Manuscript/Mixed Material Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974

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Image 41 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 MABEL HILLARYS MUSIC Blues ragtime childrens songs freedom songs Georgia Sea Island songs work and prison songs gospel spirituals FIELD WORK Newport Folk Foundation Highlander Folk School Mississippi Project and much independent…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 42 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 MABEL HILLARY The voice of Mabel Hillary rings strong with the womans blues She sings of red clay dusty Georgia and the men that work the land Its been a long time…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 43 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 MABEL HILLARY PERFORMANCES University of Berkeley UCLA Idlwyld Chicago Folk Festival Newport Folk Festival 2 years New School in New York Delacorte Theatre in Central Park New York Cornell University Club 47…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 44 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 MABEL HILLARYS MUSIC Blues ragtime childrens songs freedom songs Georgia Sea Island songs work and prison songs gospel spirituals FIELD WORK Newport Folk Foundation Highlander Folk School Mississippi Project and much independent…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 45 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 MABEL HILLARY The voice of Mabel Hillary rings strong with the womans blues She sings of red clay dusty Georgia and the men that work the land Its been a long time…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 46 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 MABEL HILLARY PERFORMANCES Universty of Berkeley UCLA Idlwyld Chicago Folk Festival Newport Folk Festival2 years New School in New York Delacorte Theatre in Central Park New York Cornell University Club 47 in…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 47 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 MABEL HILLARYS MUSIC Blues ragtime childrens songs freedom songs Georgia Sea Island songs work and prison songs gospel sprirtuals FIELD WORK Newport Folk Foundation Highlander Folk School Mississippi Project and much independent…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 48 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 what kind of music blues gospel spiritual and ragtime game songs and the like composes much of the music she sings freedom songs sings with or witout guitar sung with john hurt…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 49 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 places i have performed in univ of berkeley ucla ashgrove idlewyld chicago folk fest two years a t newport new shcool new york cnetral park cornell univ club 47 boston minneaplolis walker…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 50 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 Mabel Hillary has sung her songs all across the United States She brought the spirit of the old South found intthe Georgia Sea Islands and the new South found in any the…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 51 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 1 the voice of mabel hillary rings strong with the womans blues she tells me that no man no land no word will put her down 2 she sings of red clay…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 52 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 BESSIE JONES OF THE GEORGIA SEA ISLANDS The voice of Bessie Jones of St Simons Island Georgia is a pure expression of the power of African song style still alive and fructive…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 53 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 There was nothing but heads out t ere Thats allright with me as long as they peoples I aint afraid Long as they dont chabge their faces I know Im scared when…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 54 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 ALAN LOMAX 121 West Third Street New York 12 New York Dear Friend Now that the people of the United States have come to understand and to enjoy native American folk music…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 55 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 1 645 Johnson Lane St Simon Is Ga July 2 1966 Dear Alan Jonia It seam as if you all dont have time to write no one but I wont to borrow…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 56 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 2 because I have thing that I would have to take care and I also have a concert there on the 25th I would like to borrow a bed for awhile I…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01

About this Item

Title

Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974

Names

Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002 (Collector)

Created / Published

1961-1974

Headings

- Fieldwork
- correspondence
- United States

Genre

correspondence

Notes

- Mabel Hillary; Joan Halifax; Hedy West; Georgia Sea Island Singers

Medium

Manuscripts 8.5 x 14 in or smaller.

Call Number/Physical Location

AFC 2004/004: MS 02.02.02

Source Collection

Alan Lomax collection (AFC 2004/004)

Repository

American Folklife Center

Online Format

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Credit line

Alan Lomax collection (AFC 2004/004), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Lomax, Alan. Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, -1974. to 1974, 1961. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2004004.ms020202/.

APA citation style:

Lomax, A. (1961) Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, -1974. to 1974. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2004004.ms020202/.

MLA citation style:

Lomax, Alan. Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, -1974. to 1974, 1961. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2004004.ms020202/>.

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