Adolph Bregman Collection, 1920s-1940s

Collection Number: 04561

Collection Title: Adolph Bregman Collection, 1920s-1940s

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Size	1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 650 items)
Abstract	Adolph Bregman, mettalurgist with a specialization in non- ferreous metals, whose avocation was collecting and performing folk songs from all parts of the United States. Chiefly words, music, and audio recordings of songs collected by Adolph Bregman, many of which were published in "Songs of American Folk" (John Day Company, 1942), co-authored by Satis N. Coleman of the Lincoln School of Teachers College, N.Y. The book includes discussion of English folksongs in the United States, spirituals, and African-American music. Also included are notes on folk songs, scripts written by Bregman for a 1930s radio show about folk music, and a small number of photographs of Bregman, his friends, and family.
Creator	Bregman, Adolph, 1890-1951.
Curatorial Unit	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language	English

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Restrictions to Access: RESTRICTED: Pending processing, may be used only with special staff assistance.

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 Adolph Bregman Collection #4561, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information: Received from Cynthia Bregman King of Fripp Island, S.C., in April 1989.

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Processed by: Roslyn Holdzkom, September 1990

Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008

Updated by: Anne Wells, February 2018

Paper extremely fragile throughout.

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Adolph Bregman, mettalurgist with a specialization in non- ferreous metals, whose avocation was collecting and performing folk songs from all parts of the United States.

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The collection has been divided into two series: Series 1 consists of the words, music, and audio recordings of songs collected by Bregman; Series 2 consists of other materials as detailed below. Biographical information about Bregman may be found in folder 10, and an extensive sketch of his life, written by his daughter, Cynthia Bregman King, is available from the staff.

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1. Collected Songs and Recordings, 1941-1949 and undated.
2. Other Items, 1920s-1940s.

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About 500 items.

Processing information: Instantenous discs were added to finding in February 2018.

Handwritten and printed versions of songs collected by Bregman from various sources, as well as audio recordings of Bregman performing select collected songs. Many of these songs, especially those in folders 8 and 9, appeared in Songs of American Folk.

Folder 1-9 Folder 1 Folder 2 Folder 3 Folder 4 Folder 5 Folder 6 Folder 7 Folder 8 Folder 9	Collected songs, undated
Instantaneous Disc FD-04561/687	The Fox Went Through the Town Oh, On the Saddle , Old Dan Tucker, December 1944 Instantaneous Disc
Instantaneous Disc FD-04561/688	Songs sung by Adolph Bregman, 17 December 1949 Instantaneous Disc
Instantaneous Disc FD-04561/689	Adolph Bregman sings songs, 17 December 1949 Instantaneous Disc
Instantaneous Disc FD-04561/690	Songs sung by Adolph Bregman, 17 December 1949 Instantaneous Disc
Instantaneous Disc FD-04561/691	Songs sung by Adolph Bregman, 17 December 1949 Instantaneous Disc
Instantaneous Disc FD-04561/692	Songs sung by Adolph Bregman, 17 December 1949 Instantaneous Disc
Instantaneous Disc FD-04561/693	Songs sung by Adolph Bregman, 6 February 1941 Instantaneous Disc
Instantaneous Disc FD-04561/694	Songs sung by Adolph Bregman Instantaneous Disc
Instantaneous Disc FD-04561/695	Songs sung by Adolph Bregman Instantaneous Disc
Instantaneous Disc FD-04561/696	Songs sung by Adolph Bregman Instantaneous Disc
Instantaneous Disc FD-04561/697	Songs sung by Adolph Bregman Instantaneous Disc
Instantaneous Disc FD-04561/698	Songs sung by Adolph Bregman Instantaneous Disc

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About 150 items.

Folder 10	Pages from a scrapbook, compiled by Cynthia Bregman King, containing photographs and other items relating to Bregman's interest in folk music. Also included are short writings by King about her father.
Folder 11-12 Folder 11 Folder 12	Scripts written by Bregman for David Dickon's radio program, "Parade of American Songs," broadcast weekly over WEVD, New York, in the early 1930s.
Folder 13	Songs of American Folk: Words and Music of Forty- seven American Folksongs, the Best of a Collection Gathered During Thirty Years , by Satis N. Coleman and Adolph Bregman (New York: John Day, 1942).
Folder 14-15 Folder 14 Folder 15	Correspondence and other materials, much of which is related to the publication of Songs of American Folk.
Folder 16	Miscellaneous materials, including notes, printed and handwritten song lists, and newsletters relating to folk songs and singing.

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Collection Number: 04561 Collection Title: Adolph Bregman Collection, 1920s-1940s

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Folder 1

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Folder 3

Folder 4

Folder 5

Folder 6

Folder 7

Folder 8

Folder 9

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Folder 11

Folder 12

Folder 14

Folder 15

Collection Number: 04561

Collection Title: Adolph Bregman Collection, 1920s-1940s