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Size | 1 foot of linear shelf space (approximately 125 items) |
Abstract | The David Massengill Collection consists of audiovisual materials and papers created and compiled by white American folk singer-songwriter, David Massengill. Audiovisual materials consist primarily of sound recordings of studio masters and live performances by Massengill, including masters for the releases Coming Up For Air (1992) and The Return (1995). Papers consist of original manuscripts, promotional headshots of Massengill, and handmade flyers, cards, and books by Massengill. |
Creator | Massengill, David. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Anne Wells, September 2017
Encoded by: Anne Wells, September 2017
Updated by: Anne Wells, March 2019
Archival processing of the David Massengill Collection was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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David Massengill is a white American folk singer-songwriter, guitar and Appalachian dulcimer player, and music educator, who toured frequently with long-time friend and fellow songwriter Jack Hardy as the duo, the Folk Brothers, until Hardy's death in 2011. His songs have been covered and recorded by Joan Baez, The Roches, Lucy Kaplansky, Tom Russell, Nanci Griffith and his mentor, Dave Van Ronk. Massengill is also a writer and an illustrator of picture books and pocket-sized children's books.
Back to TopAudiovisual materials consist primarily of sound recordings, 1977-2012, of studio masters and live performances by Massengill, including masters for Massengill's releases Coming Up For Air (1992) and The Return (1995). Also included is a video recording, 1999, of David Massengill in "My First Kiss" recorded in Bristol, Tenn. Sound recordings are on 2" open reel audio, 1/2" open reel audio, 1/4" open reel audio, audiocassette, digital audio tape (DAT), U-Matic audio tape, and compact disc (CD), while the video recording is on VHS. Papers consist of original manuscripts, poetry, and diary entries by Massengill, promotional headshots of Massengill, and handmade flyers, cards, picture books, and pocket-sized children's books by Massengill.
Back to TopAcquisitions information: Digital Folders (DF-20530/1-6) received as Addition of September 2019 (Acc. 103298).
Arrangement: Alphabetical.
Processing information: field notes and track sheets found with select recordings (DAT-20530/1, FT-20530/3-10, and VT-20530/1) reside in box 1 found in series 2.
Sound recordings by David Massengill that include 8 2” open reel multi-track audio master tapes; 6 open reel 1/2" audio master tapes; 9 1/4" open-reel audio tapes; 2 U-Matic audio production masters; 1 DAT master; and 4 audiocassettes. The series also includes 1 VHS videotape of David Massengill in "My First Kiss" recorded in Bristol, Tenn.
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Acquisitions information: Accession 103298
Arrangement: Alphabetical.
Processing information: Titles compiled from original containers.
Sound recordings made by David Massengill in 2017. Recordings were originally found on compact disc (CD).
Digital Folder DF-20530/1 |
David Massengill, Efficacious Elixirs, 201719 audio files (.wav) |
Digital Folder DF-20530/2 |
David Massengill, The Fast Folk Collection, CD 1, 201713 audio files (.wav) |
Digital Folder DF-20530/3 |
David Massengill, The Fast Folk Collection, CD 2, 201714 audio files (.wav) |
Digital Folder DF-20530/4 |
David Massengill, Lost and Found Tapes, part 1, 201725 audio files (.wav) |
Digital Folder DF-20530/5 |
David Massengill, Rancantankerous Odes, 201716 audio files (.wav) |
Digital Folder DF-20530/6 |
David Massengill, Three Songs: Covers of "On the Road to Fairfax County", "My Name is Joe" and "Rider on an Orphan Train", 201715 audio files (.wav) |
Papers created and compiled by David Massengill that include original manuscripts, poetry, and diary entries by Massengill, promotional headshots of Massengill, and handmade flyers, cards, picture books, and pocket-sized children's books by Massengill.
Box 1 |
Papersmanuscripts include "Chicken Soup," "The Hero of Camelhump Mountains," and "My First Kiss." |
Box 2 |
Children's booksincludes 28 pocket-sized children's books by Massengill |