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Finding-Aid for the William Barlow Collection (MUM00352) in the Blues Archive. The Department of Archives and Special Collections. The University of Mississippi Libraries

Finding-Aid for the William Barlow Collection (MUM00352) in the Blues Archive.

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Descriptive Summary
PURL:
http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00352/
Creator:
Barlow, William Brook
Title:
William Barlow Collection (MUM00352) in the Blues Archive.
Inclusive Dates:
1980s

Materials in:
English
Abstract:
This collection contains photocopies of William Barlow’s early typescripts for “Voices from the Heartland: A Cultural History of the Blues,” Ph.D. Dissertation and his book Looking Up at Down
.
Quantity:
2 Boxes
Location:
Blues L-7
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:
William Barlow Collection (MUM00352) in the Blues Archive. The Department of Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi.

Historical Note
William Barlow, a Professor of Radio, Television, and Film at Howard University in Washington, DC, is author of Looking Up at Down: The Emergence of Blues Culture
, Voice Over: The Making of Black Radio
, and more.

Scope and Contents Note
The two letter-size boxes in this collection contain photocopies of William Barlow’s early typescripts for “Voices from the Heartland: A Cultural History of the Blues,” Ph.D. Dissertation and his book Looking Up at Down
.

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

BOX 1:

Barlow, William Brook. “Voices from the Heartland: A Cultural History of the

Blues,” Ph.D. Dissertation. University of California, Santa Cruz, 1983. Typescript (photocopy).

1.1 Introduction and Chapter I

1.2 Chapter II

1.3 Chapter III

1.4 Chapter IV

1.5 Chapter V

1.6 Chapter VI

1.7 Chapter VII

1.8 Chapter VIII

1.9 Chapter IX

1.10 Chapter X

1.11 Chapter XI

1.12 Chapter XII

1.13 Chapter XIII

1.14 Chapter XIV

1.15 Chapter XV

1.16 Conclusion

1.17 Footnotes

1.18 Selected Bibliography

BOX 2:

Barlow, William. Looking Up At Down. Publisher’s Typescript (Photocopy), 1989.

2.1 Contents and Introduction

2.2 Chapter 1

2.3 Chapter 2

2.4 Chapter 3

2.5 Chapter 4

2.6 Chapter 5

2.7 Chapter 6

2.8 Chapter 7

2.9 Chapter 8

2.10 Chapter 9

2.11 Chapter 10

2.12 Chapter 11

2.13 Chapter 12

2.14 Conclusion

2.15 Footnotes

 
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