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Accession 2019-0235, 1979 - 2003

 Box — Box: 4
Identifier: 4

Scope and Contents

A large volume of materials related to the Journal of the Virginia Folklore Society (Folklore and Folklife in Virginia), all related to Volumes 1-5 (1979-1981, 1988). Administrative and public-facing documents related to the 75th anniversary meeting in 1988, and newsletters dated after that meeting. Documents related to Rosa Bibb, a ballad singer from Virginia.

Dates

  • Creation: 1979 - 2003

Conditions Governing Access

Boxes 27 and 28 do not circulate.

Full Extent

1 Cubic Feet (1 cubic foot)

Language of Materials

English

Inventory

• Folklore and Folklife in Virginia documents: typed articles (used and unused), order receipts, manuscript copies, flyers ca 1981-1984, copyright release forms, handwritten notes, invoices. Master of Vol. 2 and manuscript of Vol. 4. 2 copies of the FFV journal, Volume 4. • Materials related to Virginia balladeer Rosa Bibb (“R. Bibb” folder); interview conducted by Jim Morrison, Earl Smith, and Enid Good. Good wrote a manuscript titled “An Evening with Rosa Bibb: Ballad Collecting in Charlottesville I” included in the folder. Also includes handwritten notes, index, ballad texts, index. From May 4, 1984. Includes racist material. • Virginia Folklore Society newsletters, 1989 and 2001. • Materials related to the 90th anniversary Virginia Folklore Society meeting, November 15, 2003 (including email correspondence, printed materials, and official invitations). 1988 75th anniversary Virginia Folklore Society meeting materials: handwritten notes, menu, correspondence (written and email), meeting registration forms, etc. Materials and mock-up for 1988 program, flyers, invitations, journal order forms.

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States