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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Folk Song Scrapbook, 1890/1920

0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (1 unboxed ledger)
An 18 in. x 14.5 in. scrapbook of lyrics to American folksongs copied from turn of the century newspapers and magazines. Among the more than 1000 titles included are "Kentucky Belle", "Bonny Black Bess", "Life's Railway to Heaven", "The Blackberry Girl", "Robin Redbreast", and "Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder".
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Folk Song Scrapbook, 1890/1920 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (1 unboxed ledger)

An 18 in. x 14.5 in. scrapbook of lyrics to American folksongs copied from turn of the century newspapers and magazines. Among the more than 1000 titles included are "Kentucky Belle", "Bonny Black Bess", "Life's Railway to Heaven", "The Blackberry Girl", "Robin Redbreast", and "Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder".
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Jerry L. Boggess Music Manuscripts, 1900/1948

0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)
A collection of nineteen banjo songs composed by Jerry L. Boggess (1882-1948), a native of Tyler County, West Virginia.
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Jerry L. Boggess Music Manuscripts, 1900/1948 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Boggess, Jerry L.
A collection of nineteen banjo songs composed by Jerry L. Boggess (1882-1948), a native of Tyler County, West Virginia.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

John Harrington Cox, Collector, Papers regarding West Virginia Folklore, 1915/1936

8.7 Linear Feet 8 ft. 8 in. (20 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.)
Papers of John Harrington Cox, collector of West Virginia folklore material. Includes manuscripts, typescripts, printed material, sheet music, and newspaper clippings regarding folk songs and folk tales collected by John Harrington Cox and the West Virginia Folklore Society. Some of this material was used by Cox in his Harvard University dissertation of 1923, titled The Ballads and Songs of West Virginia, as well as in his book Folk-Songs of the South, published in 1925 by Harvard University Press. There are also book draft typescripts, dissertation typescripts, and correspondence pertaining to the collection of folklore material by Cox and the West Virginia Folklore Society. For more detail, see the Scope and Content note. For more information on John Harrington Cox and his work with the West Virginia Folklore Society, see the Historical note.
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John Harrington Cox, Collector, Papers regarding West Virginia Folklore, 1915/1936 8.7 Linear Feet 8 ft. 8 in. (20 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.)

Papers of John Harrington Cox, collector of West Virginia folklore material. Includes manuscripts, typescripts, printed material, sheet music, and newspaper clippings regarding folk songs and folk tales collected by John Harrington Cox and the West Virginia Folklore Society. Some of this material was used by Cox in his Harvard University dissertation of 1923, titled The Ballads and Songs of West Virginia, as well as in his book Folk-Songs of the South, published in 1925 by Harvard University Press. There are also book draft typescripts, dissertation typescripts, and correspondence pertaining to the collection of folklore material by Cox and the West Virginia Folklore Society. For more detail, see the Scope and Content note. For more information on John Harrington Cox and his work with the West Virginia Folklore Society, see the Historical note.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Patrick Ward Gainer (1904-1981), Collector, Papers and Folk Music Recordings, 1890/1981

18.08 Linear Feet 39 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 records carton, 15 in.; 4 microfilm boxes, 1.75 in. each 25.4 Gigabytes 203 .wav files and 28 .mp3 files

Archives of an eminent folklorist and professor of English at West Virginia University. Manuscripts include field folklore collections, lecture notes, book manuscripts, correspondence, student papers, and folksong arrangements. There are also materials regarding Gainer's position as director of South Atlantic USO activities during World War II and a journal of a folksong collecting trip to Ireland in 1961. Also two hundred and ninety-three audio tapes containing vocal and instrumental folk music, folklore and oral history, recorded in West Virginia and in Scotland and Ireland. Nearly half of the material is performed by Gainer himself. The collection also includes news clippings relating to folklore and Gainer's career, as well as a variety of photographs, film clips, and personal awards and memorabilia.

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Patrick Ward Gainer (1904-1981), Collector, Papers and Folk Music Recordings, 1890/1981 18.08 Linear Feet 39 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 records carton, 15 in.; 4 microfilm boxes, 1.75 in. each 25.4 Gigabytes 203 .wav files and 28 .mp3 files

Gainer, Patrick W.

Archives of an eminent folklorist and professor of English at West Virginia University. Manuscripts include field folklore collections, lecture notes, book manuscripts, correspondence, student papers, and folksong arrangements. There are also materials regarding Gainer's position as director of South Atlantic USO activities during World War II and a journal of a folksong collecting trip to Ireland in 1961. Also two hundred and ninety-three audio tapes containing vocal and instrumental folk music, folklore and oral history, recorded in West Virginia and in Scotland and Ireland. Nearly half of the material is performed by Gainer himself. The collection also includes news clippings relating to folklore and Gainer's career, as well as a variety of photographs, film clips, and personal awards and memorabilia.

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