Lost City Ramblers: Archie Green, 1960
1 folder
Correspondence, and "The Death of Mother Jones," reprinted from Labor History, vol. 1, no. 1, (Winter 1960).
BOX-FOLDER 11/129 New Lost City Ramblers: reviews, 1959-1962, 1967, 1972
1 folder
Newspaper and magazine clippings, and publicity materials.
BOX-FOLDER 18/260 New Lost City Ramblers: reviews, 1959-1962, 1967, 1972
1 folder
Newspaper and magazine clippings, and publicity materials.
BOX-FOLDER 12/130 New Lost City Ramblers: prints and posters, 1958, 1960, 1966
1 folder
Photographic prints, posters, and ephemera used in Philip Gura's article, "Southern Roots and Branches: Forty Years of the New Lost City Ramblers."
BOX-FOLDER 18/261 New Lost City Ramblers: prints and posters, 1958, 1960, 1966
1 folder
Photographic prints, posters, and ephemera used in Philip Gura's article, "Southern Roots and Branches: Forty Years of the New Lost City Ramblers."
BOX-FOLDER 12/132 New Lost City Ramblers: Ed Kahn, 1961
1 folder
Correspondence.
BOX-FOLDER 12/133 New Lost City Ramblers: Howie Abrams, 1960
1 folder
Correspondence.
BOX-FOLDER 12/134 New Lost City Ramblers: Pete Seeger, 1960-1961
1 folder
Correspondence.
BOX-FOLDER 12/135 New Lost City Ramblers: Ralph Rinzler, 1962
1 folder
Correspondence.
BOX-FOLDER 12/136 New Lost City Ramblers: Doc Watson, 1962
1 folder
Correspondence from Doc and Rosa Lee Watson.
BOX-FOLDER 12/137 New Lost City Ramblers: Tony Glover, 1962-1963
1 folder
Correspondence, and fliers.
BOX-FOLDER 12/138 New Lost City Ramblers: David Grisman, 1960
1 folder
Correspondence.
BOX-FOLDER 12/139 New Lost City Ramblers: Ed Pearl, 1961-1962, 1964
1 folder
Correspondence from Ed Pearl of the Ash Grove. Includes a letter from Ralph Rinzler.
BOX-FOLDER 12/140 New Lost City Ramblers: Indian Neck Folk Music Festival, 1960-1962
1 folder
Correspondence.
BOX-FOLDER 12/141 New Lost City Ramblers: prints and posters, undated
1 folder
Photographic prints by Cohen, and posters/fliers relating to Peru, the New Lost City Ramblers, and the Putnam String County Band.
BOX-FOLDER 18/262 New Lost City Ramblers: prints and posters, undated
1 folder
Photographic prints by Cohen, and posters/fliers relating to Peru, the New Lost City Ramblers, and the Putnam String County Band.
BOX-FOLDER 12/142-143 New Tranquility String Band Project, 1969-1971
2 folders
Recording log, ephemera, correspondence, and posters/fliers relating to the New Tranquility String Band. Includes letters from Mac Benford (Highwoods Stringband) and Eric Thompson.
BOX-FOLDER 12/144 Banjo Bill Cornett, 2004-2005
1 folder
Correspondence, notes, ephemera, essay, and photograph relating to "Banjo Bill" Cornett. Includes House resolution in respect and tribute to the late "Banjo Bill" Cornett.
BOX-FOLDER 12/145 Melvin Goins, 1994
1 folder
Letter regarding a Bill Monroe photograph.
BOX-FOLDER 12/146 Notes for Mountain Music of Kentucky, ca. 1958-1960
1 folder
Handwritten notes related to the album, Mountain Music of Kentucky.
BOX-FOLDER 18/263 Notes for Mountain Music of Kentucky, ca. 1958-1960
1 folder
Handwritten notes related to the album, Mountain Music of Kentucky.
BOX-FOLDER 19/264 Willie Dixon sheet music, undated
1 folder
Sheet music for "Long Lost Child," signed by Willie Dixon.
BOX-FOLDER 12/149 Friends of Old Time Music: New York City, 1961
1 folder
Correspondence, notes, and certificate of incorporation for the Friends of Old Time Music.
BOX-FOLDER 19/265 Friends of Old Time Music: New York City, 1961
1 folder
Correspondence, notes, and certificate of incorporation for the Friends of Old Time Music.
Subseries 3. Writings and published works, 1956-2002
Various writings about Peru, including Cohen's 1957 MFA thesis and writings on Q'eros music. Materials related to the development and publication of Hidden Threads of Peru, including correspondence, sketches, maps, proofs, and drafts. Articles for Sing Out! and Folkways, including drafts, liner notes, notes, and interview transcripts. Includes the article, "Folk Art vs. Pop Art," written for Sing Out!, and then proposed as a book. Includes correspondence, with letters to Bob Dylan and Robert Frank, drafts, notes, and ephemera. Materials reflecting Cohen's written and photographic work, as presented in magazine, programs, and exhibits. Includes a transcription of an interview with Cohen, a book illustrated by Cohen, as well as posters, drafts, and correspondence. Includes Penny Cohen's fieldwork diary from Peru, as well as a logbook of Peru recordings.
BOX-FOLDER 12/150 Peru: article on Q'eros music, 1985
1 folder
Drafts, notes, correspondence relating to Q'eros music.
BOX-FOLDER 12/151 Peru: Q'eros translations, Palca, 1984
1 folder
Correspondence, research, notes, translations, and song transcriptions.
BOX-FOLDER 19/266 Peru: Q'eros translations, Palca, 1984
1 folder
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