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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 audiovisual materials of award ceremonies, radio programs, and demos featuring Hazel Dickens and others. |
| Creator | Dickens, Hazel, 1925-2011. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
| 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 audiovisual materials of award ceremonies, radio programs, and demos featuring Hazel Dickens and others.
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Series Quick Links
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Series 1. Papers, 1930s-2011.
Box 1-10
Box 1Box 2Box 3Box 4Box 5Box 6Box 7Box 8Box 9Box 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 |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-20548/2-4
OPF-20548/2OPF-20548/3OPF-20548/4 |
Posters, 1960s-2000s #20548, Series: "1. Papers, 1930s-2011." OPF-20548/2-4 |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-20548/1 |
Posters: Festival of American Folklife, 1975-1976 #20548, Series: "1. Papers, 1930s-2011." XOPF-20548/1 |
| Oversize Box OB-20548/1 |
Ephemera, 1970s-2000s #20548, Series: "1. Papers, 1930s-2011." OB-20548/1Includes buttons,ticket stubs, name tags, paper flags, business cards, and a signed bandana |
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Series 2. Audiovisual Materials, 1999-2008 and undated.
Arrangement: Chronological.
Processing information: Titles compiled from original containers. Letters and memos found with videotapes VT-20548/1-2 reside in Box 9.
Library use only for digital folders found in this series. Contact wilsonlibrary@unc.edu to discuss access options.
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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
Updated by: Anne Wells, April 2019; Nancy Kaiser, October 2020; Dawne Howard Lucas, March 2022
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