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[Identification of item], in the John A. Blakemore Papers, #4189, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Gift 1979

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• Blakemore, John A. (John Augustus), 1894-1986.
• Buchanan, Annabel Morris, b. 1888.
• Chase, Richard, 1904-1988.
• Folk festivals--Virginia--History--20th century.
• Folk festivals--Virginia--Photographs.
• Folk music--United States.
• Folk songs, English--United States.
• Powell, John, 1882-1963.
• Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
• White Top Folk Festival.

• Annabel Morris Buchanan Papers (#4020), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

John Augustus Blakemore (1894-1986) was co-founder and business manager of the White Top Folk Festival, held on White Top Mountain, Grayson County, Va., 1931-1936 and 1938-1939.

The collection includes correspondence, lists of performers, printed material, legal material, writings, museum items, photographs, and other material relating to the White Top Folk Festival. Correspondents include performers Annabel Morris Buchanan (born 1888), John Powell (1882-1963), and Richard Chase (1904- ). Material relating to a visit to the festival in 1933 by Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) is included. The festival featured traditional singers, musicians, and dancers.