Finding Aid for the John Quincy Wolf Jr. Collection
MUM01777
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- University of Mississippi Libraries
- Title
- John Quincy Wolf Jr. Collection
- ID
- MUM01777
- Date
- 1962-1968
- Extent
- 0.5 Linear feet (52 audio cassette tapes)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Abstract
- Fifty-two audio cassettes of mostly shape note singing in north Mississippi, north Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky recorded by John Quincy Wolf in the 1960s.
Preferred Citation
John Quincy Wolf Jr. Collection (MUM01777), The Department of Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi.
Biographical Note
John Quincy Wolf, Jr. was an English professor at Southwestern at Memphis (now Rhodes College) and a self-trained folklorist. He began recording regional folk musicians in the 1950s and discovered several important singers, including Jimmy Driftwood. He also recorded a number of Memphis area blues and jug band musicians like Bukka White, Gus Cannon, and Furry Lewis. In the 1960s Wolf recorded many shape-note singers in north Mississippi and Alabama.
A more detailed biography is available from Lyon College.
Scope and Content
The collection contains fifty-two audio cassettes of mostly shape note singing in north Mississippi, north Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky recorded by John Quincy Wolf in the 1960s.
Arrangement
Series 1: Alabama (tapes 1.1-1.15)
Series 2: Kentucky (tape 1.16)
Series 3: Mississippi (tapes 1.17-1.35)
Series 4: Tennessee (tapes 2.1-2.3)
Series 5: Unmarked (tapes 2.4-2.17)
Administrative Information
Publication Information
University of Mississippi Libraries October 2012
Access Restrictions
The John Quincy Wolf Jr. Collection is open for research. The tapes have been digitized and can be accessed online.
Copyright Restrictions
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use", that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Additions
No further additions are expected to this collection.
Acquisition Information
Donated by John Quincy Wolf’s daughter Adele Grilli in October 2012
Processing Information
Collection processed by Lauren Rogers and Greg Johnson. Finding aid created by Kathryn Michaelis, October 2012. Finding aid updated by Kathryn Michaelis, January 2013.
Alternative Formats
These tapes have been digitized and are accessible online.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Materials at Other Repositories
The John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection at Lyon College
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- audiocassettes
Subject(s)
- Shape note singing -- Alabama
- Shape note singing -- Kentucky
- Shape note singing -- Mississippi
- Shape note singing -- Tennessee
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Alabama |
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1.1 Arab (Ala.) Poke Sallet Festival Reel 1, 28 April 1963 |
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1.2 Arab (Ala.) Poke Sallet Festival Reel 2, 28 April 1963 |
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1.3 Arab (Ala.) Poke Sallet Festival Reel 3, 28 April 1963 |
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1.4 Arab (Ala.) Poke Sallet Festival Reel 4, 28 April 1963 |
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1.5 Carbon Hills (Ala.) Flatwoods Church, 7 July 1963 Scope and ContentSacred harp |
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1.6 Ozark (Ala.) Negro Sacred Harp, 25 November 1965 Scope and ContentWOZK Radio |
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1.7 Ozark (Ala.) Black Sacred Harp Interview, April 1966 Scope and ContentInterview by Emily Thompson |
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1.8 Salem (Ala.) [untitled], 1965 |
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1.9 Salem (Ala.) [untitled], November 1965 |
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1.10 Salem (Ala.) [untitled], November 1965 Scope and ContentTape B |
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1.11 Salem (Ala.) Morning Session, 19 November 1967 Scope and ContentTape A |
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1.12 Salem (Ala.) Morning Session, 19 November 1967 Scope and ContentTape B |
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1.13 Salem (Ala.) Salem Reel 1, undated Scope and ContentTape A |
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1.14 Salem (Ala.) Salem Reel 1, undated Scope and ContentTape B |
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1.15 Salem (Ala.) Salem Reel 2, undated |
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Series 2: Kentucky |
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1.16 Benton (Ky.) “Big Singing,” 26 May 1963 |
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Series 3: Mississippi |
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1.17 Bruce (Miss.) Calvary, 9 December 1962 |
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1.18 Bruce (Miss.) Calvary, 9 December 1962 Scope and ContentTape B |
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1.19 Bruce (Miss.) Calvary #1, undated Scope and ContentTape A |
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1.20 Bruce (Miss.) Calvary #1, undated Scope and ContentTape B |
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1.21 Bruce (Miss.) Calvary #2, undated Scope and ContentTape A |
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1.22 Fulton (Miss.) Reel 1, 1963 |
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1.23 Fulton (Miss.) Reel 2, 1963 |
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1.24 Fulton (Miss.) Fulton Courthouse Reel 1, 11 October 1964 Scope and ContentTape A |
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1.25 Fulton (Miss.) Fulton Courthouse Reel 2, 11 October 1964 Scope and ContentTape A |
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1.26 Fulton (Miss.) Fulton Courthouse Reel 1, 11 October 1964 Scope and ContentTape B |
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1.27 Fulton (Miss.) Fulton Courthouse Reel 2, 11 October 1964 Scope and ContentTape B |
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1.28 Fulton (Miss.) [untitled], 13 October 1964 Scope and ContentTape B |
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1.29 Fulton (Miss.) [untitled], undated Scope and ContentTape A |
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1.30 Houston (Miss.) Stewart’s Chapel Reel 1, 10 March 1968 Scope and ContentTape 1 |
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1.31 Houston (Miss.) Stewart’s Chapel Reel 1, 10 March 1968 Scope and ContentTape 2 |
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1.32 Houston (Miss.) Stewart’s Chapel Reel 2, 10 March 1968 Scope and ContentTape 1 |
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1.33 Houston (Miss.) Stewart’s Chapel Reel 2, 10 March 1968 Scope and ContentTape 2 |
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1.34 Mantachie (Miss.) Pleasant Hill, 7 March 1968 |
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1.35 Mantachie (Miss.) Pleasant Hill, 17 March 1968 |
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Series 4: Tennessee |
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2.1 Germantown (Tenn.) New Bethel Baptist Church Choir, 11 October 1965 Scope and ContentRecorded by Imogene Hudson |
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2.2 Memphis (Tenn.) 1st Baptist Church, 1964 |
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2.3 Memphis (Tenn.) 1st Baptist Church |
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Series 5: Unmarked |
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2.4 Sacred Harp, 1963 |
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2.5 Christian Harmony Ebenezer Church, 19 May 1963 |
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2.6 Anthem and Sermon, First Baptist Church, 11 October 1965 Scope and ContentTape A; Dr. William Hall preaching |
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2.7 Anthem and Sermon, First Baptist Church, 11 October 1965 Scope and ContentTape B |
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2.8 “Rivers of Delight” SCope and ContentSung by the Word of Mouth Chorus |
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2.9 Sacred Harp Scope and ContentRecorded by Charles McNutt |
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2.10 Sacred Harp Tape B Scope and ContentRecorded by Charles McNutt |
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2.11 Sacred Harp Revival Anthem |
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2.12 Sacred Harp Revival Anthem Scope and ContentTape B |
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2.13 Sacred Harp Scope and ContentTape A |
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2.14 Sacred Harp Scope and ContentTape B |
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2.15 Sacred Harp Scope and ContentTape A |
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2.16 Sacred Harp Scope and ContentTape B |
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2.17 Unmarked Tape |
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