Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... more
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... more
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... more
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... more
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... more
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... more
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... more
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... more
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... more
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... more
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... more
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... more
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... more
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... more
Alfred Beckley's Private Memorandum Book, 1856-1865, including "Statem...
The son of John Beckley, the first clerk of the House of Representatives under George Washington, Alfred Beckley is widely recognized as the founder of Raleigh County. The man for whom the county seat of Beckle... more
![[Detail of calligraphy from the autograph album of Fannie R. Hale]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYvZGV0YWlsLW9mLWNhbGxpZ3JhcGh5LWZyb20tdGhlLWF1dG9ncmFwaC1hbGJ1bS1vZi1mYW5uaWUtci1oYWxlLWMxMmYwYi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/20/webp "[Detail of calligraphy from the autograph album of Fannie R. Hale]")
[Detail of calligraphy from the autograph album of Fannie R. Hale]
This detail of calligraphy with bird motif is from the autograph album of Fannie R. Hale. The earliest inscription in the album is dated October 25, 1879, and most inscriptions are from towns in Iowa.
Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, Performance style, Choreometrics, ...
Production, Equipment, Expenses, Production, Trim Book, Folder 2 of 2
Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, Performance style, Choreometrics, ...
Groundwork, Culture Research, Articles
Photograph of Captain Pearl R. Nye in Akron, OH.
The handwritten note was attached to the photograph. Note on back says " This is printed wrong side too. The large bldgs. are B.F. Goodrich Co."
Contact Sheet: 1-3 Stereo Mike Pair for Host Drum; 4 Extra Microphone ...
1983 Omaha pow-wow. Macy, Nebraska.
Contact Sheet: 1-5 Arena at Night from Hill; 6-7 Honey Creek Singers a...
1983 Omaha pow-wow. Macy, Nebraska.
Special military map Camp Knox, Kentucky
Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Shows military base Fort Knox with markings and handwritten note "Plan of Defense, Problem 2, situation at 8:00 AM, August 7, 1928" (1/1923). Includes conventional sig... more
Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, Africa--general
Map of African culture groups. N.d. Map of African culture groups. undated
On the banks of the Sacramento textual transcription
Textual transcription of song.
James Baker (Iron Head), Sugar Land, Texas
Handwritten on back: "James Baker (Iron Head) Sugarland, Tex. June 1934." Forms part of: Lomax photographs depicting folk musicians in the Lomax Collection.
![[Sam Ballard (Old Dad), New Iberia, Louisiana]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjMvc2FtLWJhbGxhcmQtb2xkLWRhZC1uZXctaWJlcmlhLWxvdWlzaWFuYS04ODU2MmQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/56/webp "[Sam Ballard (Old Dad), New Iberia, Louisiana]")
[Sam Ballard (Old Dad), New Iberia, Louisiana]
Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on back: "Sam Ballard (Old Dad) New Iberia, LA., June 1934." Forms part of: Lomax collection of photographs depicting... more
Mrs. Maté, Detroit
Handwritten on back: "Mrs. Maté, Detroit." Forms part of: Lomax collection of photographs depicting folk musicians, primarily in the southern United States and the Bahamas.
Candy seller, San Antonio, Texas
Typed on back: "1. Candy seller, San Antonio, Texas." Forms part of: Lomax photographs depicting folk musicians in the Lomax Collection.
Candy seller, San Antonio, Texas
Handwritten on back: "Candy seller Mexican, San Antonio, Texas." Forms part of: Lomax photographs depicting folk musicians in the Lomax Collection.
![[Pedro Zuniga playing the guitar with his daughter Zenovia, San Antonio, Texas]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDEvcGVkcm8tenVuaWdhLXBsYXlpbmctdGhlLWd1aXRhci13aXRoLWhpcy1kYXVnaHRlci16ZW5vdmlhLXNhbi1hbnRvbmlvLXRleGFzLWI0MmRlNS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/57/webp "[Pedro Zuniga playing the guitar with his daughter Zenovia, San Antonio, Texas]")
[Pedro Zuniga playing the guitar with his daughter Zenovia, San Antoni...
Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Typed on back: "2. Pedro Zenungia [i.e., Zuniga] with his daughter, Zenovia. May, 1934, San Antonio, Tex." Zuniga possibly Mexic... more
Baptism near Mineola, Texas
Handwritten on back: "Baptism, near Mineola, Tex., Summer, 1935." Forms part of: Lomax photographs depicting folk musicians in the Lomax Collection.
![[Man standing, facing right, Eatonville, Fla., taken during the Lomax, Hurston, Barnicle 1935 expedition to Georgia, Florida and the Bahamas]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTgvbWFuLXN0YW5kaW5nLWZhY2luZy1yaWdodC1lYXRvbnZpbGxlLWZsYS10YWtlbi1kdXJpbmctdGhlLWxvbWF4LWh1cnN0b24tYmFybmljbGUtZmYxNTllLTEwMjQuanBn/40/58/webp "[Man standing, facing right, Eatonville, Fla., taken during the Lomax, Hurston, Barnicle 1935 expedition to Georgia, Florida and the Bahamas]")
[Man standing, facing right, Eatonville, Fla., taken during the Lomax,...
Photograph probably shows Preston Staggers. Staggers' wife, Rebecca Brown, was the aunt of blues singer Gabriel Brown of Eatonville. (Source: researcher V. Owens-Wright) Title devised by Library staff based on ... more
Baptism near Mineola, Texas
Handwritten on back: "Baptism, near Mineola, Tex., Summer, 1935." Forms part of: Lomax photographs depicting folk musicians in the Lomax Collection.
Baptism near Mineola, Texas
Handwritten on back of print: "Baptism, near Mineola, Tex., Summer, 1935." Forms part of: Lomax photographs depicting folk musicians in the Lomax Collection.
Lake Ponsey train textual transcription
Textual song transcription. In English.
Jackets so blue textual transcription
Textual song transcription. In English.
I courted a fair maid textual transcription
Textual song transcription. In English.
The Boston burglar textual transcription
Textual song transcription. In English.
Bingen on the Rhine textual transcription
Textual song transcription. World War I song. In English.
The Unconstant lover textual transcription
Textual song transcription. In English.
Lally - tu - dum textual transcription
Textual song transcription. In English.
The Butcher boy textual transcription
Textual song transcription. In English.
Sam Bass textual transcription
Textual song transcription. In English.
The Peanut stand textual transcription
Textual song transcription. In English.
The Weeping willow textual transcription
Textual song transcription. In English.
Hear the nightingales sing textual transcription
Textual song transcription. In English.
Jack Stafford textual transcription
Textual song transcription. In English.
Old England's shores textual transcription
Textual song transcription. In English.
The Crooked song textual transcription
Textual song transcription. In English.
India's burning sands melodic transcription
Melodic transcription of song.
Letter from Carita Doggett Corse to John A. Lomax, June 22, 1937
Dr. Carita Doggett Corse, state director of the Florida Federal Writers' Project, encloses a list of suggested songs to be recorded by John A. Lomax, national consultant of folklore for the Federal Writers' Pro... more
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 Robert T. Thomas to Carita Doggett Corse, June 21, 1937
Robert T. Thomas, assistant supervisor of the Negro Writers' Unit of the Florida Federal Writers' Project, submits a partial list of songs that could be recorded at the Clara White Mission in Jacksonville to Dr... more
Cimbalom, section, sketch
Drawings AFS 1940/001: D03-D08 comprise six segments of one large sketch (with sections) of the cimbalom when placed side by side from left to right. Includes construction details. No caption on this segment of... more
The Wind that sweeps o'er the wild moor textual transcription
Textual transcription of song.
George Vinton Graham's home, San Jose, California, photograph
Photograph caption: "He adds a room to the side, above or below, whenever the fit takes him." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting George Vinton Graham performing Anglo-American songs on October... more
Celtic harp, top and side views, sketch
No caption on sketch. Pencil sketch on brown paper. Original in Music Library, University of California, Berkeley. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting the WPA California Folk Music Project in N... more
On Cloddie's Banks melodic transcription
Melodic song transcription.
Cowboy's lament textual transcription
Textual transcription of song.
California bank robbers textual transcription
Textual transcription of song.
Dumbelek, bottom, side, top, and perspective views, mechanical drawing
Drawing caption: Dumbeg [dumbelek]. Includes enlarged section showing construction and mechanism details, with dimensions noted in inches. Original in Music Library, University of California, Berkeley. Forms p... more
Viola d'arame, front view, mechanical drawing
Drawing caption: Portuguese viola [viola d'arame]. Original in Music Library, University of California, Berkeley. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting the WPA California Folk Music Project in N... more
The Miner's lament melodic transcription
Melodic transcription of song.
Yueh ch'in, front view, mechanical drawing
Although there is no caption on this drawing, Sidney Robertson Cowell refers to the yueh ch'in elsewhere in this collection as the "moon lute" or "Chinese lute." Original in Music Library, University of Calif... more
Narragansett Bay textual transcription
Textual transcription of song. In English.
Banjo, front view, mechanical drawing
Drawing caption: American 5 string banjo. Drawing No. 14. Original in Music Library, University of California, Berkeley. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting the WPA California Folk Music Proje... more
Harp-lute, top, side, and elevation views, mechanical drawing
Drawing caption: Swedish lute [harp-lute]. Drawing No. 7. Includes enlarged sections and dimensions in inches. Original in Music Library, University of California, Berkeley. Forms part of a group of field ma... more
Then blow, bullies, blow textual transcription
Textual transcription of song.
Love's impossibility textual transcription
Textual transcription of song.
Unidentified man with pipe and liquor bottle in hand, portrait, photog...
Sidney Robertson Cowell notes on verso of photograph: "Citizen of Columbia, California. Not a performer, but a persistent listener." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting the WPA California Folk ... more
Cimbalom, sections, sketch
Drawings AFS 1940/001: D03-D08 comprise six segments of one large sketch (with sections) of the cimbalom when placed side by side from left to right. Includes dimensions and construction details. No caption on ... more
Tar, side view, photograph
Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Joe Daniels, an Assyrian from Soviet Georgia performing on the tar on an unspecified day, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in San Francisco, California.
San hsien, top, side, and perspective views, mechanical drawing
Although there is no caption beyond "Chinese" labelling this drawing, Sidney Robertson Cowell refers to this Chinese long-necked lute elsewhere in the collection as the "san hsien." Drawing caption: Drawing No... more
Viola d'arame, front, end, side, and scroll views, mechanical drawing
Drawing caption: Portuguese viola [viola d'arame]. Includes enlarged sections with dimensions in inches and interior construction details. Original in Music Library, University of California, Berkeley. Forms ... more
Joe Daniels playing the tar, facing right, portrait, photograph
Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Joe Daniels, an Assyrian from Soviet Georgia performing on the tar on an unspecified day, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in San Francisco, California.
Tar, perspective view, mechanical drawing
Drawing caption: "Tar" -- Georgian guitar. Original in Music Library, University of California, Berkeley. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Joe Daniels, an Assyrian from Soviet Georgia perf... more
California textual transcription
Textual transcription of song.
Menino Jesus a Lapa textual and melodic transcriptions
Portuguese textual and melodic transcriptions of song.
John Botica playing the svirala, portrait, photograph
Photograph caption: The svirala is from Dalmatia. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting John Botica performing Dalmatian dance music from Croatia on May 26, 1938 and January 11, 1939, collected ... more
The Motor car mamma textual transcription
Textual transcription of poem, "The Motor car mamma," written by George Graham.
The House carpenter melodic transcription
Melodic transcription of song.
The Californian textual transcription
Textual transcription of song.
Russian Molokan congregation, Potrero Hill, San Francisco, California,...
Photograph caption: "Less than a quarter of the total adult group." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting unaccompanied singing and preaching in the Russian language performed during services of ... more
Hardangar fiddle, front view, sketch
Drawing caption: Hardanger [Hardangar] fiddle. Pencil sketch on brown paper. Original in Music Library, University of California, Berkeley. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting the WPA Californ... more
Yueh ch'in, top, side, and end views, mechanical drawing
Although there is no caption on this drawing, Sidney Robertson Cowell refers to the yueh ch'in elsewhere in this collection as the "moon lute" or "Chinese lute." Includes dimensions in inches. Original in Music... more
Barney McShane textual transcription
Textual song transcription. In English.
Guitar, front view, sketch
No caption on sketch. Pencil sketch on brown paper. Original in Music Library, University of California, Berkeley. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting the WPA California Folk Music Project in ... more
English guitar, front and side views and elevation, mechanical drawing
Drawing caption: Guitarra portuguesa -- English or Portuguese guitar. Drawing No. 6. Includes dimensions in inches. Original in Music Library, University of California, Berkeley. Forms part of a group of field... more
Hardangar fiddle, side and top views, right segment, sketch
Drawing caption: Hardanger [Hardangar] fiddle owned by Mr. Knute Hjelle, Richmond, California. Drawings AFS 1940/001: D18-D19 comprise two segments of one large sketch (with sections) of the Hardangar fiddle wh... more
Ho for California textual transcription
Textual transcription of song.
Old Ned Moore textual transcription
Textual transcription of song.
Alice Lemos Avila with Olive and Joachim Flores and Frank Cunha, group...
Photograph caption: Alice Avila, front left, Mr. & Mrs. Joachim Flores, rear left & front right, and Frank Cunha, rear right. Mr. Flores is from Costa Rica, the others from Portugal. Forms part of a group of fi... more
Ao menino Jesus textual and melodic transcriptions
Textual Portuguese transcription and cipher notation of song.
My mother was a lady textual transcription
Textual song transcription. In English.
The Rake and rambling blade textual transcription
Textual transcription of song. In English.