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[Identification of item], in the Nancy Kalow and Anne Kimzey Recordings of Earl Scruggs Day at Gardner-Webb University #20084, Southern Folklife Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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• Bluegrass music--North Carolina.
• Folk music--North Carolina.
• Kalow, Nancy.
• Kimzey, Anne.
• Scruggs, Earl.

Nancy Kalow of Durham, N.C., is a white folklorist and filmmaker. She teaches at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University.

Anne Kimzey is a white folklorist at the Alabama State Council on the Arts. Earl Scruggs (1924-2012) was a renowned American bluegrass musician from Cleveland County, N.C., known for his three-finger banjo picking style. Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C. recognized him in 1986 with an honorary doctorate degree.

Audio recordings and related documentation of events at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C., where bluegrass musician Earl Scruggs received an honorary doctorate degree on 13 September 1986. White folklorists Nancy Kalow and Anne Kimzey recorded events during "Earl Scruggs Day" on open reel tape. Events recorded include performances, panel discussions, a seminar on Scruggs, and a banquet honoring him that featured music by John Hartford, Ron Huskey, and Mark Howa. The collection also contains related documentation, including an Earl Scruggs Day program and tape logs created by former Southern Folklife Collection staff. Tape logs include technical information and a brief description of contents.

• Audiotapes (FT-3392-3402)