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[United States, Middle Atlantic States, 1938] / collected by Herbert Halpert.
Date
1938
Main contributor
Halpert, Herbert.
Summary
A large collection of Anglo-American songs including ballads, Child ballads, children's game songs, play-party songs, bawdy songs, sea shanties, sailor's songs, local songs, historical songs, Civil and Revolutionary war songs, raftman's songs, lumbering and hauling songs, railroad songs, wainwright's songs, and white spirituals.
Contributor
Indiana University, Bloomington. Archives of Traditional Music.
Subjects
British Americans; Spirituals (Songs); Ballads, English; Historical songs and ballads; Child ballads; Folk songs, English; Singing games; Sea songs; Play-party; Music; Children's songs; Bawdy songs; Work songs; History; Civil War, 1861-1865; Songs and music; Revolution, 1775-1783
Locations
Middle Atlantic States; United States
Collection
Archives of Traditional Music Field and Broadcast Collections
Unit
Archives of Traditional Music
Language
English
Terms of Use
Archival use and reproduction for non-profit educational or research purposes; Archives of Traditional Music.
Physical Description
128 sound discs : analog, 78 rpm, mono. ; 12 in. + documentation.
Notes

Folk songs.

Aluminum (124) and acetate (4) discs.

Accompanied by biographical and program notes, and selected song texts.

Local Note

Song titles too numerous to list; traced separately.

12-4902--5029; 16-645--654 (copies); EC 10" 1435 (copies of acetates)

Performers

Various singers and children performing.

Statement of Responsibility

collected by Herbert Halpert.

Venue/Event Date

Recorded July-Aug. 1938 by Halpert at various locations in the Pine Barren region of New Jersey, northeastern Pennsylvania, and New York.

Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: 2231185; OCLC: ocm20141303; Catalog Key: BGU7713BT; Collection Identifier: 54-218-F