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Archival processing of the Miriam Dunham Recordings on the True Light Church was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Size | 10 items |
Abstract | Audio interviews, field recordings, and supporting documentation on the congregation and music of the True Light Church located in Rocky River, Cabarrus County, N.C. Miriam Dunham, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student, created the recordings in February and March of 1972 as part of a term paper for an English 187 course taught by Daniel W. Patterson. Audio recordings include an interview with H. Flake Braswell, of Rocky River, N.C., a white preacher and former leader of the True Light Church, and Russell McLeod, of Rocky River, N.C., a white preacher of the True Light Church, about the True Light Church, its doctrines, and the process of hymn selection. Also includes a field recording of a True Light Church service devoted to addressing conflicts within the congregation, as well as an audio interview with Jeanette Long Scherich, a white resident of Rocky River, N.C., who was raised in the church but is no longer a member. The collection also contains supporting documentation, or tape logs, prepared by former Southern Folklife Collection staff. Little is known about Miriam Dunham and their relation to the subjects in the recordings. Dunham's English 187 term paper, "The True Light Church and its music", can be found in the North Carolina Collection at Wilson Library. |
Creator | Dunham, Miriam. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Meredith Kite and Anne Wells, July 2020
Encoded by: Anne Wells, July 2020
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Archival processing of the Miriam Dunham Recordings on the True Light Church was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Miriam Jo Dunham was a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student in Daniel W. Patterson's English 187 course, Folklore in the South, in 1972. As part of the course, Dunham conducted field work at the True Light Church located in Rocky River, Cabarrus County, N.C. The field work resulted in multiple audio recordings and Dunham's English 187 term paper, "The True Light Church and its music." Little is known about Miriam Dunham and their relation to the subjects in the recordings. Dunham's term paper can be found in the North Carolina Collection at Wilson Library.
Back to TopAudio interviews, field recordings, and supporting documentation on the congregation and music of the True Light Church located in Rocky River, Cabarrus County, N.C. Miriam Dunham, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student, created the recordings in February and March of 1972 as part of a term paper for an English 187 course, Folklore in the South, taught by Daniel W. Patterson. Recordings include an interview with H. Flake Braswell, of Rocky River, N.C., a white preacher and former leader of the True Light Church who believed the world would end in 1970, and Russell McLeod, of Rocky River, N.C., a white preacher of the True Light Church, about the True Light Church, its doctrines, and the process of hymn selection. Also includes a field recording of a True Light Church service devoted to addressing conflicts within the congregation, as well as an audio interview with Jeanette Long Scherich, a white resident of Rocky River, N.C., who was raised in the church but is no longer a member. Audio recordings are on 1/4" open reel audio and audiocassette. The collection also contains supporting documentation prepared by former Southern Folklife Collection staff. Documentation consists of tape logs, which include information about the collector and informants and descriptions of content.
Back to TopArrangement: In order as received.
Processing information: Titles compiled from SFC database and supporting documentation. Titles supplied by processing archivist are in brackets. Audiocassettes are presumably dubs, or listening copies, of the audiotapes found in the collection.
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20254/843 |
Interview with H. Flake Braswell and Russell McLeod, Friday night True Light Service, Rocky River, N.C., 19721/4" Open Reel Audio |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20254/844 |
Friday night True Light Service, Rocky River, N.C., 19721/4" Open Reel Audio |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-20254/845 |
Interview with Jeannette Long Scherich of the True Light Congregation, Rocky River, N.C., 19721/4" Open Reel Audio |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20254/2160 |
Interview with Jeannette Long Scherich [of the True Light Congregation]Audiocassette |
SFC Audio Cassette FS-20254/2161 |
Interview with Jeannette Long Scherich [of the True Light Congregation]Audiocassette |