National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Domestic Life Search this
Extent:
0.15 Cubic feet (1 volume)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Account books
Date:
1759-1787.
Scope and Contents:
Account book dcouments Jacob Kendall of Dunstable, Mass. and his vocation as a rakemaker, ox bowmaker, cider maker, and wagoner.
Provenance:
Collection purchased from George Rinsland, April 1975.
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.
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Introduction:
The 1971 Ohio program featured some 150 participants invited to demonstrate their talents, skills and knowledge. The State of Ohio funded more extensive fieldwork than the Festival had been able to undertake in the past. The bounty from which the State presentation was drawn supported organizers' belief that all areas of the nation, no matter how urbanized or industrialized, contained a wealth of folk culture. Even though the fieldwork in Ohio spanned seven months time, Festival researchers did not imagine the results to be definitive. Choices were necessarily influenced by a fieldworker's intuition causing him or her to drive down a certain street to ask the right question at the right time, which led to a particular person's door.
Each year, the program book noted, the Festival became a broader representation of what people do and involved more of the special folklife of large communities of people. At the 1971 Festival, for example, there were several industrial craftspeople from glass factories in the Ohio River valley. There was one who cut glass in traditional patterns, and another who was a mold maker who chiseled similar patterns into the heavy steel molds from which pressed glass is made. In this way, the 1971 program sought to expand its view of craftsmanship beyond the family artisans or cottage industries that had predominated in previous Festivals.
The 1971 Ohio program was sponsored by the Governor of Ohio, the Ohio Congressional Delegation, the State of Ohio Development Office, and the Governor's Advisory Committee on Partnership for People.
Fieldworkers:
Daniel R. Barnes, Ray Browne, John Charles Camp, Carlos Drake, Richard Hulan, Stuart Kerr, Martin Koenig, Vince Leo, Larry Lissner, Mack McCormick, George Mitchell, Patrick Mullen, Ethel Raim Zinsar, Mike Seeger, Nancy Sweezy, Francis Utley, Art Walker, Barry James Ward, David Weber
Participants:
Craftspeople
Ralph Aling, 1897-1995, weaver, Millersburg, Ohio
John Ascherl, 1912-2010, stained glass cutter, Hinkley, Ohio
Michael Ascherl, 1889-1975, stained glass cutter, Sheffield, Ohio
Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys -- Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain BoysEarl Taylor, 1929-1984, mandolin, Norwood, OhioJim McCall, 1932-, guitar, Norwood, OhioTim Spradlin, 1951-1996, banjo, Lucasville, OhioGerald Evans, fiddle, Ohio
Ukrainian -- chutsl -- music -- Ukrainian chutsl musicGregory Kowal, brass, OhioJohn Heckewelder Memorial Church Congregation, Brass Choir, congregational singing, Ohio
Robert Junior Lockwood, 1915-2006, blues singer and guitarist, Cleveland, Ohio
Sam Bowles, banjoist and Dobro player, West Union, Ohio
Collection Restrictions:
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. at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.
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.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1971 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
Series 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.
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Beverages, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
