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Materials Relating to Henry Cowell, 1915-1992 (continued)
BOX-FOLDER 28/7 “The Changes Change” Continuation, 1917
Lichtenwanger no. 954.
BOX-FOLDER 28/16 Chrysanthemums, 1936
Lichtenwanger no. 526.
BOX-FOLDER 28/17 Clusteriana no. 1: Analysis of tone cluster examples in the form of movement of one cluster, 1916-1917?
Lichtenwanger no. 956.
BOX-FOLDER 28/8 Consecration, 1917
Lichtenwanger no. 230.
BOX-FOLDER 28/9 For Violin, [1924-1926?]
Lichtenwanger no. 962.
BOX-FOLDER 28/10 For Xmas ’20, 1920
Lichtenwanger no. 312.
BOX-FOLDER 28/18 Japanese children’s song
A transcription of Chi Papa (The Bird) by Henry Cowell from SRC’s tape made circa 1950.
BOX-FOLDER 28/11 Letter [to J.O. Varian], [1915-1916?]
Lichtenwanger no. 217.
BOX-FOLDER 28/12 Polyphonica no. 1, 1916
Lichtenwanger no. 953.
BOX-FOLDER 28/13 Polyphonica no. 2, 1916
Lichtenwanger no. 953.
BOX-FOLDER 28/14 System, 1918-1919
Lichtenwanger no. 258.
BOX-FOLDER 28/15 The Word Eternal, 1917?
Lichtenwanger no. 955
BOX 17 Biographical Material, 1901-1989 , bulk 1929-1985
Autobiographical narratives and essays; anecdotes, personal thoughts and musings on various subjects; articles, clippings and reviews; family histories and documents; drawings; diary; passport; diploma from Stanford University.
BOX-FOLDER 17/1 Autobiographical narratives (drafts), 1970, undated
BOX-FOLDER 17/2 Autobiographical narratives (drafts), 1971, undated
BOX-FOLDER 17/3 Biographical essays and curriculum vita, 1978, undated
BOX-FOLDER 17/4 Anecdotes from travels in the 1930s, circa 1947
BOX-FOLDER 17/5 Diary--Ireland, London, Amsterdam, Lugano, Greece, 1956
BOX-FOLDER 17/6 Personal health history, 1984
BOX-FOLDER 17/7 Anecdotes from various dates
BOX-FOLDER 17/8 Personal thoughts
BOX-FOLDER 17/9 “What It Is to Grow Old,” handwritten by SRC, undated
BOX-FOLDER 17/10 Notices of activities, 1951, 1959, undated
BOX-FOLDER 17/11 Miscellaneous notes, musings
BOX-FOLDER 17/12 Articles about Sidney Robertson Cowell, 1957, 1980, 1982
BOX-FOLDER 17/13 Clippings about Sidney Robertson Cowell and reviews of her work, 1929-1985, undated
BOX-FOLDER 17/14 Identity documents, 1921, 1969
BOX-FOLDER 17/15 Leland Stanford Junior University diploma of graduation, 1924
BOX-FOLDER 17/16 Miscellaneous biographical material
BOX-FOLDER 17/17 Drawings by Sidney Robertson Cowell
BOX-FOLDER 17/18 Miscellaneous
BOX-FOLDER 17/19 Hawkins and Morrison-Tonnelle family histories, undated
BOX-FOLDER 17/23 "Hawkins Family History" by Sidney Robertson Cowell, 1987
Transcribed from tape.
Includes a three-page document "About C.A. Hawkins and Mabel Hawkins," supplementary to tapes by SRC for family members, September 20, 1989
BOX-FOLDER 17/20 Miscellaneous Hawkins family documents
BOX-FOLDER 17/21 Documents relating to Odelia Comba Hawkins relatives, 1901
BOX-FOLDER 17/22 Letter to John regarding the Binkley family relations, 1982
BOX 18-20 Writings and Publications, 1911-1990
Published articles, essays, program notes, and reviews by Sidney Robertson Cowell; unpublished writings by Sidney Robertson Cowell, including drafts, anecdotes, personal narratives, project proposals, class notes, fiction and poetry; also includes books, journals, and reports written by others.
Published Writings by Sidney Robertson Cowell, 1938-1988
Articles, essays, program notes, reviews, and obituaries.
Arranged chronologically.
BOX-FOLDER 18/1 “The Songs of a Nation Collect a Forgotten Claim,” 1938
BOX-FOLDER 18/2 “The Recording of Folk Music in California,” 1942
BOX-FOLDER 18/3 American Folk Song and Folk Lore: A Regional Bibliography, 1942
BOX-FOLDER 18/4 “White Spirituals,” 1943
BOX-FOLDER 18/5 Program notes written for Boston Symphony Orchestra performance of Henry Cowell’s Short symphony no. 4, 1947
BOX-FOLDER 18/6 “Old Harp Singing,” 1951
BOX-FOLDER 18/7 Review of Dances of Early California Days, by Lucile K. Czarnowski, [1950?]
BOX-FOLDER 18/8 Review of American Folk Songs of Protest, by John Greenway, [1953?]
BOX-FOLDER 18/9 “Songs from Cape Breton Island,” 1955
BOX-FOLDER 18/10 “Wolf River Songs,” 1956
BOX-FOLDER 18/11 “Songs of Aran,” 1957
BOX-FOLDER 18/12 Review of The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads, vol. I, by Bertrand Harris Bronson, [1959?]
BOX-FOLDER 18/13 Review of Shanties from the Seven Seas, compiled by Stan Hugill, 1961
BOX-FOLDER 18/14 “The Connection between the Precenting of Psalms on Cape Breton Island and in Colonial New England Churches,” 1962
BOX-FOLDER 18/15 Obituary of Percy Grainger, 1962
BOX-FOLDER 18/16 Review of The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads, vol. II, by Bertrand Harris Bronson, 1963
BOX-FOLDER 18/17 “Early American Spirituals,” 1967
BOX-FOLDER 18/18 Obituary of Charles Seeger, 1979
BOX-FOLDER 18/19 Introduction in Jaime de Angulo: The Music of the Indians of Northern California, 1988
BOX-FOLDER 18/20 Two reviews attributed to Henry Cowell but were actually written by SRC, 1945, 1959
BOX-FOLDER 18/21 Miscellaneous items, 1956, 1987, undated
Unpublished Writings by Sidney Robertson Cowell, 1911-1990
Narratives on Collecting, 1986-1990
Narratives, drafts of talks, notes, anecdotes, letters.
BOX-FOLDER 19/1 Narrative on California field collecting, undated
BOX-FOLDER 19/2 “Cinderella Kinnaird,” undated
BOX-FOLDER 19/3 Narrative on Mrs. Dusenberry, undated
BOX-FOLDER 19/4 Narrative on California field collecting, 1990
BOX-FOLDER 19/5 Narrative on field recordings, undated
BOX-FOLDER 19/6 “Fieldwork in Three Great Lake States,” undated
BOX-FOLDER 19/7 “First Solo Field Recordings, Nov. 10, 1936,” undated
BOX-FOLDER 19/8 Narrative on Leon Henderson, 1986
BOX-FOLDER 19/9 “Lady on Wheels,” undated
BOX-FOLDER 19/10 “Missing Uncle Charlie,” 1990
BOX-FOLDER 19/11 “My collection of folk music is unusual in these respects ...” undated
BOX-FOLDER 19/12 “Random notes on SRC’s folksong collecting in late 1930s,” undated
BOX-FOLDER 19/13 “The Walker-Ford Family of Singers,” 1990
BOX-FOLDER 19/14 Wayfaring Stranger—song sheet #9, undated
BOX-FOLDER 19/15 1936 remembrance, 1990
BOX-FOLDER 19/16 Resettlement Administration story, 1990
BOX-FOLDER 19/17 Collecting anecdote, 1990
BOX-FOLDER 19/18 Edson’s tune book, undated
BOX-FOLDER 19/19 Narrative about traveling in Japan, undated
BOX-FOLDER 19/20 Letters on folk singing, to Sam Eskin, undated
BOX-FOLDER 19/21 Handwritten narrative on folk song collecting, undated
Drafts of Reviews, Papers, and Reports, 1949-circa 1967
BOX-FOLDER 19/22 Draft of review for American Folk Songs of Protest, [1953?]
BOX-FOLDER 19/23 Draft of “The Connection between the Melismatic Psalm Singing of Cape Breton and of Colonial New England Churches,” 1961
BOX-FOLDER 19/24 Draft of “Early American Carols,” [1967?]
BOX-FOLDER 19/25 Draft of “Early American Spirituals,” 1966
Includes letter from the editor, song sheets and other notes.
BOX-FOLDER 19/26 Draft of review for England’s Dances by Douglas Kennedy, [1949?]
BOX-FOLDER 19/27 Draft of review for The English and Scottish Popular Ballads and Great British Ballads Not Found in Child, undated
BOX-FOLDER 19/28 Draft of paper on improvisation, rhythm in education and children’s music, undated
BOX-FOLDER 19/29 Draft of “Lessons with the Boston Symphony,” 1954
This was ghost-written for Henry Cowell.
BOX-FOLDER 19/30 Drafts for “Music in Ghana,” [196-]
BOX-FOLDER 19/31 Draft of review for Negro Folk Music of Alabama, undated
BOX-FOLDER 19/32 Draft of review for Vance Randolph’s publications on the Ozarks, undated
BOX-FOLDER 19/33 Draft of an obituary for Ruth Crawford Seeger, 1954
BOX-FOLDER 19/34 Draft of review for Shanties from the Seven Seas, [1961?]
BOX-FOLDER 19/35 Draft of review for Songs of the Irish, [1960?]
BOX-FOLDER 19/36 Drafts of “Three Generations of Folk Singers in the United States,” [195-?]
BOX-FOLDER 19/37 Draft of review for The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads, vol. I, [1959?]
BOX-FOLDER 19/38 Draft of review for The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads, vol. II, [1963?]
BOX-FOLDER 19/39 Draft of a review for Wayfaring Stranger, undated
BOX-FOLDER 19/40 Draft and notes for “White Spirituals,” undated
Miscellaneous, 1911-1967
Project proposals, class notes, fiction and poetry.
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