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Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings

Creator:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Names:
Festival of American Folklife  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Greenbriar Boys  Search this
Jugtown Pottery (Firm)  Search this
Newport Folk Festival  Search this
Smithsonian Folklife Festival  Search this
UNESCO  Search this
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-  Search this
Hawes, Bess Lomax, 1921-2009  Search this
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002  Search this
Monroe, Bill, 1911-1996  Search this
Rinzler, Kate, 1937-2010  Search this
Sayles, Charlie  Search this
Seeger, Anthony  Search this
Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009  Search this
Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014  Search this
Seeger, Toshi  Search this
Watson, Doc  Search this
Extent:
106.32 Cubic feet (87.5 cubic feet of papers, 18.82 cubic feet of audio)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Field recordings
Correspondence
Phonograph records
Notes
Business records
Audiocassettes
Photographic prints
Black-and-white negatives
Audiotapes
Date:
1890-2011
bulk 1950-1994
Summary:
This collection, with bulk dates from 1950-1994, documents the life of Ralph Rinzler and his professional activities as Director of Field Programs for the Newport Folk Festival, Director of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival (formerly the Festival of American Folklife) and the Office of Folklife Programs (now the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage), and the Smithsonian Institution's Assistant Secretary for Public Service. Includes personal papers, business records, correspondence, notes, photographs, audiotapes and field recordings.
Scope and Contents:
The Ralph Rinzler Papers and Audio Recordings encompasses a wide range of materials from Rinzler's prolific personal and professional life. Predominantly consisting of clippings, collected texts, correspondence, meeting notes, photographs, and production materials, this collection charts Rinzler's role in the mid-twentieth century emergence of community-based and institutional efforts to preserve, sustain, and amplify cultural heritage. As an assemblage of materials from all aspects of his life, the Ralph Rinzler Papers also reflect the many integral relationships he developed throughout the years with his colleagues, contemporaries, family, and friends.
Arrangement note:
The collection is currently arranged in 9 archival series as follows:

1. Biographical

2. Collected Texts

3. Correspondence

4. Events

5. Fieldwork

6. Meetings and Organizations

7. Notable Figures

8. Publishing and Production

9. Audio

The papers and photographs contained in the first 8 series are processed at an intermediate level, which means that all material was rehoused in archival folders, with folder-level arrangements and descriptions. Individual items within folders may not be fully arranged or described, due to the collection's level of complexity when it was deposited in the Archives.

When possible, folders were arranged alphabetically within series and subseries.
Biographical/Historical note:
Ralph Rinzler (1934-1994) was born in Passaic, New Jersey, and was interested in music at an early age. He was given a collection of ethnographic recordings from the Archive of Folk Song of the Library of Congress by his uncle, Harvard University ballad scholar George Lyman Kittredge, and they soon became his favorites. He became actively involved in the Folk Revival while attending Swarthmore College, organizing an annual festival on campus. He received his B.A. in 1956, and did graduate work at Middlebury College and the Sorbonne in French literature and language. Upon his return to the United States, he played mandolin for four years with the Greenbriar Boys, at times touring with singer Joan Baez. During the 1960s, he also studied, recorded, and worked with performers of traditional music, such as Doc Watson and Bill Monroe, both of whom gained international recognition in part through his efforts. In 1964, Rinzler accepted the position of Director of Field Programs at the Newport Folk Foundation, which involved the planning and programming of the Newport Folk Festival.

Rinzler came to the Smithsonian in 1967 as co-founder of the Festival of American Folklife (now the Smithsonian Folklife Festival) with James Morris in what was then the Smithsonian's Division of Performing Arts. After the 1976 Bicentennial Festival, Rinzler became the founding director of the Office of Folklife Programs (now the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage) to establish a center for research, publication, and presentation of programs in American culture and tradition. As Director, he initiated Smithsonian Folklife Studies, a publication series, and did research for the Celebration exhibit, which opened at the Renwick Gallery in 1982. Rinzler was appointed Assistant Secretary for Public Service in 1983 and Assistant Secretary Emeritus in 1990. Ralph Rinzler died on July 2, 1994.
Shared Stewardship of Collections:
The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage acknowledges and respects the right of artists, performers, Folklife Festival participants, community-based scholars, and knowledge-keepers to collaboratively steward representations of themselves and their intangible cultural heritage in media produced, curated, and distributed by the Center. Making this collection accessible to the public is an ongoing process grounded in the Center's commitment to connecting living people and cultures to the materials this collection represents. To view the Center's full shared stewardship policy, which defines our protocols for addressing collections-related inquiries and concerns, please visit https://doi.org/10.25573/data.21771155.
Provenance:
The materials in this collection were deposited into the archives of the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage over a number of years by Ralph Rinzler, Kate Rinzler, and Jeff Place in honor of the aforementioned. From the 1980s until Ralph Rinzler's passing in 1994, the Center received the majority of the audio tapes and photographs in this collection directly from Rinzler. With Rinzler's death in 1994, Jeff Place reviewed and deposited the majority of Rinzler's papers at the Center.

Until her passing in 2011, Kate Rinzler donated materials to this collection, with more continuing to arrive via her estate (as of May 2021). Many of these items were rehoused in the Kate Rinzler Papers.
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.
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.
Topic:
Folk festivals  Search this
Folk music -- Southern States  Search this
Folk music -- United States  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Field recordings
Correspondence
Phonograph records
Notes
Business records
Audiocassettes
Photographic prints
Black-and-white negatives
Audiotapes
Citation:
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.RINZ
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Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk51af02b1d-29bd-42f2-a8e7-d35c9bab6da0
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-cfch-rinz
Online Media:

Maybelle Carter, Sam and Kirk McGee and Arthur Smith interviewed by Ralph Rinzler and Mike Seeger during auto trip from

Field worker:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009  Search this
Artist:
Carter, Maybelle, 1909-1978  Search this
McGee, Kirk, 1899-1983  Search this
McGee, Sam, 1894-1975  Search this
Smith, Arthur, 1898-1971  Search this
Performer:
Carter, Maybelle, 1909-1978  Search this
McGee, Kirk, 1899-1983  Search this
McGee, Sam, 1894-1975  Search this
Smith, Arthur, 1898-1971  Search this
Collection Creator:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
New York
New Jersey
Local Numbers:
FP-1993-CT-0052-6 renumbered to FP-1993-CT-0053
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New Jersey, New York, United States.
General:
tape 1
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.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
Country music  Search this
Collection Citation:
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.RINZ, Item FP-1993-CT-0053
See more items in:
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings / Series 9: Audio / Non-Commercial / Compact Audio Cassettes (CT)
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5d9430900-2076-4e10-8bb7-9721b0e19f0a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-rinz-ref9014

Robert "Mack" McCormick Collection

Collector:
McCormick, Mack  Search this
Musician:
Badeaux, Ed, 1926-2015  Search this
Chenier, Clifton, 1925-1987  Search this
Cotten, Elizabeth  Search this
Estes, Sleepy John, 1899-1977  Search this
Hopkins, Lightnin', 1912-1982  Search this
House, Son  Search this
Howling Wolf  Search this
James, Harry  Search this
Jefferson, Blind Lemon, 1897-1929  Search this
Johnson, Robert, 1911-1938  Search this
Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this
Lipscomb, Mance, 1895-1976  Search this
Muddy Waters, 1915-1983  Search this
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Shaw, Robert, 1908 August 9-1985  Search this
Thomas, Henry, 1874-1952  Search this
Wallace, Sippie  Search this
Historian:
Oliver, Paul, 1927-2017  Search this
Singer:
Spivey, Victoria  Search this
Producer:
Strachwitz, Chris  Search this
Extent:
60 Cubic feet (171 boxes, 9 map folders)
Culture:
African Americans -- Mississippi  Search this
Arkansas  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Business cards
Compact discs
Contracts
Correspondence
Folklore
Newspaper clippings
Posters
Road maps
Television scripts
Ephemera
Black-and-white negatives
Contact sheets
Color slides
Business records
Family papers
Resumes
Diaries
Journals (periodicals)
Financial records
Audio cassettes
Manuscripts
Playbills
Field recordings
Writings
Transcripts
Manuscripts for publication
Color negatives
Negatives
Articles
Place:
United States -- Race relations
Delta (Miss.)
Sugarland Prison (Tex.)
Greenwood (Miss.)
Robinsonville (Miss.)
Dallas (Tex.)
Houston (Tex.)
San Antonio (Tex.)
Tunica (La.)
Texarkana (Tex.)
Galveston (Texas)
Date:
1858-2015, undated
Summary:
Field notes, manuscripts, photographs, booking contracts, correspondence, personal papers, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, interviews, and other research materials primarily relating to the history of American blues music. Collection documents the lives of significant blues musicians Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Mance Lipscomb; insight into the life, writings, and research practices of Robert "Mack" McCormick; and the business side of recording and selling the blues.
Scope and Contents:
The collection documents the life, writings, research practices, and business activities of blues scholar Robert "Mack" Burton McCormick who came to serve as a leading authority on the genre. Personal papers include diaries, curriculum vitae, biographical sketches, school papers, employment documents, correspondence, financial records, and an interview transcript. McCormick's writings consist of published magazine and journal articles, plays, essays, television scripts, short stories, and album liner notes. There are complete unpublished manuscripts, drafts with notes and research materials, and ideas for future work. McCormick's research practices and subjects of interest are documented in correspondence, field notes, annotated maps, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, city directories, interviews, photographic prints, negatives, slides, and contact sheets. American blues, Texas blues, and the music of significant blues artists, who McCormick served as an agent and manager for, dominated his extensive research efforts. In addition, the collection documents the recording, distribution and sale, and identification of consumer markets for American music in correspondence, contracts, agreements, music journals, publicity and promotional materials, music manuscripts, and interviews.

Throughout the collection preservation measures were performed to ensure long term use of the materials. Newspaper clippings were photocopied, and the originals were discarded. Audio cassette tapes have been reformatted and the digital copies will soon be available for research use.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into fifteen series.

Series 1: Photographic Negatives, Photographs and Slides, 1959-1998, undated

Subseries 1.1: Photographic Negatives and Contact Sheets, 1967-1977, undated

Subseries 1.2: Photographs, 1959-1998, undated

Subseries 1.3: Photographs, Texas Blues (TB), 1961-1964, undated

Subseries 1.4: Photographic Slides, 1964-1977, undated

Subseries 1.5: Negative and Photograph Indices and Assorted Material, 1963-1975

Series 2: Personal Papers, 1937-2015, undated

Subseries 2.1: Biographical Information, 1945-2003, undated

Subseries 2.2: Correspondence, Greeting Cards, and Postcards, 1937-2010, undated

Subseries 2.3: Education, 1938-1946

Subseries 2.4: Employment Records, 1948-1961, undated

Subseries 2.5: Family Papers, 1945-1988, undated

Subseries 2.6: Press, 1960-2015, undated

Subseries 2.7: Archive, 1972-2015, undated

Subseries 2.8: Campaign, 1959-2015, undated

Subseries 2.9: Financial Papers, 1952-2015

Subseries 2.10: Legal Papers, 1950-2015, undated

Subseries 2.11: Business Records, 1941-2006, undated

Series 3: Project Files, 1960-2003, undated

Subseries 3.1: Library of Congress, 1960-1964

Subseries 3.2: Newport Folk Festival, 1965-1969

Subseries 3.3: Hemisfair, 1968

Subseries 3.4: Smithsonian Institution, Festival of American Folklife 1966-1980, undated

Subseries 3.5: Other Blues Project, 2001-2003, undated

Series 4: Manuscripts and Writings, 1952-2015, undated

Subseries 4.1: Almost A Savage Joy, 1959-1980

Subseries 4.2: Another Fine Mess, 1981-1987, undated

Subseries 4.3: Blues: A New Look, 1965-1984, undated

Subseries 4.4: Blues Odyssey, 1971, undated

Subseries 4.5: Death and Tragedy, 1975-1980, undated

Subseries 4.6: Down in Texas Blues, undated

Subseries 4.7: Folk Songs of Men, 1952-1977, undated

Subseries 4.8: Hang Down Your Head Tom Dooley, 1958-1976, undated

Subseries 4.9: Henry Thomas, 1975-2002, undated

Subseries 4.10: Ira, George, Edward, and Lee, 1994, undated

Subseries 4.11: The Magic Room, 1961-1962, undated

Subseries 4.12: Origin of Blues, 1991-2004, undated

Subseries 4.13: Snake in the Belly, 1956-1957, undated

Subseries 4.14: Wiley, 1957-1984, undated

Subseries 4.15: Articles, Ideas and Drafts, 1961-2004, undated

Series 5: Artist Files, 1880-2010, undated

Series 6: Texas Blues Research, 1858-2011, undated

Subseries 6.1: Texas Blues Research, 1910-2010, undated

Subseries 6.2: Lead Files, 1962-1980, undated

Subseries 6.3: Trip Notes, 1960-1989, undated

Subseries 6.4: Song Histories, 1920-1982, undated

Subseries 6.5: Music, 1928-2011, undated

Subseries 6.6: Record Catalogs, 1963-2006, undated

Subseries 6.7: Maps, 1958-1989, undated

Series 7: Robert Johnson, 1910-2015, undated

Subseries 7.1: Research Materials, 1910-2015, undated

Subseries 7.2: Who Killed Robert Johnson Manuscript, 1955-2015, undated

Series 8: Office Files, 1938-2000, undated

Series 9: Correspondence, 1959-2015, undated

Series 10: Organizations, Groups and Buffs, 1961-2003, undated

Series 11: Festivals and Living Museums, 1960-2003, undated

Series 12: Music Journals, 1971-2006, undated

Series 13: Subject Files, 1896-2015, undated

Series 14: People Files, 1928-2014, undated

Series 15: Audio Cassette Tapes and Digital Files, 1941-2007, undated
Biographical / Historical:
Robert Burton "Mack" McCormick (August 3, 1930-November 18, 2015) was a self-taught folklorist who spent a lifetime researching, collecting, and writing about vernacular music in the United States. Most of his work focused on the blues and other musical traditions of Black, brown, and white communities living throughout Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. After experiencing a difficult, transient childhood and eventually dropping out of high school, McCormick settled in Houston, Texas and began to work a series of odd jobs while relentlessly pursuing his goal of becoming a successful writer. Although researching and writing about music came to occupy most of his time, he also pursued passions as a screenwriter and novelist. The volume of historical research and personal interviews he conducted from the 1950s through the early 1970s is remarkable, and his published writings during this period about music and the musicians he doggedly studied were lauded by his peers as among the best in the field. Along the way he worked for a time as a manager for the careers of the Texas songsters Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins and Mance Lipscomb, and briefly ran his own record label. He made hundreds of hours of field recordings with musicians living throughout the South. He collaborated with colleagues such as Chris Strachwitz, founder of Arhoolie Records, and Paul Oliver, with whom McCormick spent over a decade researching and writing a manuscript on the history of Texas Blues. Beginning in the late 1960s, he was contracted by the Smithsonian Institution as a field worker for its annual Festival of American Folklife, and around the same time began researching the life of blues legend Robert Johnson for a manuscript that McCormick wrote and re-wrote but failed to publish in his lifetime.

McCormick's research, along with his personal archive, became the stuff of legend among fellow blues researchers and enthusiasts, particularly after his publishing output dwindled in the 1970s. He lived with a bipolar disorder that drew him into bouts of depression and paranoia. He came to distrust many of those colleagues working most closely with him, and sometimes shared untrue information to throw them off the trail of his research discoveries. He also "borrowed" heirloom photographs from the family members and descendants of blues artists and, in several cases documented in this collection, he refused to return them. Overcome with challenges that lay both within and without his control, he came to describe the massive archive in his Houston, Texas home as "the monster," and spent his final decades attempting with little success to publish his writings.
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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3, African American Music, NMAH.AC.0300

Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 16: Country, Western, and Folk Music, NMAH.AC.0300

Duke Ellington Collection, NMAH.AC.0301

Frank Driggs Collection of Duke Ellington Photographic Reference Prints, NMAH.AC.0389

Program in African American Culture Collection, NMAH.AC.0408

Ruth Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials, NMAH.AC.0415

Alan Strauber Photoprints, 1990-1994, 1999, NMAH.AC.0517

Jonas Bernholm Rhythm and Blues Collection, NMAH.AC.0551

Ray McKinley Music and Ephemera, NMAH.AC.0635

Bluestime Power Hour Videotapes, NMAH.AC.0657

Edward and Gaye Collection of Duke Ellington Materials, NMAH.AC.0704

Bill Holman Collection, NMAH.AC.0733

Andrew Homzy Collection of Duke Ellington Stock Arrangements, NMAH.AC.0740

Harry Warren Papers, NMAH.AC.0750

Benny Carter Collection, NMAH.AC.0757

W. Royal Stokes Collection of Music Photoprints and Interviews, NMAH.AC.0766

Fletcher and Horace Henderson Collection, NMAH.AC.0797

Smithsonian Jazz Oral History Program Collection, NMAH.AC.0808

William Russo Music and Personal Papers, NMAH.AC.0845

Milt Gabler Papers, NMAH.AC.0849

Leonard and Mary Gaskin Papers, NMAH.AC.0900

Bobby Tucker Papers, NMAH.AC.1141

Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection, NMAH.AC1222

Duncan Schiedt Jazz Collection, NMAH.AC1323

Maceo Jefferson Papers, NMAH.AC1370

Jazz and Big Band Collection, 1927-1966, NMAH.AC.1388

Nick Reynolds Kingston Trio Papers, NMAH.AC.1472

McIntire Family Hawaiian Entertainers Collection, NMAH.AC.1511

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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Arhoolie Business Records and Audio Recordings, 1960-2016, CFCH.ARHO

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, 1926-1986, CFCH.ASCH

CFCH Audiovisual Projects, 2011-2018, CFCH.AVPR

Diana Davies Photographs, 1963-1969, CFCH.DAVIE

Frederic Ramsey Audio Recordings, 1945-1959, CFCH.RAMS

Ralph Rinzler Papers and Audio Recordings, 1950-1994, CFCH.RINZ

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1968 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1968

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1969 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1969

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1970 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1970

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1972 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1972

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1973 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1973

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1974 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1974

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1975 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1975

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1976 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1976

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1983 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1983

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1985 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1985

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1987

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1988 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1988

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1989 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1989

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1991 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1991

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1996 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1996

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 1997 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.1997

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Records: 2011 Festival of American Folklife, CFCH.SFF.2011

Smithsonian Institution

Division of Performing Arts Records, 1966-1979, Accession T90055

Office of Public Affairs, Biographical Files, 1963-1988, Record Unit 420, SIA.FARU0420

National Museum of American History, Department of Public Programs, 1968-1992, Record Unit 584, SIA.FARU0584

Smithsonian Productions, 1967-2000, undated, SIA.FA09-055
Separated Materials:
National Museum of American History's Division of Culture and the Arts

Artifacts acquired as part of the collection include:

Washburn style G guitar, serial number 46472, Accession number 2019.0234.01.

Set of quills (or panpipes) made and played by blues artist Joe Patterson. Accession number 2019.0234.02.

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Audio recordings acquired as part of the collection are listed in The Guide to the Mack McCormick Audio Tapes Collection prepared by Jeff Place, 2020-2022.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Susannah Nix to the Archives Center in 2019.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access to original materials in boxes 76-80 is prohibited. Researchers must use digital copies.

Additional materials have been removed from public access pending investigation under the Smithsonian Institution's Ethical Returns and Shared Stewardship Policy.
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.
Occupation:
African American musicians  Search this
Topic:
Drafts (documents)  Search this
Blues (Music)  Search this
Blues musicians  Search this
Photographs  Search this
Postcards -- 20th century  Search this
telephone -- Directories  Search this
Plays  Search this
African American music -- 20th century  Search this
Sharecropping  Search this
Plantations  Search this
Zydeco music  Search this
Commercial recordings  Search this
Piano music (Barrelhouse)  Search this
Genealogy  Search this
African Americans -- Texas  Search this
Songsters  Search this
Blues (Music) -- Delta (Miss. : Region)  Search this
Rodeos -- United States  Search this
Prisons -- Songs and music  Search this
Festival of American Folklife -- History  Search this
Festival of American Folklife -- Planning  Search this
Street scenes  Search this
Blues (Music) -- Texas.  Search this
African Americans -- Folklore  Search this
American South  Search this
African American -- Social life and customs  Search this
Blues (Music) -- Mississippi.  Search this
Blues (Music) -- Alabama.  Search this
Blues (Music) -- New Orleans (La.)  Search this
Conjunto music  Search this
Jazz -- 20th century -- United States  Search this
Folk music -- United States  Search this
Ethnomusicology -- History  Search this
Sound recordings  Search this
Sound recording and reproduction  Search this
Tejano music  Search this
Transcripts  Search this
Folklorists  Search this
Zydeco musicians  Search this
Musicians, Cajun  Search this
Folk music -- United States -- History and criticism.  Search this
Music -- History and criticism  Search this
Festival of American Folklife  Search this
African Americans -- Alabama -- Music  Search this
Guitar -- 20th century  Search this
Guitar music  Search this
Guitarists  Search this
Country musicians  Search this
Sound recording executives and producers -- United States -- Biography.  Search this
Sound recording industry  Search this
Blues (Music) -- Southern States.  Search this
Blues musicians -- United States -- Interviews.  Search this
Hawaiian guitar  Search this
Hawaiian guitar music  Search this
African American farmers  Search this
Sharecroppers  Search this
Labor -- Southern states -- 20th century  Search this
manuscripts -- Editing  Search this
African Americans -- Songs and music  Search this
Sound recordings -- Album covers  Search this
African American prisoners  Search this
Crafts  Search this
Museum outreach programs  Search this
Folk music -- New Orleans (La.)  Search this
Black people -- Race identity  Search this
Race discrimination -- United States  Search this
Sound recordings -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
Genre/Form:
Business cards
Compact discs
Contracts
Correspondence
Folklore
Newspaper clippings
Posters
Road maps -- United States
Television scripts
Ephemera -- 20th century
Black-and-white negatives
Contact sheets -- 20th cenury
Color slides -- 20th century
Business records -- 20th century
Family papers -- 20th century
Resumes
Diaries -- 20th century
Journals (periodicals) -- 20th century
Financial records -- 20th century
Audio cassettes -- 20th century
Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
Playbills
Field recordings
Writings -- 20th century
Transcripts -- 20th century
Manuscripts for publication
Manuscripts -- 20th century
Color negatives
Negatives -- 20th century
Articles -- 20th century
Citation:
Robert "Mack" McCormick Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1485
See more items in:
Robert "Mack" McCormick Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep87d0d0dd0-eaee-4e5e-9e87-ebca1a5d86d7
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1485
Online Media:

Korean Onggi Potter

Author:
Sayers, Robert  Search this
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1987
Citation:
Sayers, Robert and Rinzler, Ralph. 1987. "Korean Onggi Potter." Smithsonian Folklife Studies, (5) 1–288. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.Folklife.5.
Identifier:
111542
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5479/si.Folklife.5
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_111542

Rinzler, Ralph 10 - Early Years

Collection Creator:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Container:
Box 4 (Series 1)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1930s-1960s
Scope and Contents:
File consists of prints of all sizes - including 2.5x3.5 to 8x10. Subject matter includes Ralph Rinzler's youth, Rinzler with Mary Travers, Peggy Seeger, and Mike Seeger.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.RINZ, File RINZ_01_004_024
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The Doc Watson Family

Performer:
Doc Watson Family (Musical group)  Search this
Watson, Doc  Search this
Artist:
Watson, Doc  Search this
Producer:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Recorder:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Earle, Eugene  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Place:
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
North Carolina
United States
Deep Gap (N.C.)
Contents:
Ground hog -- Everyday dirt -- Bonaparte's retreat -- The house carpenter -- I'm troubled -- Your long journey -- When I die -- The train that carried my girl from town -- Down the road -- The lone pilgrim -- Texas gales ; Blackberry rag -- Darling Cory -- The Triplett tragedy -- Muddy roads -- The lost soul.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-2571

XTRA.1082
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
London, England XTRA
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Deep Gap (N.C.), United States, North Carolina.
General:
Program notes (12 p.) inserted.
Restrictions:
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Topic:
Ballads  Search this
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Guitar  Search this
Banjo  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-2571
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Mike Seeger and Ralph Rinzler

Artist:
Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009  Search this
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 10 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
New York
Contents:
Johnson boys--Feast here tonight--Foggy Mountain Top (2x)--It's a shame to whip your ife on Sunday
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-0070
General:
CDR copy
Restrictions:
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Topic:
Folksong revival  Search this
Banjo  Search this
Guitar  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-10RR-0070
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Ralph Rinzler and Mike Seeger- Rejects

Performer:
Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009  Search this
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Artist:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 10 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
New York
Maryland
Washington (D.C.)
Contents:
Sailor on the deep blue sea--Handsome Molly--I am a roving gambler--Sun's gonna shine in my backdoor someday (2 takes)--Fiddle duet--Rabbit in a log--It's a shame to whip your wife on Sunday--Poor Miss Liza Jane--Greenback dollar
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-0071
General:
CDR copy
Restrictions:
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Topic:
Folksong revival  Search this
Old-time music  Search this
Banjo  Search this
Guitar  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-10RR-0071
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Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley

Performer:
Ashley, Clarence, 1895-1967  Search this
Watson, Doc  Search this
Recorder:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Artist:
Watson, Doc  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 10 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
North Carolina
United States
Deep Gap (N.C.)
Tennessee
Contents:
Everyday dirt--Run, Jimmy run--Way down town
Track Information:
101 Every Day Dirt / Doc Watson. Guitar.

103 Way Down Town / Doc Watson. Guitar.

102 Run Jimmy Run / Doc Watson, Clarence Ashley. Guitar,Banjo.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-0262
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Tennessee, Deep Gap (N.C.), United States, North Carolina.
General:
CDR copy
Restrictions:
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Topic:
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Guitar  Search this
Banjo  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-10RR-0262
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Everyday Dirt- out take

Performer:
Watson, Doc  Search this
Recorder:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
Deep Gap (N.C.)
North Carolina
United States
Contents:
Everyday Dirt
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-0612
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: United States, North Carolina, Deep Gap (N.C.).
General:
Folkways 40012

CDR copy
Restrictions:
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Topic:
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Folk songs -- North Carolina  Search this
Guitar  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-0612
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Clarence Ashley and Tex Isley

Artist:
Ashley, Clarence, 1895-1967  Search this
Isley, Larry "Tex"  Search this
Producer:
Siegel, Peter K.  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Recorder:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
United States
Tennessee
Contents:
Budded roses--Shout Lulu--May I sleep in your barn tonight, mister--House carpenter--Man who rode the mule around the world--Rude and rambling man--Whoa mule--Wild Bill Jones--Little log cabin in the lane--Cluck old hen--Frankie Silvers --The prisoner's song --Hard luck blues --Little hillside.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-1526
General:
Folkways 2350

CDR copy American ballads; sung by Tom Clarence Ashley accompanying himself on banjo and guitar, with Larry "Tex" Isley, guitar and autoharp.
Restrictions:
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Topic:
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Folk music -- Tennessee  Search this
Banjo  Search this
Autoharp  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-1526
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Irish Music in London Pubs [sound recording]

Artist:
Heaney, Joe, 1919-1984  Search this
Recorder:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Ireland
Contents:
Rocks of bawn--Morrisssey and the russian--Irish reel #1--Irish reel #2
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-1701
General:
Folkways 3575

CDR copy; copy exists in DAMS system--

Heaney, Joe - "Irish Music in London Pubs" - 1965 - Full track Mono - 15 ips FW03575 / FG 3575 Full of lively music and uplifted voices, this collection of Irish music was released in 1965 after on-sight recording at The King's Arms and The Bedford Arms in London. Recorders Ralph Rinzler and Barry Murphy thank the proprietors of these buildings for giving them use of the recording machine and "the facilities of the place, including drinks." -Folkways
Restrictions:
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Topic:
Sean-nos  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-1701
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Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley's

Artist:
Ashley, Clarence, 1895-1967  Search this
Watson, Doc  Search this
Performer:
Ashley, Clarence, 1895-1967  Search this
Watson, Doc  Search this
Producer:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Recorder:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Earle, Eugene  Search this
Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 10 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
United States
Tennessee
North Carolina
Contents:
Crawdad song--Lee Highway blues
Track Information:
101 Crawdad Song / Clarence Ashley, Doc Watson. Banjo,Guitar,Fiddle.

102 Lee Highway Blues / Clarence Ashley, Doc Watson. Banjo,Guitar,Fiddle.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-1725
General:
Folkways 2359

CDR copy
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
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Topic:
String band  Search this
Banjo  Search this
Guitar  Search this
Violin  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-10RR-1725
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Irish Music in London Pubs [sound recording]

Recorder:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Performer:
Barry, Margaret, 1917-1989  Search this
Gorman, Michael, 1895-1970  Search this
Ennis, Seamus  Search this
Breen, Paddy  Search this
Heaney, Joe, 1919-1984  Search this
Howley, Pat  Search this
McGuire, Tommy  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (sound-tape reel, analog, 10 in.)
Culture:
Irish  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
England
London (England)
Ireland
Great Britian
United States
Washington
Contents:
If you ever go over to Ireland / Rakish Paddy --Tralee Jane / Maggie in the Wood --Rocks of Bawn --Casadh an t-sugain / Twisting of the hay-rope --Mountain road / Heather breeze --She moves through the fair --Smash the windows / Off she goes / Flannagan's ball / Frost is --Morissey and the Russian sailor --Maid I ne'er forgot --Boys of Blue Hill -- Jolly tinker --Spailpin Fanac --Swallow's tail / Sligo maid -- Bunch of keys --Blarney Stone --Reel.
Track Information:
101 If You Ever Go to Ireland / Margaret Barry, Michael Gorman.

102 Rakish Paddy / Margaret Barry, Michael Gorman, Seamus Ennis.

103 Tralee Jane / Michael Gorman, Paddy Breen.

103 Maggie in the Wood / Michael Gorman, Paddy Breen.

104 Rocks of Bawn / Joe Heaney.

105 Casadh an t-sugain / Seamus Ennis.

106 The Mountain Road / Michael Gorman.

106 Heather Breeze / Michael Gorman.

107 She Moves Through the Fair / Margaret Barry, Michael Gorman.

108 Smash the Windows / Michael Gorman, Pat Howley.

108 The Frost is All Over / Michael Gorman, Pat Howley.

109 Morrissey and the Russian Sailor / Joe Heaney.

110 The Maid I N'er Forget / Michael Gorman, Tommy McGuire.

111 The Boys of Blue Hill / Margaret Barry, Michael Gorman.

112 The Jolly Tinker / Margaret Barry, Michael Gorman.

114 Spailpin Fanac / Joe Heaney.

115 The Swallow's Tail / Margaret Barry, Michael Gorman.

116 The Bunch of Keys / Margaret Barry, Michael Gorman.

117 The Blarney Stone / Margaret Barry, Michael Gorman.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-3043
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: London (England), England, March 17, 1970.
General:
Le Chant du Monde 53575

Recorded by Ralph Rinzler and Barry Murphy in The King's Arms, Kentish Town, London, and in The Bedford Arms, Camden Town, London.
Restrictions:
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Topic:
Ireland -- Songs and music  Search this
British Isles -- Songs and music  Search this
Sean-nos  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-10RR-3043
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Doc Watson and his Family

Performer:
Doc Watson Family (Musical group)  Search this
Greer, Sophronie Miller  Search this
Watson, Doc  Search this
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Watson, Arnold  Search this
Carlton, Gaither, 1901-1972  Search this
Watson, Annie  Search this
Watson, Rosa Lee  Search this
Artist:
Watson, Doc  Search this
Producer:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Recorder:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Place:
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
United States
North Carolina
United States--Southeast
Date:
1963
Contents:
Ground hog --Everyday dirt --Bonaparte's retreat --The house carpenter --I'm troubled --Your long journey --When I die -- The train that carried my girl from town --Down the road --The lone pilgrim --Texas gales ; Blackberry rag --Darling Cory --The Triplett tragedy --Muddy roads --The lost soul.
Track Information:
101 Ground Hog / Arnold Watson, Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton. Autoharp,Fiddle,Banjo.

102 Every Day Dirt / Doc Watson. Guitar.

103 Bonaparte's Retreat / Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton. Fiddle,Guitar.

104 House Carpenter(Child No. 243) / Gaither Carlton, Annie Watson. Fiddle.

105 I'm Troubled, I'm Troubled / Arnold Watson, Doc Watson. Guitar,Harmonica.

107 When I Die / Doc Watson, Doc Watson Family (Musical group).

108 The Train That Carried My Girl from Town / Doc Watson. Guitar.

201 Down the Road / Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton. Fiddle,Banjo.

106 Your Long Journey / Doc Watson, Rosa Lee Watson. Guitar.

202 The Lone Pilgrim / Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton. Fiddle,Guitar.

203 Texas Gales / Doc Watson, Ralph Rinzler. Guitar,Mandolin.

204 Darling Corey / Arnold Watson, Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton. Fiddle,Banjo.

205 Triplett Tragedy / Sophronie Miller Greer.

206 Muddy Roads / Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton, Ralph Rinzler. Fiddle,Guitar.

207 The Lost Soul / Doc Watson Family (Musical group).

203 Blackberry Rag / Doc Watson, Ralph Rinzler. Guitar,Mandolin.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-02366

Folkways.2366
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Folkways 1963
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: North Carolina, United States.
General:
Recorded by Ralph Rinzler, Eugene W. Earle, Archie Green, and Peter Siegel. Notes by D.K. Wilgus, assisted by Ralph Rinzler and Eugene W. Earle. Program notes (12 p.) inserted. Performer(s): Folk songs; sung and played by Doc Watson, and others, including his son Merle. Production notes: Contains folk-songs and ballads recorded principally in Deep Gap, N. C.
Restrictions:
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Topic:
Old-time music  Search this
Wit and humor  Search this
Hunting  Search this
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Ballads  Search this
Marriage  Search this
Fiddle tunes  Search this
supernatural  Search this
Opera  Search this
Complaint  Search this
hymns  Search this
Gospel music  Search this
Shape-note singing  Search this
Blues (Music)  Search this
love songs  Search this
Dance music  Search this
Sentimental  Search this
Murder  Search this
Spirituals (Songs)  Search this
Autoharp  Search this
Violin  Search this
Banjo  Search this
Guitar  Search this
Harmonica  Search this
Mandolin  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-02366
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Mike Seeger and Ralph Rinzler

Artist:
Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009  Search this
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 10 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Contents:
Sailor on the deep blue sea--Handsome Molly--Sun's gonna shine--Roving gambler--Johnson boys--Rabbit in a log--Foggy Mountain top--It's a shame to whip your wife on Sunday--Liza Jane--Greenback dollar--Colored aristocracy
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-1282
General:
CDR copy
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-10RR-1282
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Friends of Old Time Music Concert

Performer:
Watson, Doc  Search this
Howard, Clint, 1930-2011  Search this
Price, Fred, 1915-1987  Search this
Boggs, Dock, 1898-1971  Search this
Carlton, Gaither, 1901-1972  Search this
Watson, Annie  Search this
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Stoneman, Ernest V.  Search this
Holcomb, Roscoe  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 10 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
United States
New York
North Carolina
Virginia
Norton (Va.)
Kentucky
Contents:
Doc Watson--Looking toward heaven--Fiddle tune; Dock Boggs--Little black train; unknown--Banjo tune--String band; Gaither Carlton--House carpenter; Doc Watson--Down the road--Texas gales--Blackberry rag; Pop Stoneman--All I Got's gone--unknown; Roscoe Holcomb--Little birdir; Unknown--Fiddle tune--What'll I do with the baby-o--Wild Bill Jones
Track Information:
101 Looking Towards Heaven / Clint Howard, Doc Watson, Fred Price. Guitar,Fiddle.

102 Fiddle Tune / Clint Howard, Doc Watson, Fred Price. Guitar,Fiddle.

103 Little Black Train / Dock Boggs. Banjo.

104 Banjo Tune / Unknown. Banjo.

105 String Band / Unknown. Banjo.

106 House Carpenter (Child No. 243) / Gaither Carlton, Annie Watson. Fiddle.

107 Down the Road / Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton. Fiddle.

108 Texas Gales / Doc Watson, Ralph Rinzler. Guitar,Mandolin.

108 Blackberry Rag / Doc Watson, Ralph Rinzler. Guitar,Mandolin.

109 All I Got's Gone / Ernest V. Stoneman.

110 Unknown / Ernest V. Stoneman.

111 Little Birdie / Roscoe Holcomb. Banjo.

112 Fiddle Tune / Unknown. Fiddle.

114 What'll I Do with the Baby-O / Unknown.

115 Wild Bill Jones / Unknown.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-3418
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York, United States.
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.
Topic:
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
String band  Search this
Bluegrass music  Search this
Guitar  Search this
Violin  Search this
Banjo  Search this
Mandolin  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-10RR-3418
See more items in:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection
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Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref24861

Phipps Family- 3 track- 7/28/64 (5)

Performer:
Phipps Family (Musical group)  Search this
Producer:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 10 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
United States
Kentucky
Contents:
Gonna row my boat (2x)--Pearl Bryan (11x)--Red Jacket Mine Explosion (2x)
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-3528
General:
Folkways 2375

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.
Topic:
Country music  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-10RR-3528
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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / Commercial / Folkways Recordings
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk51318e66e-8967-47c6-a7d6-09fc529b110a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref24968

Phipps Family- 3 track- 7/28/64 (4)

Performer:
Phipps Family (Musical group)  Search this
Producer:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 10 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
United States
Kentucky
Contents:
Charles Giteau (5x)--Old pine (4x)--Way Over in the Promised Land (7x)--Gonna row my boat (4x)
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-3529
General:
Folkways 2375

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.
Topic:
Country music  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-10RR-3529
See more items in:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / Commercial / Folkways Recordings
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk58a49ee82-a97e-476c-9862-15a19b6d6f0b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref24969

Phipps Family- 3 track- 7/28/64 (1)

Performer:
Phipps Family (Musical group)  Search this
Producer:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 10 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
United States
Kentucky
Contents:
Merry golden tree (Golden vanity0 (8x)--Titanic (4x)
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-10RR-3530
General:
Folkways 2375

CDR copy. Multi-track tape
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.
Topic:
Country music  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-10RR-3530
See more items in:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / Commercial / Folkways Recordings
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk577ce99ed-f3a1-4a8e-9298-43c38ed9864d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref24970

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