Manuscript/Mixed Material Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974
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Image 1 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 American Folklife Center Library of Congress Alan Lomax Collection AFC 2004004 folder 020211 field work Georgia Sea Islands Singers 19611974 correspondence Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 2 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 IN RETROSPECT Bessie Jones Singing for the Ancestors BY MARY JO SANNA BARRON MARY ELIZABETH JONES 19021984 was recognized as one of the leading interpreters of the black folk heritage of her…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 3 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 Newark Jazz Festival 1960s photo by Rick Stafford things she had learned She was in Williamsburg Virginia where she had gone to make a film under the direction of Alan Lomax the…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 4 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 of her helper 7 She told me early in our association Youll get more out of this than I will And this was before we had decided that our specific task would…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 5 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 orchestrate the conditions of her performances in order to be certain that everything moved in the direction she wantedâa rhythm pattern that she wanted to be audible for example of some particular…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 6 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 1928 Goes to Gulf of Mexico to work at Caxambas Florida clearing land and cooking for a twentytwo man crew Returns to Miami then goes to Lake Okeechobee Florida to farm 19291930…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 7 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 for various reasons Bessie begins to include more of her family Doug becomes a mainstay of the group 1970 Performs at the Festival of American Folklife in Washington DC 197176 The film…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 8 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 11 August 1984 Her last appearance at The Georgia Sea Island Festival St Simons Island Photo by Mary Jo Sanna Barron May 1977 Begins work on autobiography with John Stewart Continues in…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 9 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 BY BESSIE JONES With Bess Lomax Hawes Step It Down Games Plays Songs and Stories from the AfroAmerican Heritage New York Harper and Row 1972 Reviewed in Sing Out 21 no 4…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 10 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 Bessie and Douglas Quimby A performance of Spring Revels 1980 in Cambridge Massachusetts Photo by Sam Sweezy Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 11 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 APPENDIX 4 July 1970 The Washington Post Slave Spirituals On the Mall By Judith Martin The thwanging and the stomping and the shouting went on through the heat yesterday at the Smithsonians…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 12 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 Miss Jones adds a great deal of color and flavor to her songs and games with her highly colloquial introductions which ramble through black history local incidents on the Georgia coast where…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 13 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 in slave days was called gibble sic which means a little of this and a little of that and referred to the leftovers and corn mush poured in troughs for the slaves…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 14 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 would be more comfortable building a stage than sitting on one Following the awards each winner gave a brief performance with several of the craftspeople making short speeches In their directness one…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 15 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 Bessie Jones 1 Hello Mrs Bess How are you Fine I hope Im doing OK so far its very hot over here but i think i will make it You know it…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 16 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 2 and get my check i had told this guy in Welsh we was going to the festival in Washington DC We had singh all the paper in April I dont know…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 17 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 Bois Sec shoote and i have a phone at home now my number is 318 7343012 When you see Mr Allen tell him Hello for me From Canray Fontenot 1106 N W…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 18 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 Bessie Jones AGREEMENT This agreement made this 14th day of November 1961 by and between Alan Lomax of 121 West Third Street New York 12 New York and Bessie Jones of Post…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 19 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 sale of any or all of the above musical and literary material No further advances are obligatory until a sale has been made and a share of the advances on this sale…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 20 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 File Bessie Mrs Jones OLD NERO Bessie remembered this after hearing Hedy West sing Little Musgrove Hedy suggested that I record it Bessie You know the story This man had a big…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 21 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 2 So the man got up He told him wait and give him a chance to the door said I aint even got a pocket knife and you got a gun and…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 22 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 ALAN DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS IF SO FILE IN BJS SCRAPBOOK A BRANDNEW FOURRECORD ALBUM NOT AVAILABLE IN STORES AMERICAN FOLK SINGERS AND BALLADEERS Traditional Songs and Ballads Folk Hymns and…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 23 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL A PRACTICAL AND ENJOYABLE EXTRA all the words of all the songs are included in a handsome brochure along with comprehensive and authoritative notes about their sources history and…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 24 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 Queries and Answers Questions of literary interest should be addressed to the Queries Editor New York Times Book Review Times Square New York N Y 10036 The inquirers name and address must…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 25 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 ALAN DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS IF SO FILE W BJS SCRAPBOOK A BRANDNEW FOURRECORD ALBUM NOT AVAILABLE IN STORES AMERICAN FOLK SINGERS AND BALLADEERS Traditional Songs and Ballads Folk Hymns and…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 26 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 215 West 98 Street 12E New York 25 New York March 5 1964 Mr John Pankake Little Sandy Review Post Office Box 1109 Minneapolis 40 Minnesota Dear Jon Thanks for your good…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 27 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 February 17 1964 Dear Mr Lomax The appearance of The Georgia Sea Islanders at The Tyrone Guthrie Theater was more than a resounding success The house was filled 1437 seats and many…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
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Image 28 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 215 West 98 Street 12E New York 25 New York March 5 1964 Ms Nancy Forte Assistant Curator Walker Art Center 1710 Lyndale Avenue South Minneapolis 3 Minnesota Dear Ms Forte In…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 29 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 121 West Third Street New York 12 New York February 14 1964 Dear Bessie I have just received a letter from the Walker Art Center telling me that the people in Minneapolis…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
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Image 30 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 WALKER ART CENTER 1710 Lyndale Avenue South Minneapolis 3 Minnesota FEderal 60301 Martin L Friedman Director 11 February 1964 Mr Alan Lomax 121 West 3rd Street New York 12 New York Dear…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 31 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 St Simons Island Ga Feb 18 1964 Holy greetings to you all in Jesus name I am so glad for salvation in my soul today I hope the same for you all…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 32 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 type St simons island Ga Feb 18 1964 Hales greeden to you all in Juses name i am so Glad for salvaiton in my soul to Day i hope the same for…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 33 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 2 From the Verry Bottom of my hart for helpin us to get over i love the Way it is for if i dont get much money i just wanted to spread…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 34 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 3 take care of this for me they wontes to know every song an every albom name by name an if you can plese make me one hold Reord By my self…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 35 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 4 Love You in Christ for ever Bessie Jones Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 36 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 February 21 1964 St Simons Island Ga In Jesus name I feel fine I was overjoyed to hear from you all I just wrote you and sent you some of the writeups…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 37 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 Feb 21 1964 St simon isl Ga in Juses name i feel fine i was over joy to here from you all i just Rote you an sind you some of the…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 38 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 2 care an peter too i hope You has John adress up on the north enn For he Dont stay on this enn any more i will Be glad to get any…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 39 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 3 and some one say I can start gettin my securety so plese give me a few words of how to start i has no Birth surstiffett i Was Born in smith…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
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Image 40 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, St. Simons Island, GA, 1961-1974 To BJ JD 215 West 98 Street 12E New York 25 New York March 10 1964 Dear Friends The good news is beginning now slowly to come in The result of your…- 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
- - Georgia Sea Island Singers; Bessie Jones, Mabel Hillary, Henry, John; film; recordings; potential book about Bessie Jones
Medium
- Manuscripts 8.5 x 14 in or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location
- AFC 2004/004: MS 02.02.11
Source Collection
- Alan Lomax collection (AFC 2004/004)
Repository
- American Folklife Center
Online Format
- online text
- image