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Finding-Aid for the Barry Lee Pearson Collection (MUM00152) in the Blues Archive. The Department of Archives and Special Collections. The University of Mississippi Libraries

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MUM00152

Finding-Aid for the Barry Lee Pearson Collection (MUM00152) in the Blues Archive.

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Descriptive Summary

Scope and Contents Note

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Descriptive Summary

PURL:

http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00152/

Creator:

Pearson, Barry

Title:

Barry Lee Pearson Collection in the Blues Archive

Inclusive Dates:

ca. 1988

Materials in:

English

Abstract:

The Barry Lee Pearson Collection contains a copy of the typescript with the working title “The Road is Rough and Rocky: The Lives and Art of Two Virginia Bluesmen.” It was later published as Virginia Piedmont blues : the lives and art of two Virginia bluesmen.

Quantity:

1 Box

Number:

MUM00152

Location:

Blues L-2

Repository :

The University of Mississippi
J.D. Williams Library
Department of Archives and Special Collections
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848, USA
Phone: 662.915.7408
Fax: 662.915.5734
E-Mail: archive@olemiss.edu
URL: https://www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/archives/

Cite as:

Barry Lee Pearson Collection (MUM00152) in the Blues Archive. The Department of Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi.

Scope and Contents Note

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open.

Use Restriction

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.

Container List

Folder 1: Introduction

Folder 2: Archie Edwards’ Story

Folder 3: Country Life

Folder 4: Learning the Blues

Folder 5: Working at the Sawmill

Folder 6: House Parties Days

Folder 7: Leaving Home

Folder 8: Army Life

Folder 9: Washington D.C.

Folder 10: The John Hurt Era

Folder 11: Back in Action

Folder 12: Friends and Memories

Folder 13: Taking It Easy

Folder 14: Notes to Archie Edwards’ Story

Folder 15: Archie Edwards’ Songs

Folder 16: Archie Edwards’ Blues

Folder 17: Notes to Archie’s Songs

Folder 18: Discography

Folder 19: East Virginia John Henry

Folder 20: John Cephas’ Story

Folder 21: Down in the Country

Folder 22: Gospel Days

Folder 23: House Party Days

Folder 24: Downhome Life

Folder 25: Work

Folder 26: Making a Comeback

Folder 27: On the Road

Folder 28: Preaching the Blues

Folder 29: Notes to John Cephas’ Story

Folder 30: John Cephas’ Songs

Folder 31: John Cephas’ Blues

Folder 32: Notes to John Cephas’ Songs

Folder 33: John Henry

Folder 34: Conclusion