Inventory of the Carolina Folk Festival Records, 1946-1953

Collection Number 40175

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Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Collection Information
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Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/
Processed by
University Archives Staff
Date Processed
January 1978
Encoded by
Susan Ballinger
Date Encoded
March 2003
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University Archives
Creator
Carolina Folk Festival (University of North Carolina (1793-1962)).
Title
Carolina Folk Festival Records, 1946-1953
Call Number
40175
Extent
100 items
Abstract
The Carolina Folk Festival was established in December 1947 as an activity of the University's Folklore Council. Bascom Lamar Lunsford, Director of the Annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in Asheville, N.C., was the moving force in the Festival's establishment and organized the first Festival, held 18-19 June 1948. Lunsford became director of the Carolina Folk Festival. The records of the Carolina Folk Festival consist of files of Russell Marvin Grumman, Director of the University's Extension Division and Chairman of the Folklore Council. They detail the establishment of the Folk Festival and the organization of the annual Festivals held from 1948 through 1953.
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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
No restrictions.
Provenance
Periodic transfer from the offices that create these records.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Carolina Folk Festival Records #40175, University Archives, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Grumman, Russell Marvin, 1895-
Carolina Folk Festival (University of North Carolina (1793-1962)).
University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--History--20th century.
University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Folklore Council.
Folk festivals--North Carolina.
North Carolina--Social life and customs.
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Historical Note

The Carolina Folk Festival was established in December 1947 as an activity of the University's Folklore Council. Bascom Lamar Lunsford, Director of the Annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in Asheville, N.C., was the moving force in the Festival's establishment and organized the first Festival, held 18-19 June 1948. Lunsford became director of the Carolina Folk Festival.

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Collection Overview

The records of the Carolina Folk Festival consist of files of Russell Marvin Grumman, Director of the University of North Carolina Extension Division and Chairman of the University of North Carolina Folklore Council. They detail the establishment of the Folk Festival and the organization of the annual Festivals held from 1948 through 1953.

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Description

Records.
Arrangement: Chronological.
   Folder 1
1946-1948
   Folder 2
1949-1950
   Folder 3
1951-1953

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Related Collections

Records of the Division of Extension and Continuing Education.