Appalachian State University Digital Collections

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- Song About a Man-of-War
- Ballads, English -- North Carolina Ships -- Sogns and music Sailors -- Songs and music Sailing -- Songs and music Courtship -- Songs and music
- Three leaves, typewritten on the front sides. Document in good physical condition. Staple holes at top center of document. Editor's mark in blue ink on first leaf. Informant citation following text on first leaf.
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Blockader's Trail
- Ballads -- North Carolina Ballads -- West Virginia Distilling, Illicit -- Songs and music Arrest -- Songs and music
- Five leaves, typewritten on the front sides. The document is in good physical condition. There are staple holes at the middle top edges of each leaf. There is a staple rust stain at the middle top edge of the first leaf. There are pushpin holes...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Bonny Barbara Allan, Variant 9
- Ballads, English -- North Carolina Ballads, Irish -- North Carolina Ballads, Scots -- North Carolina Lovesickness -- Songs and Music Death -- Songs and Music
- Two leaves, typewritten on the front sides. The document is in good physical condition. There are staple holes at the middle top edges of both leaves. There is a minor tear at the upper left corner of the first leaf. There is a "9"...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Red, White, and Blue
- Folk songs, English -- North Carolina Unrequited love -- Songs and music Flowers -- Songs and music Letters -- Songs and music
- Three leaves of lined paper, handwritten in pencil on the front sides. There is a also an enveolpe, handwritten in black ink on both sides. It is unknown if the envelope is correctly assoicated with the document. The document is in good physical...
- I. G. Greer Folksong Collection
- Claud Allen, Variant 2, Copy
- Ballads -- North Carolina Ballads -- Virginia Allen, Claude Swanson, 1889-1913 -- Songs and music Capital punishment -- Songs and music
- One leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in good physical condition. There are pushpin holes at both upper corners. There is a "2" handwritten in ink to the left of the document title, likely for classification...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- I'll Remember You in My Prayers, Variant 2
- Popular music -- United States Love -- Songs and music Prayers -- Songs and music Angels --- Songs and music
- Two pages of lined paper in the 1905 Hoover manuscript book, handwritten in black ink. The document is in good physical condition. The lower left corner of the second page has been torn away.
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Ring the Bell, Watchman!
- Popular music -- United States Patriotism -- Songs and music Church bells -- Songs and music Proclamations -- Songs and music
- Two pages handwritten in black ink from the 1905 Coffey/Hoover ballad manuscript book, The document is in good physical condition.
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- I'll Remember You in My Prayers, Variant 2, Copy
- Popular music -- United States Love -- Songs and music Prayers -- Songs and music Angels -- Songs and music
- One leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in good physical condition. There are pushpin holes at all four corners. A portion has been cut away from the bottom of the leaf. There is a "2" handwritten in pencil above the...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Jesse James
- Ballads -- Tennessee Ballads -- Virginia North Carolina -- Ballads James, Jesse, 1847-1882 -- Songs and music Ford, Robert, 1862-1892 -- Songs and music Brigands and robbers -- Songs and...
- Four leaves of lined paper, handwritten in black ink on the front sides. The fourth leaf is also handwritten on the reverse side. The document is in fair physical condition. There is a significanct hole torn through the top of each leaf. There...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Jesse James, Copy
- Ballads -- Tennessee Ballads -- Virginia Ballads -- North Carolina James, Jesse, 1847-1882 -- Songs and music Ford, Robert, 1862-1892 -- Songs and music Brigands and robbers -- Songs and music Death --...
- One leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in good physical condition. There is a pushpin hole at the center upper edge. The document title is handwritten in red pencil at the upper left corner. There are two informant citations,...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- God Make My Life a Little Light
- Gospel music -- North Carolina Prayers -- Songs and music Benevolence -- Songs and music
- One leaf of lined paper handwritten in ink on both sides. The document is from the 1905 Coffey/Hoover manuscript book. The document is in good physical condition.
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- God Make My Life a Little Light, Copy
- Gospel music -- North Carolina Prayers -- Songs and music Benevolence -- Songs and music
- One leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in good physical condition. There are two pushpin holes at both upper corners. The document was folded horizontally and vertically into sixths, possibly for mailing. There are three tears...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Poor Naomi (Omie Wise), Variant 1
- Ballads -- North Carolina Wise, Naomi, d. 1807 -- Songs and music Courtship -- Songs and music Murder -- Songs and music
- One leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in excellent physical condition. There is one minor tear at upper right corner. There is a "1" handwritten in blue ink to the right of the document title, likely for...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Separation, Copy
- Folk songs Unrequited love -- Songs and music Farewells -- Songs and music
- Single leaf, typewritten on front side. Document is in good physical condition. Document has two push pin holes in upper left corner, one push pin hole in top center, and one in upper right corner. Push pin holes on left and right edge of leaf...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Wicked Girl
- Folk songs, American -- North Carolina Hell -- Songs and music Warnings -- Songs and music Death -- Songs and music Last words -- Songs and music
- One leaf, handwritten in pencil on both sides. The document is in good physical condition. The document was laminated. There is minor lamination-related creasing on the document. There is minor fraying along the left edge. The document was...
- I. G. Greer Folksong Collection
- Wreck of the Old Ninety-Seven, Lyric Variant 01
- Popular music -- United States Ballads, American -- North Carolina Railroad accidents -- Songs and music Warnings -- Songs and music Death -- Songs and music
- Two leaves of lined paper, handwritten in pencil on the front side of the first leaf and on both sides of the second leaf. The document is in good physical condition. There is minor fraying along the upper edge of both leaves. The document was...
- I. G. Greer Folksong Collection
- Death of the Infidel's Daughter
- Folk songs Death -- Songs and music Salvation -- Christianity -- Songs and music Fathers and daughters -- Songs and music Hell -- Songs and music
- One half leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in good physical condition. The document was laminated. The upper left corner and the lower left corner were folded into the laminate. There is minor fraying along the bottom edge. ...
- I. G. Greer Folksong Collection
- Hicks' Farewell, Lyric Variant 01
- Spirituals (Songs) -- North Carolina Clergy -- Songs and music Last words -- Songs and music Farewells -- Songs and music Death -- Songs and music
- One leaf, handwritten in black ink on both sides. The document is in excellent physical condition. The document was laminated. There is some minor staining of unknown origin throughout the document. The document was folded horizontally and...
- I. G. Greer Folksong Collection
- County Tyrone
- Folk songs, Irish -- North Carolina Courtship -- Songs and ballads Tyrone (Ireland) -- Songs and music
- One leaf of lined paper, handwritten in pencil on both sides. The document is in excellent physical condition. There are three loose leaf binding holes along the left edge. There is one informant citation at the upper right corner of the first...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- County Tyrone
- Folk songs, Irish Courtship -- Songs and ballads Tyrone (Ireland) -- Songs and music
- Three leaves of lined paper, handwritten in black ink on the front sides. The document is in good physical condition. The document was laminated. The first and second leaves were laminated back-to-back. There is lamination-related creasing at...
- I. G. Greer Folksong Collection