<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-WvMtURHC" url="https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197449">A&amp;M 4159</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Thomas Brown, Collector, Photographs of West Virginia Folk Musicians and Instruments, 1972-1977 <num>A&amp;M 4159</num></titleproper><author>Staff of the West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>West Virginia and Regional History Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://host.lib.wvu.edu/images/logos/wvrhc.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2015/12/01</date></p><address><addressline>1549 University Ave. </addressline><addressline> P.O. Box 6069 </addressline><addressline>Morgantown, WV 26506-6069</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 304-293-3536</addressline><addressline>wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-06-18 13:35:34 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage><language encodinganalog="language" langcode="eng">English</language></langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">.1 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">Summary: 97 items</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="bulk">1972-1977</unitdate>
    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1972-1982</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_5379a8105d22e61c1c9993bf7c35d766">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.</abstract>
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<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Thomas Brown, Collector, Photographs of West Virginia Folk Musicians and Instruments, A&amp;M 4159, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <subject source="ingest">Folk music. SEE ALSO Music and musicians.</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Music and musicians. SEE ALSO Folk music</subject>
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