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Collection Overview
| Size | 300 items |
| Abstract | The Southern Folklife Poster collection comprises posters received from various sources and assembled by the SFC over the 22 years of its existence. The posters include advertisements for live performances, conventions, festivals, meetings, dances, and exhibits; promotional materials for commercial recordings; reproductions of drawings, engravings, and other works of art; and other assorted ephemera. Highlights include an 1847 poster for Christy's Minstrels; circa 1950 two-color posters for Grand Ole Opry stars Ernest Tubb, Minnie Pearl, Bill Monroe, Eddy Arnold, and Whitey The Duke of Paducah Ford; advertisements for Carolina Folk Festivals in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and folk festivals in Berkeley, Calif., New York, N.Y., and Chicago, Ill., in the 1960s; a series of circa 1950 posters for country and bluegrass shows at the Lyric Theatre in Rainelle, W.Va.; a circa 1950 poster for a Hillbilly and Variety Show in Collingwood, Victoria, Australia; and a poster advertising the 1967 Monterey International Pop Festival. |
| 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.
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
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Scope and Content
The Southern Folklife Poster collection comprises posters received from various sources and assembled by the SFC over the 22 years of its existence. At least one of the posters was included in the John Edwards Memorial Collection which formed the basis of the SFC holdings. The posters include advertisements for live performances, conventions, festivals, meetings, dances, and exhibits; promotional materials for commercial recordings; reproductions of drawings, engravings, and other works of art; and other assorted ephemera. Highlights include an 1847 poster for Christy's Minstrels; circa 1950 two-color posters for Grand Ole Opry stars Ernest Tubb, Minnie Pearl, Bill Monroe, Eddy Arnold, and Whitey "The Duke of Paducah" Ford; advertisements for Carolina Folk Festivals in the late 1940s and early 1950s and folk festivals in Berkeley, Calif., New York, N.Y., and Chicago, Ill., in the 1960s; a series of circa 1950 posters for country and bluegrass shows at the Lyric Theatre in Rainelle, W.Va.; a circa 1950 poster for a "Hillbilly and Variety Show" in Collingwood, Victoria, Australia; and a poster advertising the 1967 Monterey International Pop Festival. Materials are divided loosely by genre.
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Series Quick Links
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Series 1. Bluegrass, 1972-2002.
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Subseries 1.1. Bluegrass: Artists.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Posters advertising live appearances or recording releases by specific bluegrass artists.
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Subseries 1.2. Bluegrass: Events.
Arrangement: alphabetical by state.
Posters advertising festivals and performances that focus on the venue or sponsoring entity. Includes an advertisement for classes on banjo and vernacular music at Piedmont Community College.
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Series 2. Blues, Rhythm and Blues, and Soul, circa 1965-2006.
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Subseries 2.1. Blues, Rhythm and Blues, and Soul: Artists.
Arrangement: alphabetical by artist.
Posters advertising live appearances and recording releases by specific blues, rhythm and blues, or soul artists.
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Subseries 2.2. Blues, Rhythm and Blues, and Soul: Events.
Posters advertising festivals, tours, and other live appearances in which the venue or sponsoring entity is the focus of the advertisement.
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Subseries 2.3. Blues, Rhythm and Blues, and Soul: Other.
Items that relate to blues, rhythm and blues, or soul music but are not associated with a specific performer or event. Includes posters promoting a record label, a label sponsored tour, a record store, and a book about African-American vernacular music.
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Series 3. Country, 1964-2008.
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Subseries 3.1. Country: Artists.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Posters advertising live appearances or recording releases by specific country music performers.
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Subseries 3.2. Country: Events.
Posters advertising country music festivals and live appearances in which the event, venue, or sponsor is the focus of the advertisment.
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Subseries 3.3. Country: Lyric Theatre.
Posters on cardboard advertising performances circa 1950 at the Lyric Theatre in Rainelle, W.Va.
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Subseries 3.4. Country: Star of WSM Grand Ole Opry
Large two-color posters which advertise specific performers with the tag line "Star of the Grand Ole Opry."
| Extra Oversize Paper XOP-30021/27 |
Ernest Tubb in Person, Star of WSM Grand Ole Opry. #30021, Subseries: "3.4. Country: Star of WSM Grand Ole Opry" XOP-30021/27 |
| Extra Oversize Paper XOP-30021/28 |
Minnie Pearl, Star of the WSM Grand Ole Opry. #30021, Subseries: "3.4. Country: Star of WSM Grand Ole Opry" XOP-30021/28 |
| Extra Oversize Paper XOP-30021/29 |
Eddy Arnold. #30021, Subseries: "3.4. Country: Star of WSM Grand Ole Opry" XOP-30021/29 |
| Extra Oversize Paper XOP-30021/30 |
Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys. Stars of the Grand Ole Opry. #30021, Subseries: "3.4. Country: Star of WSM Grand Ole Opry" XOP-30021/30 |
| Extra Oversize Paper XOP-30021/144 |
The Duke of Paducah. Star of WSM Grand Ole Opry. #30021, Subseries: "3.4. Country: Star of WSM Grand Ole Opry" XOP-30021/144 |
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Subseries 3.5. Country: Bumper Stickers.
Bumper stickers that relate in a general way to country music and are not associated with individual performers, events, or corporate entities.
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Subseries 3.6. Country: Other.
Posters that relate in a general way to country music and not associated with individual performers, events, or corporate entities.
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Series 4. Folk, 1947-2003.
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Subseries 4.1. Folk: Artists.
Items advertising live appearances or recording releases by specific artists.
| Oversize Paper OP-30021/70 |
Ian and Sylvia, Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, Calif., 7 May 1965. #30021, Subseries: "4.1. Folk: Artists." OP-30021/70 |
| Extra Oversize Paper XOP-30021/97 |
Pete Seeger and Tao Rodriguez, 26 April 1995. #30021, Subseries: "4.1. Folk: Artists." XOP-30021/97 |
| Extra Oversize Paper XOP-30021/98 |
Addison. Lloyd Street Records, 1986. #30021, Subseries: "4.1. Folk: Artists." XOP-30021/98 |
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Subseries 4.2. Folk: Events.
Arrangement: alphabetical by state.
Items advertising live performances, largely festivals, of folk music. The focus of the advertisement is on venue or sponsoring entity.
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Series 5. Jazz.
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Series 6. Medicine Shows, 1847-1980.
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Subseries 6.1. Medicine Shows: Artists.
| Extra Oversize Paper XOP-30021/103 |
The Original Christy's Minstrels, New York, 1847. #30021, Subseries: "6.1. Medicine Shows: Artists." XOP-30021/103 |
| Oversize Paper OP-30021/73 |
Carolina Jug Band, 18 July, Pittsboro, N.C. #30021, Subseries: "6.1. Medicine Shows: Artists." OP-30021/73 |
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Subseries 6.2. Medicine Shows: Events.
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Subseries 6.3. Medicine Shows: Other.
| Extra Oversize Paper XOP-30021/101 |
Free Show Tonite presented by the University of North Carolina Center for Public Television. #30021, Subseries: "6.3. Medicine Shows: Other." XOP-30021/101 |
| Oversize Paper OP-30021/72 |
Sense and Nonsense, J.H. White of Chicago. #30021, Subseries: "6.3. Medicine Shows: Other." OP-30021/72 |
| Extra Oversize Paper XOP-30021/102 |
Photocopy of a letter sent to Van Patten from James H. White #30021, Subseries: "6.3. Medicine Shows: Other." XOP-30021/102James White was teaching socialism in a road show. |
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Series 7. Old Time Music, Fiddle Conventions, and Mountain Culture, circa 1940-2008.
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Subseries 7.1. Old Time Music, Fiddle Conventions, and Mountain Culture: Artists.
Items pertaining to Old Time music that focus on particular performers.
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Subseries 7.2. Old Time Music, Fiddle Conventions, and Mountain Culture: Events.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by state. Events outside of United States are listed at end.
Items advertising old-time fiddle contests, mountain music festivals, and dances.
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Subseries 7.3. Old Time Music, Fiddle Conventions, and Mountain Culture: Other.
Items pertaining to mountain music or culture but not associated with a particular performer or event.
| Oversize Paper OP-30021/98 |
The Arkansas Traveler. #30021, Subseries: "7.3. Old Time Music, Fiddle Conventions, and Mountain Culture: Other." OP-30021/98Currier and Ives print. |
| Oversize Paper OP-30021/99 |
Fiddler drawing. #30021, Subseries: "7.3. Old Time Music, Fiddle Conventions, and Mountain Culture: Other." OP-30021/99 |
| Oversize Paper OP-30021/100 |
Warning Deadly Poison-Moonshine Liquor. #30021, Subseries: "7.3. Old Time Music, Fiddle Conventions, and Mountain Culture: Other." OP-30021/100 |
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Series 8. Rock and Pop, 1967-2008.
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Subseries 8.1. Rock and Pop: Artists.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Posters advertising live appearances or recording releases by specific artists.
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Subseries 8.2. Rock and Pop: Events.
Posters advertising performance events featuring more than one performer and in which the venue or the sponsoring entity is the focus of the item.
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Series 9. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Organizations and Events, 1999-2008.
Posters promoting conferences, exhibits, concert series, and collections at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Series 10. Other Items, 1999-2008.
Contains items not directly related to vernacular music.
Processed by: James McGlothlin, May 2008
Encoded by: James McGlothlin, May 2008
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