Maddren, right bank of Rappahannock River, about 1/2 mile downstream from Jones Point, 1/2 mile NE from Butylo, Morattico Quadrangle, Essex County, Virginia, United States
At a long, high bluff commencing about 1.5 miles below Bowler's Wharf and about 18 miles above Urbanna and extending down the right bank of the Rappahannock River about 5 miles, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States
Right bank of the Rappahannock River, at a very high bluff locally known as "Jones Point", 1 mile North from Bayport Wharf, about 13 miles North of Urbana, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States
2 Boxes (2 boxes of index cards annotating the video recordings)
23 Video recordings (13 miniDV video recordings ; 5 DVCAM video recordings ; 5 VHS 1/2" video recordings)
1 Linear foot (3 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Electronic discs (cd)
Video recordings
Place:
Sperryville, VA
Date:
2005-2007
bulk 2005-2005
Scope and Contents note:
James D. Russell's Sperryville Documentation Project is an audiovisual collection documenting the Sperryville, VA community. It contains video interviews with Russell about his books and other work that he undertook to preserve the history of the community, his family, and particularly his great grandmother Sister Caroline Terry, who was born into slavery in Rappahannock County, VA. The collection is comprised of the original miniDV video recordings, DVCAM masters, VHS access copies, and digital photographs stored on CD-Rs, which were taken at the time of taping.
Related Archival Materials note:
ACMA also houses a collection of paper documents and photographs that are part of the Sperryville Documentation Project.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 5, 1976.
Restrictions:
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.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1976 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
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Type:
Archival materials
Introduction:
The folk culture of Virginia is a synthesis of elements taken from the several cultures transplanted to the New World and from native American cultures. It is difficult to say with any precision just what the cultural contribution from any one group was, but it is clear, however, that there was considerable borrowing among local black, red, and white cultures. Today, Virginians may be of European descent and play in a string band that uses African (banjo) and European (fiddle, guitar, mandolin) instruments, and includes both black and white material in its repertoire. They may eat food with Indian, African, and European antecedents and live in a town with an African (Arcola) or European (Culpeper) name or by a river with an Indian (Rappahannock) name. They may even speak English with an accent that is African-influenced and use African terms (biddy, jiffy, lollygag, moolah). Whether Virginians are black, white, or Native American, their culture will be some combination of African, European, and Indian - modified by the particular Virginia variety of the American experience.
The Virginia component of the 1977 Festival could exhibit only a small portion of the range of Virginia folk cultures - primarily black and white and primarily in the area of musical performance and crafts. Presentations included banjo pickers, fiddlers, gospel and ballad singers; makers of candy, baskets, and musical instruments; and salt-and-smoke cured Virginia hams from the Anglo American and Afro American traditions of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The program was co-organized by the Folklife Program and National Council for Traditional Arts. NCTA staff included Joseph T. Wilson, Lee Udall, Nan Goland, Nancy Dolliver, Chuck Perdue, Roddy Moore, and Cynthia Rushefsky.
Participants:
Phipps Bourne, blacksmith, Spring Valley, Virginia
Orville Bower, hardtack candy maker, Rocky Mount, Virginia
Phyllis Bower, hardtack candy maker, Rocky Mount, Virginia
Dean Carr, string band musician, Galax, Virginia
Charles Carter, Jr., Gospel Harmonizer, Front Royal, Virginia
Milton Carter III, Gospel Harmonizer, Front Royal, Virginia
Thomas Carter, Gospel Harmonizer, Front Royal, Virginia
Kyle Creed, banjo maker, Galax, Virginia
Albert Dowe, Gospel Harmonizer, Front Royal, Virginia
Wallace Edwards, ham curer, Surry, Virginia
Marvin Foddrell, 1924-1986, blues musician, Stuart, Virginia
Turner Foddrell, 1927-1995, blues musician, Stuart, Virginia
Rev. J. C. Freeman, gospel singer, Wise, Virginia
Clyd Green, Gospel Harmonizer, Front Royal, Virginia
David Green, Gospel Harmonizer, Front Royal, Virginia
Wilbert Green, Jr., Gospel Harmonizer, Front Royal, Virginia
Albert Hash, 1917-1983, fiddle maker, Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
Wayne Henderson, instrument maker, Sugar Grove, Virginia
John Jackson, 1924-2002, blues singer, Fairfax Station, Virginia
John Judkin, ham curer, Surry, Virginia
Raymond Melton, dulcimer maker and player, Woodlawn, Virginia
Raymond Spencer Moore, guitar player and ballad singer, Chilhowie, Virginia
Dale Morris, string band musician, Galax, Virginia
Tom Norman, string band musician, Galax, Virginia
Gregory Payne, Gospel Harmonizer, Front Royal, Virginia
Robert Pittman, -2000, ham curer, Surry, Virginia
Mike Sizemore, string band musician, Galax, Virginia
Whitfield Sizemore, string band musician, Galax, Virginia
Stanley Stewart, Gospel Harmonizer, Front Royal, Virginia
John Tinsley, guitar player and country blues singer, Basset Forks, Virginia
Dan Williams, string band musician, Galax, Virginia
Daniel Womack, 1904-1996, gospel jubilee singer, Roanoke, Virginia
Paul Younger, basket maker, Naruna, Virginia
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.
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: 1977 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.