Love minus zero ; No limit (2:41) --North country blues (5:00) --You ain't goin' nowhere (2:55) --Drifter's escape (2:50) --I pity the poor immigrant (3:45) --Tears of rage-- Love is just a four-letter word (4:25) --I dreamed I saw St. Augustine (3:14) --The walls of Redwing (3:45) --Dear landlord (2:57) --One too many mornings (3:10) --I shall be released (3:55) --Boots of Spanish leather (4:29) --Walkin' down the line (3:20) --Restless farewell (5:43).
Track Information:
101 Love Minus Zero/No Limit / Guitar.
102 North Country Blues / Guitar.
103 You Ain't Goin' Nowhere / Guitar.
104 Drifter's Escape / Guitar.
105 I Pity the Poor Immigrant / Guitar.
201 Tears of Rage / Guitar.
202 Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands / Guitar.
301 Love is Just a Four-Letter Word / Guitar.
302 I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine / Guitar.
303 The Walls of Redwing / Guitar.
304 Dear Landlord / Guitar.
305 One Too Many Mornings / Guitar.
401 I Shall Be Released / Guitar.
402 Boots of Spanish Leather / Guitar.
403 Walkin' Down the Line / Guitar.
404 Restless Farewell / Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-2894
Vanguard.79306
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Vanguard 1968
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
East Virginia --Henry Martin --All my trials --Old blue --House of the Rising Sun --Wagoner's lad --Black is the color of my true love's hair --Lily of the west --Silkie --House carpenter -- The trees they do grow high --Fare thee well (10,000 miles) -- Barbara Allen --Jackaroe --John Riley --Matty Groves --Queen of hearts --Fennario --Go way from my window -- Railroad boy --Mary Hamilton --Once I had a sweetheart -- Silver dagger.
Track Information:
101 East Virginia / Joan Baez. Guitar.
102 Henry Martin (Child No. 250) / Joan Baez. Guitar.
103 All My Trails / Joan Baez, Fred Hellerman. Guitar.
104 Old Blue / Joan Baez. Guitar.
105 House of the Rising Sun / Joan Baez. Guitar.
106 Wagoner's Lad / Joan Baez. Guitar.
201 Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair / Joan Baez. Guitar.
202 Lily of the West / Joan Baez. Guitar.
203 Silkie (Child No. 113)/ Joan Baez. Guitar.
204 House Carpenter (Child No. 243) / Joan Baez. Guitar.
205 The Trees They Do Grow High / Joan Baez. Guitar.
206 Fare Thee Well (10,000 Miles) / Joan Baez. Guitar.
301 Barbara Allen (Child No. 84) / Joan Baez. Guitar.
302 Jackaroe / Joan Baez. Guitar.
303 John Riley / Joan Baez. Guitar.
304 Matty Groves (Child No. 81) / Joan Baez. Guitar.
305 Queen of Hearts / Joan Baez. Guitar.
401 Fennario / Joan Baez. Guitar.
402 Go Way from My Window / Joan Baez. Guitar.
403 Railroad Boy / Joan Baez. Guitar.
404 Mary Hamilton (Child No. 173) / Joan Baez. Guitar.
405 Once I Had a Sweetheart / Joan Baez. Guitar.
406 Silver Dagger / Joan Baez. Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-2906
Vanguard.41/42
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Vanguard 1972
General:
Joan Baez accompanying herself on the guitar.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
What month was Jesus born in? / Odetta --Money crop / Malvina Reynolds --Legend of a girl child Linda / Joan Baez, Judy Collins, and Mimi Farina --Universal soldier / Buffy Sainte-Marie --La Colombe / Judy Collins --To my countrymen / Viveca Lindfors --Vido, vido / The Pennywhistlers --Masters of war / Barbara Dane --Janey's blues / Janis Ian --Pans of biscuits / Hedy West --Oh, had I a golden thread / Joan Baez and Judy Collins.
Track Information:
101 What Month Was Jesus Born In? / Odetta. English language.
102 Money Crop / Malvina Reynolds. Guitar. English language.
103 Legend of a Girl Child Linda / Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Mimi Fariña. Guitar. English language.
104 Universal Soldier / Buffy Sainte-Marie. Guitar. English language.
105 La Colombe / Judy Collins. Guitar. Spanish language.
201 To My Countrymen / Viveca Lindfors. English language.
202 Vido, Vido / Pennywhistlers (Musical group). Bulgarian language.
203 Masters of War / Barbara Dane. Guitar. English language.
204 Janey's Blues / Janis Ian. Guitar. English language.
205 Pans of Biscuits / Hedy West. Guitar. English language.
206 Oh, Had I a Golden Thread / Joan Baez, Judy Collins. Guitar. English language.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-3026
Women Strike for Peace.001
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Women Strike 1967
General:
Judy Collins and Ethel Raim Dunson, producers for Women Strike for Peace; production, Ed Berger and Mary Clarke.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Pete Seeger--If I had a hammer--Lightnin' Hopkins--Oh Mary don't you weep; Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem--Moonshiner--Whistling gypsy--Haul Away Joe--Roddy McCorley; Joan Baez- unk; Clancy Brothers--Lang-a-growing--Jug of punch--Finnegan's wake--Johnny McEldoo; Joan Baez---Giorl of constant sorrow--Maid freed from the gallows--Little darling--House of the rising sun; Clancy Brothers--Glory to the new born king; Lighnin' Hopkins--Baby please don't go--Short haired woman--Baby, you don't have to go--I can't be successful
Track Information:
101 If I Had a Hammer (Hammer Song) / Pete Seeger. Banjo.
102 Oh, Mary Don't You Weep / Pete Seeger, Lightnin' Hopkins. Guitar.
103 The Moonshiner / Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem. Banjo.
111 Girl of Constant Sorrow / Joan Baez. Guitar.
104 The Whistling Gypsy (Child No. 200)/ Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem. Banjo.
105 Haul Away Joe / Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem. Banjo.
106 Roddy McCorley / Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem. Banjo.
107 Lang A-Growing / Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem. Banjo.
108 A Jug of Punch / Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem. Banjo.
109 Finnegan's Wake / Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem. Banjo.
110 Johnny McEldoo / Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem. Banjo.
112 The Maid Freed from the Gallows (Child No. 95) / Joan Baez. Guitar.
113 Little Darling / Joan Baez. Guitar.
114 House of the Rising Sun / Joan Baez. Guitar.
106 House Carpenter (Child No. 243)/ Joan Baez. Guitar.
115 Glory to the New Born King / Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem. Banjo.
116 Baby Please Don't Go / Lightnin' Hopkins. Guitar.
117 Short Haired Woman / Lightnin' Hopkins. Guitar.
118 Baby, You Don't Have to Go / Lightnin' Hopkins. Guitar.
118 I Can't Be Successful / Lightnin' Hopkins. Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-1943
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York, United States, October 14, 1960.
General:
CDR copy- Disc 337
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Recorded by Moses Moon (known at the time as Alan Ribback) and assisted by Norris McNamara during 1963 and 1964, the collection includes audio recordings of interviews with civil rights leaders and participants as well as free-style recordings of mass meetings, voter registration events, and other gatherings organized by Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). This collection provides a mostly unfiltered documentation of significant moments in the civil rights movement.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of 115 reel to reel audio recordings containing interviews, mass meetings, demonstrations, and conversations concerning the civil rights movement, and in particular the voter registration drives organized by SNCC in Alabama and Mississippi in 1963 and 1964. Mass meetings were recorded in Greenwood, Mississippi; Americus, Georgia; Selma, Alabama; Jackson, Mississippi; Danville, Virginia; Washington, D.C.; Hattiesburg, Mississippi; and Indianola, Mississippi. Major demonstrations recorded include the March on Washington in August of 1963, Freedom Day in Selma, Alabama in October of 1963, and Freedom Day in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in January of 1964. Interviews with SNCC workers include Julian Bond, John Lewis, James Forman, Bruce Gordon, Prathia Hall, Ivanhoe Donaldson, Bob Moses, Avery Williams, Willie Peacock, Bruce Boynton and his mother, as well as dozens of others involved in the movement, who are named in the collection inventory. Many of those interviewed were actively involved in strategizing and carrying out SNCC demonstrations and political actions, and many were victims of death threats, beatings, unlawful arrest, police brutality, and torture and abuse in prison. These interviews contain detailed eyewitness accounts and personal testimony regarding these experiences, as well as personal history and thoughts about the movement, the South, and the future.
It is clear from what we know of the dates and locations of these recordings, as well as from documentation of these events in other sources, that many of these recordings are unique documents of important events in American history, which may also contain the commentary of important political and cultural figures who were involved in the movement. For example, an article by Howard Zinn recounts how an unidentified man recorded James Baldwin on October 7, 1963, Freedom Day in Selma, on the steps of the courthouse. Baldwin was furious at the lack of support from nearby federal agents as state troopers advanced on peaceful demonstrators. One of the tapes dated October 7, 1963, originally labeled "courthouse interviews," appears to be this recoding, although Baldwin is not named. The same article (available in The Howard Zinn Reader) recounts the mass meetings which led up to that demonstration, at which actor Dick Gregory gave a rousing sermon as his wife sat in jail for demonstrating in Selma. The Moses Moon Collection may be the only existing audio recording of that sermon as well as many other sermons and speeches.
Moses Moon changed his name after these recordings were made. He is referred to in the finding aid as Alan Ribback because that name is used on the recordings.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged in two series.Series 1 is in chronological order to the degree recording dates can be determined, and is based on the locations and dates provided by Moon in his description or gleaned from the recordings themselves and other secondary sources. Series 1 contains 17 groups of recordings.
Moon's original numbers are recorded in the column next to the descriptions. Following the first four Greenwood tapes, which are numbered sequentially, Moon's numbering system took the first two letters of the town in which the recordings were made, a one (1), a decimal, and then a tape number. Numbers preceding the town code refer to the recording day. "N" numbers were later assigned by Moon to the 7" reels only, after the original recordings were made, possibly during editing or when the tapes were made available to the Program in African American Culture.
Series 1, Original Tapes
1. Greenwood, Mississippi; Spring 1963; 4 7" reels
2. Chicago, Illinois; August 9, 12, 1963; 2 5" reels
16. Monroe County, Mississippi; August 1, 1964; 4 5" reels
17. Milton, Mississippi; August 16, 1964; 3 5" reels
Series 2, Preservation Masters consists of data DVDs for a portion of the collection.
Biographical / Historical:
Moses Moon was born Alan Ribback in 1928. During the 1950s until 1962, Ribback was the proprietor of the Gate of Horn, Chicago's premier folk music club, which featured performers including Bob Gibson, Odetta, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Jo Mapes, Peter, Paul and Mary, Lenny Bruce, and Shelley Berman. On December 5, 1962, Lenny Bruce was arrested during a performance at the Gate of Horn along with Ribback, George Carlin, and others. As a result of the arrest and Bruce's subsequent conviction for obscenity, the club was closed by the City of Chicago, and Ribback left Chicago with Norris McNamara, an audio technician, to record folk concerts taking place in the South as part of the growing civil rights movement. From the spring of 1963 until the summer of 1964, Ribback and McNamara recorded demonstrations and mass meetings and interviewed civil rights activists, primarily those involved in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Later, Ribback moved to New York and edited his recordings into an album called Movement Soul. Ribback married Delia Moon in 1971, took her last name and changed his first name to Moses. In 1979, Bernice Reagon Johnson, working with the Program on African American Culture at the Smithsonian, contacted Moon and borrowed the recordings of mass meetings for a 1980 program on the voices of the civil rights movement. In the late 1980s, Moon was stricken with a severe case of Guillain-Barre syndrome, which left him paralyzed. Moon donated the entire collection of original recordings shortly before his death in 1993.
Related Materials:
Materials at Other Organizations
The papers of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee are held by the King Library and Archives in Atlanta, Georgia; archives@thekingcenter.org.
Provenance:
Donated by Moses and Delia Moon in 1995.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Reference copies must be used. Tapes noted in the container list have digital reference copies in the Smithsonian Institution Digital Asset Management System (DAMS).
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but copyright status unknown. Contact Archives Center staff for additional information. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
African American civil rights workers. Search this
Moses Moon Civil Rights Movement Audio Collection, 1963-1964, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Partial funding for preservation and duplication of the original audio tapes provided by a National Museum of American History Collections Committee Jackson Fund Preservation Grant.
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Tom Wisner collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklikfe Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
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Collection Citation:
Lee Hays papers, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
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Collection Citation:
Carlen Galleries, Inc., records, 1775-1997, bulk 1940-1986. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
The collection documents the march of many Americans from Selma to Montgomery Alabama in 1965 during the Civil Rights March. It focuses mainly on photographs and an original book cover from Stephen Somerstein. There are twelve black and white images, 11" x 14", documenting the 1965 Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March. Some of the photographs include Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Other images include John Lewis of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, minister and civil rights leader Ralph D. Abernathy, and singer Joan Baez.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged into two folders.
Folder 1: Photographs, 1965
A collection of 12 black and white images showcasing what life was like for the marchers headed to Montgomery to Selma.
Folder 2: Book Cover, 1965
An original book cover which served as the enclosure for the images.
Biographical / Historical:
Stephen Somerstein was born in 1941 in New York City, Somerstein is best known for his photographic work capturing the march from Selma to Montgomery. He began his passion for photography while studying at the City University of New York while pursuing a degree in physics. In college Stephen ultimately became the managing editor for the university newspaper entitled "Main Events". In 1965, with the rise in public consciousness in the importance of the civil rights movement and Dr. King's pursuit of equal opportunity and voting rights, Stephen decided to journey to Alabama to cover the Selma to Montgomery civil rights march for his collegiat newspapper. Stephen was 24 years old when he shot the iconic images of the march on Selma.
It was an historic occasion that greatly tested his ability to shape beautiful and meaningful images, while on a short film quota, with rapidly evolving photo-opportunities. The 1965 Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March (actually three separate marches) was the culmination of a multi-year protest against alleged discriminatory voting registration practices in Dallas County, Alabama. Images in the news media of violence that took place in response to the march shocked Americans and influenced civil rights legislation and enforcement. His body of work spans a continuous thread from the 1960's to the present, covering cultural, social and political subjects.
Provenance:
Stephen Somerstein
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Citation:
Stephen Somerstein Selma to Montgomery March Photographs, 1965, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Joshua fought the battle of Jericho ; Cotton fields at home ; Great historical bum ; I've been driving on Bald Moutain ; Water boy (Odetta) -- Virgin Mary had one son ; We are crossing the Jordan River (Joan Baez and Bob Gibson) -- Beware, o take care ; When first into this country I came ; Hopalong Peter (The New Lost City Ramblers) -- Little Maggie ; Dink's blues (Barbara Dane) -- My baby done changed the lock on the door ; Pick a bale of cotton (Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee).
Track Information:
101 Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho / Odetta.
102 Cotton Fields / Odetta.
103 The Great Historical Bum / Odetta.
104 I've Been Driving on Bald Mountain / Odetta.
104 Water Boy / Odetta.
105 Virgin Mary Had One Son / Bob Gibson, Joan Baez. Guitar.
106 We are Crossing the Jordan River / Bob Gibson, Joan Baez. Guitar.
201 Beware, O Take Care / New Lost City Ramblers, Mike Seeger, Tom Paley. Guitar,Banjo,Fiddle.
202 When First Into This Country I Came / New Lost City Ramblers, Mike Seeger. Autoharp.
203 Hopalong Peter / New Lost City Ramblers, Mike Seeger, John Cohen. Guitar,Banjo,Fiddle.
204 Little Maggie / Barbara Dane. Guitar.
205 Dink's Blues (Dink's Song) / Barbara Dane. Guitar.
206 My Baby Done Changed the Lock on the Door / Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee. Guitar,Harmonica.
207 Pick a Bale of Cotton / Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee. Guitar,Harmonica.
Local Numbers:
RA-RAMS-LP-0166
Vanguard.2054
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Vanguard 1959
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in Newport, R.I. on July 11-12, 1959.
General:
Program notes by Studs Terkel on container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
