Manuscript/Mixed Material Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958
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Image 1 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 American Folklife Center Library of Congress Alan Lomax Collection AFC 2004004 folder 040266 field work British Isles 19501958 correspondence Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 2 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 CARD Thank you for nice letter you forgot include Ms Tippel add TEL LINTON 229 ERS Contacts THE MILL HOUSE Streetly End West Wickham Cambs January 30th 1957 Alan Lomax Esq CO…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 3 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 2 if I could remember the real names of the originals I am afraid I cant help very much by giving you any exact details Yours truly CP Allinson CP Allinson Transcribed…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 5 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 English Contacts Lebanese Singer 125 Whitehall Court SW 1 Dear Mr Lomax I write you for two most pleasant reasons First may I say how enormously we all here enjoy your preservation…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 6 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 interests you Personally I am judging by your attitude to your research that you will have a great personal thrill if you never use them if you keep them for the record…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 7 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Contralto voice Im giving soe Lebanese folksongs in Arabic They wereare lovely indeed delicate poignant sweet and quite fascinating Are you in London Would you like to get in touch with Miss…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 8 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 El Serrano 3 Heath Street Hampstead London NW3 hand written sorryworry turn cannon of fine wdoawy outho lechiy 18th January 1957 Alan Lomax Esq Broadcasting House London W1 Dear Lomax We have…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 9 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 ISLE OF CANNA SCOTLAND 141150 Dr Alan Lomax Palais du Chaillot Paris Dear Dr Lomax I regret the delay in answering your letter but this has only just reached me It had…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 10 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Irish folkmusic on a separate basis and I cannot agree myself to Scottish folksong being treated on any other than a full national basis I have had some disagreement with the International…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 11 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 34 Copper Hill St Aberdovey Merioneth 3156 Dear Mr Lomax I presume you have heard of me from Mr Legman France in regard to the collecting of sailors shanties I had a…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 12 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Wellpark Kirkintilloch Dunbartonshire 13th Nov 1953 Dear Mr Lomax Congratualtions on a most enjoyable programme no doubt you will be paying a visit to Ireland If so please get in touch with…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 13 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 28 may be too racy for TV but much will be well up to the very excellent standard of your most enjoyable programme Yours Sincerely Inez D Graham Transcribed and reviewed by…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 14 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Scotland Wahlensbergsvagen 13 Uppsala Wednesday Dear Alan Pardon the delay in writing to you I hope you got my card last week Strombach has not been well and thus could not do…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 15 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 own purposes I have not heard from Newcum yet What was the outcome of the interview I hear Campbell of Corwnor and his friends are on the verge of a nervous breakdown…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 16 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 The Glen Bana Scotland 15152 Dear Alan I thank you for your letter and enclosure I am happy that little Miss McNeil will get a pleasant surprise one of these days and…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 17 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 EKS Contacts 192 Streetsbrook Road Shirley Solihull Warwickshire 5257 Dear Alan Lomax I have listened with enormous pleasure to your programmes of folk music in Sicily and Italy and should like to…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 18 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 singing student in Italy One morning she put her head out of her window and started to sing everyone in the street joined in I can solemnly assure you that when I…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 19 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 notes Elkis sorry havent had time to answer Call it the Lomax prize without 1st name attached Ill invest a guinea for the lot year see how she goes end notes 109…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 20 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 or if contract forbids that it could be named after your father whose name is wellknown to our balladsingers from FolkSong USA I would suggest the award be to the value of…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 21 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION Head Office Broadcasting House London W I Television Service Alexandra Palace Wood Green London N22 TELEPHONE TUDOR 6420 TELEGRAMS AND CABLES BROADCASTS TELEX LONDON 16th December 1953 TV…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 22 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Gerard Campbell 13 Wellington Place Belfast N Ireland 19th Oct 1956 Mr Alan Lomax 10 Cholmeley Park Archway RD LondonN6 Dear Alan I am surprised I havent heard from you before now…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 23 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 2 and I didnt know that Mr Solomon could stop you doing what you like with them So here now in my written permission just incase I am not assuming you could…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 24 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 English Contact private dances and parties catered for ransboi african high life rythm band leader Ransford M Boi 1a Abourne Street London W9 tel Lords 1451 Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 25 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Salle Erard 18 Marlboroy SV W1 GER 6706 Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 26 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Friday 12 pm Waterloo 7173 6 Liverpool St Taxi rank main ent to borldring violin Janie Dunlevy North 2973 flute Tommy Haley Gul 4319 1 Barbeley St where he lived Knight Industrial…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 27 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Scots work songs Bothy Ballads Gathering Songs Churning Songs Waulking Songs Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 29 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 41 Parkhill Rd Sidcup Kent Tel Footscray 5220 Sedbergh 1851 Dent 9 George Dragon 20 Alan Lomax Esq co BBC Television Service Alexandra Palace N22 16 Nov 1953 Dear Sir After enjoying…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 30 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 11 Harry Cox Charlie Wills Arthur Pigeon Bill Dancer Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 31 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 the George Dragon Mrs I can well remember one song called the Dent Hunt Song that was both tuneful descriptive I think you would be well repaid for a trip to that…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 32 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 22a Clifton Hill St Johns Wood NW8 November 21st 1953 PS Moore Esq 41 Parkhill Road Sidcup Kent Dear Mr Moore Thank you for your kind letter I would like to get…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 33 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 41 Parkhill Rd Sidcup Kent Tel Footscroy 5220 Sedburgh 185 Dent 9 George Dragon 20 Alan Lomax Esq co BBC Television Service Alexandra Palace N22 16 Nov 1953 Dear Sir After enjoying…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 34 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 the George and Dragon I can well remember one song called the Dent Hunt Song that was both tuneful and descriptive I think you would be well repaid for a trip to…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 35 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 the George Dragon Mum Hattie T can well remember one song called the Dent Hunt Song that was both tuneful descriptive I think you would be well repaid for a trip to…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 36 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 22a Clifton Hill St Johns Wood NW8 November 21st 1953 PS Moore Esq 41 Parkhill Road Sidcup Kent Dear Mr Moore Thank you for your kind letter I would like to go…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 37 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 MAI 3889 22a Clifton Hill London NW8 1st January 1954 Bob Archer Asthall Burford Oxfordhsire Dear Mr Archer The other day Peter Kennedy played me some of the songs you have recorded…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 38 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 39 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 TV Contract McFloen 80 Park Avenue Palmers Green London N 13 13th Oct Dear Alan Lomax Many thanks for your delightful programmes We would like many more each lasting much longer We…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 40 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 3 and sing softly whilst the girls sang softly in the background I did not hear them sing folk songs but they made even shoddy popular music sound almost attractive Again thank…
- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01