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Collection Overview
| Size | 1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 400 items) |
| Abstract | The collection of white author, editor, musical artist representative, and social justice activist, Josh Dunson, contains papers, photographs, and audiovisual materials related to folk music and protest songs of the civil rights movement. Papers consist of music industry publications, printed items, writings, and correspondence, most of which relate to Dunson's role as a musical artist representative. The collection also contains photographs depicting folk musicians, as well as audio and video recordings compiled by Dunson. Audio recordings consist of audio interviews conducted with folk musicians, folklorists, and social justice activists, including interviews conducted for Dunson's 1965 book Freedom In The Air: Song Movements Of The Sixties, while video recordings consist of live performances, lectures, and documentaries. Notable subjects featured on the audio and video recordings include Guy Carawan, Sis Cunningham, Si Kahn, Peggy Seeger, and Rosalie Sorrels. |
| Creator | Dunson, Josh, 1941- |
| Language | English |
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Biographical Information
Josh Dunson (1941-) of Dallas, Tex., is a white author, editor, musical artist representative, and social justice activist. He is the retired president of Real People's Music representatives for presenters of multicultural and family programming, author of Freedom In The Air: Song Movements Of The Sixties (1965), and co-editor of Anthology of American Folk Music (1973).
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Scope and Content
The collection of white author, editor, musical artist representative, and social justice activist, Josh Dunson, contains papers, photographs, and audiovisual materials related to folk music and protest songs of the civil rights movement. Papers consist of music industry publications, printed items, writings, and correspondence, most of which relate to Dunson's role as a musical artist representative. The collection also contains photographs depicting folk musicians, as well as audio and video recordings compiled by Dunson. Audio recordings on audiocassette and 1/4" open reel audio consist of audio interviews conducted with folk musicians, folklorists, and social justice activists, including interviews conducted for Dunson's 1965 book Freedom In The Air: Song Movements Of The Sixties, while video recordings on VHS and U-Matic consist of live performances, lectures, and documentaries. Notable subjects featured on the audio and video recordings include Guy Carawan, Sis Cunningham, Si Kahn, Peggy Seeger, and Rosalie Sorrels.
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Josh Dunson Collection, circa 1960s-2005
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Processed by: Amy Morgan, June 2019
Encoded by: Laura Hart, June 2019
Updated by: Anne Wells, August 2019
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