Item dated 1970/2007

Containers:

Box 5

Extent:

1 Cubic Feet 1 cubic foot box

Scope and content:

Papers related to the A.K. Davis Duplication Project, documents related to Virginia Folklore Society membership, documents related to the creation of the Virginia Folklife Program, photographs of collectors and subjects of the original Virginia Folklore Society, and materials related to Folklore and Folklife in Virginia.

Other descriptive data:

• A.K. Davis Duplication Project documents include annotated indices of 180 discs recorded by AK Davis (1932-34) and of 8 reels recorded by Fred Knobloch (1948) (n.b.: the indices indicate that the recordings were transferred to cassette from their original formats), photocopies of typed descriptions of the recordings ca. 1970-1973, standardized notes on songs recorded in Virginia and North Carolina in the 1970s. • Membership documents include membership application forms (blank and processed) ca. 1981-1987, membership card for the Virginia Folklore Society (in "VFS Archive & Application Materials" folder), Virginia Folklore Society Membership Directories and newsletters ca. 1998-1999. • Material related to the creation of the Virginia Folklife Program including materials ca 1990 and 1987 (in "Folklore Advisory Committee: Current" and "VFS: Folklife Coordinator" folders), also includes 2 manilla envelopes: one of papers ranking each possible head coordinator, titled "Folklife Coordinator Rankings," and one addressed to Charles Perdue with each applicant's application materials. • Photographs of collectors and subjects of the original Virginia Folklore Society, (many in the sm. brown envelope include information each photo on its back). In four small manilla envelopes, ca 1900-1920s (each of the three white envelopes also include original negatives). In 5 large white manilla envelopes, sheets of printed photo-negatives that seem to accompany the archival photographs. • Corrected and final proofs for the Virginia Folklore Society Folklore and Folklife in Virginia Volume 4, 1988 (75th anniversary edition)—3 versions in soft plastic container.

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