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| Size | 638.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 254,000 items) |
| Abstract | The collection of white folklorist, author, professor, and filmmaker William R. Ferris (1942- ) of Vicksburg, Miss., contains professional and personal papers, photographs, sound recordings, film, video recordings, artifacts, and other items documenting his life and work from the early 1940s through the 2010s. Professional papers include materials related to his university teaching career and his administrative career, especially in university centers for study and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Personal papers largely pertain to his student years and family. Photographs, films, papers, printed items, sound and video recordings, digital files, and other materials reflect his scholarly research interests and documentary production. Topics include Mississippi and the Mississippi Delta; African American life and culture; black churches; folk, blues, gospel, fife and drum corps, and other genres of music; blues musicians; southern writers; folk and music festivals; folk arts, culture, and humor; auctioneers and mule trading; the Ku Klux Klan; and prisons, especially Parchman Farm, the Mississippi State Penitentiary. |
| Creator | Ferris, William R. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
| Language | English. |
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Processed by: Elizabeth Getz, Monique Prince, Laura Knodel, Blaine Waide, Kate Moriarty, Kathryn Knight, and Melissa Johnson, 2003-2004; Anne Harding and Patrick Cullom, 2015; Elizabeth Bates and Patrick Cullom, 2015
Encoded by: Elizabeth Getz, Monique Prince, Laura Knodel, Blaine Waide, Kate Moriarty, Kathryn Knight, Melissa Johnson, Nathalie Wheaton, and Jessica Tyree, 2003-2004
The Additions of 2004-2012 were processed by Tracy Jackson with assistance from Martin Gengenbach.
Subseries 2.1-2.4 was re-processed by Patrick Cullom and Anne Harding, 2015.
Subseries 2.1-2.4 is being re-processed by Patrick Cullom and Elizabeth Bates, 2016.
Revisions by: Anne Wells, February 2016; Gergana Abernathy, July 2016; Laura Hart and Anne Wells, February 2017; Wilson Technical Services staff, May 2018, June 2018, July 2018, August 2018, January 2019, April 2019, November 2019, March 2020; Anne Wells, Clare Carlson, and Jessica Venlet, November 2019; Dawne Howard Lucas and Jessica Venlet, December 2021; Dawne Howard Lucas and Rebecca Stubbs, May 2022.
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Biographical Information
William R. Ferris was born 5 February 1942 in Vicksburg, Miss. He attended public school in Vicksburg until high school, when he was accepted to Brooks School in North Andover, Mass. Ferris got his B.A. in English Literature at Davidson College in 1964, and an M.A. in English Literature from Northwestern University in 1965. He attended Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, for one year from 1965 to 1966, and returned to the U.S. to continue his graduate studies. In 1967, he received a Master's and, in 1969, a Ph.D. in folklore from the University of Pennsylvania.
Ferris's scholarship has focused on southern African American folklore and culture, through a variety of media: print, sound, film, and photography. From 1970 to 1972, he was an assistant professor in the Department of English at Jackson State University in Mississippi. From 1972 to 1979, he was an associate professor in the American and Afro-American Studies Programs at Yale University. During his tenure at Yale, Ferris co-founded the Center for Southern Folklore in Mississippi, and was its director from 1972 to 1984. Ferris returned to the South, and, from 1979 to 1997, he was the founding director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture and a professor of anthropology at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. While there, he established several annual conferences, including the Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference.
In 1997, Ferris was appointed chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities by President Clinton, a post he held through 2001. In 2002, he was a Visiting Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as the Senior Associate Director of the Center for the Study of the American South, professor of history, and adjunct professor in the Curriculum in Folklore.
Ferris is the author of ten books, including You Live and Learn. Then You Die and Forget It All: Ray Lum's Tales of Horses, Mules and Men , and co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. He has written fiction, poetry, and numerous articles on folklore and literature, as well as book, record, and film reviews. Ferris has recorded blues albums, produced 15 documentary films on southern folklore, and, for ten years, hosted the weekly Mississippi Public Radio blues show, Highway 61. Ferris's photography, documenting aspects of African American southern folklore, has been featured nationally, including in an exhibit by the Smithsonian Museum and an article by the New York Times.
Ferris has traveled and lectured extensively throughout Europe and the U.S. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Charles Frankel Prize in the Humanities, bestowed by President Clinton, and France's Chevalier and Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters, and has been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.
Ferris has four siblings. His brother, Grey, was a senator in the Mississippi State Legislature from 1992 to 2001. Ferris is married to Marcie Cohen Ferris and has a daughter named Virginia.
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Subgroup A. Original Deposits
The William R. Ferris Collection consists of papers, photographs, slides, sound recordings, videotapes, films, and other materials documenting the life and work of William Ferris, a white folklorist, author, professor, and filmmaker. Professional papers relate to his teaching career at Jackson State University, Yale University, the University of Mississippi, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and to his activities at the Center for Southern Folklore, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, the Center for the Study of the American South, and as chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Personal papers include student materials, family correspondence, and other papers from the 1940s to 2002. Papers, images, and recordings document life in Mississippi and the Mississippi Delta; folk music, the blues, gospel music, fife and drum corps music, and other musical types; folk festivals and music festivals; folk arts; folk culture; folk humor; Highway 61; the Ku Klux Klan; prisons, especially Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary); auctioneers; and other topics.
Individuals important in the collection include writers, artists, musicians, political figures, and others. They include: Imamu Amiri Baraka, Victor Bobb, Cleanth Brooks, Fannie Bell Chapman, Edith Clark, Leon "Peck" Clark, Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Willie Dixon, John Dollard, Louis Dotson, Walker Evans, William Faulkner, Marcie Cohen Ferris, Shelby Foote, Ernest J. Gaines, Allen Ginsberg, Amanda Gordon, Theora Hamblett, Bessie Jones, B. B. King, Alan Lomax, Ray Lum (auctioneer), Arthur Miller, Ethel Wright Mohamed (embroiderer), Ola Belle Reed, Pete Seeger, Charles Seeger, Harry Smith, James "Son" Thomas, Othar Turner, Alice Walker, Pecolia Warner, Robert Penn Warren, Eudora Welty, and members of the Rose Hill Baptist Church in Vicksburg, Miss.
The films include footage of Ferris's documentaries: Mississippi Delta Blues; Ray Lum: Mule Trader; Fannie Bell Chapman: Gospel Singer; and Delta Blues Singer: James "Son" Thomas.
Subgroup B. Additions of 2004-2012
The Additions of 2004-2012 contain papers, photographs, audio recordings, moving images, and digital files relating to William Ferris's life and work, 1949-2011. There are materials relating to Ferris's book Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Delta Blues (2009), from inception to promotion. There are also transcripts of interviews conducted by William Ferris with Bill Christenberry, Alex Haley, Pete Seeger, Alice Walker, and others, as well as research and notes related to Ferris's book project on southern voices. There are journals kept by Ferris, 1995 and 2003-2011, containing his schedules and notes related to events and meetings. There are correspondence and subject files relating to his research, projects, and events. Correspondents include Alice Walker, B. B. King, students and advisees, and professional colleagues from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and other universities. There are notes, letters, holiday cards, and other papers sent to Ferris and published items collected by Ferris reflecting his research interests and writing. The Addition also contains black-and-white photographic prints of images taken by Ferris in the 1960s and 1970s primarily depicting African Americans and whites in Mississippi, including images of musicians Louis Dotson, James "Son" Thomas, and others, and a significant number of snapshots taken by Ferris, 2000-2011, of musical events, gatherings, and travel. There are black-and-white and color slides depicting various people, including B. B. King, Ray Lum, Robert Penn Warren, and Eudora Welty, and scenes and digital family and travel photographs as well as digital photographs given to William Ferris by friends and associates. There are some photographs of Ferris's family members as well as photographs of Ferris, including a slide of him in 1949 and photographs that he took with his first camera in 1957. There is a set of photocopies of the contact prints from photographs taken by Ferris in the 1960s and 1970s. The Addition also contains sound and video recordings of classes taught by Ferris at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, many of which feature performances by guest speakers and musicians. There are also interviews with Ferris and digital files of presentations given by him. Finally, there are audio recordings, moving images, and artifacts collected by or given to Ferris, posters for book signings, and other items.
Subgroup C. Additions since August 2012
The Addition of October 2012 contains notes and transcripts from interviews that Ferris used in his book titled The Storied South : Voices of Writers and Artists. Other materials are professional and personal correspondence, printed items, notes, notebooks, and course packs for classes taught by Ferris at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). Of interest are files about documentary film projects on the African American gospel choir Wings Over Jordan nationally prominent in the 1930s and 1940s and on journalist Horace Carter's reporting on the Ku Klux Klan in Tabor City, N.C., during the early 1950s.
The Addition of June 2013 contains scattered materials, chiefly correspondence, printed items, and audio and video recordings related to Ferris's teaching, faculty and administrative work at the University of North Carolina, his writings and publications, and his research interests. Includes video documentation of the fall 2010 course, Southern Music.
The Addition of July 2013 contains subject files, clippings, correspondence, printed materials, song lyric sheets, teaching material from Ferris' tenure at Yale University, and files pertaining to Ferris's books The Storied South : Voices of Writers and Artists and Give My Poor Heart Ease : Voices of the Mississippi Blues. Subject file titles include "Work Songs," "Dance - Black," Dance - White," "Food + Blues," "Spirituals," and "Trickster." Also includes journals, posters, and digital files, including presentations and lectures by William Ferris, Jocelyn Arem, Alice Walker, and others.
The Addition of December 2013 contains scattered correspondence, clippings, printed items, and typescript drafts for books. Materials pertain chiefly to the writing, publication, book tours, and sales of Ferris's books, The Storied South : Voices of Writers and Artists, Les Voix du Mississippi, a French translation of Give My Poor Heart Ease : Voices of the Mississippi Blues. Other topics represented in the materials are the use of the Confederate flag, twerking and New Orleans Bounce music, Mardi Gras Indians, blues musicians, the National Endowment for the Humanities, Jerry Cohen's obituary and shiva reception, the Center for the Study of the American South, and a Festschrift honoring Charles Joyner.
The Addition of March 2014 contains drafts of The Storied South : Voices of Writers and Artists and proofs of Les Voix du Mississippi, a French translation of Give My Poor Heart Ease : Voices of the Mississippi Blues. The addition also contains numerous cards and letters expressing condolences and sympathy for the death of Ferris's father-in-law Jerry Cohen. Other scattered items include professional correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, printed items, and materials for book tours, professional conferences, folk festivals, and cultural heritage organizations. Topics include Eudora Welty, Trudy Taylor and Martha's Vineyard, singer Rhiannon Giddens, writer Allan Gurganus, the Center for the Study of the American South, and the journal Southern Cultures.
The Additions of June and September 2014 contain professional and personal correspondence and printed materials. Topics include Ferris's post tenure review at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC); book festivals and professional symposia and conferences; promotion of the book The Storied South: Voices of Writers and Artists; the French translation of Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Delta Blues and a stage adaptation of that book; the Mississippi Historical Society; Davidson College reunion; Tennessee attorney Cecil Sims; foodways; the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation; UNC's American Studies Department; UNC Press; UNC-TV; Center for the Study of the American South; and a steamboat cruise from New Orleans, La., to Memphis, Tenn., "Southern Culture and Civil War aboard the American Queen," for which Ferris and Marcie Cohen Ferris were "enrichment lecturers." Some materials, including a brief letter from former United States President Bill Clinton, pertain to memorial services for English professor Darryl James Gless and Ferris's mother Shelby Flowers Ferris.
The Addition of December 2014 contains professional correspondence, printed materials, publications including issues of the journal Eudora Welty Review, clippings, fellowship applications, notes, and drafts. Subjects include an exhibit titled "The South in Black and White: Photography from 1954 to the Present," museums, public history, Professor Benjamin Filene's project titled "Cone Mill Villages: A Thread in Greensboro's Past," the Southern Folklife Collection’s grant project titled "Extending the Reach of Southern Audiovisual Resources," southern studies, and the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. Also includes files for a program review of the Department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a draft of a Ferris article titled "Richard Wright and the Blues."
The Addition of March 2015 contains professional and personal correspondence and printed materials. Subjects include Ferris's "Southern Music" course, musicians and writers he invited to speak and perform for his classes, National Endowment for the Humanities programs, Ferris's book Les Voix du Mississippi, and Marcie Cohen Ferris's book The Edible South: The Power of Food and the Making of an American Region.
The Addition of May 2015 contains professional and personal correspondence including greeting cards, printed materials including magazines, newsletters, brochures and posters, draft essay by Ferris, and handwritten notes. Topics include musical artist Barbara Hendricks; novelist and poet Margaret Walker; photographer Béatrice Chauvin; Zora Neale Hurston, Eatonville, Fla., and Historic Black Towns and Settlements Association; Eastern Kentucky African American Migration Project (EKAAMP); MOOCs (Massive Open Online Course); "Tara Talks" at the Herbert Bryant Conference Center in Vicksburg, Miss.; "Food and the Local/Global Nexus" conference at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC); UNC chancellor and music scholar James Moeser; and the Folklore Curriculum at UNC.
The Addition of August 2015 contains professional correspondence; greeting cards received by Ferris and Marcie Cohen Ferris; printed items; book proposals and drafts of text for his book The South in Color: A Visual Journal; clippings and obituaries about B. B. King; Ferris's farewell to B. B. King; grant proposals and academic leave requests; materials related to professional conferences, particularly "Les Voix du Mississippi" in France; and syllabi and reading lists for courses Ferris taught at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Yale University. The addition also includes one volume of Ferris's daily appointment journals and digital prints on copy paper of digitized photographs. These working copies of Ferris's photographs were likely used in selecting images and identifying the subjects for his book The South in Color: A Visual Journal published in 2016. Audio and video recordings in the addition consists of documentary films, television programs, and radio interviews compiled by Ferris.
The Additions of December 2015 contain professional correspondence, notes, and printed materials pertaining to cultural heritage organizations, historical sites, photography exhibits, audio preservation, festivals, Center for the Study of the American South, Yale University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Ferris's Brooks School reunion.
The Addition of April 2016 contains printed items, professional and personal correspondence, and prints of digitized photographs. Professional correspondence pertains to Ferris's publications and public lectures, conferences and symposia, cultural heritage institutions, and his interest in procuring archival collections for Wilson Special Collections Library. The digital prints were working copies of Ferris's photographs that he likely used in selecting images for his book The South in Color: A Visual Journal published in 2016.
The Addition of July 2016 consists of subject files relating to William Ferris's work and life as well as notes, holiday cards, email print-outs, journals, museum items, oversized materials, and audio and video recordings including a mix of live music from the Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance.
The Additions of November and December 2016 contain papers, audio and video recordings, and photographs relating to William Ferris's life and work, 1983-2003 and undated. Video consists of original home video recordings by Ferris, while audio includes recordings of American bluegrass musicians, Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard, and American rock band, Southern Culture on the Skids.
The Addition of June 2017 contains correspondence, printed materials, newspaper clippings, publication agreements, a grant proposal, writings, journal articles, course syllabi, transcriptions of interviews, audio and video recordings, and other materials. Topics include Ferris's Southern Music class at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), Center for the Study of the American South, Folklore Curriculum and American Studies Department at UNC, American Folklore Society, blues and gospel music and music festivals, Appalshop, Ferris's book Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues, and Voices of Mississippi Dust to Digital box set.
The Addition of June 2017 includes subject files relating to the State of Mississippi Governor's Award, Southern Music 571 course materials, older publications with Wendy Weill, photographic works by others, the Center for the Study of the American South advisory board, the Natchez Literary Festival, the Association for Cultural Equity, adapting Give My Poor Heart Ease for the stage, the Nashville Museum of African American Music, and Dockery Farms; miscellaneous letters, including one concerning school integration, 1970; chronological files of email, flyers, and other printed materials for Spring 2016-Spring 2017; calendar notebooks for July 2016-June 2017; family photographs; color slides of UNC Chapel Hill and Duke University campuses in 1957; a woodblock painting by Daniel Wallace; event posters; "A Conversation with William Ferris" recorded in 1975; video recordings of authors, Daniel Wallace, Elizabeth Spencer, and Eudora Welty, and other materials.
The Addition of December 2017 includes subject files relating to book tours, the American Folklore Society meeting, Dust to Digital, Southbound, manuscripts for review, Kelley Edmisten family related papers and photographs, Duke University Memory Commission, and UNC Diversity and Inclusion; chronological files of email, flyers, and ephemera for fall 2017; a calendar notebook for August-September 2017; Marcie Cohen's notebooks for 2011-2012; event posters; and photographic prints.
The Addition of June 2018 includes journals, course material for Southern literature and oral tradition, endorsements and book blurbs, email print outs, Cleanth Brooks materials, and manuscripts by others, as well as audio and video recordings, including an interview with white author, Lee Smith.
The Addition of July 2018 includes lecture notes on music (African American, ballads, bluegrass, blues, classical, country, dance, folk, Indian, jazz, rap, soul, spirituals, etc.), southern literature and authors, and office and personal files, including talks given, Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris, invitations, event ephemera, newspaper clippings, undergraduate folklore and music course materials, annual reports 2006-2012, email print outs, endorsements and book blurbs.
The Addition of September 2018 consists of loose papers of email, printed ephemera; Museum of African American Music; post tenure review; Merlefest programs and economic impact reports; and a novel manuscript by Alan Flurry.
The Additions of January 2019 include journals kept by William R. Ferris containing his schedules and notes related to events and meetings; subject files for Mississippi Book Festival, "I Am a Man" exhibit and lectures in Montpellier, Toulouse, and Paris, and the Southbound Music Symposium; chronological groupings of loose papers of correspondence, printed materials, ephemera, and manuscripts by others seeking blurbs by Ferris; greeting and holiday cards; and posters.
The Addition of February 2019 consists of the program and related materials for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, 10 February 2019, at which the Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris boxed set and the liner notes received Grammy Awards.
The Addition of May 2022 consists of journals kept by William R. Ferris containing his schedules and note related to events and meetings, as well as materials pertaining to various projects, including: the Johnny Cash Festival; the I Am A Man: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement traveling exhibit and publication; the Voices of Mississippi concert and multi-media program, including performances at New York City's Jazz at Lincoln Center and UNC-Chapel Hill's Memorial Hall; and work as an advisor for the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Miss.
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Subgroup A. Original Deposits
Acquisitions Information: Received from William R. Ferris between September 2002 and April 2003 (Acc. 99325, 99333, 99360, 99361, 99384, 99394, 99402, 99426, 99433, 99434, 99438, 99474, 99475).
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Series 1. Papers, 1942-2004.
Professional and personal papers relating to the life and career of William Ferris, dating from 1942 through 2004.
Professional papers concern Ferris's research and teaching at Jackson State University, Yale University, the Center for Southern Folklore, the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Also included are papers relating to Ferris's work as chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, 1997-2001; his tenure as a scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, February-July 2002; his writings and research on Ray Lum; research indexes and inventories on folklore topics; and other papers.
Personal papers document Ferris's personal life and education and include correspondence from family and acquaintences, 1942-2003, along with subject files; childhood and grade school papers; high school materials from Carr Central High School and Brooks School; college materials from Davidson College; and graduate materials from Northwestern University, the University of Pennsylvania, and a Rotary Fellowship at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
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Subseries 1.1. Professional Papers, 1970-2004.
Correspondence, writings, publications, research materials, teaching materials, reports, memorandums, itineraries, photographs, clippings, and other papers relating to William Ferris's professional career. Included are papers regarding Ferris's work at Jackson State University (1970-1972), Yale University (1972-1979), the Center for Southern Folklore (1974-1983), the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi (1977-1998), the National Endowment for the Humanities (1997-2001), the Woodrow Wilson International Center (2001-2002), and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2001-2004). Also included are Ferris's writings and research on Ray Lum, research indexes and inventories on folklore topics, and other papers.
Access to some of these materials is closed (folder 2653-2654) for the lifetime of William Ferris.
Correspondence, writings, publications, research materials, teaching materials, photographs, clippings, and other papers relating to Ferris's tenure at Jackson State University, where he was an assistant professor of English, 1970-1972. Also included are materials relating to folklore topics and to the publications Mississippi Black Folkfore and Gigline.
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1970-1972 |
| Folder 4 |
Blues and Freud |
| Folder 5 |
Blues Writings |
| Folder 6 |
Folk Aesthetic Bibliography |
| Folder 7 |
Folklore and Black History |
| Folder 8 |
Folklore and Literature in Mississippi |
| Folder 9 |
Gay Black Folklore |
| Folder 10 |
Gigline |
| Folder 11 |
James Joyce's Stephen Hero |
Folder 12-13
Folder 12Folder 13 |
Mississippi Black Folklore, 1970-1972 |
Folder 14-16
Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16 |
Publications |
| Folder 17 |
Railroad Chants |
| Folder 18 |
Rockefeller Foundation |
Folder 19-21
Folder 19Folder 20Folder 21 |
Rose Hill |
| Folder 22 |
James "Son" ThomasFilm |
Folder 2653-2654
Folder 2653Folder 2654 |
Restricted MaterialsClosed for the lifetime of William Ferris. |
Access to some of these materials is closed (folder 2655-2668) for the lifetime of William Ferris.
Correspondence, writings, publications, research materials, teaching materials, photographs, clippings, and other papers relating to Ferris's teaching and research at Yale University. In 1972, Ferris became an assistant professor in the American and Afro-American Studies Program at Yale. He was promoted to associate professor in 1976, a position he held until moving to the University of Mississippi in 1979. While at Yale, Ferris also directed the Center for Southern Folklore in Memphis, Tenn., which he helped establish in 1972.
Materials in this series document Ferris's professional activities, including research projects and teaching duties. Also included are files that Ferris maintained on folklore topics and folklore and academic professionals that he associated with. Chronological files include correspondence, reports, and research materials. Notable subjects inlclude Ferris's publications Afro-American Folk Arts and Crafts and Blues From the Delta; James "Son" Thomas; Rose Hill; the National Endowment for the Humanities; publications; Ferris's 1978 European lecture tour; Yale; and Mississippi folklife. Interspersed throughout the subseries are materials relating to Ferris's work with the Center for Southern Folklore.
Access to some of these materials is closed (folder 2669) for the lifetime of William Ferris.
Correspondence, reports, promotional materials, clippings, legal papers, publications, and other materials regarding the operations of the Center for Southern Folklore. In 1972, Ferris co-founded the Center for Southern Folklore in Memphis, Tenn., to document and make available the region's folklore through a variety of media, including written publications and film. He served as the director from 1972 to 1984.
Materials in this series concern daily operations, budgets, organizational policy, and publication and film projects sponsored by the Center. The chronological files contain correspondence, reports, budget materials, clippings, grant projects, legal papers, and promotional materials. Notable subject files include Local Color: A Sense of Place in Folk Art; Fife and Drum; film listings and promotional materials; Ray Lum; mule and auction research; Pathe Cinema; the Tennessee Arts Commission; the National Endowment for the Arts; and publications.
| Folder 358 |
1974 |
| Folder 359 |
1975 |
Folder 360-361
Folder 360Folder 361 |
1976 |
| Folder 362 |
1977 |
Folder 363-364
Folder 363Folder 364 |
1978 |
Folder 365-366
Folder 365Folder 366 |
1979 |
Folder 367-372
Folder 367Folder 368Folder 369Folder 370Folder 371Folder 372 |
1980 |
| Folder 373 |
1981 |
Folder 374-375
Folder 374Folder 375 |
1982 |
Folder 376-377
Folder 376Folder 377 |
1983 |
| Folder 378 |
Undated |
| Folder 379 |
American Revolution Bicentennial Commission |
| Folder 380 |
Articles on the Center for Southern Folklore |
| Folder 381 |
Black Delta Film Text |
| Folder 382 |
Board Report, 1980 |
| Folder 383 |
Boom Era |
| Folder 384 |
Budgets |
Folder 385-390
Folder 385Folder 386Folder 387Folder 388Folder 389Folder 390 |
Center for Southern Folklore |
| Folder 391 |
Challenge Grant Letters |
| Folder 392 |
Chapman Film |
| Folder 393 |
Clippings |
| Folder 394 |
Correspondence |
| Folder 395 |
Ferris Transcripts |
Folder 396-397
Folder 396Folder 397 |
Fife and Drum |
Folder 398-399
Folder 398Folder 399 |
Films and Publications |
| Folder 400 |
Film Showings/Awards |
Folder 401-402
Folder 401Folder 402 |
Finances |
| Folder 403 |
Folktale |
| Folder 404 |
Forms |
| Folder 405 |
Images of the South |
| Folder 406 |
Life of Fannie Bell Chapman |
Folder 407-412
Folder 407Folder 408Folder 409Folder 410Folder 411Folder 412 |
Local Color: Drafts |
| Folder 413 |
Local Color: Proofs |
Folder 414-421
Folder 414Folder 415Folder 416Folder 417Folder 418Folder 419Folder 420Folder 421 |
Local Color: 1978 |
Folder 422-424
Folder 422Folder 423Folder 424 |
Local Color: Without Photos |
| Folder 425 |
Local Color: Louis Dotson |
| Folder 426 |
Log of Footage |
| Folder 427 |
Ray Lum Record |
| Folder 428 |
Memphis Landmarks |
Folder 429-436
Folder 429Folder 430Folder 431Folder 432Folder 433Folder 434Folder 435Folder 436 |
Mule and Auction Research |
Folder 437-438
Folder 437Folder 438 |
National Endowment for the Arts |
| Folder 439 |
National Endowment for the Arts: Arts Film |
| Folder 440 |
National Endowment for the Arts: Challenge Grant |
| Folder 441 |
National Endowment for the Arts: Film Index Grant |
| Folder 442 |
National Endowment for the Humanities: Challenge Grant |
| Folder 443 |
National Endowment for the Humanities: Film Catalog |
| Folder 444 |
National Historical Publications and Records Commission |
| Folder 445 |
Non-profit Letters |
Folder 446-447
Folder 446Folder 447 |
Pathe Cinema (Pictures: PF-20367/2972) |
Folder 448-449
Folder 448Folder 449 |
Peiser, Judy |
| Folder 450 |
Proposals |
Folder 451-453
Folder 451Folder 452Folder 453 |
Publications |
| Folder 454 |
Radio Programs |
| Folder 455 |
Releases |
| Folder 456 |
Religion |
Folder 457-458
Folder 457Folder 458 |
Rockefeller Foundation |
| Folder 459 |
Slide Program |
| Folder 460 |
Southern Folklore Reports |
| Folder 461 |
Super 8 Films |
Folder 462-463
Folder 462Folder 463 |
Tennessee Arts Commission |
| Folder 2669 |
Restricted MaterialsClosed for the lifetime of William Ferris. |
Access to some of these materials is closed (folders 2670-2683) for the lifetime of William Ferris.
Correspondence, writings, publications, research and teaching materials, photographs, clippings, promotional materials, and other papers relating to William Ferris's work at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. Ferris was the founding head of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture and a professor of anthropology at the University of Mississippi, 1979-1997.
Materials in this series document Ferris's professional activities and interests, including research projects and publications, operations of the Center for the Study of Southen Culture, teaching duties, and various topics relating to southern folklife and culture. Materials related to the operations of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture concern publications, folklore festivals, grants and research projects, study programs and cirriculum, the annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conferences, and the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. Chronological files contain correspondence, reports, promotional materials, publications, administrative materials, information on events and projects sponsored by the Center, and materials concerning the Mississippi, the University of Mississippi, southern folklife, and cultural activities. Subject files include clippings related to Ferris, southern culture, Mississippi, the University of Mississippi, and other topics; screenplays donated by Kent Moorehead; travel to Europe, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobogo, and Guyana; Rose Hill; planners and notebooks; press releases; and materials about conferences, festivals, and symposia. Notable subjects include William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Robert Penn Warren, James "Son" Thomas, Benny Andrews, James Meredith, the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, the Elvis Presley Conferences, and Ferris's 1997 nomination to head the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Folder 464-466
Folder 464Folder 465Folder 466 |
1977-1979 |
Folder 467-468
Folder 467Folder 468 |
1980 |
Folder 469-470
Folder 469Folder 470 |
1981 |
Folder 471-472
Folder 471Folder 472 |
1982 |
Folder 473-474
Folder 473Folder 474 |
1983 |
Folder 475-476
Folder 475Folder 476 |
1984 |
Folder 477-478
Folder 477Folder 478 |
1985 |
Folder 479-481
Folder 479Folder 480Folder 481 |
1986 |
Folder 482-484
Folder 482Folder 483Folder 484 |
1987 |
Folder 485-486
Folder 485Folder 486 |
1988 |
Folder 487-490
Folder 487Folder 488Folder 489Folder 490 |
1989 |
Folder 491-500
Folder 491Folder 492Folder 493Folder 494Folder 495Folder 496Folder 497Folder 498Folder 499Folder 500 |
1990 |
Folder 501-502
Folder 501Folder 502 |
1991 |
Folder 503-504
Folder 503Folder 504 |
1992 |
Folder 505-506
Folder 505Folder 506 |
1993 |
| Folder 507 |
1994 |
Folder 508-513
Folder 508Folder 509Folder 510Folder 511Folder 512Folder 513 |
1995 |
Folder 514-515
Folder 514Folder 515 |
1996 |
Folder 516-528
Folder 516Folder 517Folder 518Folder 519Folder 520Folder 521Folder 522Folder 523Folder 524Folder 525Folder 526Folder 527Folder 528 |
1997 |
| Folder 529 |
August 1997: Email |
| Folder 530 |
1998 |
Folder 531-532
Folder 531Folder 532 |
Undated |
| Folder 533 |
American Association of University Professors |
| Folder 534 |
Address Book |
| Folder 535 |
Afro-American Studies |
| Folder 536 |
American South Symposium: Russia, 1991 |
Folder 537-539
Folder 537Folder 538Folder 539 |
Andrews, Benny |
Folder 540-546
Folder 540Folder 541Folder 542Folder 543Folder 544Folder 545Folder 546 |
Andrews, Benny: Clippings |
| Folder 547 |
Arkansas Regional Studies Pilot Project |
| Folder 548 |
Armed Forces Seen Too |
Folder 549-550
Folder 549Folder 550 |
Autographed Publications |
| Folder 551 |
B. O. Logo |
| Folder 552 |
Baylor University |
| Folder 553 |
Biographical Sketches |
| Folder 554 |
Book Reviews |
| Folder 555 |
Brown Bag Lunches |
| Folder 556 |
Bulgaria Trip, 1987 |
| Folder 557 |
Burkes, Billy |
| Folder 558 |
Center for the Study of Southern Culture: Operations |
| Folder 559 |
Center for the Study of Southern Culture: Portfolio, 1986 |
| Folder 560 |
Center for the Study of Southern Culture: Postcards |
| Folder 561 |
Center for the Study of Southern Culture: Promotions, 1982 |
| Folder 562 |
Chancellor's Symposium |
Folder 563-576
Folder 563Folder 564Folder 565Folder 566Folder 567Folder 568Folder 569Folder 570Folder 571Folder 572Folder 573Folder 574Folder 575Folder 576 |
Clippings |
| Folder 577 |
Clippings: Artist Calendars |
Folder 578-585
Folder 578Folder 579Folder 580Folder 581Folder 582Folder 583Folder 584Folder 585 |
Clippings: Center for the Study of Southern Culture |
| Folder 586 |
Clippings: Covering the South Symposium |
Folder 587-588
Folder 587Folder 588 |
Clippings: Encyclopedia of Southern Culture |
Folder 589-591
Folder 589Folder 590Folder 591 |
Clippings: Faulkner |
| Folder 592 |
Clippings: Faulkner Conference |
Folder 593-596
Folder 593Folder 594Folder 595Folder 596 |
Clippings: Mississippi |
| Folder 597 |
Clippings: Music |
Folder 598-599
Folder 598Folder 599 |
Clippings: Russian |
Folder 600-601
Folder 600Folder 601 |
Clippings: Southern Lifestyles |
Folder 602-605
Folder 602Folder 603Folder 604Folder 605 |
Clippings: University of Mississippi |
| Folder 606 |
Clippings: University of Mississippi Speakers |
| Folder 607 |
Clippings: Eudora Welty |
| Folder 608 |
Clippings: Charles Wilson |
| Folder 609 |
Clippings: Writers |
| Folder 609a |
Computer Files |
| Folder 610 |
Contacts and Notes |
Folder 611-612
Folder 611Folder 612 |
Cowgirls: A Group Portrait |
| Folder 613 |
Crosby Arboretum |
Folder 614-616
Folder 614Folder 615Folder 616 |
Cultural Attributes in Water Resource Projects |
| Folder 616a |
D.C. Celebration of the South |
| Folder 617 |
Dancing Rabbit |
| Folder 618 |
Dent, Tom |
Folder 619-620
Folder 619Folder 620 |
Documenting Ourselves |
| Folder 621 |
Encyclopedia of Southern Culture |
| Folder 622 |
Faulkner |
Folder 623-625
Folder 623Folder 624Folder 625 |
Ferris: Clippings and Reviews |
| Folder 626 |
Ferris Interview, 1996 |
Folder 627-632
Folder 627Folder 628Folder 629Folder 630Folder 631Folder 632 |
Haiti Trip, 1987 |
Folder 633-636
Folder 633Folder 634Folder 635Folder 636 |
Hart, Sue |
Folder 637-641
Folder 637Folder 638Folder 639Folder 640Folder 641 |
The Heart of Dixie: Screenplay |
| Folder 642 |
Interludes/After Friday |
| Folder 643 |
Jackson, Kenneth |
Folder 644-645
Folder 644Folder 645 |
James, A. Everette |
| Folder 646 |
The King of Memphis: Draft |
| Folder 647 |
Letters Home |
| Folder 648 |
Lindsey and Company |
| Folder 649 |
McMillin, Lamar |
| Folder 650 |
The Malvern Stories |
| Folder 651 |
Meredith Observance |
| Folder 652 |
Meredith Proposals |
Folder 653-654
Folder 653Folder 654 |
Messages |
| Folder 655 |
Mr. Faulkner, Do You Write? |
Folder 656-657
Folder 656Folder 657 |
Miscellaneous |
| Folder 658 |
Mississippi Writers' Day: Dorothy Abbott (Pictures: PF-20367/2974) |
Folder 659-668
Folder 659Folder 660Folder 661Folder 662Folder 663Folder 664Folder 665Folder 666Folder 667Folder 668 |
Morehead, Kent: Capital News Script |
Folder 669-671
Folder 669Folder 670Folder 671 |
Morehead, Kent: Screenplays |
| Folder 672 |
Morehead, Kent: Beverly Hills Buntz |
Folder 673-674
Folder 673Folder 674 |
Morehead, Kent: Hill Street Blues |
| Folder 675 |
Morehead, Kent: Flesh and Blood |
Folder 676-677
Folder 676Folder 677 |
Morehead, Kent: The Hero of Johnson City |
Folder 678-679
Folder 678Folder 679 |
Morehead, Kent: Jesse |
| Folder 680 |
Morehead, Kent: Nada Khazmo |
| Folder 681 |
Morehead, Kent: Plan Ten from Outer Space |
| Folder 682 |
Morehead, Kent: The Third World |
Folder 683-684
Folder 683Folder 684 |
Morehead, Kent: Zion's Den |
Folder 685-686
Folder 685Folder 686 |
Mother of Pearl |
| Folder 687 |
National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grant Brochure |
| Folder 688 |
National Humanities Alliance |
| Folder 689 |
Newsletter: Articles |
| Folder 690 |
Newsletter: Background |
| Folder 691 |
Newsletter: Current |
| Folder 692 |
Notebook, 1989 |
| Folder 693 |
Notebook, 1990 |
| Folder 694 |
Notes and Contacts, 1990 |
| Folder 695 |
Obrecht, Jas |
| Folder 696 |
Ole Miss Yearbook, 1909 |
| Folder 697 |
Omni Arts |
| Folder 698 |
Ostendorf, Berndt |
Folder 699-701
Folder 699Folder 700Folder 701 |
Oxford Folklife Festival (Pictures: PF-20367/2974) |
Folder 702-705
Folder 702Folder 703Folder 704Folder 705 |
Painting in the South |
| Folder 706 |
Pioneer Valley Studies |
Folder 707-715
Folder 707Folder 708Folder 709Folder 710Folder 711Folder 712Folder 713Folder 714Folder 715 |
Planners, 1979-1992 |
| Folder 716 |
Planner, 1996 |
| Folder 717 |
Plumpp, Sterling |
| Folder 718 |
Presidential Medal of Freedom |
Folder 719-721
Folder 719Folder 720Folder 721 |
Press Releases (Pictures: PF-20367/2975) |
| Folder 722 |
Red Tops |
| Folder 723 |
Regional Culture in the United States |
| Folder 724 |
Regionalism in America |
Folder 725-727
Folder 725Folder 726Folder 727 |
Record Reviews |
Folder 728-729
Folder 728Folder 729 |
Rose Hill |
| Folder 730 |
Rutgers Academic Program Review |
Folder 731-732
Folder 731Folder 732 |
Rutgers American Studies Program |
Folder 733-735
Folder 733Folder 734Folder 735 |
Scott, Roy: Manuscript (Pictures: PF-20367/2976) |
| Folder 736 |
Slide Show (Pictures: PF-20367/2974) |
Folder 737-739
Folder 737Folder 738Folder 739 |
Southern Arts Federation |
| Folder 740 |
Southern Initiative of the Algebra Project |
| Folder 741 |
Southern Media Archive |
| Folder 742 |
Southern Studies Curriculum |
| Folder 743 |
Southern Studies Program: Annual Report, 1980 |
| Folder 744 |
State of the Blues (Pictures: PF-20367/2973) |
| Folder 745 |
Strombecker Corp. |
| Folder 746 |
Travel Diary, 1992 |
Folder 747-752
Folder 747Folder 748Folder 749Folder 750Folder 751Folder 752 |
Trinidad and Tabago and Guyana Trip, 1988 (Picture: PF-20367/2974) |
Folder 753-755
Folder 753Folder 754Folder 755 |
Vermont Heritage Conference |
| Folder 756 |
Warren, Robert Penn |
| Folder 757 |
Welty, Eudora |
| Folder 758 |
Winter Newsletter, 1983 |
| Folder 759 |
Wright, Richard (Picture: PF-20367/2974) |
Folder 2670-2683
Folder 2670Folder 2671Folder 2672Folder 2673Folder 2674Folder 2675Folder 2676Folder 2677Folder 2678Folder 2679Folder 2680Folder 2681Folder 2682Folder 2683 |
Restricted MaterialsClosed for the lifetime of William Ferris. |
Access to some of these materials is closed (folders 2684-2753) for the lifetime of William Ferris.
Correspondence, reports, agendas, schedules, programs, event announcements, speeches, publications, research materials, photographs, clippings, compact discs, and other papers relating to William Ferris's work as chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, 1997-2001.
Materials in this subseries document Ferris's NEH work, including administrative duties, public relations, humanities projects, and initiatives sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Correspondence with scholars, politicians, and others interested in the humanities concerns a wide variety of topics, including National Endowment for the Humanities activities and policies, individual projects and scholarship, fundraising, meetings, speaking engagements, conferences, professional organizations, events and exhibits, and topics related to folklore and the humanities. Also included are letters of congratulations concerning Ferris's appointment as chair and correspondence concerning President Bush's appointment of a new chair in 2001.
Materials related to Ferris's administrative duties as NEH chair include internal reports and correspondence documenting the daily operations of the National Endowment for the Humanities; budgets and fundraising; briefings for congressional hearings; schedules and notes; papers concerning the National Council for the Humanities; travel itineraries; materials concerning speaking engagements and meetings with various people and organizations; and materials relating to the humanities projects and initiatives sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Also included are materials relating to Ferris's travels as chair, including conferences, visits, committee meetings, speaking engagements, and commencement addresses.
Notable humanities projects and initiatives sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities include My History is America's History, Edsitement, Marcopolo, the Jefferson Lecture, the National Endowment for the Humanities Folklore Initiative, the National Humanities Medal, Regional Humanities Centers, and state and regional encyclopedias. Files include clippings concerning Ferris, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and other humanities and folklife topics; speeches; notebooks; schedules and contact information; materials relating to the Woodrow Wilson International Center, the President's Council on the Arts and Humanities, the White House Millennium Council, and the American Folklife Center; and pictures of Ferris with Bill Clinton and others.
Access to some of these materials is closed (folders 2754-2758) for the lifetime of William Ferris.
Correspondence, notebooks, programs, speeches, calendars, event annoucements, and other materials relating to William Ferris's tenure as a public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, February-July 2002. Materials concern Ferris's research and his activities at the Center in addition to outside professional activities, including speaking engagements. Also included is correspondence relating to Ferris's decision to accept a teaching position at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Folder 1640-1641
Folder 1640Folder 1641 |
Correspondence, 2001 |
Folder 1642-1653
Folder 1642Folder 1643Folder 1644Folder 1645Folder 1646Folder 1647Folder 1648Folder 1649Folder 1650Folder 1651Folder 1652Folder 1653 |
Correspondence, 2002 |
| Folder 1654 |
Association for Jewish Studies |
Folder 1655-1656
Folder 1655Folder 1656 |
Board Meeting Minutes, May 2001 |
| Folder 1657 |
Budget Justifications, 2002 |
| Folder 1658 |
Carnegie-Mellon University |
| Folder 1659 |
Clippings |
| Folder 1660 |
Contacts |
| Folder 1661 |
Humanities and Policy |
| Folder 1662 |
Notes |
Folder 1663-1666
Folder 1663Folder 1664Folder 1665Folder 1666 |
Notebooks, 2002 |
Folder 1667-1669
Folder 1667Folder 1668Folder 1669 |
Oregon Cultural Trust |
Folder 1670-1673
Folder 1670Folder 1671Folder 1672Folder 1673 |
Other Papers |
Folder 1674-1675
Folder 1674Folder 1675 |
Schedules |
| Folder 1676 |
Scholar's Handbook |
Folder 1677-1678
Folder 1677Folder 1678 |
Sidwell Friends School: Commencement |
| Folder 1679 |
Simon's Rock Commencement Speech |
Folder 1680-1683
Folder 1680Folder 1681Folder 1682Folder 1683 |
Spreading the Risk |
| Folder 1684 |
University of Missouri |
| Folder 1685 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Folder 1686 |
Virginia Polytechnic Lecture |
| Folder 1687 |
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: Activities |
Folder 2754-2758
Folder 2754Folder 2755Folder 2756Folder 2757Folder 2758 |
Restricted MaterialsClosed for the lifetime of William Ferris. |
Access to these materials is closed for the lifetime of William Ferris.
Correspondence, writings, publications, research materials, teaching materials, photographs, clippings, and other papers relating to Ferris's teaching and research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 2001, Ferris joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as the Senior Associate Director of the Center for the Study of the American South, Joel R. Williamson Distinguished Professor of history, and adjunct professor in the Curriculum in Folklore.
Folder 1688-1803
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Restricted MaterialsClosed for the lifetime of William Ferris. |
Arrangement: folders are arranged alphabetically by subject. Index cards are arranged in boxes by subject. Note that original file folder and box titles have, for the most part, been retained.
Inventories, indexes, and card files compiled by William Ferris, relating to his research and to various folklore topics. Inventories and indexes list Ferris's audio materials, field recordings, films, videos, photographs, slides, and publications. Card files cover American and foreign general folklore and theory; English folklore; Scottish folklore; Irish folklore; Canadian folklore; Australian and New Zealand folklore; African American folklore; children's folklore; folksongs and ballads; country and western; a music index; and a book, brochure, and exhibit catalog index arranged alphabetically by author.
Writings, drafts, correspondence, clippings, articles, pictures, notes, and other materials relating to William Ferris's publications on mule trader Ray Lum. Ferris's book Ray Lum: Mule Trader was first published in 1980, and You Live and Learn, then You Die and Forget it All : Ray Lum's Tales of Horses, Mules, and Men was first published in 1992. Included are multiple drafts of Ferris's two books on Ray Lum, book illustrations, publication materials, book reviews, background research, and a card file index of bibliographic references and glossary terms.
Folder 1822-1829
Folder 1822Folder 1823Folder 1824Folder 1825Folder 1826Folder 1827Folder 1828Folder 1829 |
1972-1978 |
| Folder 1830 |
1990-1991 |
Folder 1831-1832
Folder 1831Folder 1832 |
Undated |
| Folder 1833 |
Afterword |
| Folder 1834 |
Afterword and Bibliography |
| Folder 1835 |
Afterword, Notes, and Bibliography |
| Folder 1836 |
Articles |
| Folder 1837 |
Articles on Mules |
| Folder 1838 |
The Auction, LM 9 |
| Folder 1839 |
The Auction, 270-276 |
| Folder 1840 |
Bibliographic Essay |
| Folder 1841 |
Bibliography on Markets and Marketplaces |
| Folder 1842 |
Book Reviews and Advertisements |
| Folder 1843 |
Cattle Sales |
| Folder 1844 |
Cattle Sales, LM 8 |
| Folder 1845 |
Charts and Maps |
| Folder 1846 |
Chronology, 528-529 |
| Folder 1847 |
Chronology, Footnotes, and Glossary |
Folder 1848-1849
Folder 1848Folder 1849 |
Clippings |
| Folder 1850 |
Contact Sheet Copies |
Folder 1851-1853
Folder 1851Folder 1852Folder 1853 |
Corrected Transcript |
Folder 1854-1857
Folder 1854Folder 1855Folder 1856Folder 1857 |
Draft |
| Folder 1858 |
First Manuscript |
| Folder 1859 |
Footnotes |
| Folder 1860 |
Glossary, 491-527 |
| Folder 1861 |
Glossary and Bibliography |
| Folder 1862 |
Horses |
| Folder 1863 |
Horses, LM 13 |
| Folder 1864 |
Horse and Mule Sense, 277-313 |
| Folder 1865 |
Horse and Mule Sense, LM 11 |
| Folder 1866 |
Introduction |
| Folder 1867 |
Introduction, 8 February 1990 |
| Folder 1868 |
Introduction: Older Version |
| Folder 1869 |
Jokes, 328-336 |
| Folder 1870 |
Jokes, LM 15 |
| Folder 1871 |
LM 16 After |
| Folder 1872 |
Letters |
Folder 1873-1874
Folder 1873Folder 1874 |
Lum Articles |
Folder 1875-1880
Folder 1875Folder 1876Folder 1877Folder 1878Folder 1879Folder 1880 |
Manuscript |
| Folder 1881 |
Maps |
| Folder 1882 |
Memphis, 155-167 |
| Folder 1883 |
Memphis, LM 5 |
| Folder 1884 |
Method |
Folder 1885-1886
Folder 1885Folder 1886 |
Mississippi Delta |
| Folder 1887 |
Mississippi Delta, 116-154 |
| Folder 1888 |
Mississippi Delta, LM 4 |
| Folder 1889 |
Motif and Tale Types |
| Folder 1890 |
Mules |
| Folder 1891 |
Mules, LM 12 |
| Folder 1892 |
Mules in American History |
| Folder 1893 |
Mules in American History, 417-433 |
Folder 1894-1896
Folder 1894Folder 1895Folder 1896 |
New Materials |
Folder 1897-1899
Folder 1897Folder 1898Folder 1899 |
Notes |
| Folder 1900 |
Old Age, LM 17 |
| Folder 1901 |
Old Age, 409-416 |
Folder 1902-1904
Folder 1902Folder 1903Folder 1904 |
Photographs, Maps, and Letters (Pictures: PF-20367/2981-2982) |
| Folder 1905 |
Preface/Introduction, 1-4 |
| Folder 1906 |
Prologue |
| Folder 1907 |
Publishing Materials |
Folder 1908-1909
Folder 1908Folder 1909 |
Ray Lum Chapters |
Folder 1910-1913
Folder 1910Folder 1911Folder 1912Folder 1913 |
Ray Lum Manuscript |
Folder 1914-1915
Folder 1914Folder 1915 |
Ray Lum: Mule Trader |
| Folder 1916 |
Ray Lum: Mule Trader, American Studies 55a |
Folder 1917-1921
Folder 1917Folder 1918Folder 1919Folder 1920Folder 1921 |
Ray Lum: Mule Trader, Draft |
| Folder 1922 |
Ray Lum: Mule Trader, Draft, Februrary 1977 |
| Folder 1923 |
Ray Lum: Mule Trader, Miscellaneous |
Folder 1924-1925
Folder 1924Folder 1925 |
Ray Lum: Mule Trader, Part 1 |
| Folder 1926 |
Ray Lum: Mule Trader, Part 2 |
Folder 1927-1930
Folder 1927Folder 1928Folder 1929Folder 1930 |
Ray Lum: Mule Trader, Part II |
Folder 1931-1936
Folder 1931Folder 1932Folder 1933Folder 1934Folder 1935Folder 1936 |
Ray Lum: Trader |
| Folder 1937 |
Ray Lum: Trader, Bound Copy |
Folder 1938-1941
Folder 1938Folder 1939Folder 1940Folder 1941 |
Ray Lum: Trader, Draft |
Folder 1942-1945
Folder 1942Folder 1943Folder 1944Folder 1945 |
Ray Lum: Trader, Revision |
Folder 1946-1956
Folder 1946Folder 1947Folder 1948Folder 1949Folder 1950Folder 1951Folder 1952Folder 1953Folder 1954Folder 1955Folder 1956 |
Ray Lum Writings |
Folder 1957-1958
Folder 1957Folder 1958 |
Rocky Springs |
| Folder 1959 |
Rocky Springs, 5-26 |
| Folder 1960 |
Rocky Springs, LM 1 |
| Folder 1961 |
Shop Talk, 337-408 |
| Folder 1962 |
Shop Talk, LM 16 |
Folder 1963-1964
Folder 1963Folder 1964 |
The Stables |
| Folder 1965 |
The Stables, 47-115 |
| Folder 1966 |
The Stables, LM 3 |
| Folder 1967 |
The Tales, 459-477 |
| Folder 1968 |
Texas |
| Folder 1969 |
Texas, 168-234 |
| Folder 1970 |
Texas, LM 6 |
| Folder 1971 |
The Trader |
| Folder 1972 |
The Trader, 314-327 |
| Folder 1973 |
The Trader, 434-458 |
| Folder 1974 |
The Trader, LM 14 |
| Folder 1975 |
The Trader in American Fiction |
| Folder 1976 |
The Trader in American Fiction, 478-490 |
| Folder 1977 |
Tricks |
| Folder 1978 |
The West, LM 7 |
| Folder 1979 |
The West, 235-263 |
Folder 1980-1981
Folder 1980Folder 1981 |
Vicksburg |
| Folder 1982 |
Vicksburg, LM 2 |
| Folder 1983 |
Vicksburg, First Trades, 27-46 |
| Folder 1984 |
Welty Foreword |
Folder 1985-1988
Folder 1985Folder 1986Folder 1987Folder 1988 |
You Live and Learn: Draft, December 1989 |
Folder 1989-1992
Folder 1989Folder 1990Folder 1991Folder 1992 |
You Live and Learn: Final Edit, February 1991 |
Folder 1993-1996
Folder 1993Folder 1994Folder 1995Folder 1996 |
You Live and Learn: Corrections, May 1991 |
Folder 1997-2000
Folder 1997Folder 1998Folder 1999Folder 2000 |
You Live and Learn: Revision, July 1991 |
Folder 2001-2004
Folder 2001Folder 2002Folder 2003Folder 2004 |
You Live and Learn: Final Revision, August 1991 |
Folder 2005-2008
Folder 2005Folder 2006Folder 2007Folder 2008 |
You Live and Learn: Corrections, September 1991 |
Folder 2009-2012
Folder 2009Folder 2010Folder 2011Folder 2012 |
You Live and Learn: Undated Corrections |
| Folder 2013 |
You Live and Learn: Paperback |
| Box 89 |
Card File: Bibliographic References and Glossary |
Access to these materials is restricted for the lifetime of Wiliam Ferris.
Student papers on folklore topics from classes William Ferris taught at Jackson State University and Yale University. Also included are grade reports and other administrative paperwork relating to classes Ferris taught at Yale.
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Restricted MaterialsClosed for the lifetime of William Ferris. |
Arrangement: Alphabetical by subject.
Posters, awards, artwork, writings, fans, and other materials collected by William Ferris. Posters document events, exhibits, lectures, movies, festivals, and other topics relating to southern culture. Included are posters documenting lectures and other events featuring Ferris; National Endowment for the Humanities initiatives; films of William Faulkner's books; Eudora Welty; B. B. King; events related to foklore and southern culture at Yale and the University of Mississippi; and posters in Russian. Writings include undated short stories and other papers written by Ferris. Awards and certificates include Ferris's diplomas, honorary degrees, and various awards. The fans feature advertisements for churches and businesses in Mississippi.
| Folder 2168 |
Artwork |
| Folder 2169 |
Awards and Diplomas |
| Folder 2170 |
Book Illustrations |
Folder 2171-2174
Folder 2171Folder 2172Folder 2173Folder 2174 |
Edmonson Family |
Folder 2175-2176
Folder 2175Folder 2176 |
Folder numbers not used |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-20367/2 |
Posters related to the National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-20367/3 |
Miscellaneous oversize materialsIncludes a sign "'Black-Boy' 4-H Club Calf Owner Billy Ferris Warren County." |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-20367/4 |
Miscellaneous oversize materialsIncludes a 1995 invitation to a dinner at The White House for the recipients, including Ferris, of the National Medal of Arts and a 1997 front page of The Vicksburg Post with the announcement of Ferris's appointment to chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities. |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-20367/5 |
Artwork, circa 1976-1990Includes Bill Dunlap's "Mr. Faulkner's Defunct Apple Tree," 1990. |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-20367/6 |
Autographed posters, 1978B. B. King and Ethel Mohamed. |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-20367/7 |
Event posters, circa 1974-1997Includes a poster for the 1974 Festival of American Folklife. |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-20367/8 |
Exhibit posters, circa 1972-1981 |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-20367/9 |
Posters related to William FaulknerIncludes a movie poster for Intruder in the Dust |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-20367/10 |
Event posters, circa 1977-2000 |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-20367/11 |
Event posters, circa 1977-2002Includes a 1982 poster for "an evening with Pete Seeger and Friends A Benefit Concert for Highlander Research and Education Center." |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-20367/12 |
Event posters |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-20367/13 |
Posters in Russian |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-20367/14 |
Miscellaneous oversize materialsIncludes a copy of a diploma from La Grange College in North Alabama and a grave rubbing for Nathanael Mather (d. 1688). |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-20367/15 |
Miscellaneous oversize materialsIncludes a chart of the Lum Brothers Auction Barn in Vicksburg, Miss. |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-20367/16 |
Sketch books with artwork by Jeff MacNellyCartoonist Jeff MacNelly created the comic strip Shoe. |
Folder 2177-2180
Folder 2177Folder 2178Folder 2179Folder 2180 |
Fans |
| Folder 2181 |
Folder number not used |
| Folder 2182 |
Highway 61: Public Radio in Mississippi |
| Folder 2183 |
Folder number not used |
Folder 2184-2185
Folder 2184Folder 2185 |
Miscellaneous Writings by Others |
| Folder 2186 |
Folder number not used |
| Folder 2187 |
School in Residence Report |
Folder 2188-2192
Folder 2188Folder 2189Folder 2190Folder 2191Folder 2192 |
Short Stories |
| Folder 2193 |
Sketch Book |
| Folder 2194 |
The Strategic Importance of Vicksburg |
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Subseries 1.2. Personal Papers, 1942-2003.
Arrangement: Note that original file folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
Access is closed to all correspondence from 1999-2003 and to selected correspondence and other personal materials from 1942-1998 (folders 2759-2883) during the lifetime of William Ferris.
Correspondence, writings, assignments, clippings, yearbooks, and other papers relating to the personal affairs and education of William Ferris. Included in this series are letters, 1942-2003; subject files; childhood and grade school papers; high school materials from Carr Central High School and Brooks School; college papers from Davidson College; and graduate materials from Northwestern University, the University of Pennsylvania, and a Rotary Fellowship at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
Access is closed to all correspondence from 1999-2003 and to selected correspondence and other personal materials from 1942-1998 (folders 2759-2883) during the lifetime of William Ferris.
Personal papers of William Ferris, including correspondence, grade school papers, clippings, and other materials. Correspondence from family, friends, and associates dates from 1942 to 2003 and is both personal and professional in nature. Correspondence and other personal papers concern Ferris's birth in 1942; his 1961 trip to Europe; his 1965-1966 Rotary fellowship at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland; his duties as the head of the Center for Southern Folklore and the Center for the Study of Southern Culture; and his 1997 appointment as the director of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Numerous letters from friends and family document family and personal affairs.
Correspondence H-K and subject files dating from the 1970s, include materials relating to Ferris's work at Yale University and the Center for Southern Folklore. Notable subjects include B. B. King, Theora Hamblett, and the Kresge Foundation. Childhood materials include papers related to Ferris's birth, his childhood activities, and grade school materials including assignments and grade reports.
| Folder 2195 |
Correspondence, 1942-1945 |
| Folder 2196 |
Correspondence, 1956-1957 |
| Folder 2197 |
Correspondence, 1959 |
| Folder 2198 |
Correspondence, 1960 |
| Folder 2199 |
Correspondence, 1961 |
| Folder 2200 |
Correspondence, 1961 Europe Trip |
| Folder 2201 |
Correspondence, 1962 |
Folder 2202-2203
Folder 2202Folder 2203 |
Correspondence, 1963 |
Folder 2204-2212
Folder 2204Folder 2205Folder 2206Folder 2207Folder 2208Folder 2209Folder 2210Folder 2211Folder 2212 |
Correspondence, 1964 |
Folder 2213-2227
Folder 2213Folder 2214Folder 2215Folder 2216Folder 2217Folder 2218Folder 2219Folder 2220Folder 2221Folder 2222Folder 2223Folder 2224Folder 2225Folder 2226Folder 2227 |
Correspondence, 1965 |
Folder 2228-2239
Folder 2228Folder 2229Folder 2230Folder 2231Folder 2232Folder 2233Folder 2234Folder 2235Folder 2236Folder 2237Folder 2238Folder 2239 |
Correspondence, 1966 |
| Folder 2240 |
Correspondence, 1967 |
| Folder 2241 |
Correspondence, 1968 |
| Folder 2242 |
Correspondence, 1969 |
| Folder 2243 |
Correspondence, 1970 |
| Folder 2244 |
Correspondence, 1971 |
| Folder 2245 |
Correspondence, 1972 |
| Folder 2246 |
Correspondence, 1973 |
| Folder 2247 |
Correspondence, 1974 |
| Folder 2248 |
Correspondence, 1975 |
| Folder 2249 |
Correspondence, 1976 |
Folder 2250-2252
Folder 2250Folder 2251Folder 2252 |
Correspondence, 1977 |
Folder 2253-2260
Folder 2253Folder 2254Folder 2255Folder 2256Folder 2257Folder 2258Folder 2259Folder 2260 |
Correspondence, 1978 |
Folder 2261-2273
Folder 2261Folder 2262Folder 2263Folder 2264Folder 2265Folder 2266Folder 2267Folder 2268Folder 2269Folder 2270Folder 2271Folder 2272Folder 2273 |
Correspondence, 1979 |
| Folder 2274 |
Correspondence, 1970s undated |
Folder 2275-2277
Folder 2275Folder 2276Folder 2277 |
Correspondence, 1980 |
Folder 2278-2281
Folder 2278Folder 2279Folder 2280Folder 2281 |
Correspondence, 1981 |
Folder 2282-2284
Folder 2282Folder 2283Folder 2284 |
Correspondence, 1982 |
Folder 2285-2288
Folder 2285Folder 2286Folder 2287Folder 2288 |
Correspondence, 1983 |
| Folder 2289 |
Correspondence, 1984 |
| Folder 2290 |
Correspondence, 1985 |
| Folder 2291 |
Correspondence, 1986 |
| Folder 2292 |
Correspondence, 1987 |
| Folder 2293 |
Correspondence, 1988 |
Folder 2294-2297
Folder 2294Folder 2295Folder 2296Folder 2297 |
Correspondence, 1990 |
Folder 2298-2299
Folder 2298Folder 2299 |
Correspondence, 1991 |
| Folder 2300 |
Correspondence, 1992 |
| Folder 2301 |
Correspondence, 1993 |
Folder 2302-2303
Folder 2302Folder 2303 |
Correspondence, 1994 |
Folder 2304-2310
Folder 2304Folder 2305Folder 2306Folder 2307Folder 2308Folder 2309Folder 2310 |
Correspondence, 1995 |
Folder 2311-2314
Folder 2311Folder 2312Folder 2313Folder 2314 |
Correspondence, 1996 |
Folder 2315-2327
Folder 2315Folder 2316Folder 2317Folder 2318Folder 2319Folder 2320Folder 2321Folder 2322Folder 2323Folder 2324Folder 2325Folder 2326Folder 2327 |
Correspondence, 1997 |
Folder 2328-2343
Folder 2328Folder 2329Folder 2330Folder 2331Folder 2332Folder 2333Folder 2334Folder 2335Folder 2336Folder 2337Folder 2338Folder 2339Folder 2340Folder 2341Folder 2342Folder 2343 |
Correspondence, 1998 |
Folder 2344-2355
Folder 2344Folder 2345Folder 2346Folder 2347Folder 2348Folder 2349Folder 2350Folder 2351Folder 2352Folder 2353Folder 2354Folder 2355 |
Correspondence, undated |
Folder 2356-2360
Folder 2356Folder 2357Folder 2358Folder 2359Folder 2360 |
Correspondence: H, 1972-1978 |
| Folder 2361 |
Correspondence: H: Robert Hall |
Folder 2362-2363
Folder 2362Folder 2363 |
Correspondence: H: Theora Hamblett |
| Folder 2364 |
Correspondence: H: Michael Harper |
| Folder 2365 |
Correspondence: H: Hazem Foundation |
| Folder 2366 |
Correspondence: H: Humanities Council |
| Folder 2367 |
Correspondence: I: 1976-1979 |
Folder 2368-2371
Folder 2368Folder 2369Folder 2370Folder 2371 |
Correspondence: J: 1973-1978 |
| Folder 2372 |
Correspondence: J: Bruce Jackson |
| Folder 2373 |
Correspondence: J: Jazz Research |
| Folder 2374 |
Correspondence: J: Michael Owen Jones |
Folder 2375-2376
Folder 2375Folder 2376 |
Correspondence: K, 1975-1979 |
Folder 2377-2378
Folder 2377Folder 2378 |
Correspondence: K: B. B. King (Pictures: PF-20367/2983) |
Folder 2379-2380
Folder 2379Folder 2380 |
Correspondence: Kresge Foundation |
Folder 2381-2383
Folder 2381Folder 2382Folder 2383 |
Birth of William Ferris |
| Folder 2384 |
Birth Certificate |
| Folder 2385 |
Childhood Activities |
Folder 2386-2387
Folder 2386Folder 2387 |
Clippings |
| Folder 2388 |
Diary, 1961 |
| Folder 2389 |
Enclosures: Diary, 1961 |
| Folder 2390 |
Europe Trip, 1961 |
| Folder 2391 |
Ferris Baby Book |
| Folder 2392 |
Ferris Family Tree |
| Folder 2393 |
Genealogy |
| Folder 2394 |
Grey Ferris |
| Folder 2395 |
Grade School Report Cards |
| Folder 2396 |
Grade School Papers |
| Folder 2397 |
Journal, 1961 |
| Folder 2398 |
Enclosures: Journal, 1961 |
Folder 2399-2400
Folder 2399Folder 2400 |
Miscellaneous |
| Folder 2401 |
Travel |
| Folder 2402 |
Travel Documents |
Folder 2759-2883
Folder 2759Folder 2760Folder 2761Folder 2762Folder 2763Folder 2764Folder 2765Folder 2766Folder 2767Folder 2768Folder 2769Folder 2770Folder 2771Folder 2772Folder 2773Folder 2774Folder 2775Folder 2776Folder 2777Folder 2778Folder 2779Folder 2780Folder 2781Folder 2782Folder 2783Folder 2784Folder 2785Folder 2786Folder 2787Folder 2788Folder 2789Folder 2790Folder 2791Folder 2792Folder 2793Folder 2794Folder 2795Folder 2796Folder 2797Folder 2798Folder 2799Folder 2800Folder 2801Folder 2802Folder 2803Folder 2804Folder 2805Folder 2806Folder 2807Folder 2808Folder 2809Folder 2810Folder 2811Folder 2812Folder 2813Folder 2814Folder 2815Folder 2816Folder 2817Folder 2818Folder 2819Folder 2820Folder 2821Folder 2822Folder 2823Folder 2824Folder 2825Folder 2826Folder 2827Folder 2828Folder 2829Folder 2830Folder 2831Folder 2832Folder 2833Folder 2834Folder 2835Folder 2836Folder 2837Folder 2838Folder 2839Folder 2840Folder 2841Folder 2842Folder 2843Folder 2844Folder 2845Folder 2846Folder 2847Folder 2848Folder 2849Folder 2850Folder 2851Folder 2852Folder 2853Folder 2854Folder 2855Folder 2856Folder 2857Folder 2858Folder 2859Folder 2860Folder 2861Folder 2862Folder 2863Folder 2864Folder 2865Folder 2866Folder 2867Folder 2868Folder 2869Folder 2870Folder 2871Folder 2872Folder 2873Folder 2874Folder 2875Folder 2876Folder 2877Folder 2878Folder 2879Folder 2880Folder 2881Folder 2882Folder 2883 |
Restricted MaterialsClosed for the lifetime of William Ferris. |
Class notes, assignments, correspondence, programs, pictures, yearbooks, and other materials documenting Ferris's high school years at Carr Central High School in Vicksburg, Miss., and the Brooks School in North Andover, Mass. Class notes and assignments are arranged according to subject. Miscellaneous files contain grade reports, letters from friends and family, paperwork concerning Ferris's admission to Davidson College, and programs and other materials documenting school events. Notable subjects include history, French, English, math, science, and yearbooks.
| Folder 2403 |
American History |
| Folder 2404 |
Ancient History |
| Folder 2405 |
The Archbishop |
Folder 2406-2407
Folder 2406Folder 2407 |
Bible, Bills, and Classification |
| Folder 2408 |
The Bishop Journal |
Folder 2409-2411
Folder 2409Folder 2410Folder 2411 |
The Bishop Yearbook, 1958-1960 |
Folder 2412-2413
Folder 2412Folder 2413 |
Carr Central High School Yearbook, 1957-1958 |
Folder 2414-2417
Folder 2414Folder 2415Folder 2416Folder 2417 |
Chemistry |
| Folder 2418 |
Civil War |
| Folder 2419 |
Clippings |
Folder 2420-2423
Folder 2420Folder 2421Folder 2422Folder 2423 |
English |
| Folder 2424 |
English Compositions |
| Folder 2425 |
English Homework and Tests |
Folder 2426-2427
Folder 2426Folder 2427 |
European History |
Folder 2428-2435
Folder 2428Folder 2429Folder 2430Folder 2431Folder 2432Folder 2433Folder 2434Folder 2435 |
French |
Folder 2436-2439
Folder 2436Folder 2437Folder 2438Folder 2439 |
History |
| Folder 2440 |
History Report: The Seige of Vicksburg |
Folder 2441-2443
Folder 2441Folder 2442Folder 2443 |
H.M.C. |
Folder 2444-2451
Folder 2444Folder 2445Folder 2446Folder 2447Folder 2448Folder 2449Folder 2450Folder 2451 |
Math |
| Folder 2452 |
Meteorology |
Folder 2453-2461
Folder 2453Folder 2454Folder 2455Folder 2456Folder 2457Folder 2458Folder 2459Folder 2460Folder 2461 |
Miscellaneous |
Folder 2462-2464
Folder 2462Folder 2463Folder 2464 |
Plan Books |
| Folder 2465 |
Plane Geometry |
Folder 2466-2468
Folder 2466Folder 2467Folder 2468 |
Science |
| Folder 2469 |
Tornados in the United States |
| Folder 2470 |
The Vicksburg Campaign |
| Folder 2471 |
Vocabulary |
Class notes, assignments, correspondence, programs, yearbooks, clippings, and other materials relating to Ferris's undergraduate education at Davidson College, N.C. Class notes, essays, and assignments have been grouped according to subject. Miscellaneous files contain correspondence from family and friends, grade reports, materials from the Kappa Alpha fraternity, programs from various campus and social functions, and paperwork concerning his activities with the Y.M.C.A. and the United States Army R.O.T.C. Notable subjects include French, English, philosophy, history, R.O.T.C., Y.M.C.A, clippings, and yearbooks.
| Folder 2472 |
American History |
| Folder 2473 |
Anthropology |
| Folder 2474 |
Bible 11 |
| Folder 2475 |
Bible 21 |
Folder 2476-2477
Folder 2476Folder 2477 |
Bible Compositions |
| Folder 2478 |
Biology 11 |
| Folder 2479 |
Biology 12 |
| Folder 2480 |
Certificates |
| Folder 2481 |
Christian Ethics 133 |
Folder 2482-2484
Folder 2482Folder 2483Folder 2484 |
Clippings |
| Folder 2485 |
C.O. Application |
| Folder 2486 |
Creative Writing |
| Folder 2487 |
Economics 61 |
| Folder 2488 |
Economics Notebook |
| Folder 2489 |
English 11 |
| Folder 2490 |
English 21 |
| Folder 2491 |
English 24 |
| Folder 2492 |
English 111 |
| Folder 2493 |
English 112 |
| Folder 2494 |
English 142 |
| Folder 2495 |
English 163 |
| Folder 2496 |
English: "Catch 22" |
| Folder 2497 |
Fine Arts Notebook |
Folder 2498-2499
Folder 2498Folder 2499 |
Fine Arts and R.O.T.C. |
| Folder 2500 |
Fraternity and Miscellaneous |
| Folder 2501 |
French 31 |
| Folder 2502 |
French 41 |
| Folder 2503 |
French 42 |
Folder 2504-2505
Folder 2504Folder 2505 |
French Notebook |
| Folder 2506 |
Greek Drama 52 |
| Folder 2507 |
Greek Drama Notebook |
Folder 2508-2509
Folder 2508Folder 2509 |
History |
| Folder 2510 |
History 11 |
| Folder 2511 |
History 73 |
| Folder 2512 |
History of Philosophy 52 |
| Folder 2513 |
Math 11 |
| Folder 2514 |
Math 16 |
Folder 2515-2522
Folder 2515Folder 2516Folder 2517Folder 2518Folder 2519Folder 2520Folder 2521Folder 2522 |
Miscellaneous (Pictures: PF-20367/2984) |
| Folder 2523 |
Miscellaneous Class Notebook |
Folder 2524-2525
Folder 2524Folder 2525 |
Modern Poetry |
Folder 2526-2528
Folder 2526Folder 2527Folder 2528 |
Modern Poetry |
| Folder 2529 |
Philosophy 31 |
| Folder 2530 |
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man |
| Folder 2531 |
Philosophy Assignments |
| Folder 2532 |
Philosophy Notebook |
| Folder 2533 |
Philosophy of Religion 41 |
| Folder 2534 |
Philosophy of Religion 42 |
Folder 2535-2536
Folder 2535Folder 2536 |
Philosophy of Religion Notebook |
| Folder 2537 |
Philosophy History |
Folder 2538-2542
Folder 2538Folder 2539Folder 2540Folder 2541Folder 2542 |
Quips and Cranks Yearbook, 1961-1964 |
| Folder 2542 |
Religions in America |
| Folder 2543 |
Religions in America Notebook |
| Folder 2544 |
R.O.T.C. |
Folder 2545-2551
Folder 2545Folder 2546Folder 2547Folder 2548Folder 2549Folder 2550Folder 2551 |
R.O.T.C. and Miscellaneous |
Folder 2552-2553
Folder 2552Folder 2553 |
R.O.T.C. Notebook |
| Folder 2554 |
Russian History 113 |
| Folder 2555 |
Russian History Notebook |
| Folder 2556 |
Shakespeare |
| Folder 2557 |
Whitehead's Theory of Value |
| Folder 2558 |
Y.M.C.A. |
| Folder 2559 |
Y.M.C.A. Delegate Handbook |
Class notes, essays, dissertation work, correspondence and other materials relating to Ferris's graduate studies at Northwestern University and the University of Pennsylvania, and to his Rotary Fellowship at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Materials from Northwestern University concern his coursework for an M.A. in English literature. Materials from Ferris's years at the University of Pennsylvania concern his work towards an M.A. and then a Ph.D. in folklore, and include drafts of his dissertation, Black Folklore from the Mississippi Delta .
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Series 2. Photographic Materials.
Selected photographs from this series have been digitized: The William R. Ferris Collection
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Subseries 2.1. Photographic Prints and Negatives.
Arrangement is by William Ferris's coding system.
RESTRICTED: Personal photographs are closed to research for the lifetime of William Ferris.
Many negatives have prints and contact sheets associated with them. In this series materials have been fully processed and negatives and prints are listed together. A majority of the materials in this subseries have original photograph captions (from William Ferris) that have been retained.
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Alabama: Birmingham, street scene, cars,license plate close-up, Coke ad, November 1977Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheet Original Ferris Numbering: AAP 1-77-11 #1 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0001_02 |
Alabama: Birmingham, street scene, cars,license plate close-up, Coke ad, November 197724 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AAP 1-77-11 #1 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0002_01 |
Alabama: Birmingham, apartment interior, November 1977Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheet Original Ferris Numbering: AAP 2-77-11 #2 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0002_02 |
Alabama: Birmingham, apartment interior, November 19779 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AAP 2-77-11 #2: Alabama |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0003_01 |
Alabama: Birmingham, hotel interior, elevator operator, November 1977Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AAP 3-77-11 #3 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0003_02 |
Alabama: Birmingham, hotel interior, elevator operator, November 197724 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AAP 3-77-11 #3 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0004_01 |
Alabama: Birmingham, hotel lobby, November 1977Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AAP 4-77-11 #4 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0004_02 |
Alabama: Birmingham, hotel lobby, November 197711 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AAP 4-77-11 #4 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0005_01 |
Alabama: Birmingham, street scenes, November 1977Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AAP 5-77-11 #5 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0005_02 |
Alabama: Birmingham, street scenes, November 197720 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AAP 5-77-11 #5 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0006_01 |
Alabama: Birmingham, apartment exterior, November 1977Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AAP 6-77-11 #6 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0006_02 |
Alabama: Birmingham, apartment exterior, November 197716 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AAP 6-77-11 #6 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0007_01 |
Alabama: Birmingham, man at desk, apartment interior, November 1977Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AAP 7-77-11 #7: |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0007_02 |
Alabama: Birmingham, man at desk, apartment interior, November 197717 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AAP 7-77-11 #7 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0008_01 |
Alabama: Birmingham, Leon Formby, a guard at the Birmingham Museum of Art, and carvings, March 1978Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AAP 78-3 #8 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0008_02 |
Alabama: Birmingham, Leon Formby, a guard at the Birmingham Museum of Art, and carvings, March 197831 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AAP 78-3 #8 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0009 |
Alabama: Birmingham (No contact sheet), circa 197830 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AAP #9: |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0010 |
Auburn Blues Project: B. B. King, Orpheum performance and marquee (No negatives), circa 1984-1989Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets and print from negatives Original Ferris Numbering: ABP2 #12 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0011 |
Auburn Blues Project: Oxford Black Arts Coalition, woman in kitchen (No negatives), circa 1984-1989Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: ABP3 #13 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0012 |
Auburn Blues Project: Wade Walton, Dockery Farms (No negatives), circa 1984-1989Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: ABP4 #14 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0013 |
Auburn Blues Project: B. B. King, Orpheum performance and marquee, Wade Walton (No negatives), circa 1984-1989Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: ABP5 #15 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0014 |
Auburn Blues Project: Wade Walton (No negatives), circa 1984-1989Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: ABP6 #16 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0015 |
Auburn Blues Project: Sonny Paine, Helena Arkansas, Oxford Black Arts Coalition (Negatives only),Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: ABP7 #17 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0016_01 |
Auburn Blues Project: New England Aquarium Whale Watch dock, graffitti, woman with baby, circa 1984-1989Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: ABP8 #18 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0016_02 |
Auburn Blues Project: New England Aquarium Whale Watch dock, graffitti, woman with baby, circa 1984-198933 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: ABP8 #18 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0017_01 |
Auburn Blues Project: Chicago Fish Market, circa 1984-1989Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: ABP9 #19 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0017_02 |
Auburn Blues Project: Chicago Fish Market, circa 1984-198935 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: ABP9 #19 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0018 |
Auburn Blues Project: Chicago Fish Market (No negatives), circa 1984-1989Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets and prints from negatives Original Ferris Numbering: ABP10 #20 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0019_01 |
Auburn Blues Project: Chicago, trains, street scenes, murals, circa 1984-1989Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: ABP12 #23 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0019_02 |
Auburn Blues Project: Chicago, trains, street scenes, murals, circa 1984-198935 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: ABP12 #23 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0020_01 |
Auburn Blues Project: Chicago train station, railroad tracks, circa 1984-1989Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: ABP13 #24 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0020_02 |
ABP13 #24: Auburn Blues Project: Chicago train station, railroad tracks, circa 1984-1989Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: ABP13 #24 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0021_01 |
Auburn Blues Project: James "Son" Thomas, Mitchell Diggs, circa 1984-1989Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: ABP14 #25 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0021_02 |
Auburn Blues Project: James "Son" Thomas, Mitchell Diggs, circa 1984-198935 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: ABP14 #25 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0022_01 |
Auburn Blues Project: Wade Walton, Dockery Farms, circa 1984-1989Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: ABP15 #26 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0022_02 |
Auburn Blues Project: Wade Walton, Dockery Farms, circa 1984-198935 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: ABP15 #26 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0023_01 |
Auburn Blues Project: Man with guitar and band, circa 1984-1989Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: ABP16 #27 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0023_02 |
Auburn Blues Project: Man with guitar and band, circa 1984-1989Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: ABP16 #27 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0024_01 |
Auburn Blues Project: Art work, Delta Fish Market, circa 1984-1989Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: ABP17 #28 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0024_02 |
Auburn Blues Project: Art work, Delta Fish Market, circa 1984-198935 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: ABP17 #28 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0025_01 |
Auburn Blues Project: Chicago, street art, Black Folk Art, Fish Market, circa 1984Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: ABP18 #29 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0025_02 |
Auburn Blues Project: Chicago, street art, Black Folk Art, Fish Market, circa 1984Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: ABP18 #29 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0026 |
Auburn Blues Project: Landscapes, color photographs by Mary Ann Culpepper (No negatives), circa 1984-1989Color Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: ABP19 #30 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0027 |
Auburn Blues Project: Color photographs by Mary Ann Culpepper, town scenes, Wade Walton (No negatives), circa 1984-1989Color Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: ABP20 #32 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0028 |
Auburn Blues Project: Color photographs by Mary Ann Culpepper,pool table, Wade Walton (No negatives), circa 1984-1989Color Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: ABP21 #33 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0029 |
Auburn Blues Project: Color photographs by Mary Ann Culpepper, Wade Walton, Dockery Farms (No negatives), circa 1984-1989Color Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: ABP22 #34 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0030 |
Auburn Blues Project: Color photographs by Mary Ann Culpepper, Dockery Farms, man with guitar, landscapes (No negatives), circa 1984-1989Color Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: ABP23 #35 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0031_01 |
Child, man in chair, portraits, circa 1989Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: ACMP 1989 #38 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0031_02 |
Child, man in chair, portraits, circa 1989Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: ACMP 1989 #38 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0032_01 |
American Folklore Society: Meeting in New Orleans (No negatives), October 1975Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AFS 75-1 #43 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0033 |
American Folklore Society: Meeting in New Orleans (No negatives), October 1975Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AFS 75-2 #44 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0034 |
American Folklore Society: Meeting in New Orleans: Music and dancing, exhibit (No negatives), October 1975Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AFP 3 #45 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0035 |
American Folklore Society: Building and interior (No negatives), October 1975Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AFP #46 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0036_01 |
Allen Ginsberg: Group photographs, Mardi Gras World,Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AGP #39 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0036_02 |
Allen Ginsberg: Group photographs, Mardi Gras World,31 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AGP #39 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0037_01 |
As I Lay Dying Consultants: Ruth N' Jimmie's cafe and grocery, circa 1985-1986Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AILDP-1 #40 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0037_02 |
As I Lay Dying Consultants: Ruth N' Jimmie's cafe and grocery, circa 1985-198630 images Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AILDP-1 #40 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0038_01 |
As I Lay Dying Consultants: Inside Ruth N' Jimmie's cafe and grocery, circa 1985-1986Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AILDP-2 #41 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0038_02 |
As I Lay Dying Consultants: Inside Ruth N' Jimmie's cafe and grocery, circa 1985-198630 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AILDP-2 #41 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0039_01 |
Amanda Gordon: Vicksburg, Rose Hill community, washing, sewing, with boy, Summer 1967Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets and prints from negatives Original Ferris Numbering: AGP A-67 #47 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0039_02 |
Amanda Gordon: Vicksburg, Rose Hill community, washing, sewing, with boy, Summer 196716 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AGP A-67 #47 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0040 |
Amanda Gordon: Vicksburg, Rose Hill Community, inside home (No negatives),Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets and prints from negatives Original Ferris Numbering: AGP B-67 #48 Images originally shot in color |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0041_01 |
Amanda Gordon: Vicksburg, Amanda Gordon, children, home, and quilts,Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AGP C-74 #49 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0041_02 |
Amanda Gordon: Vicksburg, Amanda Gordon, children, home, and quilts,11 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AGP C-74 #49 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0042 |
Amanda Gordon: Vicksburg, Amanda Gordon, home, quilting, Yazoo City, trees, church (No negatives),Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets and prints from negatives Original Ferris Numbering: AGP D-74 #50 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0043_01 |
Amanda Gordon: Vicksburg, Fireworks stand, Mac's Trading Post, signs, woman in nursing home, circa 1979Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AGP 2-1-79 #52 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0043_02 |
Amanda Gordon: Vicksburg, Fireworks stand, Mac's Trading Post, signs, woman in nursing home, circa 197935 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AGP 2-1-79 #52 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0044_01 |
Amanda Gordon: Vicksburg, Amanda and Mary Gordon outside, August 1978Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AGP 3-78-8 #53 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0044_02 |
Amanda Gordon: Vicksburg, Amanda and Mary Gordon outside, August 197814 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AGP 3-78-8 #53 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0045_01 |
Amanda Gordon: Vicksburg, Amanda and Mary Gordon outside, August 1978Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AGP 4-78-8 #54 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0045_02 |
Amanda Gordon: Vicksburg, Amanda and Mary Gordon outside, August 197824 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AGP 4-78-8 #54 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0046_01 |
Amanda Gordon: Vicksburg, Mary Gordon seated outside, August 1978Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AGP 5-78-8 #55 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0046_02 |
Amanda Gordon: Vicksburg, Mary Gordon seated outside, August 197812 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AGP 5-78-8 #55 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0047_01 |
Amanda Gordon: Vicksburg, Mary Gordon seated outside, August 1978Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AGP 6-78-8 #56 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0047_02 |
Amanda Gordon: Vicksburg, Mary Gordon seated outside, August 197811 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AGP 6-78-8 #56 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0048_01 |
Alex Haley: Seated at desk, November 1979Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets and prints from negatives Original Ferris Numbering: AHP 1-79-11 #63 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0048_02 |
Alex Haley: Seated at desk, November 197919 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AHP 1-79-11 #63 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0049_01 |
Alex Haley: Seated at bookcase, director's chair, October 1979Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AHP 2-79-10 #64 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0049_02 |
Alex Haley: Seated at bookcase, director's chair, October 197915 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AHP 2-79-10 #64 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0050 |
Alex Haley (Negatives only), circa 196535 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AHP 00-1 #65 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0051_01 |
Alex Haley: Alex Haley with man, with woman,Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AHP 131 #66 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0051_02 |
Alex Haley: Alex Haley with man, with woman,26 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AHP 131 #66 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0052_01 |
Alex Haley: Alex Haley talking, Harrington Faculty Center,Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AHP |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0052_02 |
AHP: Alex Haley: Alex Haley talking, Harrington Faculty Center,29 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AHP |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0053_01 |
Albert King: Memphis Jazz Festival, Albert King on stage, August 1979Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets and prints from negatives Original Ferris Numbering: AKP 1-79-8 #57 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0053_02 |
Albert King: Memphis Jazz Festival, Albert King on stage, August 197933 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AKP 1-79-8 #57 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0054_01 |
Albert King: Memphis Jazz Festival, Albert King on stage, August 1979Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AKP 2-79-8 #58 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0054_02 |
Albert King: Memphis Jazz Festival, Albert King on stage, August 197933 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AKP 2-79-8 #58 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0055_01 |
Albert King: Memphis Jazz Festival, Albert King on stage, August 1979Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets and prints from negatives Original Ferris Numbering: AKP 3-79-8 #59 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0055_02 |
Albert King: Memphis Jazz Festival, Albert King on stage, August 197933 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AKP 3-79-8 #59 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0056_01 |
Albert King: Memphis Jazz Festival, Albert King on stage, August 1979Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AKP 4-79-8 #60 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0056_02 |
Albert King: Memphis Jazz Festival, Albert King on stage, August 197933 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AKP 4-79-8 #60 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0057_01 |
Albert King: Memphis Jazz Festival, Albert King on stage, August 1979Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets Original Ferris Numbering: AKP 5-79-8 #61 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0057_02 |
Albert King: Memphis Jazz Festival, Albert King on stage,32 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AKP 5-79-8 #61 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0058_01 |
Alan Lomax: At Yale University, in office, talking on the telephone, December 1976Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets and prints from negatives Original Ferris Numbering: ALP 1-76-12 #66 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0058_02 |
Alan Lomax: At Yale University, in office, talking on the telephone, December 197627 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: ALP 1-76-12 #66 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0059_01 |
Alan Lomax: At Yale University, lecturing, December 1976Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets and prints from negatives Original Ferris Numbering: ALP 2-76-12 #67 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0059_02 |
Alan Lomax: At Yale University, lecturing, December 197625 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: ALP 2-76-12 #67 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0060_01 |
Alan Lomax: At Yale University, lecturing, December 1976Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets and prints from negatives Original Ferris Numbering: ALP 3-76-12 #68 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0060_02 |
Alan Lomax: At Yale University, lecturing, December 1976Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: ALP 3-76-12 #68 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0061_01 |
Alan Lomax: At Yale University, in office, on campus, lecturing, December 1976Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets and prints from negatives Original Ferris Numbering: ALP 4-76-12 #69 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0061_02 |
Alan Lomax: At Yale University, in office, on campus, lecturing, December 1976Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: ALP 4-76-12 #69 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0062_01 |
A.B. Mahan: Batesville, Miss. Folk art. Man and woman. Family,Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets and prints from negatives (of color images) Original Ferris Numbering: AMP A-68 #71 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0062_02 |
A.B. Mahan: Batesville, Miss. Folk art. Man and woman. Family,11 images Color 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AMP A-68 #71 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0063_01 |
A.B. Mahan: Batesville, Miss. Family. Inside home, summer 1968Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets and prints from negatives Original Ferris Numbering: AMP B-68 #72 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0063_02 |
A.B. Mahan: Batesville, Miss. Family. Inside home, summer 19687 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film Original Ferris Numbering: AMP B-68 #72 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0064_01 |
A.B. Mahan: Batesville, Miss. A. B. Mahan, family, inside home, guitar, door, drawings, summer 1968Black-and-White Photographic Prints: Contact sheets and prints from negatives Original Ferris Numbering: AMP C-68 #73 |
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Image Folder PF-20367/0064_02 |
A.B. Mahan: Batesville, Miss. A. B. Mahan, family, inside home, guitar, door, drawings, summer 196814 images Black-and-White 35mm Roll Film |