Appalachian State University Digital Collections

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- Blind Girl, Variant 1, Copy
- Ballads, English -- North Carolina Blind children -- Songs and music Remarriage -- Songs and music Death -- Songs and music
- One leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in good physical condition. There is a pushpin hole at the upper left corner. There is minor fraying along the bottom edge. The informant citation is handwritten in blue ink at the top...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- George Collins (Lady Alice), Variant 8
- Ballads, English -- North Carolina Lovesickness -- Songs and Music Death -- Songs and Music
- One leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in good physical condition. There is a hole at the upper left corner. There is a stain of unknown origin at the right edge. There is a minor tear at the upper right corner. Although not...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Broder Eton Got De Coon, Variant 2
- Minstrel music -- Georgia Minstrel music -- South Carolina Nonsense songs Raccoon -- Songs and music
- One leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in good physical condition. There are staple holes at the upper left corners. There are several small stains of unknown origin at the lower right corner. The document was folded into...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Our Goodman, Variant 1
- Ballads, English -- North CarolinaBallads, Irish -- North Carolina Ballads, Manx -- North Carolina Ballads, Scots -- North Carolina Adultery -- Songs and music Binge drinking -- Songs and music
- Three leaves of lined paper, handwritten in ink on the front sides. The document is in good physical condition. There is a paper clip-related minor tear at the upper left corner of the third leaf. There is a paper clip rust stain at the upper...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Our Goodman, Variant 1, Copy
- Ballads, English -- North Carolina Ballads, Irish -- North Carolina Ballads, Manx -- North Carolina Ballads, Scots -- North Carolina Adultery -- Songs and music Binge drinking -- Songs and music
- Two leaves, typewritten on the front sides. The document is in good physical condition. There are staple holes at the upper left corners of both leaves. There are holes at the upper right corners of both leaves, likely from pushpins. There are...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Red, White, and Blue, Variant 2, Copy
- Folk songs, English -- North Carolina Unrequited love -- Songs and music Flowers -- Songs and music Letters -- Songs and music Warnings -- Songs and music
- One leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in excellent physical condition. There is one textual correction, handwritten in blue ink. There is a "2" handwritten in black ink preceding the song text, likely for...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Dying from Home and Lost
- Gospel music -- United States Popluar music -- United States Last words -- Songs and music Salvation -- Songs and music Death -- Songs and music
- One leaf, typewritten on the front sides. The document is in good physical condition. There are pushpin holes at both upper corners. The informant citation follows the song text.
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Frog's Courtship, Variant 1
- Children's songs, English -- Maryland Children's songs, English -- North Carolina Courtship -- Songs and music Anthropomorphism -- Songs and music Marriage -- Songs and music Frogs -- Songs and music
- Two leaves, typewritten on the front sides and handwritten in blue ink on the reverse side of the second leaf. The document is in good physical condition. There is a staple hole at the center upper edge of both leaves. There is a staple rust...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- My Pretty Bird, Copy
- Folk songs -- North Carolina Birds -- Songs and music Eggs -- Songs and music
- Two leaves, typewritten on the front sides. The document is in good physical condition. There are staple holes at the center upper edges of both leaves. There is a staple-related tear at the center upper edge of both leaves. There are pushpin...
- 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
- Blind Girl, Variant 1
- Ballads, English -- North Carolina Blind children -- Songs and music Remarriage -- Songs and music Death -- Songs and music
- Two leaves of lined paper, handwritten in ink on the front sides. The document is in excellent physical condition. There are two loose leaf binding holes along the left edge. There are paper clip rust stains at the upper left corners of both...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Springfield Mountain, Variant 1
- Ballads -- American Snakebites -- Songs and music Death -- Songs and music
- Single leaf of lined paper, handwritten in blue ink. Document in excellent physical condition. Two binder holes on left edge of leaf. Informant citation handwritten in pencil follows song text. The document notes that Elsie Moseley was a music...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Swapping Songs, Variant 3
- Ballads, English -- North Carolina Travel -- Songs and music Marriage -- Songs and music London (England) -- Songs and music Barter -- Songs and music Livestock -- Songs and music Domestic...
- Single leaf, typewritten on front side. Document in excellent physical condition. Informant citation following song text.
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Writing Class, 1957
- Students;
- This image shows a writing class meeting at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967). A group of students sit at desks working with SPEEDBALL® lettering books and calligraphy sets. Students can be seen studying and copying different...
- Appalachian State University Historical Photographs Collection
- Split Rail Fence
- Leniavell Trivette learned how to quilt as well as many other handicrafts from her late mother Elsie Trivette, the 1994 N.C. Heritage Award Recipient, who in turn learned from her mother and grandmother while growing up in the mountains of Avery...
- Library Art Collection
- Log Cabin
- Lena Trivette learned how to quilt as well as many other handicrafts from her late mother Elsie Trivette, the 1994 N.C. Heritage Award Recipient, who in turn learned from her mother and grandmother while growing up in the mountains of Avery...
- Library Art Collection
- Boys Won't Do to Trust, Variant 2
- Ballads, English Courtship -- Songs and music Warnings -- Songs and music
- One leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in good physical condition. There is a minor tear at the lower right corner.
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Lord Thomas and Fair Eleanor, Variant 4 , Copy
- Ballads, English -- North Carolina Ballads, Irish -- North Carolina Ballads, Scots -- North Carolina Murder -- Songs and Music Courtship -- Songs and Music
- Two leaves, typewritten on the front sides. The document is in good physical condition. There are staple holes at the upper left corners of both leaves. There is paper clip tearing at the upper left corner of the first leaf. There is evidence...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Daemon Lover, Variant 9
- Ballads, English -- North Carolina Ballads, Scots -- North Carolina Adultery -- Songs and music Ocean travel -- Songs and music
- Three leaves of lined paper, handwritten in ink on the front sides. The doucment is good physical condition. There are two loose-leaf binding holes along the left edge of each leaf. There is minor tearing along the bottom edge of each leaf. ...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Daemon Lover, Variant 9, Copy
- Ballads, English -- North Carolina Ballads, Scots -- North Carolina Adultery -- Songs and music Ocean travel -- Songs and music
- Two leaves, typewritten on the front sides. The document is in good physical condition. There are staple holes at the upper left corners of both leaves. There is a hole in the upper right corners of both leaves, likely from a pushpin. There is...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection