Robert D. Bethke Collection, 1971-2000.

Collection Number: 20466

Collection Title: Robert D. Bethke Collection, 1971-2000.

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Size	1 foot of linear shelf space (approximately 700 items)
Abstract	The Robert D. Bethke Collection consists of audiovisual materials and subject files related to folk music and traditional life of the Middle Atlantic and Southern regions of the United States, including Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Virginia, and West Virginia. Folklorist and University of Delaware Associate Professor, Robert D. Bethke, compiled the materials, along with undergraduate students enrolled in his folklore courses at the University of Delaware in Newark, Del. Audiovisual materials in the collection consist mostly of interviews and live performances by folk, bluegrass, and blues performers, including folk singer, songwriter, and banjo player, Ola Belle Reed, of Ashe County, N.C.; traditional bluegrass guitarist and banjo player, Ted Lundy, of Galax, Va.; artist and blues musician, James "Son Ford" Thomas, of Washington County, Miss.; blues guitarist and banjo player, Franklin "Frank" Hovington, of Frederica, Del.; and folk singer, Mary Jane "Janie" Miller, of Cecil County, Md., among others. The collection also contains audiovisual materials documenting traditional life, as well as subject files that include clippings, student papers, song sheets and lyrics, transcripts of interviews, and photographic materials documenting folk performers chiefly from Delaware, but also from Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, and Mississippi.
Creator	Bethke, Robert D., 1945-
Curatorial Unit	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
Language	English

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Copyright Notice: Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], in the Robert D. Bethke Collection #20466, Southern Folklife Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information: Received from Robert D. Bethke, of Venice, Fla., in January 2011 (Acc. 101503).

Sensitive Materials Statement: Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.

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Processed by: Nancy Kaiser and Anne Wells, May 2017

Encoded by: Nancy Kaiser and Anne Wells, May 2017

Archival processing of the Robert D. Bethke Collection was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.

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Folklorist, Robert D. Bethke, was an Associate Professor of English at the University of Delaware from 1977 to 2000. He received a Ph.D. in Folklore and Folklife from the University of Pennsylvania in 1973. While at the University of Delaware he taught courses in folklore and founded the University of Delaware Folklore Archive at the Folklore and Ethnic Art Center, where he was also the director. After the archive and center closed, the materials housed at the archive defaulted to Bethke who then donated the materials elsewhere, including the Delaware Agriculture Museum and Village in Dover, Del.; Delaware Folklife Program, Division of Parks and Recreation, State of Delaware Department of National Resources and Environmental Control in Dover, Del; University of Delaware Media Services; Salisbury State University in Salisbury, Md.; and the Southern Folklife Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, N.C.

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Audiovisual materials and subject files related to folk music and traditional life of the Middle Atlantic and Southern regions of the United States, including Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Virginia, and West Virginia. Folklorist and University of Delaware Associate Professor, Robert D. Bethke, compiled the materials, along with undergraduate students enrolled in his folklore courses at the University of Delaware in Newark, Del.

Audiovisual materials in the collection consist mostly of interviews and live performances recorded by Bethke and his undergraduate students out in the field and at the University of Delaware. The majority of the audio and video recordings feature folk, bluegrass, and blues performers, including folk singer, songwriter, and banjo player, Ola Belle Reed, of Ashe County, N.C.; traditional bluegrass guitarist and banjo player, Ted Lundy, of Galax, Va.; artist and blues musician, James "Son Ford" Thomas, of Washington County, Miss.; blues guitarist and banjo player, Franklin "Frank" Hovington, of Frederica, Del.; and folk singer, Mary Jane "Janie" Miller, of Cecil County, Md., among others. The collection also contains audiovisual materials documenting traditional life, including an interview with Eastern Shore oysterman, Captain Clifton Webster, and materials related to the student documentary project, "Gonna Have a Hog Killing," about traditional hog processing at the rural farm of Jim Kelly, an African American farmer of Sussex County, Del. Audio recordings are on 1/4" Open Reel Audio and audiocassette, while video recordings are on 1/2" open reel video, U-Matic, and VHS.

The collection also contains subject files that include clippings, student papers, song sheets and lyrics, transcripts of interviews, and photographic materials documenting folk performers chiefly from Delaware, but also from Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, and Mississippi.

Contents list

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1. Audiovisual Materials, 1972-1983 and undated.
1.1. Audio Recordings, 1972-1983 and undated.
1.2. Video Recordings, 1972-1979.
2. Subject files, 1971-2000.

Expand/collapse Series 1. Audiovisual Materials, 1972-1983 and undated.

106 items.

Arrangement: by format.

Processing information: titles and formats compiled from SFC database and notes found in the control file.

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.1. Audio Recordings, 1972-1983 and undated.

66 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

SFC Audio Cassette FS-20466/1	Louis King interview by Margaret Tobin, mandolin and banjo tunes, Seaford, Del., 27 February 1972 Audiocassette
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/1	Mrs. Edna Mast, "Sentimental Ballads and Songs," Bridgeville, Del., 15 March 1972; Mrs. Val Miller, "Ballads and Religious Folk Song," Greenwood, Del., 15 March 1972 1/4" Open Reel Audio
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/2	Ola Belle Reed and family, Rising Sun, Md., 13 April 1972: tape 1 of 4 1/4" Open Reel Audio
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/3	Ola Belle Reed and family, Rising Sun, Md., 16 April 1972: tape 2 of 4 1/4" Open Reel Audio
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/4	Ola Belle Reed and family, Rising Sun, Md., 20 April 1972: tape 3 of 4 1/4" Open Reel Audio
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/5	Ola Belle Reed and family, Rising Sun, Md., 4 May 1972: tape 4 of 4 1/4" Open Reel Audio
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/6	Mary E. Smith, oral presentation tape, Corbin, Ky., spring 1972 1/4" Open Reel Audio
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/7	Mountain State Folk Festival: banjo and fiddlers championship, Elkins, W.Va., 8 October 1972 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by Jim Mannering
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/8	Rena Lundy, 21 June 1974 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by Gerald Correll; Rena Lundy is a ballad singer and mother of Ted Lundy
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/9	Grassroots Bluegrass: Ted Lundy and the Southern Mountain Boys at IRC, Delaware, 30 January 1975 1/4" Open Reel Audio
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/10	Clifton Webster interview, Deal Island, Md., 1 March 1975: tape 1 of 2 1/4" Open Reel Audio interview with Eastern Shore waterman/oysterman, Captain Clifton Webster, conducted by Bill Warner
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/11	Clifton Webster interview, Deal Island, Md., 1 March 1975: tape 2 of 2 1/4" Open Reel Audio interview with Eastern Shore waterman/oysterman, Captain Clifton Webster, conducted by Bill Warner
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/12	Grassroots Bluegrass 1: Ted Lundy interview, Newark, Del., 1975 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by University of Delaware students for the "Grassroots Bluegrass" project
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/13	Grassroots Bluegrass 2: Ted Lundy interview, Newark, Del., 1975 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by University of Delaware students for the "Grassroots Bluegrass" project
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/14	Grassroots Bluegrass 3: Ted Lundy interview, Newark, Del., 1975 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by University of Delaware students for the "Grassroots Bluegrass" project
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/15	Grassroots Bluegrass 4: Ted Lundy interview, Newark, Del., 1975 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by University of Delaware students for the "Grassroots Bluegrass" project
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/16	Grassroots Bluegrass 5: Ted Lundy interview, Newark, Del., 1975 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by University of Delaware students for the "Grassroots Bluegrass" project
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/17	Grassroots Bluegrass 6: Ted Lundy interview, Newark, Del., 1975 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by University of Delaware students for the "Grassroots Bluegrass" project
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/18	Grassroots Bluegrass 7: Ted Lundy interview, Newark, Del., 1975 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by University of Delaware students for the "Grassroots Bluegrass" project
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/19	Grassroots Bluegrass 8: Rena Lundy and Mrs. Golding interview, Newark, Del., 1975 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by University of Delaware students for the "Grassroots Bluegrass" project
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/20	Jim Kelly interview about hog butchering for "Gonna Have a Hog Killing," Peppers Corner, Del., 22 February 1977 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by Lee Derrickson
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/21	Narration soundtrack for "Gonna Have a Hog Killing," 22 February 1977 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by Lee Derrickson
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/22	Ted Lundy and the Southern Mountain Boys concert, May 1977; Little Wonders, black gospel from Havre de Grace, Md. 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by Lee Derrickson
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/23	James "Son Ford" Thomas on WXDR, Newark, Del., 14 January 1978: tape 1 of 4 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by Lee Derrickson
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/24	James "Son Ford" Thomas on WXDR, Newark, Del., 14 January 1978: tape 2 of 4 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by Lee Derrickson
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/25	James "Son Ford" Thomas on WXDR, Newark, Del., 14 January 1978: tape 3 of 4 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by Lee Derrickson
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/26	James "Son Ford" Thomas on WXDR, Newark, Del., 14 January 1978: tape 4 of 4 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by Lee Derrickson
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/27	James "Son Ford" Thomas at the University of Delaware, Newark, Del., 16 January 1978: tape 1 of 2 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded in a dorm room
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/28	James "Son Ford" Thomas at the University of Delaware, Newark, Del., 21 January 1978: tape 1 of 2 1/4" Open Reel Audio informal concert in Rodney A-B Lounge; recorded by Lee Derrickson
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/29	James "Son Ford" Thomas with George Thorogood and friends, Newark, Del., 27 January 1978: tape 1 of 4 1/4" Open Reel Audio informal jam session at George Thorogood's house; recorded by Lee Derrickson
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/30	James "Son Ford" Thomas with George Thorogood and friends, Newark, Del., 27 January 1978: tape 2 of 4 1/4" Open Reel Audio informal jam session at George Thorogood's house; recorded by Lee Derrickson
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/31	James "Son Ford" Thomas with George Thorogood and friends, Newark, Del., 27 January 1978: tape 3 of 4 1/4" Open Reel Audio informal jam session at George Thorogood's house; recorded by Lee Derrickson
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/32	James "Son Ford" Thomas with George Thorogood and friends, Newark, Del., 27 January 1978: tape 4 of 4 1/4" Open Reel Audio informal jam session at George Thorogood's house; recorded by Lee Derrickson
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20466/2	Frank Hovington class visit at the University of Delaware, Felton, Del., 8 May 1978: tape 1 of 2 Audiocassette Visit to "Ballad and Folksong" class at the University of Delaware; recorded by Vicki Chaffee.
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20466/3	Frank Hovington class visit at the University of Delaware, Felton, Del., 8 May 1978: tape 2 of 2 Audiocassette Visit to "Ballad and Folksong" class at the University of Delaware; recorded by Vicki Chaffee.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/33	Conjunto Libre at Hockessin VFW, Hockessin, Del., 15 April 1978: tape 1 of 2 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by Lee Derrickson
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/34	Conjunto Libre at Hockessin VFW, Hockessin, Del., 15 April 1978: tape 2 of 2 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by Lee Derrickson
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/35	Frank Hovington at home, Felton, Del., 30 April 1978: tape 1 of 2 1/4" Open Reel Audio
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/36	Frank Hovington at home, Felton, Del., 30 April 1978: tape 2 of 2 1/4" Open Reel Audio
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/37	Ralph Burchard interview about fiddling and life, Newark, Del., 11 May 1978 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded in barber shop
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20466/4	Ralph Burchard interview about fiddling and life, Newark, Del., 11 May 1978 Audiocassette recorded in barber shop
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/38	First State Folk Festival: The Regents, The Joy Singers, Newark, Del., 1978 1/4" Open Reel Audio
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/39	First State Folk Festival: The Pilgrim Baptist Choral Ensemble, The Yancey Brothers, Newark, Del., 1978 1/4" Open Reel Audio
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/40	First State Folk Festival: First State Bluegrass Boys, Conjunto Libre, Newark, Del., 1978 1/4" Open Reel Audio
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/41	Trinidad and Tobago Baltimore Steel Orchestra at Carousel Farms, Newark, Del., 10 July 1978 1/4" Open Reel Audio "Monday Moonlight Music" series concert sponsored by New Castle County Department of Parks and Recreation, Brandywine Friends of Old Time Music, and the NEA; recorded by Lee Derrickson.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/42	Daniel Lacy, Wilmington, Del., 6 May 1980 1/4" Open Reel Audio
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/43	Daniel Lacy, Wilmington, Del., 6 May 1980 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by Sandy Shalk
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20466/5	Janie Miller's [Mary Jane Miller] jam session, Elkton, Md., 12 October 1980: tape 1 Audiocassette Processing information: originally found with folder 17, which contains corresponding field notes and tape logs for the recording
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20466/6	Janie Miller's [Mary Jane Miller] jam session, Elkton, Md., 1980: tape 3 Audiocassette Processing information: originally found with folder 17, which contains corresponding field notes and tape logs for the recording
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20466/7	Janie Miller's [Mary Jane Miller] jam session, Elkton, Md., 1980: tape 4 Audiocassette Processing information: originally found with folder 17, which contains corresponding field notes and tape logs for the recording
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20466/8	Janie Miller's [Mary Jane Miller] jam session, Elkton, Md., 1980: tape 5 Audiocassette Processing information: originally found with folder 17, which contains corresponding field notes and tape logs for the recording
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20466/9	Janie Miller's [Mary Jane Miller] jam session, Elkton, Md., 6 December 1980: tape 6 Audiocassette Processing information: originally found with folder 17, which contains corresponding field notes and tape logs for the recording
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/44	Armina Adams, white sacred songs from Mayking, Ky.; Sabina Hale, Letcher County, Ky., "Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender," 1980 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by Gail Hatton, daughter of Armina Adams
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/45	Frank Hovington, Felton, Del., 6 July 1981 1/4" Open Reel Audio
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/46	Frank Hovington, Judy Quillen, Merv Hughes, Felton Del., 6 July 1981 1/4" Open Reel Audio Frank Hovington on electric guitar, Judy Quillen on organ, and Merv Hughes on drums
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/47	Frank Hovington, Merv Hughes, 6 July 1981 1/4" Open Reel Audio Frank Hovington on guitar and Merv Hughes on drums
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/48	Frank Hovington, Merv Hughes, 6 July 1981 1/4" Open Reel Audio Frank Hovington on guitar and Merv Hughes on drums
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/49	Jim Emberlain, Edwin Reed, Jr., Felton, Del., 15 July 1981 1/4" Open Reel Audio Jim Emberlain on fiddle and Edwin Reed, Jr. on guitar
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/50	Ralph Bell interview, Felton, Del., 17 October 1981 1/4" Open Reel Audio interview with fiddler player, Ralph Bell, conducted by Robert D. Bethke and Julie Anderson
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/51	Walter Ewing, African American folk music, Harrington, Del., 14 July 1982 1/4" Open Reel Audio
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/52	Daniel Lacy at the University of Delaware, Newark, Del., 14 December 1983: tape 1 of 2 1/4" Open Reel Audio
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/53	Daniel Lacy at the University of Delaware, Newark, Del., 14 December 1983: tape 2 of 2 1/4" Open Reel Audio
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/54	Mary E. Smith, ballads and songs, Corbin, Ky.; Sonny Miller, Wilmington, Del. 1/4" Open Reel Audio recorded by Gerald Correll
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/55	Daniel Lacy, Wilmington, Del., date unknown 1/4" Open Reel Audio
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/56	Ted Lundy, master copy, date unknown 1/4" Open Reel Audio
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20466/57	Balfa Brothers, copy, date unknown 1/4" Open Reel Audio

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.2. Video Recordings, 1972-1979.

40 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Videotape VT-20466/9	Ola Belle Reed and family, Rising Sun, Md., spring 1972: tape 1 of 2 1/2" Open Reel Video informal music making by Ola Belle, Bud, and David Reed, with others; recorded by James Mannering and James Lowe
Videotape VT-20466/10	Ola Belle Reed and family, Rising Sun, Md., spring 1972: tape 2 of 2 1/2" Open Reel Video informal music making by Ola Belle, Bud, and David Reed, with others; recorded by James Mannering and James Lowe; Note on original container reads: "Audio portion will play back on AV portapack deck, NO VIDEO"
Videotape VT-20466/40	Grassroots Bluegrass, Newark, Del., 1975 VHS
Videotape VT-20466/1	Grassroots Bluegrass: Ted Lundy and the Southern Mountain Boys, Newark, Del., 21 May 1975 U-Matic
Videotape VT-20466/12	Grassroots Bluegrass: Ted Lundy and the Southern Mountain Boys, dub, Newark, Del., spring 1975 1/2" Open Reel Video
Videotape VT-20466/11	Grassroots Bluegrass: Ted Lundy interview, dub, Newark, Del., 21 May 1975 1/2" Open Reel Video
Videotape VT-20466/17	"Gonna Have a Hog Killing" part 1, original production tape, Peppers Corner, Del., February 1977 1/2" Open Reel Video original production tape with slide stills and narration; created by Lee Derrickson and David DeWitt
Videotape VT-20466/18	"Gonna Have a Hog Killing" part 2, Peppers Corner, Del., February 1977 1/2" Open Reel Video created by Lee Derrickson and David DeWitt
Videotape VT-20466/2	"Gonna Have a Hog Killing," dubbed Super 8 footage U-Matic created by David DeWitt This videotape documents the slaughter, processing, and butchery of a pig. Images include animal death and blood.
Videotape VT-20466/13	"Gonna Have a Hog Killing," original field footage, Peppers Corner, Del., 22 February 1977 1/2" Open Reel Video original field footage on the farm of Jim Kelly located on State Road 365, between Pepper's Corner and Bayard in Southeastern County (near Frankford, Del.). Created by Lee Derrickson and David DeWitt
Videotape VT-20466/16	"Gonna Have a Hog Killing," Peppers Corner, Del., 22 February 1977 1/2" Open Reel Video created by Lee Derrickson and David DeWitt
Videotape VT-20466/15	"Gonna Have a Hog Killing," production tape, Peppers Corner, Del., 22 February 1977 1/2" Open Reel Video Stills and titles master; created by Lee Derrickson and David DeWitt
Videotape VT-20466/19	"Gonna Have a Hog Killing," revised production tape, Peppers Corner, Del., February 1977 1/2" Open Reel Video slide stills and Super 8 footage with narration; created by Lee Derrickson and David DeWitt
Videotape VT-20466/14	"Gonna Have a Hog Killing," transfer of super 8 footage, Peppers Corner, Del., 22 February 1977 1/2" Open Reel Video created by Lee Derrickson and David DeWitt
Videotape VT-20466/20	Folk Artist on Campus: James "Son Ford" Thomas, Newark, Del., 1978 1/2" Open Reel Video recorded at the University of Delaware by Lee Derrickson and Robert Bethke
Videotape VT-20466/39	Folk Artist on Campus: James "Son Ford" Thomas, Newark, Del., 1978 VHS
Videotape VT-20466/8	Folk Artist on Campus: James "Son Ford" Thomas, Newark, Del., 1978 U-Matic produced and narrated by Lee Derrickson
Videotape VT-20466/38	Frank Hovington at home, Felton, Del., 1978; Frank Hovington at George M. Gray Elementary School, Wilmington, Del., 1979 VHS recorded by Robert D. Bethke
Videotape VT-20466/21	Frank Hovington at home, Felton, Del., 30 April 1978 1/2" Open Reel Video includes two songs and contextual shots inside and outside trailer home; recorded by Robert D. Bethke with a portapak
Videotape VT-20466/22	Frank Hovington on campus, Newark, Del., 8 May 1978: tape 1 of 3 1/2" Open Reel Video recorded by Lee Derrickson; note on original container reads "no audio due to microphone problem. Visual footage is valuable. Cassette audio tape made during class captured some lost audio portion."
Videotape VT-20466/23	Frank Hovington on campus, Newark, Del., 8 May 1978: tape 2 of 3 1/2" Open Reel Video recorded by Lee Derrickson; note on original container reads "no audio due to microphone problem. Visual footage is valuable. Cassette audio tape made during class captured some lost audio portion."
Videotape VT-20466/24	Frank Hovington on campus, Newark, Del., 8 May 1978: tape 3 of 3 1/2" Open Reel Video recorded by Lee Derrickson; note on original container reads "no audio due to microphone problem. Visual footage is valuable. Cassette audio tape made during class captured some lost audio portion."
Videotape VT-20466/25	First State Folk Festival tape 1 of 11: The Regents, Newark, Del., 13 May 1978 1/2" Open Reel Video
Videotape VT-20466/26	First State Folk Festival tape 2 of 11: The Joy Singers, Newark, Del., 13 May 1978 1/2" Open Reel Video
Videotape VT-20466/27	First State Folk Festival tape 3 of 11: Pilgrim Baptist Church Ensemble, Newark, Del., 13 May 1978 1/2" Open Reel Video
Videotape VT-20466/28	First State Folk Festival tape 4 of 11: Yancy Brothers, Newark, Del., 13 May 1978 1/2" Open Reel Video
Videotape VT-20466/29	First State Folk Festival tape 5 of 11: First State Bluegrass, Newark, Del., 13 May 1978 1/2" Open Reel Video
Videotape VT-20466/30	First State Folk Festival tape 6 of 11: Conjunto Libre, Newark, Del., 13 May 1978 1/2" Open Reel Video
Videotape VT-20466/31	First State Folk Festival tape 7 of 11: Conjunto Libre, Newark, Del., 13 May 1978 1/2" Open Reel Video
Videotape VT-20466/32	First State Folk Festival tape 8 of 11: Conjunto Libre, Newark, Del., 13 May 1978 1/2" Open Reel Video
Videotape VT-20466/33	First State Folk Festival 9 of 11: Ted Lundy and the Southern Mountain Boys, Newark, Del., 13 May 1978 1/2" Open Reel Video
Videotape VT-20466/34	First State Folk Festival 10 of 11: Ted Lundy and the Southern Mountain Boys, Newark, Del., 13 May 1978 1/2" Open Reel Video
Videotape VT-20466/35	First State Folk Festival 11 of 11: Ted Lundy and the Southern Mountain Boys, Newark, Del., 13 May 1978 1/2" Open Reel Video
Videotape VT-20466/4	First State Folk Festival: The Joy Singers, Pilgrim Baptist Choral Ensemble, and The Yancy Brothers, Newark, Del., May 1978 U-Matic
Videotape VT-20466/5	James "Son Ford" Thomas at Bacchus, Newark, Del., winter 1978 U-Matic Processing information: Digitized media has been edited for content or length. Unrelated television content has been removed for length.
Videotape VT-20466/6	James "Son Ford" Thomas on campus, Newark, Del., winter 1978 U-Matic
Videotape VT-20466/7	James "Son Ford" Thomas Sculpting, Newark, Del., winter 1978 U-Matic
Videotape VT-20466/3	James "Son Ford" Thomas with George Thorogood and Ron Smith, 1978 U-Matic recorded by Lee Derrickson
Videotape VT-20466/36	Frank Hovington at George M. Gray Elementary School, Wilmington, Del., 23 February 1979: tape 1 of 2 1/2" Open Reel Video recorded at a school assembly by Robert Bethke and Bruce Morse
Videotape VT-20466/37	Frank Hovington at George M. Gray Elementary School, Wilmington, Del., 23 February 1979: tape 2 of 2 1/2" Open Reel Video recorded at a school assembly by Robert Bethke and Bruce Morse

Expand/collapse Series 2. Subject files, 1971-2000.

About 600 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Clippings, student papers, song sheets and lyrics, transcripts of interviews, and photographic materials documenting folk performers chiefly from Delaware, but also from Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, and Mississippi.

Box 1 Folder 1-2 Folder 1 Folder 2	Audio "cuts" for Grassroots Bluegrass (students' working draft)
Box 1 Folder 3	Bell, Ralph (Delaware)
Image Box 1 Image Folder PF-20466/1	Bell, Ralph (Delaware) Color 35mm slides
Box 1 Folder 4	Brumfield, Marion ("Deacon") (Maryland)
Image Box 1 Image Folder PF-20466/2	Brumfield, Deacon ("Deacon") (Maryland) Color 35mm slides Epics Lounge, Rising Sun, Md. Deacon Brumfield performed here. A fire destroyed the place. Slide by Robert D. Bethke.
Box 1 Folder 5	Burchard, Ralph (Delaware)
Image Folder PF-20466/16	Burchard, Ralph, fiddling barber, Main Street, Neward, Del. Black and white 35mm roll film
Box 1 Folder 6-7 Folder 6 Folder 7	Delaware Folklore Archive, Folklore and Ethnic Art Center, and miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 8	Delaware folk songs Works Progress Administration, Archive of Folk Song, Library of Congress, 1941, holdings on Delaware.
Image Folder PF-20466/17	Delmarva Folklife Festival at Salisbury, Md., 1983 Black and white 35mm roll film Images by Robert D. Bethke and others.
Box 1 Folder 9	Emberlain, James O. (Delaware)
Image Box 1 Image Folder PF-20466/3	Emberlain, James O. (Delaware) Color 35mm slides
Box 1 Folder 10	Ewing, Walter (Delaware)
Image Box 1 Image Folder PF-20466/4	Ewing, Walter (Delaware) Color 35mm slides
Image Box 2 Image Folder PF-20466/9_1	Ewing, Walter (Delaware) Black and white photographic prints
Image Folder PF-20466/9_2	Ewing, Walter (Delaware) Black and white 35mm roll film
Box 2 Folder 11-12 Folder 11 Folder 12	Hovington, Frank (Delaware)
Image Box 1 Image Folder PF-20466/5	Hovington, Frank (Delaware) Color 35mm slides
Image Box 2 Image Folder PF-20466/10	Hovington, Frank (Delaware) Black and white photographic prints Photographs by Robert D. Bethke.
Box 2 Folder 13	Lacy, Daniel (Delaware)
Image Box 1 Image Folder PF-20466/6	Lacy, Daniel (Delaware) Color 35mm slides
Image Box 2 Image Folder PF-20466/11	Lacy, Daniel (Delaware) Black and white contact sheet
Image Box 2 Image Folder PF-20466/12	Lacy, Daniel (Delaware) Color photographic prints and negatives
Image Folder PF-20466/18	Lacy, Daniel (Delaware) Color 35mm roll film
Box 2 Folder 14	Lundy, Rena (Virginia)
Box 2 Folder 15	Lundy, Ted, and South Mountain Boys (Virginia)
Image Box 1 Image Folder PF-20466/7	Lundy, Ted (Virginia) Color 35mm slides First state folk festival.
Image Box 2 Image Folder PF-20466/13	Lundy, Ted, and South Mountain Boys (Virginia) Black and white contact sheet, photographic print
Box 2 Folder 16	Mast, Edna, and Val Miller (Delaware)
Box 2 Folder 17	Miller, Mary Jane ("Janie") (Maryland) Collected by Doris Heath. Includes tape log for a jam session with Janie Miller and others.
Image Box 2 Image Folder PF-20466/14	Miller, Mary Jane ("Janie") (Maryland) Black and white photographic prints and negatives
Image Box 2 Image Folder PF-20466/15	Miller, Mary Jane ("Janie") (Maryland) Black and white and color photographic prints Disassembled photograph album of Doris Heath..
Box 2 Folder 18	Reed, Ola Belle (North Carolina)
Box 2 Folder 19	Smith, Mary (Kentucky)
Box 2 Folder 20	Thomas, James ("Son Ford") (Mississippi)
Image Box 1 Image Folder PF-20466/8	Thoms, James ("Son Ford") (Mississippi) Color 35mm slides Slides of Lee Derrickson.
Box 2 Folder 21	Miscellaneous clippings

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Collection Number: 20466 Collection Title: Robert D. Bethke Collection, 1971-2000.

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Collection Number: 20466

Collection Title: Robert D. Bethke Collection, 1971-2000.