John and Ruby Lomax 1939 southern states recording trip
LC Control No.: |
2008700302
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Type of Material: | Music Sound Recording (Collection) |
Main Title: |
John and Ruby Lomax 1939 southern states recording trip
[sound recording].
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Published/Created: |
1939.
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Related Names: |
Lomax, John Avery,
1867-1948.
Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) Archive of Folk Song (U.S.) American Folklife Center. Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program. |
Related Titles: |
Southern mosaic.
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Description: |
147 sound discs (circa 25 hours) :
analog, 78 rpm ;
12 in.
manuscripts.: 1 box + 3 folders |
Access Advisory: |
Duplication of sound recordings may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
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Cancelled/Invalid LCCN: |
2007571063
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Summary: |
The collection consists of field recordings of ballads, folk songs, cowboy songs, blues, lullabies, children's songs, hymns, gospel music, square dance music, fiddle tunes; Mexican American corridos, lullabies, and choruses for an Easter or Holy Week play, "Morir en la Cruz con Christo; dimas el buen ladron." Also recorded were African American children's play party songs, African American blues, gospel music, hymns, and work songs including railroad workers' track lining and tie tamping chants. Manuscripts include correspondence, an itinerary of the recording trip, and a field report by John A. Lomax for the Library of Congress, which supplied recording equipment for the trip; plus recording disc sleeves and transcripts of some song texts in the collection.
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Notes: |
Recorded in homes, churches, schools, and prisons in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia from April 1 to June 14, 1939 by John A. Lomax and Ruby Terrill Lomax on 12-inch lacquer aluminum-base discs.
Search for these and other sound recordings (most are dated 1933-1950) in selected collections from the American Folklife Center in the online resource link: Traditional Music and Spoken Word Catalog from the American Folklife Center. Speech and songs recorded in English and in Spanish. |
Indexes: |
Bibliographic information for music titles in this collection is found in the online resource link: Titles list for John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip.
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Cite as: |
John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip (AFC 1939/001), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Performer: |
Various performers.
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Acquisition Source: |
Accessioned,
1939.
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Additional Formats: |
Online access to a substantial portion of this collection, including many of the sound recordings and John A. Lomax's field notes, is available through the Library of Congress American Memory presentation, "Southern Mosaic: The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip," compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.
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Subjects: |
Folk music--Southern States. Folk songs, English--Southern States. Folk songs, Spanish--Southern States. Blues (Music)--Southern States--1931-1940. Corridos--Texas. Cowboys--Songs and music. Singing games--Southern States. Children's songs, English--Southern States. African Americans--Southern States--Music. African American children's games--Southern States. African American prisoners--Music. Ballads, English--Southern States. Hymns, English--Southern States. Spirituals (Songs)--Southern States. Work songs--Southern States. Mexican Americans--Texas--Music. Folk drama, Hispanic American (Spanish)--Texas. |
Form/Genre: |
Field recordings--Southern States. Prayers. |
Local Shelving No.: |
LWO 4872 reels 166A-176A
AFS 2589-2728 AFC 1939/001 |
Language Code: |
eng
eng
spa
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Geographic Area Code: |
n-usu--
n-us-tx
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Repository: |
DLC-AFC
Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center,
101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610
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Links: |
Online presentation, Southern Mosaic:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lohtml/lohome.html
Audio titles in the John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/collafc.af000114 Traditional Music and Spoken Word Catalog from the American Folklife Center: http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/afccards/afccards-home.html |