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[Identification of item], Folklore and Music of Virginia Clippings, Appalachian Collection, McConnell Library, Radford University, Radford, VA. Folklore and Music of Virginia Clippings , Accession # AC 019, University Archives, McConnell Library, Radford University
Regional History vertical files in McConnell Library.
No further accruals are expected.
Materials were originally collected in regional history vertical files in McConnell Library from the 1940s-1970s, and moved to this collection in 2011.
This collection contains newspaper clippings from 1958-1976 covering various topics in music, folktales and folksongs. Booklets and brochures cover events such as the performance of Feather Crowns by William Stapleton Long and the 29th annual convention of the Virginia Federation of Music Clubs. A script for Our Yesterday and a flyer for the Skyline Bluegrass Festival are also included. Miscellaneous articles include a bulletin called Virginia Folklore Society, a newsletter from the University of Virginia about Folklore and Folksongs in Virginia and a book The Mountain Mystery by G.M.N Parker.Various documents such as Folklore in Virginia and Collection of Folktales round out the collection.
Box 1. Newspaper Clippings, Booklets, Brochures, Documents and Miscellaneous items of Folklore and Music of Virginia.