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Folksongs in February Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MF111

Scope and Contents

The recordings were of a folk music concert program called “Folksongs in February” which was held at the University of Maine in February, 1977.

Dates

  • Creation: 1977

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

For digitized items free from access restrictions, we are working to upload this material (pdfs, mp3s, jpgs) for public access, but it is an ongoing project. If you don’t find what you are looking for here, contact Special Collections (um.library.spc@maine.edu).

Conditions Governing Use

Rights assessment remains the responsibility of the researcher. No known restrictions on material.

Extent

1 item

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Note: While most of the collection is digitized (see below) there are 14 cassette tapes that have not been.

NA2596 David Mallett, David Ingraham, Charlie Nevells, Larry Kaplan, Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, Kendall Morse, Margaret MacArthur, Norman Kennedy, Louis and Sally Killen, Yodeling Slim Clark, Charlotte Cormier, Sparky Rucker, Sandy and Caroline Paton, Hazel Dickens, Tim Woodbridge, Joe Hickerson, Debby McClatchy, Gordon Bok, Sean Corcoran, Bill Shute and Lisa Null, by Maine Folklife Center, February, 1977, Orono, Maine. Recordings of a folk music concert program called “Folksongs in February” held at the University of Maine in February, 1977. Accession includes 8 black & white contact sheets of 35 mm photos of the performances. Text: 36 pp. index and copies of photos. Recordings: mfc_na2596_cd0407_01 - mfc_na2596_cd0419_12 721 minutes (12 hours). Photographs: P00880, P00881, P01114 - P01399.

Existence and Location of Originals

Located at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress: AFC 2012/047 https://lccn.loc.gov/2013655211.

Materials Specific Details

Audio files are the primary source material. Transcriptions are the transcriber's best effort to convert audio to text, but should be considered secondary to the audio.

Title
Guide to Folksongs in February Collection
Status
Digital Objects Available
Author
Thomas Libby
Date
May 2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English.

Repository Details

Part of the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Repository

Contact:
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207.581.1686