Anne and Frank Warner collection

LC control no.	2004695171
Type of material	Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Main title	Anne and Frank Warner collection, 1938-1969 / collected by Anne and Frank Warner.
Related names	Hicks, Ray, 1922-2003, performer. » More like this Proffitt, Frank, performer. » More like this Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967, performer. » More like this Solomon, Louis, 1879- performer. » More like this Warner, Anne, collector. » More like this Warner, Frank, 1903-1978, collector. » More like this
Description	105 sound discs : analog. 17 sound tape reels : analog ; 7 in. 2 sound tape reels : analog ; 5 in. graphic materials: 15 photographs : photographic prints, negatives, b&w ; various sizes.
Rights advisory	Duplication of the recorded materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Summary	Field recordings and photographs made by Anne and Frank Warner documenting folk music and storytelling during trips to Illinois (1941), Massachusetts (1941), New Hampshire (1940-41), New York (1939-41, 1946, 1949-52, 1961, 1969), North Carolina (1938-41, 1944, 1951, 1959), Missouri (1941), Vermont (1940), Virginia (1940), and to some unspecified locations in the Midwest. The songs were collected from descendents of English and Scots-Irish immigrants and from African Americans, some of West Indian descent. Includes songs and stories of Frank Proffitt, Sr. and the extended Hicks family of Beech Mountain, North Carolina. Mohawk songs, chants, war cries, courting, and hunting songs were recorded from Louis Solomon at Hogansburg, St. Regis Mohawk Indian Reservation, New York in 1940-41. Also included are a few interviews with performers, storytelling sessions, and recordings of lectures and readings performed by poet Carl Sandburg in 1950, 1951, and 1953. Fifteen black and white photographic prints taken by Frank Warner from 1938-1941 include photographs of Anne Warner making field recordings of performers in North Carolina; and photographs of Frank Proffitt, Sr., the C. K. Tillett family, John Culpeper, Roby Monroe Hicks, Buna Vista Hicks, Rebecca King Jones, Lena Bourne Fish, Mohawk Indians on the St. Regis Reservation, John Galusha, Joseph Henry Johnson, Bill Moss, and Jesse McDonald.
Notes	Due to their limited budget for equipment and supplies, the Warners sometimes recorded only a portion of a song; the remainder was transcribed by Anne Warner. Sound recordings numbered: AFS 15261-15384; AFS 10055-10057; AFS 15385-15400; AFS 15564-15565; AFS 17769; preservation tape reels: LWO 1490 reels 1-3; LWO 7096 reels 1-16; LWO 7273 reels 1-2; LWO 8617; reference copies: AFS 10055-10057; AFS 15365-15368. Anne and Frank Warner Papers, 1920-2000, are in the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University. Most recordings are in English; some sessions include Mohawk language performances.
Finding aids	Finding aid available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.
Cite as	Anne and Frank Warner Collection (AFC 1950/002), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Acquisition source	Anne and Frank Warner; Donation; 1950, 1972.
Subjects	Warner, Anne--Ethnomusicological collections. » More like this Warner, Frank, 1903-1978--Ethnomusicological collections. » More like this Hicks family. » More like this St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians of New York--Music. » More like this Folk music--Appalachian Region. » More like this Folk music--Atlantic States. » More like this Folk music--New England. » More like this Folk music--Middle West. » More like this Ballads, English--Appalachian Region. » More like this Ballads, English--Atlantic States. » More like this Ballads, English--New England. » More like this Folk songs, English--North Carolina. » More like this Folk songs, English--New York (State) » More like this Folk songs, English--Virginia. » More like this Folk songs, English--New Hampshire. » More like this Folk songs, English--Missouri. » More like this Folk songs, English--Illinois. » More like this Folk songs, English--Vermont. » More like this Folk songs, English--Massachusetts. » More like this African Americans--Music. » More like this British Americans--Music. » More like this Irish Americans--Music. » More like this Mohawk Indians--New York (State)--Music. » More like this Scots Irish--United States--Music. » More like this West Indian Americans--Music. » More like this Children's songs, English--United States. » More like this Hymns, English--United States. » More like this Singing games--United States. » More like this Popular music--United States. » More like this Fiddle tunes--United States. » More like this Field recordings--United States. » More like this
Form/Genre	Interviews. » More like this Lectures. » More like this Photographs. » More like this Sound recordings. » More like this Field recordings. » More like this
Local shelving no.	AFC 1950/002 AFS 15261-15384; AFS 15385-15400; AFS 15564-15565; AFS 17769 (originals) LWO 1490 reels 1-3; LWO 7096 reels 1-16; LWO 7273 reels 1-2; LWO 8617 (preservation masters) AFS 10055-10057; AFS 15365-15368 (listening copies)
Language code	eng eng moh
Geographic area code	n-usl-- n-usn-- n-usc--
Repository	DLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610
Links	Finding aid: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af005001>