The collection, which dates from 1895 to 1972 and measures 23.97 linear feet, documents the career and travels of Professor Lorenzo Dow Turner. The collection is comprised of correspondence, academic papers, research materials, books, newspaper and journal articles, sound recordings, and photographs.
Arrangement note:
The collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Biographical
Series 2: Academic Career
Series 3: Writings
Series 4: Research
Series 5: Photographs
Series 6: Sound Recordings
Series 7: Printed Materials
Biographical/Historical note:
Lorenzo Dow Turner was born in Elizabeth City, N.C. in 1895. He earned his B.A. in 1914 from Howard University; in 1917, he received an M.A. in English from Harvard University. He received his doctorate in English from the University of Chicago in 1926 while simultaneously serving as chairman and professor of the Department of English at Howard from 1917 to 1928. He held the same positions at Fisk University in Nashville from 1929 to 1946. In 1946 he accepted a professorship in the English department at Roosevelt University in Chicago, where he remained as professor of English and lecturer in African Cultures until his retirement in 1970. Turner was professor emeritus at Roosevelt until his death at age 77 in 1972. Turner's professional and academic interests encompassed both English and linguistics. A noted scholar of African languages and linguistics, he learned numerous West African languages, mastering five of them. He was a noted authority on Gullah, a Creole language spoken in the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia.
Related Archival Materials note:
Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers at Northwestern University Library
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Archives Center, National Museum of American History Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1986-1987
Scope and Contents:
Series contains Oral History Interviews in three different physical formats: original master audio cassettes made in the field, master reel to reel tapes generated in the Archives Center from the original field recordings, and researcher copies. Researcher copies are recorded on stereo cassettes with track one holding the interview and track two holding time messages in five second increments: one minute, five seconds, one minute, ten seconds, etc. The interviews are abstracted using the T.A.P.E. (Time Access Pertinent Excerpts). The abstracts of the interviews are cross referenced to these time increments (see Series 2). The interviews are organized chronologically and numbered in the order in which they were conducted. There is one restricted interview, Chaplin interview, #1.
Collection Restrictions:
Researchers may use reference copies only. The interview with Charles Chaplin is restricted and may not be copied or quoted until his death.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Alka-Seltzer Oral History and Documentation Project, 1953-1987, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Drinking of the wine--Alabama John the rookie--Interview--Mobile gator--Mobile Bay--Pay me my money down--Mobile Bay--Cuba is a happy land--Jug of rum--Shall we drop or live again
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-0852
General:
CDR copy FW-ASCH-7RR-0852 contains dubs of field recordings of worksongs of "Negro longshoremen of the Bell Steamship Company" recorded by Alan Lomax in Tampa, Florida, in January, 1940. The originals, in the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress, are listed and further described in their Traditional Music and Spoken Word Catalog, at http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/afccards/afccards-home.html, Curiously, these selections are not listed in the old printed Library of Congress Checklist of the Archive of American Folk Song; perhaps they were recorded a little too late to be included. The singers are John Henry Epps, Nathaniel Wellman, Jezel (?) and Charlie Rutlidge.
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.
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.
Roscoe Holland--Dust on the bible--That land that's free from care--I'll meet you in church Sunday morning--My Lord keeps a record--I'm leaning on Jesus--May we sow righteous seeds for the reaper--Old country church--Old rugged cross--Lonely tombs--Interview (Rosco Holland); Mother, where is your daughter tonifght--Lonely words (Lonely tombs)--My mother's prayer called me home--My mansion in the sky--Dust on the bible--A letter from her darling boy--Interview--I saw the light--Ballad of the Green Berets--Two highways to travel--Life is like a mountain railroad--The purple robe my savior wore (Shorty Ward)
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-0891
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Arjay (Ky.), United States, Kentucky.
General:
CDR copy
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.
Arjay revival--Tom Roberts leading prayer--As we sing together--How great Thou art--I wouldn't trade you for silver or gold--Reach out and touch the Lord--I claim Jesus first of all; Life Baptist Church--sermon--I've got my Lord every day--conclusion
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-0893
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: United States, Kentucky, Arjay (Ky.).
General:
CDR copy
digitized by Dan Charette 9/5/2013
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.
Give what you can--Mighty God--Preaching--Praise the Lord and he'll be there--Let the Lord have mercy over me--With praises in my head--Oh mighty God--Ache and roll--Troublesome waters--The moon was shining--When I hear Jesus--My Savior will come--Veiled dark stranger--Wherever he leads I'll go--Wake me up when its all over--Fall down on your knees and pray--You may look on my family with pity--I will answer when he calls my name--Go hold on salvation--The sun will never go down--Jesus on the mainline--What do you think about Jesus--Talking--Hold on--Praise him--I';; sing this song
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-0894
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: United States, Kentucky.
General:
CDR copy
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.
Sweet river--We shall sleep but not forever--When sorrow encompass me round--I am a stranger here below--My happy home--Wayfaring pilgrim--I have been waiting--Amazing grace--I love thee my Saviour--How happy every child--There was a little family--Love is the sweetest bud that blows--Oh how happy are they--You may sing of your beauties--Why do we mourn departed friends--When my righteous judge shall come--The day is passed and gone--Friend farewell--Title and explanation
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-0895
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: United States, Kentucky.
General:
CDR copy- 2 CDs
w/contract with R. Babinger
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.
Intro--I;ve been waiting Lord--I'll be satisfied--When the road is but conquered--Prayers--I believe the Lord is coming--Dark cloud--Thanks for the praise my Lord--I'll be there by Jesus--Heavenly home--Prayers--Oh mighty God--Testimony
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-0896
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: United States, Kentucky.
General:
CDR copy
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 in: British Isles, Ireland, August 13, 1956.
General:
CDR copy; John, Micheal, Barbara, and Peggy McDonna FW-ASCH-7RR-0950 consists of field recordings that Sidney Robertson Cowell made in Karna, Connemara, Ireland, of four singers of the McDonna (McDonough?) family, on August 13, 1956. Included are Sean and his children: Michael, Peggy and Barbara. All the songs are in Gaelic and are sung unaccompanied. Sidney briefly interviews the singers. Handwritten notes on the back of the tape box say "1A & B (part)."
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.
![view No-No Boy - "The Best God Damn Band in Wyoming" [Official Audio] digital asset number 1](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4ZPftJ9nOnU/default.jpg)
![view Mike Seeger - "Shouting in Jerusalem" [Official Audio] digital asset number 1](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SuGlA4L51So/default.jpg)
![view No-No Boy - "Close Your Eyes and Dream of Flowers (feat. Juan Betancourt Garcia)" [Official Audio] digital asset number 1](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jMKQyqoxj_w/default.jpg)
![view No-No Boy - "The Best God Damn Band in Wyoming" [Official Music Video] digital asset number 1](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lepePDvpugE/default.jpg)
![view No-No Boy - "Imperial Twist (feat. Robert Vifian)" [Official Audio] digital asset number 1](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qe4Yj2poeHk/default.jpg)
![view No-No Boy - "Where the Sand Creek Meets the Arkansas River" [Official Music Video] digital asset number 1](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t5L8ReBSnI4/default.jpg)
