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Jack W. Preble Papers, 1872/1956 0.19 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/4 in. (1 folder, 1/2 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

Preble, Jack W.

Material includes a clipping scrapbook of Preble's column on hunting and fishing published in the Steubenville Herald Star, 1939-1942; miscellaneous clippings on Tucker County local history published in the Davis News, 1939; correspondence, 1940-1941, 13 items concerning the Mountain Lake, Maryland folk music festival, and the David H. Strother Memorial. Other newspaper clippings deal with Preble's spelunking activities and snake hunting. Correspondents include Felix G. Robinson and Jennings Randolph.

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Milspaw Folklore Collection, Typescripts, Tapes, and Films, 1972/1974 3.88 Linear Feet 3 ft. 10.5 in. (8 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 3.5 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.) 0.534 Gigabytes 3 .wav files

Milspaw, Yvonne

A collection of student term papers, submitted to a class in American Folklore, taught by Yvonne Milspaw of West Virginia University. The papers relate to legends, ghost stories, ballads, folk medicine, recipes, crafts, social customs, and games. A card file indicating the subject matter of each paper is included with the collection. Also includes folk music and oral history recordings.

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Richard Steiner, Collector, Photographs of Appalachian Folk Music Festivals, 1968/1972 .1 Linear Feet Summary: 3/4 in. (2 folders, 3/4 in.) 0.08 Gigabytes 89 .jpg and .tif files

Photographs of Appalachian folk music festivals, including the Ivydale (in Clay County) and John Henry festivals. Also included are digital files which are scans by the donor of the original prints in this collection. Many of the musicians have been identified by the titles of the digital files.
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Thomas Brown, Collector, Photographs of West Virginia Folk Musicians and Instruments, 1972/1982, bulk 1972/1977 .1 Linear Feet Summary: 97 items

Photographs of West Virginia folk musicians taken by Thomas Brown. Most are identified by name. Instruments include banjo, fiddle, guitar, and voice. Performers include Charlie Davis (banjo), Myrtle Stemple (voice), Hazel Stover (voice and guitar), Lee Triplet (fiddle), and Bill Williams (guitar), among others.
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Thomas Brown, Collector, Slides of West Virginia Folk Musicians and Instruments, 1970/1985 0.13 Gigabytes 85 .tif files

Brown, Thomas S.
Digital copies of color slides of West Virginia folk musicians taken by Thomas Brown. There are 85 items, most identified. Instruments include banjo, fiddle, guitar, and voice. Performers include Sherman Hammons, Sarah Singleton, Lee Tripplett, Melvin Wine, and Bill Williams, among others. A full file listing is available by viewing the Digital Material portion of this record below.
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