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Series 1: National Folk Festival
Association history
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Background and early days of the association. |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/1 |
National Folk Festival story,
1942
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Typed draft documents, which include general plans for the 1942 festival,
information about the national executive committee and the advisory council,
program divisions, and related information. Box-Folders 1/1, 8/6, 10/12, and 11/9
were formerly housed in one folder, but possibly not received in that grouping.
Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: National Folk Festival story
1942. Handwritten on the folder front: Roberts and Knott - dates; Board of
Directors |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/2 |
The National Folk Festival
story through articles (folder 1/2), circa 1940-Feb. 5, 1979
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While the compilation of materials is dated February 5, 1979, the materials
included are from earlier dates, not all identified. The compilation is
separated into tabbed sections, and includes photocopies and original
materials, and an original 1940 National Folk Festival program. The folder
includes an envelope with a typed note from Knott and a pamphlet about folk
recordings selected from the Archive of Folk Song, and published by the Music
Division. The compilation was formerly in a three-ring binder. Received at AFC
in a folder with the heading: The National Folk Festival story through articles
(folder 1/2). |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/3 |
The National Folk Festival
story through articles (folder 2/2), circa 1940-Feb. 5, 1979
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The folder includes an original 1969 National Folk Festival program. See
description for Box-Folder 1/2. Received at AFC
in a folder with the heading: The National Folk Festival story through articles
(2/2). |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/4 |
Highlights of the National Folk
Festival, Inc. (folder 1/3), 1934-1974,
undated
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Photocopies and original documents. Received at AFC in a three-ring binder with
the heading: Highlights of the National Folk Festival, Inc. |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/5 |
Highlights of the National Folk
Festival, Inc. (folder 2/3), 1934-1974,
undated
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See description for Box-Folder 1/4. |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/6 |
Highlights of the National Folk
Festival, Inc. (folder 3/3), 1934-1974,
undated
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See description for Box-Folder 1/4. |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/7 |
National Folk Festival
Association charts - early drafts (folder 1/2), 1934-1971
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The original, handwritten charts have been relocated to Box-Folder 12/1. They were received at AFC in a folder with
the heading: Charts - national, regional, state, and community. This folder is
in the current folder. |
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BOX-FOLDER 12/1 |
National Folk Festival
Association charts - early drafts (folder 2/2), 1934-1971
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Two original, handwritten charts with numerous accordion folds, and some
photocopied parts. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: Charts -
national, regional, state, and community. Relocated from Box-Folder 1/7. |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/8 |
National Folk Festival
Association charts, 1934-1971,
undated
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Printed copy of the cities and states that have hosted the National Folk
Festival, plus extensive handwritten notations. Originally in a hole-punched
rigid black folder. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: National Folk
Festival Association charts. |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/9 |
National Folk Festival -
research, 1940s-1950s,
1970s
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Correspondence regarding Knott's research inquiry about the National Folk
Festival in Philadelphia, photocopied materials regarding Chris Sanderson, and
related materials. According to the handwritten notes on the front of the
folder, it seems Knott wanted these materials organized and used by Western
Kentucky University as a resource for states developing folk festivals. The
original program has been relocated to Box-Folder 12/9. The original folder is here. Received at AFC in a folder with
the heading: Recreation and Culture/Princeton Ky - Plan. This folder is in the
current folder. |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/10 |
Disposition of Sarah Gertrude
Knott's papers, 1976-1977
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Key documentation for the intention to place Knott papers (which included
National Folk Festival Association papers) at either Western Kentucky
University, Library of Congress, or both locations. Correspondence between
Knott and Western Kentucky University representatives, and Joe Hickerson
(Library of Congress), regarding which group of papers would be sent to the
respective institutions, and the reasons why. Includes background on the papers
and the condition of the documents. Received at AFC in a folder with the
heading: Information from Western Kentucky University and Library of Congress
in connection with placement of SGK papers. |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/11 |
Letters from Lynwood Montell to
Sarah Gertrude Knott, 1977
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Key documents relating to the July 20, 1977, meeting, where the future of
folklore and folk activities in Kentucky would be discussed. These documents
explain the nature of the Western Kentucky University and Library of Congress
collections. Received at AFC with the heading: Letter of Lexington, July 20th
meeting from Western Kentucky University to SGK. This folder is in the current
folder. |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/12 |
Letters from Nancy Dolliver to
Sarah Gertrude Knott, 1977-1978
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Two letters regarding the archival organization of National Folk Festival
Association programs and related materials. Dolliver probably worked at Western
Kentucky University. The folder also includes copies of a one-page list of
programs, regional festivals, and "search for materials." The contents of this
folder come from a folder of miscellaneous papers received as part of a later
accrual to this collection. |
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Series 2: National Folk Festival
Association business
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Includes business correspondence, festival plans, publicity, and related
materials. |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/13 |
Sarah Gertrude Knott's
biography (fragment), 1937
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Page 14 of a draft document, on the verso of 4th National Folk Festival
letterhead (1937). The document is part of Knott's first-person account of her
history with folk festivals. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading:
Fourth National Folk Festival letterhead. |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/14 |
National Folk Festival
Association business, 1939
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Original printed document with the general plans, list of the members of the
national executive committee, and past participants. Formerly housed in a
three-ring binder but not received in the binder. Received at AFC in a folder
with the heading: Sixth National Folk Festival/double letterhead/Washington,
D.C. This folder is in the current folder. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/1 |
National Folk Festival
Association business, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1973
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Includes correspondence from Knott to Chris Sanderson, and a promotional flyer
for Sanderson's published biography, and photocopies of photos from Lot 66, of
the Farm Security Administration, held by the Prints and Photographs Division,
Library of Congress, accompanied by a handwritten note. Also includes a
postcard addressed in type to Alan Lomax, with the dates of the 9th National
Folk Festival. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: National Folk
Festival, 1942. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/2 |
National Folk Festival
Association business, 1943
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National Folk Festival Association suggestions to leaders and sponsors (two
copies, one with minor notations), correspondence, and photocopies. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/3 |
National Folk Festival
Association business, 1944
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Informational communication to National Folk Festival Association members,
photocopied newspaper articles, and photocopied catalog cards from the Prints
and Photographs Division (typed and with handwritten notations). |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/4 |
National Folk Festival
Association business, 1951
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Informational communication to National Folk Festival Association members, two
photocopies of the festival program (in two sizes), and photocopies of
newspaper clippings. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/5 |
Support for the National Folk
Festival's further development, 1954,
1956
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Typed copy of a flyer with the "North American Report" from the Journal of International Film Music Council, vol. VII (1954), and a letter from Maud Karpeles to Sarah Gertrude
Knott (1956) |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/6 |
National Folk Festival
Association business, 1957
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Promotional/information letter from Knott to the members of the Oklahoma Club,
with two accompanying pages of information about the festival; a document
listing films with festival coverage, a photocopied newspaper article, and a
two-page typed document with general information about the 22nd National Folk
Festival. The contents of three untitled folders were merged into this
folder. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/7 |
National Folk Festival
Association business, January 12, 1958
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Letter Sarah Gertrude Knott to National Folk Festival "friends" to promote the
festival. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/8 |
Letter from Bernard I. Burt to
John D. Whisman, February 27, 1960
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Photocopied letter regarding business issues related to the National Folk
Festival Association. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: NFFA
1960. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/9 |
National Folk Festival
Association business, 1961
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Newspaper clipping, informational communication, and dittoed copies of the
conference program held during the festival. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/10 |
National Folk Festival
Association business, 1962
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Informational communication about the festival. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/11 |
National Folk Festival
Association business (folder 1/2), 1963
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Announcement for the 26th National Folk Festival, a typescript excerpt from the
Report of Survey of Folk Music written by Knott (with handwritten notations), a
memo regarding festival plans, and other planning-stage documents, with
handwritten notations. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: Festival
reports and plans/Covington, Kentucky, 1963. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/12 |
National Folk Festival
Association business (folder 2/2), 1963
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Festival announcement and correspondence. Received at AFC in a folder with the
heading: National Folk Festival, 1963. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/13 |
Letters from Sarah Gertrude
Knott regarding National Folk Festival Association leadership, 1963
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A copy of a letter from Knott to Dr. Leonard Derthick regarding new leadership
for National Folk Festival Association, and a copy of a letter from Knott to
James Nutter. Both letters refer to a turn of events which led to Knott's
departure from National Folk Festival Association leadership. A second copy of
the letter to Derthick came from the 1979 accrual. Received at AFC in a folder
with the heading: Der [sic]. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/14 |
Concert series announcement,
1964
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Announcement of that fall's concert series (performers and dates), and a ticket
order form (part of the same page). Received at AFC in a folder with the
heading: NFFA, 1964. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/15 |
National Folk Festival
Association business, 1965
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Informational communications to National Folk Festival Association members, and
a promotional leaflet. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/16 |
National Folk Festival
Association business, 1966
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Correspondence regarding business matters, a proposal for a Folk Activities
Clearing House Center in Washington, D.C., and a typed summary/notes from a
1966 folklore conference, where a roundtable discussion focused on tradition
bearers and folk traditions. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/17 |
National Folk Festival
Association business, 1967
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Correspondence regarding business matters, plus promotional materials, a
photocopied clipping, a program for a projected conference, two copies of a Phi
Beta Kappa Association announcement for a party to open the 1967-1968 concert
season, a copy of a Washington Folk Festival program, and copies of various
issues of Folk Fare (published by the National Folk Festival Association). |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/18 |
National Folk Festival
Association business, 1968
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Correspondence regarding business matters, plus copies of the announcement for
the 31st National Folk Festival, a proposal for a grant to fund a folk activity
pilot project, and related materials. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/19 |
National Folk Festival
Association business, 1969
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Correspondence regarding business matters, plus general correspondence, the
National Folk Festival Association's organization plan, a fact sheet for the
32nd National Folk Festival, a program application blank, related materials
involving plans and follow-up, a compilation of responses to Knott's
questionnaire requesting information on state-level folk festivals, and the
report of a special meeting of the National Folk Festival Association's board
of directors. |
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BOX-FOLDER 12/13 |
National Folk Festival
Association questionnaires, 1964-1968
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Photocopied questionnaire results, consolidated from responses sent by various
institutions. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: Questionnaire
1964-1968. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/20 |
Smithsonian Folklife Festival -
National Folk Festival Association plans, 1969
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Two-page photocopy, with photocopied handwritten notations. This folder is in
the current folder. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/21 |
State Arts Councils, 1969-1970
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Two photocopies of Knott's response to feedback requesting the names of
state-level entities organizing folk festivals and events, and a list of those
organizations, with contact names. Received at AFC in a folder with the
heading: State Arts Councils and National Folk Festival Association. This
folder is in the current folder. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/22 |
Talent searches and related
documents, circa
1960s-1970s
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Two copies of a folk talent search announcement for Ohio and Kentucky, an
announcement for the upcoming National Folk Festival plus a call for talent, a
folk talent search announcement for Tennessee and the Appalachian region, a
printed pamphlet by Knott ("On the Trail of Folklore - Search for Material"),
two copies of an announcement of the National Folk Festival in the greater
Washington area, a form letter from Knott to "Syracuse friends" about the
National Folk Festival's work to meet the needs of educators in the Syracuse
area, and a questionnaire (with a brief, handwritten notation) on Kentucky folk
music, dances, and tales. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading:
National Folk Festival Association: miscellaneous talent "searchers." |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/23 |
National Folk Festival
Association business (folder 1/4), 1970
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Knott's letter to National Folk Festival Association "friends" to get
commitments for participation in the National Folk Festival in the Washington,
D.C., area, with an attached list of potential participants. Received at AFC in
a folder with the heading: Park Service/Washington, D.C. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/24 |
National Folk Festival
Association business (folder 2/4), 1970
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Quarterly activity report (two published copies, with slight differences
between them). Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: National Folk
Festival Association Programs of American folk culture and living history. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/25 |
National Folk Festival
Association business (folder 3/4), 1970
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Correspondence regarding business matters, plans for the National Folk
Festival, reports, minutes, memos, and National Folk Festival organization
articles with attachments. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading:
National Folk Festival Association. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/26 |
National Folk Festival
Association business (folder 4/4), 1970
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See the description for Box-Folder 2/25. |
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BOX-FOLDER 3/1 |
Essays, memos, and publicity,
circa 1970s
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Typed essays (possibly written by Knott), promotional materials, an
announcement regarding National Folk Festival Association"s establishment of an
office in Washington, D.C., background on the National Folk Festival, a
document with names and addresses of advisory board members, and related
materials. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: National Folk Festival
Association: miscellaneous essays, undated memos, and clippings. |
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BOX-FOLDER 3/2 |
General correspondence and folk
festival history, circa
1970s
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Includes promotional and informational mailings from the National Folk Festival
Association, correspondence, a typed copy of Knott's "The Folk Festival
Movement in America," and a copy of a document charting cities and states
sponsoring National Folk Festivals. See Box-Folder 1/2 for the calendars. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading:
National Folk Festival Association: calendar of folk festivals (2/2). |
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BOX-FOLDER 3/3 |
Suggested program plans, 1971 or before
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"Suggested Program Plans to National Folk Festival Association Board," by Sarah
Gertrude Knott (very low-contrast/dark photocopy of a typed document). Received
at AFC in a folder with the heading: NFFA 1971 Prog. [Suggested Program Plans
to National Folk Festival Association Board]. This folder is in the current
folder. |
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BOX-FOLDER 3/4 |
Resolution on National Folk
Festival Association leadership, May 28, 1971
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A two-page photocopy, with handwritten annotations, of the resolution which
replaced Knott as the National Folk Festival Association's Director of Programs
(due to health issues), and reassigned her to the new position of Founder and
Program Consultant. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: NFFA
resolution. This folder is in the current folder. |
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BOX-FOLDER 3/5 |
National Folk Festivals -
summaries, 1971
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A copy of the "NFF Chart of the Cities and States sponsoring the National Folk
Festivals (1934-1971)." Typed pages with handwritten notations, describing
participants and summaries for each festival. |
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BOX-FOLDER 3/6 |
National Folk Festival
Association - presidents, 1971
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A typed, one-page list of National Folk Festival Association presidents
(1934-1971), with handwritten notations. |
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BOX-FOLDER 3/7 |
National Folk Festival
Association business, 1971
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Correspondence regarding business matters, plans for the National Folk
Festival, a document with suggested program plans, attachments from an official
report, news releases, schedules, agendas, a program for the "Greater
Washington Symposium on Applied Folklore," and related materials. Received at
AFC in a folder with the heading: National Folk Festival Association. |
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BOX-FOLDER 3/8 |
National Folk Festival
Association business, 1972
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Correspondence regarding business matters, plus memos, minutes of meetings, and
a proposal for a documentary film to be made at the 1972 National Folk
Festival; a 1972 calendar of folk events (original and revised versions), and
related materials. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: National Folk
Festival Association. |
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BOX-FOLDER 3/9 |
National Folk Festival
Association business, 1973
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Correspondence, meeting notes, and related materials. Also includes a typed
copy of "The People Tell Their Own Story: The Role of the National Folk
Festival Association" (21 pages). Received at AFC in a folder with the heading:
National Folk Festival Association. |
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BOX-FOLDER 3/10 |
National Folk Festival
Association bylaws, 1972-1973
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A copy of the report of the president's committee, National Folk Festival
Association bylaws (1972 and 1973 versions). Received at AFC in a folder with
the heading: National Folk Festival Association Organizational
structure/bylaws. |
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BOX-FOLDER 3/11 |
Letters from Sarah Gertrude
Knott to Alan Jabbour, 1974
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Correspondence from Knott to Alan Jabbour, plus a photocopy of a newspaper
clipping. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: Alan Jabbour/Washington
D.C. This folder is in the current folder. |
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BOX-FOLDER 3/12 |
National Folk Festival
Association business, 1974
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Correspondence, minutes, and a 1974 calendar of folk festivals and related
events. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: National Folk Festival
Association. |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/1 |
National Folk Festival
Association business (folder 1/2), 1976
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News releases and a mailing to National Folk Festival Association members about
nominations to the board of directors. Received at AFC in a folder with the
heading: NFFA 1976. |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/2 |
National Folk Festival
Association business (folder 2/2), 1976
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Copies of a National Folk Festival Association news release, and copies of a
photocopied National Folk Festival Association mailing to "member." One copy of
the news release has a brief, handwritten notation by Knott. Received at AFC in
a folder with the heading: N.B. Joe [nota bene Joe?]. This folder is in the
current folder. |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/3 |
NCTA business (folder 1/2),
1976-1978
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Correspondence with Knott, meeting minutes, and a memo and ballot regarding the
NCTA board of directors. The correspondence includes information about the
change in the organization's name, and the reasons behind it. A photocopy of Tradition (Winter 1977) has been moved to Box-Folder 12/16. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: NCTA letters and
news. |
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BOX-FOLDER 12/16 |
NCTA business (folder 2/2),
1976-1978
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Photocopy of Tradition (Winter 1977), an NCTA publication/newsletter. Received at AFC in a
folder with the heading: NCTA letters and news. Relocated from Box-Folder 4/3. |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/4 |
First National Folk Festival
held at Wolf Trap, 1978
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Photocopies of a typed page with handwritten notes (as part of the photocopy).
Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: Preparations for 1st Wolf Trap
Farm Festival - work book. This folder is in the current folder. |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/5 |
National Folk Festival
Association business and publicity, 1963-1978,
undated
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Typed correspondence (some with handwritten notations), newspaper clippings
(photocopies and originals), promotional materials for folk events, and other
materials. The folder includes a letter from Knott to Pauline Berkey (May 9,
1978) in which Knott says she is packing her papers to Western Kentucky
University and the Library of Congress, and another letter to Vyts Beliajus
(with the same date), with effectively the same information. Received at AFC in
a folder with the heading: 3 Book. |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/6 |
May Gadd interview transcript,
and various National Folk Festival Association materials, 1960s-1970s
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