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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Box 5

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Contains 1 Result:

73 folders, 1920 - 1934, bulk: 1931 - 1932

 Box — Box: 5
Identifier: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series: Virginia Folklore Society records (1913-1967; 22.7 cubic feet) consist chiefly of songs collected by the society's fieldworkers in the 1930s under the direction of society archivist Arthur Kyle Davis. Sheet music, folklore, newsletters and photographs are also included, as are recordings of many of the songs.Regarding boxes 6-10 and 21-24: These boxes contain the correspondence of C.A. Smith and Arthur K. Davis dealing primarily with folksong and ballad collecting. Some of this...
Dates: 1920 - 1934; Majority of material found within 1931 - 1932