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Series 2: National Folk Festival Association business
Includes business correspondence, festival plans, publicity, and related materials.
BOX-FOLDER 1/13 Sarah Gertrude Knott's biography (fragment), 1937
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.
BOX-FOLDER 1/14 National Folk Festival Association business, 1939
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.
BOX-FOLDER 2/1 National Folk Festival Association business, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1973
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.
BOX-FOLDER 2/2 National Folk Festival Association business, 1943
National Folk Festival Association suggestions to leaders and sponsors (two copies, one with minor notations), correspondence, and photocopies.
BOX-FOLDER 2/3 National Folk Festival Association business, 1944
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).
BOX-FOLDER 2/4 National Folk Festival Association business, 1951
Informational communication to National Folk Festival Association members, two photocopies of the festival program (in two sizes), and photocopies of newspaper clippings.
BOX-FOLDER 2/5 Support for the National Folk Festival's further development, 1954, 1956
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)
BOX-FOLDER 2/6 National Folk Festival Association business, 1957
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.
BOX-FOLDER 2/7 National Folk Festival Association business, January 12, 1958
Letter Sarah Gertrude Knott to National Folk Festival "friends" to promote the festival.
BOX-FOLDER 2/8 Letter from Bernard I. Burt to John D. Whisman, February 27, 1960
Photocopied letter regarding business issues related to the National Folk Festival Association. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: NFFA 1960.
BOX-FOLDER 2/9 National Folk Festival Association business, 1961
Newspaper clipping, informational communication, and dittoed copies of the conference program held during the festival.
BOX-FOLDER 2/10 National Folk Festival Association business, 1962
Informational communication about the festival.
BOX-FOLDER 2/11 National Folk Festival Association business (1/2), 1963
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.
BOX-FOLDER 2/12 National Folk Festival Association business (2/2), 1963
Festival announcement and correspondence. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: National Folk Festival, 1963.
BOX-FOLDER 2/13 Letters from Sarah Gertrude Knott regarding National Folk Festival Association leadership, 1963
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].
BOX-FOLDER 2/14 Concert series announcement, 1964
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.
BOX-FOLDER 2/15 National Folk Festival Association business, 1965
Informational communications to National Folk Festival Association members, and a promotional leaflet.
BOX-FOLDER 2/16 National Folk Festival Association business, 1966
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.
BOX-FOLDER 2/17 National Folk Festival Association business, 1967
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).
BOX-FOLDER 2/18 National Folk Festival Association business, 1968
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.
BOX-FOLDER 2/19 National Folk Festival Association business, 1969
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.
BOX-FOLDER 12/13 National Folk Festival Association questionnaires, 1964-1968
Photocopied questionnaire results, consolidated from responses sent by various institutions. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: Questionnaire 1964-1968.
BOX-FOLDER 2/20 Smithsonian Folklife Festival - National Folk Festival Association plans, 1969
Two-page photocopy, with photocopied handwritten notations. This folder is in the current folder.
BOX-FOLDER 2/21 State Arts Councils, 1969-1970
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.
BOX-FOLDER 2/22 Talent searches and related documents, circa 1960s-1970s
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."
BOX-FOLDER 2/23 National Folk Festival Association business (1/4), 1970
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.
BOX-FOLDER 2/24 National Folk Festival Association business (2/4), 1970
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.
BOX-FOLDER 2/25 National Folk Festival Association business (3/4), 1970
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.
BOX-FOLDER 2/26 National Folk Festival Association business (4/4), 1970
See the description for box-folder 2/25 .
BOX-FOLDER 3/1 Essays, memos, and publicity, circa 1970s
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.
BOX-FOLDER 3/2 General correspondence and folk festival history, circa 1970s
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).
BOX-FOLDER 3/3 Suggested program plans, 1971 or before
"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.
BOX-FOLDER 3/4 Resolution on National Folk Festival Association leadership, May 28, 1971
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.
BOX-FOLDER 3/5 National Folk Festivals - summaries, 1971
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.
BOX-FOLDER 3/6 National Folk Festival Association - presidents, 1971
A typed, one-page list of National Folk Festival Association presidents (1934-1971), with handwritten notations.
BOX-FOLDER 3/7 National Folk Festival Association business, 1971
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.
BOX-FOLDER 3/8 National Folk Festival Association business, 1972
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.
BOX-FOLDER 3/9 National Folk Festival Association business, 1973
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.
BOX-FOLDER 3/10 National Folk Festival Association bylaws, 1972-1973
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.
BOX-FOLDER 3/11 Letters from Sarah Gertrude Knott to Alan Jabbour, 1974
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.
BOX-FOLDER 3/12 National Folk Festival Association business, 1974
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.
BOX-FOLDER 4/1 National Folk Festival Association business (1/2), 1976
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.
BOX-FOLDER 4/2 National Folk Festival Association business (2/2), 1976
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.
BOX-FOLDER 4/3 NCTA business (folder 1/2), 1976-1978
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.
BOX-FOLDER 12/16 NCTA business (folder 2/2), 1976-1978
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.
BOX-FOLDER 4/4 First National Folk Festival held at Wolf Trap, 1978
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.
BOX-FOLDER 4/5 National Folk Festival Association business and publicity, 1963-1978, undated
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.
BOX-FOLDER 4/6 May Gadd interview transcript, and various National Folk Festival Association materials, 1960s-1970s
Original program for the concert "Folk Songs and Ballads of Abe Lincoln and the Civil War," presented by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington; a three-page letter to "Friends" from Knott, with opinions and reflections requested by Leonard Roberts, following the 33rd National Folk Festival (with criticism of Knott on page 2); a photocopy of Joe Hickerson's interview with May Gadd; a stapled photocopy of blank 1939 National Folk Festival letterhead, along with administrative information about the National Folk Festival; a photocopy of "Smithsonian Folklife Festival - National Folk Festival Association Plans," by Knott (1969), an original program for the 32nd National Folk Festival (1969), two copies of the final program for "Folklore and the Public Sector" (a meeting sponsored by three groups), and a photocopy of a newspaper article (1978). Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: An interview with May Gadd. This folder is in the current folder.
BOX-FOLDER 4/7 National Folk Festival Association publications, 1967-1977, undated
Includes publications from various years (some multiple copies), including NCTA's published calendar of festivals (1977). An original copy of the calendar of festivals (1978) has been relocated to box-folder 12/19. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: National Folk Festival Association: calendar of folk festivals (1/2).
BOX-FOLDER 12/19 Calendar of festivals, April-December 1978
An original copy of NCTA's published calendar of festivals. Relocated from box-folder 4/7.
BOX-FOLDER 4/8 Questionnaire for folk-related organizations, 1979
A questionnaire about how organizations serve their respective constituencies. Received in two separate, original folders: one undated, the other dated 1979. Previous folder headings: 1) Questionaires [sic] National Folk Fes. [Festival] and 2) Questionaire [sic] - SGK 1979; the first of these folders is in the current folder.
BOX-FOLDER 4/9 Letter from Bill Kornrich to Sarah Gertrude Knott, November 7, 1979
Two copies of a letter (on National Folk Festival Association letterhead; one original and one photocopy). Topics include a reference to Joe Wilson having early National Folk Festival recordings "redone" (presumably copied) at the Library of Congress; also, a brief handwritten notation on the photocopy.
BOX-FOLDER 4/10 Address and welcome to the 41st National Folk Festival, circa 1979
Photocopy of a typed document (probably written by Knott), with handwritten notes by Knott.
BOX-FOLDER 4/11 Original chart of embassy responses, undated
A chart with a compilation of responses to a questionnaire sent to embassies in Washington, The chart has been relocated to box-folder 12/25. D.C. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: Embassy charts/Washington, D.C./National Folk Festival Association. This folder is in the current folder.
BOX-FOLDER 12/25 Handwritten chart, undated
Possibly a compilation of responses to a questionnaire sent to from embassies in Washington, D.C. Relocated from box-folder 4/11.
BOX-FOLDER 4/12 National Folk Festival program notes - rough drafts, undated
The galley-style sheets have been relocated to box-folder 12/26. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: National Folk Festival programs (rough drafts). This folder is in the current folder.
BOX-FOLDER 12/26 National Folk Festival program notes, undated
Typed text on long, galley-style sheets. Rough drafts of what appear to be program book notes, with extensive details. The paper is delicate, due to acidity and age. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: National Folk Festival programs (rough drafts). Relocated from box-folder 4/12.
Series 3: National Folk Festival
Includes programs, calendars, promotional materials, and publicity. See box-folder 12/5 for National Folk Festival-related materials from 1938.
Titles for the posters and flyers were created by the archivist.
BOX-FOLDER 4/13 National Folk Festival, 1934
Photocopied newspaper articles, two copies of a typed flyer with a reminiscences (possibly by Knott), and two photocopies of a typed editorial from St. Louis Post-Dispatch at the close of the 1st National Folk Festival. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: National Folk Festival.
BOX-FOLDER 4/14 National Folk Festival (1/2), 1935
The photocopied newspaper article has been relocated to box-folder 12/2. Received at AFC in a folder with the heading: National Folk Festival; this folder is with the current folder.
BOX-FOLDER 12/2 National Folk Festival (2/2), June 8, 1935
A photocopied article titled "Mountain Music Plus," reprinted from Stand By (June 8, 1935). A typed note from J.T.W. appears as part of the photocopy in the lower right corner, and is part of the photocopy. Relocated from box-folder 4/14.
BOX-FOLDER 4/15 National Folk Festival (1/2), 1936
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