Wayne Howard, Collector, Folk Music Recordings, 1971/1980
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Restrictions:
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Researchers may access digitized materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department.
Some audiovisual materials must be digitized for research access. Researchers must contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
All physical material for this collection is stored offsite. Please make an appointment prior to visiting.
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Wayne Howard, Collector, Folk Music Recordings, A&M 4692, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1.25 Linear Feet 1 record carton, 15 in. and 4.54 Gigabytes 13 .wav files
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Wayne Howard, Collector, Folk Music Recordings, A&M 4692, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Background
- Scope and content:
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20 seven-inch reels of vocal and instrumental music, with some oral history. Performed by Burl, Lee, and Sherman Hammons, Maggie Hammons Parker, Dwight Diller, and others. Recordings were made in Stillwell and Marlinton, West Virginia. These recordings have been digitized, and a contents list is available upon request.
Addendum of 2001: 3 inch, 7.5 ips reel-to-reel tape of Edwin Hammons performing "Waynesboro" and "Washington's March," originally recorded in the 1940s. This tape was recorded off of the original recording with a hand-held mic on June 7, 1977. It has not yet been digitized.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift from Howard, Wayne, 1980 and 2001.
- Physical location:
- West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Folk music -- West Virginia
- Names:
- Howard, Wayne