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Collection Number: 20314

Collection Title: James T. Parrish Collection on the State Annual Singing Convention, Benson, N.C., 2000, 2001, 2002

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Size 17 items
Abstract The collection assembled by James T. Parrish, Jr., contains sound recordings including 14 instantaneous discs made in the 1950s at the State Annual Singing Convention in Benson, N.C., also known as the “Benson Sing.” The recordings are chiefly of the Young Sisters Trio and include the gospel songs “Non Stop Flight to Glory,” “I’ve Got a Longing to Go Home,” “He Put a Rainbow in the Clouds,” and “I Won’t Have to Cross Jordan Alone.” Acquired as part of the Southern Folklife Collection.
Creator Parrish, James T.
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
Language English
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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 James T. Parrish Collection on the State Annual Singing Convention, Benson, N.C. #20314, Southern Folklife Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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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This summary description was created in July 2018 to provide information about unprocessed materials in Wilson Special Collections Library.

Encoded by: Laura Smith, July 2018

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The State Annual Singing Convention in Benson, N.C., also known as the “Benson Sing,” is one of the largest and longest running gospel music sings in the United States. Since 1921, amateur, semi-professional, and professional gospel groups have performed and competed in ensemble categories including junior, duet, trio, quartet, family, and choir.

James T. Parrish, Jr., graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1989. He is a fundraiser for Virginia Commonwealth University, and he founded the Bijou Film Center, in Richmond, Va.

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