Manuscript/Mixed Material Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962

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Image 1 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 American Folklife Center Library of Congress Alan Lomax Collection AFC 2004004 folder 020249 field work Bessie Jones 1961 transcripts interviews Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 2 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 35 BESSIE JONES SINGS RING GAMES PLAYS AND OTHER CHILDRENS SONGS ON REEL 5 Interview by Alan Lomax There is very little dialogue on this tape Songs transcribed here with notes by…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 3 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel 5 Song 1 35 ELEPHANT FAIR I went down to the elephant fair And the birds and the bees were there And I went all around by the May post there…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 4 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel 5 Song 2 35 JUST FROM THE KITCHEN A skipping game Just from the kitchen REFRAIN Shoolaloo with a handful of biscuits REFRAIN Oh Miss Susie REFRAIN Fly away over yonder…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 5 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel 5 Song 3 35 THREAD THE NEEDLE Spoken Neighbor neighbor lend me your hatchet Spoken Neighbor neighbor step and get it Sung Nana thread the needle 3 Dont miss that window…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 6 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel 5 Song 5 35 ON THE EAST COAST LINE A ring play Way down yonder Hey On the east coast line Hey They eatin syrup by the gallon Hey They eatin…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 7 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel 5 Song 6 35 SANDY REE SANGAREE There is a special dance for this song almost like Aunt Dinah It is a couple dance On reel dated October 12 1961 Bessie…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 8 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel 5 Song 8 35 BOBA NEEDLE This song from way back in olden times is on other tapes sometimes under the titles of Bobbin Needle Wade in the Green Valley and…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 9 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel 5 Songs 9 10 11 12 35 OH GREENFIELD ROXY this is identical to Song 16 Reel of 10461 Side 2 SIR MR BROWN This is identical to Song 17 Reel…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 10 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 35 BESSIE JONES SINGS RING GAMES PLAYS AND OTHER CHILDRENS SONGS ON REEL 5 Interview by Alan Lomax There is very little dialogue on this tape Songs transcribed here with notes by…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 11 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel 5 Song 5 35 ON THE EAST COAST LINE A ring play Way down yonder Hey On the east coast line Hey They eatin syrup by the gallon Hey They eatin…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01
Image 12 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962 Reel 5 Songs 9 10 11 12 35 OH GREENFIELD ROXY This is identical to Song 16 Reel of 10461 Side 2 SIR MR BROWN This is identical to Song 17 Reel…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1961-01-01

About this Item

Title

Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, 1961-1962

Names

Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002 (Collector)

Created / Published

1961

Headings

- Fieldwork
- Transcripts
- interviews
- United States

Genre

Transcripts
interviews

Notes

- Bessie Jones interview transcriptions (September and October, 1961, New York) - tape 35

Medium

Manuscripts 8.5 x 14 in or smaller.

Call Number/Physical Location

AFC 2004/004: MS 02.02.49

Source Collection

Alan Lomax collection (AFC 2004/004)

Repository

American Folklife Center

Online Format

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

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Lomax, Alan. Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, -1962. 1961. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2004004.ms020249/.

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Lomax, A. (1961) Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, -1962. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2004004.ms020249/.

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Lomax, Alan. Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, New York City, -1962. 1961. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2004004.ms020249/>.

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