Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, Performance style, Choreometrics, ...
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Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, Performance style, Choreometrics, ...
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Production, Equipment, Expenses, Production, Trim Book, Folder 2 of 2
Letter from John A. Lomax to Carita Doggett Corse, July 6, 1937
John A. Lomax, honorary consultant and curator of the Archive of American Folk Song, Library of Congress [and national consultant of folklore for the Federal Writers' Project], feels that it would not be worthw... More
Letter from Alan Lomax to Pearl R. Nye, November 8, 1938
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Letter from Alan Lomax to Pearl R. Nye, June 5, 1938
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Memo from Chief, Music Division, Harold Spivacke, June 8, 1938
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Memo from Chief, Music Division, Harold Spivacke, August 12, 1938
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Letter from Harold Spivacke to Pearl R. Nye, October 27, 1938
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Telegram from Carita Doggett Corse to Harold Spivacke, August 14, 1939
Dr. Carita Doggett Corse, state director of the Florida Federal Writers' Project, wires Harold Spivacke, chief of the Division of Music, Library of Congress, requesting additional blank discs.
Letter from Harold Spivacke to Carita Doggett Corse, August 22, 1939
Harold Spivacke, chief of the Division of Music, Library of Congress, will request Presto Recording Corporation to send blank discs to Dr. Carita Doggett Corse, state director of the Florida Federal Writers' Pr... More
Telegram from Harold Spivacke to Carita Doggett Corse, August 4, 1939
Harold Spivacke, chief of the Division of Music, Library of Congress, wires a response to Dr. Carita Doggett Corse, state director of the Florida Federal Writers' Project, detailing the Library's contributions ... More
Letter from Harold Spivacke to Carita Doggett Corse, August 16, 1939
Harold Spivacke, chief of the Division of Music, Library of Congress, writes Dr. Carita Doggett Corse, state director of the Florida Federal Writers' Project, attempting to clarify the contents of shipments; wo... More
Letter from Carita Doggett Corse to Harold Spivacke, September 7, 1939
Dr. Carita Doggett Corse, state supervisor of the Writers' Project in Florida, explains to Harold Spivacke, chief of the Division of Music, Library of Congress, the shipment of Slavic song recordings made by Al... More
Letter from Harold Spivacke to Carita Doggett Corse, September 21, 193...
Harold Spivacke, chief of the Division of Music, Library of Congress, thanks Dr. Carita Doggett Corse, state supervisor of the Writers' Project in Florida, for a copy of the official request for extension of th... More
Letter from Rolla A. Southworth to Florence Kerr, August 29, 1939
Performer referred to elsewhere as Rolla A. Southworth Rolla A. Southworth, Florida's state director of the Division of Professional and Service Projects, Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration, req... More
Internal memo from Harold Spivacke to Superintendent of Buildings, Nov...
Harold Spivacke, chief of the Division of Music, Library of Congress, requests the construction of a box for the shipment of batteries and transformer to Dr. Carita Doggett Corse, state supervisor of the Writer... More
Letter from Carita Doggett Corse to Harold Spivacke, September 19, 193...
Dr. Carita Doggett Corse, state supervisor of the Writers' Project in Florida, encloses a copy of the official request for continuance of the recording project for Harold Spivacke, chief of the Division of Musi... More
Internal memo from Harold Spivacke, Chief, Division of Music
Harold Spivacke, chief of the Division of Music, Library of Congress, recommends that the Library of Congress support Florida Federal Writers' Project state director Dr. Carita Doggett Corse's proposed recordin... More
Letter from Carita Doggett Corse to Alan Lomax, November 1, 1939
Dr. Carita Doggett Corse, state supervisor of the Writers' Project in Florida, will be glad to receive batteries and a transformer for the recording equipment after November 17 from Alan Lomax, assistant in cha... More
Letter from Carita Doggett Corse to Harold Spivacke, August 21, 1939
Dr. Carita Doggett Corse, state director of the Florida Federal Writers' Project, forwards to Harold Spivacke, chief of the Division of Music, Library of Congress, a letter from Alton C. Morris, editor of "Sout... More
Letter from Harold Spivacke to Carita Doggett Corse, August 28, 1939
Harold Spivacke, chief of the Division of Music, Library of Congress, has ordered from Presto Recording Corporation extra discs to be sent to Dr. Carita Doggett Corse, state director of the Florida Federal Writ... More
Letter from Carita Doggett Corse to Harold Spivacke, September 25, 193...
Dr. Carita Doggett Corse, state supervisor of the Writers' Project in Florida, reports to Harold Spivacke, chief of the Division of Music, Library of Congress, that Alton C. Morris will donate the original copi... More
Letter from Carita Doggett Corse to Harold Spivacke, August 28, 1939
Dr. Carita Doggett Corse, state director of the Florida Federal Writers' Project, informs Harold Spivacke, chief of the Division of Music, Library of Congress, of the Florida recording expedition's August itine... More
Loveless C.C.C., Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
"Copied literatim from the text in Herman Beeman's ballet [ballad] book. Song written by Beeman's bunk-mate in Brokenair [sic] CCC Camp, Oklahoma, 1937" [Note: Possibly refers to Broken Arrow, OK]. Parody of "C... More
Letter from Carita Doggett Corse to Harold Spivacke, July 12, 1940
Dr. Carita Doggett Corse, state supervisor of the Writers' Project in Florida, requests of Harold Spivacke, chief of the Division of Music, Library of Congress, the immediate duplication of the recordings made ... More
Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad
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Sunny Cal, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
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Haunted Falls, The, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
Contains language that may be considered offensive. Contains offensive material -- negative images of Native Americans
Letter from Alton C. Morris to Stetson Kennedy, July 10, 1940
Alton C. Morris, editor of "Southern Folklore Quarterly" and professor of English at the University of Florida, discusses an article by Stetson Kennedy, director of Folklore, Oral History, and Social-Ethnic Stu... More
Letter from Harold Spivacke to Carita Doggett Corse, May 13, 1940
Harold Spivacke, chief of the Division of Music, Library of Congress, will extend the loan of the recording equipment to Dr. Carita Doggett Corse, state supervisor of the Writers' Project in Florida, but wonder... More
Letter from Carita Doggett Corse to Edward N. Waters, March 27, 1940
Dr. Carita Doggett Corse, state supervisor of the Writers' Project in Florida, communicates with Edward N. Waters, acting chief of the Division of Music, Library of Congress, regarding the song "La Paloma.
Lazy Boy, The, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
Listed elsewhere as Jim Holbert or Hurlburt. There is no recording to accompany this text.
Internal memo from Harold Spivacke, May 7, 1940
Harold Spivacke, chief of the Division of Music, Library of Congress, recommends the requisition of funding for the duplication of the Florida recording project's photographs.
John Hardy, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
Note states that Bryant is age 6. Laws ballad.
Arizona, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
Reflects Dustbowl migrant experience Public domain scan of American Folklife Center document, manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Barbara Allen, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
Child ballad. Public domain scan of American Folklife Center document, manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
My True Love's Name is Johnny
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Deep Ellum Blues, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
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John Holly, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
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Dope Fiend, The, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
Listed elsewhere as Jim Holbert or Hurlburt.
St. Francis Bottom, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
There is no recording to accompany this text.
Good Old Days of Adam and Eve. Public domain song text.
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George Collins, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
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Bad Companion, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
Alternate title: Young Companion. Laws ballad.
Madame I Have a Very Fine Farm
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Dandoo, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
Alternate title: "Little Old Man Come in From the Plow." Child ballad.
Wild Bill Jones, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
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Ol' Blue, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
There is no recording to accompany this text.
Don't You Grieve, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
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Last Night as I Lay on My Pillow
There is no recording to accompany this text.
Wife Wrapped in Wether's Skin, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
Note: this is only a fragment of the text. Variant of "I Married Me A Wife." Child Ballad #277.
Sooner's Luck, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
There is no recording to accompany this text.
Young Emily, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
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Santa Barbara Earthquake, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
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Pretty Fair Maid, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
Laws ballad. Public domain scan of American Folklife Center document, manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
July 24, 1941, memo by Alan Lomax regarding the duplication of acetate...
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Making Kate a Pair of Shoes
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Sally Sweet, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
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Old True Love, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
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July 24, 1941, letter from John Work to Alan Lomax
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Letter from Pearl R. Nye to Alan Lomax, October 15, 1941
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Beaver Cap, Sir, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
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Kay-O-Kime, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
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July 1, 1941, draft of memo by Alan Lomax regarding the duplication of...
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Black Jack Daisy, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
Child ballad #200. Alternate title: "Black Jack Davy."
July 1, 1941, letter from Alan Lomax to John Work
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There's More Pretty Gals Than One
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Year of '83, The, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
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My Grandfather Died, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
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Railroader, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
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Backward Song, Voices from the dust bowl, 1940-1941
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Letter from Pearl R. Nye to Alan Lomax, June 29, 1942
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May 8, 1942, letter from Alan Lomax to John Work
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February 28, 1942, memo from Edward Waters, Asst. Chief, Music Divisio...
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Letter from Alan Lomax to Carita Doggett Corse, May 27, 1942
Alan Lomax, assistant in charge of the Archive of American Folk Song, Library of Congress, requests the loan of photographic prints from Dr. Carita Doggett Corse, state supervisor of the Writers' Project in Florida.
Letter from Alan Lomax to Pearl R. Nye, April 20, 1942
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Letter from Carita Doggett Corse to Alan Lomax, May 25, 1942
Dr. Carita Doggett Corse, state supervisor of the Writers' Project in Florida, informs Alan Lomax, assistant in charge of the Archive of American Folk Song, Library of Congress, that it would be impossible to m... More
June 16, 1943, letter from B.A. Botkin to Willis Laurence James
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July 28, 1943, telegram from Willis Laurence James to B.A. Botkin
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July 15, 1943, letter from Willis Laurence James to B.A. Botkin
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April 14, 1943, letter from H.M. Bond to B.A. Botkin
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June 11, 1943, telegram from Willis James to B.A. Botkin
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April 1, 1943, letter from B.A. Botkin to H.M. Bond
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June 10, 1943, telegram from Willis James to B.A. Botkin
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September 4, 1943, letter from B.A. Botkin to Willis Laurence James
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Letter from John A. Lomax to Benjamin A. Botkin, October 2, 1944
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April 25, 1944, letter from B.A. Botkin to Willis Laurence James
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Letter from Pearl R. Nye to John A. Lomax, September 26, 1944, Partial...
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Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, Performance style, Cantometrics, s...
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Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, General correspondence
Jack Elliot note written on a dust jacket
![Ya que llenáis de favores (Since You Fill with Favors) [textual transcription]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NTEvMDEvMDEveWEtcXVlLWxsZW5haXMtZGUtZmF2b3Jlcy1zaW5jZS15b3UtZmlsbC13aXRoLWZhdm9ycy10ZXh0dWFsLXRyYW5zY3JpcHRpb24tMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/60/webp "Ya que llenáis de favores (Since You Fill with Favors) [textual transcription]")
Ya que llenáis de favores (Since You Fill with Favors) [textual transc...
Category: In praise of the Virgin and begging her intercession Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Reproduced with the permission of Stanford University Press
![Salve, refulgente aurora (Save Thee, Resplendent Dawn) [textual transcription]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NTEvMDEvMDEvc2FsdmUtcmVmdWxnZW50ZS1hdXJvcmEtc2F2ZS10aGVlLXJlc3BsZW5kZW50LWRhd24tdGV4dHVhbC10cmFuc2NyaXB0aW9uLTEwMjQuanBn/40/60/webp "Salve, refulgente aurora (Save Thee, Resplendent Dawn) [textual transcription]")
Salve, refulgente aurora (Save Thee, Resplendent Dawn) [textual transc...
Category: Farewell to the Virgin Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado is both an invocation and a hymn to the Virgin. The transcription comes from a Conejos, Colorado ... More
![Soy esclavo de Jesús (I am a Slave of Jesus) [textual transcription]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NTEvMDEvMDEvc295LWVzY2xhdm8tZGUtamVzdXMtaS1hbS1hLXNsYXZlLW9mLWplc3VzLXRleHR1YWwtdHJhbnNjcmlwdGlvbi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/60/webp "Soy esclavo de Jesús (I am a Slave of Jesus) [textual transcription]")
Soy esclavo de Jesús (I am a Slave of Jesus) [textual transcription]
Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Category: In praise of the Lord Reproduced with the permission of Stanford University Press
![La Despedida de la Virgen (Farewell to the Virgin) [textual transcription]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NTEvMDEvMDEvbGEtZGVzcGVkaWRhLWRlLWxhLXZpcmdlbi1mYXJld2VsbC10by10aGUtdmlyZ2luLXRleHR1YWwtdHJhbnNjcmlwdGlvbi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/61/webp "La Despedida de la Virgen (Farewell to the Virgin) [textual transcription]")
La Despedida de la Virgen (Farewell to the Virgin) [textual transcript...
Category: Farewell to the Virgin Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado, also known as "Adiós, oh Virgen incomparable," is sung during the May devotions and during wakes... More
![Alabemos y ensalcemos (Let Us Praise and Exalt) [textual transcription]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NTEvMDEvMDEvYWxhYmVtb3MteS1lbnNhbGNlbW9zLWxldC11cy1wcmFpc2UtYW5kLWV4YWx0LXRleHR1YWwtdHJhbnNjcmlwdGlvbi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/59/webp "Alabemos y ensalcemos (Let Us Praise and Exalt) [textual transcription]")
Alabemos y ensalcemos (Let Us Praise and Exalt) [textual transcription...
Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Category: In praise of the Lord Reproduced with the permission of Stanford University Press
![Ave María purísima (Hail, Purest Mary) [textual transcription]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NTEvMDEvMDEvYXZlLW1hcmlhLXB1cmlzaW1hLWhhaWwtcHVyZXN0LW1hcnktdGV4dHVhbC10cmFuc2NyaXB0aW9uLTEwMjQuanBn/40/63/webp "Ave María purísima (Hail, Purest Mary) [textual transcription]")
Ave María purísima (Hail, Purest Mary) [textual transcription]
Category: In praise of the Virgin and begging her intercession Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This hymn is sung at all vigils and wakes in order to invoke the aid of the Virg... More
![Dios te salve, bella aurora (God Save Thee, Beautiful Dawn) [textual transcription]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NTEvMDEvMDEvZGlvcy10ZS1zYWx2ZS1iZWxsYS1hdXJvcmEtZ29kLXNhdmUtdGhlZS1iZWF1dGlmdWwtZGF3bi10ZXh0dWFsLXRyYW5zY3JpcHRpb24tMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/60/webp "Dios te salve, bella aurora (God Save Thee, Beautiful Dawn) [textual transcription]")
Dios te salve, bella aurora (God Save Thee, Beautiful Dawn) [textual t...
Category: In Praise of the Virgin Source: The New Mexican Alabado by Juan B. Rael Collector's notes: This alabado is sung at wakes when the dawn comes. This transcript is a combination of versions from Santa Fe... More
Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, Alan Lomax, 1936, 1941-1997
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