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Size | 73 items |
Abstract | John S. Ullman, a white concert coordinator, director, and manager, co-founded the Seattle Folklore Society in the 1960s and later was a manager for artists including Elizabeth Cotten and Mike Seeger. Collection contains 23 16mm motion picture kinescopes and 48 open reel audiotapes of concerts and workshops organized and produced by Ullman. Recorded artists include: Fred McDowell, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mike Russo, Doc Watson, Booker T. Washington "Bukka" White, Jesse Fuller, Mike Seeger, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Roscoe Holcomb, Furry Lewis, John Lee Hooker, Son House, Georgia Sea Island Singers, New Lost City Ramblers, Bill Monroe, Robert Pete Williams, Vern & Ray, Joe Pancerzewski, Reverend Gary Davis, Hamza El Din, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Sam Hinton, Mance Lipscomb, Ralph Stanley, Big Joe Williams, Buell Kazee, the Mills Family, and others. |
Creator | Ullman, John S. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Ari Smith and Andrew Crook, September 2023
Encoded by: Dawne Howard Lucas and Laura Smith, September 2023
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John S. Ullman, a white concert coordinator, director, and manager, co-founded the Seattle Folklore Society in the 1960s and later was a manager for artists including Elizabeth Cotten and Mike Seeger. Ullman directed the 1995 documentary Masters of Country Blues: John Lee Hooker & Furry Lewis.
Back to TopCollection contains 23 16mm motion picture kinescopes and 48 open reel audiotapes of concerts and workshops organized and produced by John S. Ullman. Recorded artists include: Fred McDowell, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mike Russo, Doc Watson, Booker T. Washington "Bukka" White, Jesse Fuller, Mike Seeger, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Roscoe Holcomb, Furry Lewis, John Lee Hooker, Son House, Georgia Sea Island Singers, New Lost City Ramblers, Bill Monroe, Robert Pete Williams, Vern & Ray, Joe Pancerzewski, Reverend Gary Davis, Hamza El Din, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Sam Hinton, Mance Lipscomb, Ralph Stanley, Big Joe Williams, Buell Kazee, the Mills Family, Elizabeth Cotten, and others.
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Film inventory |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/1 |
Duane Atkins in Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/2 |
Bluegrass Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/3 |
Elizabeth Cotten and Mike Seeger7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/4 |
Reverend Gary Davis in Concert, Reel 17" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/5 |
Hamza El Din in Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/6 |
Ramblin Jack, Elliott in Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/7 |
Stan James in Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/8 |
Fiddle Concert, tape 1 of 27" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/9 |
Fiddle Concert, tape 2 of 27" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/10 |
Georgia Sea Islanders in Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/11 |
Sam Hinton in Concert, Reel 27" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/12 |
Roscoe Holcomb and Mike Seeger in Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/13 |
John Lee Hooker in Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/14 |
Lightning Hopkins in Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/15 |
Lightning Hopkins and Mike Russo in Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/16 |
Son House in Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/17 |
Son House and Mike Russo in Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/18 |
Furry Lewis Giving a "Cross-Note" Lesson7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/19 |
Blues party with Mance Lipscomb, tape 1 of 27" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/20 |
Blues party with Mance Lipscomb, tape 2 of 27" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/21 |
Mance Lipscomb Giving a Blues Lesson7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/22 |
Mance Lipscomb giving a Blues Lesson, tape 1 of 27" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/23 |
Mance Lipscomb Giving a Blues Lesson, tape 2 of 27" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/24 |
Mance Lipscomb in Concert, tape 1 of 37" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/25 |
Mance Lipscomb in Concert, tape 2 of 37" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/26 |
Mance Lipscomb in Concert, tape 3 of 37" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/27 |
Mance Lipscomb and Fred McDowell in Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/28 |
Mills Family in Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/29 |
Bill Monroe in Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/30 |
New Lost City Ramblers in Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/31 |
Old Time Music Concert, tape 1 of 27" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/32 |
Old Time Music Concert, tape 2 of 27" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/33 |
Joe Pancerzewski in Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/34 |
Mike Russo in Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/35 |
Mike Russo in Concert with Robert Williams and Lightning Hopkins7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/36 |
Seattle Folklore Society Benefit Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/37 |
Seattle Folklore Society Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/38 |
Seattle Folklore Society Concert of Contemporary Folk Music, tape 1 of 27" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/39 |
Seattle Folklore Society Concert of Contemporary Folk Music, tape 2 of 27" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/40 |
Mike Seeger and Kilby Snow in Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/41 |
Ralph Stanley in Concert, tape 1 of 27" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/42 |
Ralph Stanley in Concert, tape 2 of 27" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/43 |
Tall Timber String Band in Concert with Irwin Nash7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/44 |
Vern and Ray in Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/45 |
Doc Watson7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/46 |
Booker White in Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/47 |
Big Joe Williams in Concert7" Polyester |
SFC Audio Open Reel FT-70160/48 |
Robert Pete Williams in Concert with the Georgia Sea Islanders7" Polyester |
Film F-70160/18 |
Roy Caudill900 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/1 |
Elizabeth Cotten900 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/2 |
Reverend Gary Davis900 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/3 |
Jesse "Love Cat" Fuller900 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/4 |
Lightnin Hopkins675 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/5 |
Son House900 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/6 |
Buell Kazee450 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/19 |
Buell Kazee500 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/7 |
Furry Lewis950 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/20 |
Mance Lipscomb850 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/8 |
Fred McDowell600 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/9 |
Fred McFalls and Ben Bryson900 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/21 |
Brownie McGhee800 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/10 |
Mills Family800 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/11 |
Mike Russo950 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/12 |
Al Sanderson725 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/22 |
Mike Seeger500 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/23 |
Mike Seeger and Roscoe Holcomb800 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/13 |
Sonny Terry775 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/14 |
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee975 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/15 |
Doc Watson with Clint Howard and Fred Price900 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/16 |
Joe Williams1000 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |
Film F-70160/17 |
Booker White1000 feet Polyester ; BW ; Optical |