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This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the World Wide Web. See the Duplication Policy section for more information.
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Collection Overview
| Size | 14.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 1500 items) |
| Abstract | The Hazel Dickens Collection, 1930s-2011, documents the singing and songwriting career of the pioneering bluegrass and folk musician, as well as her support for working class concerns, labor unions, and the coal-mining community. Materials include personal and business correspondence, song lyrics, photographs, posters, tour and event promotional materials, newspaper clippings and magazine articles, interview transcripts, drafts of Working Girl Blues: The Life and Music of Hazel Dickens and related materials, family genealogy, and address books. The collection also contains video recordings of a 2001 National Heritage Fellowship Awards ceremony. |
| Creator | Dickens, Hazel, 1925-2011. |
| Language | English |
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Subject Headings
The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's online catalog.
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Biographical Information
Hazel Dickens (1925-2011), a bluegrass and folk musician, wrote and sang songs about coal-mining in her home state of West Virginia and working-class women. She was a central figure in the folk revival movement of the late twentieth century and is well known for her pioneering bluegrass band with Alice Gerrard, "Hazel and Alice," and for her solo career after the break up of that partnership. She received many awards over the course of her career, including the National Heritage Fellowship in 2001.
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Scope and Content
The Hazel Dickens Collection, 1930s-2011, documents the singing and songwriting career of the pioneering bluegrass and folk musician, as well as her support for working class concerns, labor unions, and the coal-mining community. Materials include personal and business correspondence, song lyrics, photographs, posters, tour and event promotional materials, newspaper clippings and magazine articles, interview transcripts, drafts of Working Girl Blues: The Life and Music of Hazel Dickens and related materials, family genealogy, and address books. The collection also contains video recordings of a 2001 National Heritage Fellowship Awards ceremony.
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Series Quick Links
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Series 1. Papers, 1930s-2011.
| Box 1-10 |
Papers, 1930s-2011 #20548, Series: "1. Papers, 1930s-2011." Box 1-10 |
| Oversize Paper Folder OPF-20548/1 |
Award, 2010 #20548, Series: "1. Papers, 1930s-2011." OPF-20548/1 |
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Series 2. Audiovisual Materials, 2001.
Processing information: Titles compiled from original containers. Letters and memos found with audiovisual materials reside in Box 9.
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Series 3. Photographs, circa 1900s-2010.
Processing information: Photographic materials grouped by dates derived from enclosures or conveyed in images. A majority of materials have additional original descriptions on enclosures. Images depict Hazel Dickens throughout her musical career, musicians she worked with, and members of the Dickens family.
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Items Separated
Processed by: Patrick Cullom, Nancy Kaiser, Amy Morgan, and Anne Wells, October 2017
Encoded by: Patrick Cullom, Nancy Kaiser, Amy Morgan, and Anne Wells, October 2017
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