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| Series 3: Song texts collected by others and acquired by Robert Winslow Gordon, 1922-1932 (continued) | |||||||||||||
| Subseries 4: J.H. Hanford manuscripts, 1930 | |||||||||||||
| Approximately 8 songs collected by J.H. Hanford from Esther Stover in Cleveland, Ohio in January 1930. Stover learned the songs from her father in Iowa City, Iowa. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/1 | Originals, 1-8 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/2 | Typescripts and carbons, 1-8 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| Subseries 5: Mellinger Edward Henry manuscripts, 1928-1929 | |||||||||||||
| Approximately 61 southern Appalachian songs collected by Mellinger Edward Henry of Ridgewood, New Jersey in 1928-1929. Most texts and headnotes were subsequently published by Henry in the Journal of American Folklore and in Folk-Songs from the Southern Highlands. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/3 | Typescripts, 1-60 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/4 | Carbons, 1-60 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| Subseries 6: Guy B. Johnson manuscripts, circa 1929 | |||||||||||||
| Approximately 15 songs contributed by Guy B. Johnson of the University of North Carolina, circa 1929. Written down by Walter Jordon of New York, as he learned them in the American South in 1909. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/5 | Originals | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/6 | Typescripts and carbons | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| Subseries 7: Mary Newcomb manuscripts, 1929-1930 | |||||||||||||
| Photostat manuscript entitled "Songs My Mother Sang," containing 210 texts and 101 tunes from New Hope, Kentucky, contributed by Mary Newcomb of Louisville, Kentucky from 1929-1930. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/7 | Typescripts, 1-50 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/8 | Typescripts, 51-102 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| Subseries 8: Howard W. Odum and J.D. Arthur manuscripts, 1929 | |||||||||||||
| Approximately 83 songs contributed by Howard W. Odum of the University of North Carolina in July 1929. Obtained by Odum from J.D. Arthur of Tennessee. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/9 | Typescripts, 1-83 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/10 | Typescript carbons, 1-83 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/11 | Carbons, 1-83 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| Subseries 9: R.W. Phillips manuscripts, 1924 | |||||||||||||
| Approximately 22 songs contributed by R.W. Phillips of Akeley, Minnesota in March 1924. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/12 | Original notebook | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/13 | Typescripts, 1-22 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 23/14 | Carbons, 1-22 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| Subseries 10: Betty Bush Winger manuscripts, 1931-1932 | |||||||||||||
| Approximately 125 songs obtained from Betty Bush Winger of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, including traditional African American songs from Winger's home in the Ozark region of Missouri. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/1 | Originals | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| Series 4: "Inferno" collection, circa 1920-1928 | |||||||||||||
| Bawdy songs taken from the Adventure, California, Georgia, and Davids manuscripts and indexed separately. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/2 | California originals, 239-250, 348, 377-408, circa 1920-1923 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/3 | California typescripts, 239-250, 348, 377-408, circa 1920-1923 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/4 | R.M. Davids typescripts, 1924 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/5 | Georgia original and typescript, 560, circa 1926-1928 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/6 | Originals, part 1 (through 1261), circa 1920-1923 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/7 | Originals, part 2 (through 2471), circa 1920-1923 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/8 | Originals, part 3 (through 2789), circa 1920-1923 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/9 | Originals, part 4 (through 3918), circa 1920-1923 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/10 | Typescripts, circa 1920-1923 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 24/11 | Carbons, circa 1920-1923 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| Series 5: Published music, 1862-1932 | |||||||||||||
| Published music collected by Robert Winslow Gordon, many of these publications are inscribed to Gordon by the composer. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/1 | Alphabetical Catalogue of Songs Contained in Delaney's Song Book, undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/2 | "The Ballad of Chevy Chase," undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/3 | "Bayou Ballads," 1921 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/4 | "Boquet of Comic Songs and Great Mikado" folio, 1885 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/5 | "College Songs," 1887 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/6 | "Contents of Trifet's Budget of Music," undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/7 | Delaney's Irish Song Book, Nos. 1-4, undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/8 | Delaney's Recitations, Nos. 1-3, undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/9 | Delaney's Recitations, Nos. 4-6, undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/10 | Delaney's Recitations, Nos. 7-9, undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 25/11 | Delaney's Recitations, Nos. 10-11, undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/1 | Delaney's Scotch Song Book, No. 1, undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/2 | Delaney's Song Book, No. 1, April 1892 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/4 | "Entertainment and Minstrel Folio," 1925 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/5 | "Father of the Land We Love," 1931 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/6 | W.C. Handy sheet music, 1919-1925 | ||||||||||||
| Includes: "Atlanta Blues," 1924; "Blind Man Blues," 1919; "The Chicago Gouge," 1924; "Deep River Blues," 1925; "Famous Comic Blues for the Ukulele," 1925; "The Gouge of Armour Avenue," 1924; "I'm Drinking from a Fountain That Never Runs Dry," 1925; "Joe Turner Blues," 1925; "John Henry Blues," 1922; "Harlem Blues," 1922; "Long Gone," 1920; "Loveless Love," 1921; "The Saint Louis Blues," 1924; "Stingaree Blues," 1924; "The Yellow Dog Blues," 1919. | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| Many of the pieces of sheet music are inscribed by W.C. Handy to Robert Winslow Gordon. | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/7 | "Happy Land of Canaan," undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/8 | "Harmonized Melodies No. 34," 1893 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/9 | "Hawaiian Folio," 1924 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/10 | Howe's Eclectic School for the Flute, 1872 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/11 | "Jubilee and Plantation Songs," 1887 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/12 | "Mary Earl's Song Book for the Kiddies," 1924 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/13 | Miscellaneous song books and title pagers, undated | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/14 | "Molineaux Collection of Sacred Music for Male Voices," 1888 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/15 | "Mountain Ballads," 1923 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER OS 1/1 | "Musical Courier," 1932 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 oversize manuscript | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/16 | "Music from the Days of George Washington," 1931 | ||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 folder of manuscript materials | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 26/17 | "The Music for Wakefield: A Folk-Masque," 1932 | ||||||||||||
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