Appalachian State University Digital Collections

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- Slighted Girl, Copy 1
- Folk songs Love -- Songs and music Unrequited love -- Songs and music Lovesickness -- Songs and music
- Single leaf, typewritten on front side. Document in good physical condition. Two binder holes are along left edge of leaf. Informant citation follows text. Handwritten note in red ink by Dr. Abrams at the bottom of the document is dated...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Slighted Girl
- Folk songs Love -- Songs and music Unrequited love -- Songs and music Lovesickness -- Songs and music
- Single leaf of lined paper, handwritten in pencil on both sides. Document in excellent physical condition. Short slashes of black ink are in the text on the front side. Informant citation follows text.
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Slighted Girl, Copy 2
- Folk songs Love -- Songs and music Unrequited love -- Songs and music Lovesickness -- Songs and music
- Single leaf, typewritten on front side. Document in fair condition, with blurry text. Two binder holes are on the left edge of the document. Handwritten title in pencil above the text at the top edge of the leaf. Handwritten note in red ink by...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Thou Fair Eliza
- Poetry, Scots Unrequited love -- Songs and music Farewells -- Songs and music
- One leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in excellent physical condition. The document was laminated. There are lamination-related creases throughout the document.
- I. G. Greer Folksong Collection
- Frankie and Albert, Variant 1
- Ballads -- North Carolina Murder -- Songs and music Marital conflict -- Songs and music Capital punishment -- Songs and music
- Three leaves, typewritten on the front sides. The document is in good physical condition. There is a staple hole at the center upper edge of each leaf. There is a staple rust stain at the center upper edge of the first leaf. There is a minor...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Frankie and Albert, Variant 2
- Ballads -- United States Murder -- Songs and music Marital conflict -- Songs and music Capital punishment -- Songs and music
- One page, typewritten on the front side. The document is in excellent physical condition. There are paper clip and staple rust stains at the upper left corner. There is a "2" handwritten in ink above the document title, likely for...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- To Be Lost in the Night
- Gospel music -- North Carolina Jesus Christ -- Songs and music Christianity -- Songs and music Night -- Songs and music
- Single leaf of lined paper, handwritten on front side in black ink. Document in good physical condition. This document appears in the 1905 Coffey/Hoover manuscript book. The song was written by one A. F. Ferris.
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- To Be Lost in the Night, Copy
- Gospel music -- North Carolina Jesus Christ -- Songs and music Christianity -- Songs and music Night -- Songs and music
- Single leaf, typewritten on front side. Document in good physical condition. There are nine push pin holes around the outside edges of the document. This document is a copy of a song written in the Coffey/Hoover 1905 manuscript book. The song...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Frankie and Albert, Lyric Variant 01
- Folk songs -- United States Love -- Songs and music Gamblers -- Songs and music Murder -- Songs and music Murderers -- Songs and music Capital punishment -- Songs and music
- Seven leaves of lined paper, handwritten in pencil on the front sides. The document is in good physical condition. The document was laminated, with the leaves back-to-back. Several leaf corners throughout the document were folded into the...
- I. G. Greer Folksong Collection
- My Dearest Dear, Lyric Variant 01
- Folk songs -- United States Love -- Songs and music Farewells -- Songs and music Birds -- Songs and music
- Four leaves of lined paper, handwritten in pencil on the front sides. The document is in in excellent physical condition. The document was laminated, with the leaves back-to-back. The document was folded horizontally into thirds, possibly for...
- I. G. Greer Folksong Collection
- Inconstant Lover
- Folk songs, English -- North Carolina Folk songs, Scots -- North Carolina Folk songs, English -- Tennessee Folk songs, Scots -- Tennessee Betrayal -- Songs and music Warnings -- Songs and...
- One leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in good physical condition. There are pushpin holes at the upper corners. There is a pushpin hole near the center of the left edge. There is a pushpin hole near the center of the right...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- George Collins (Lady Alice), Variant 2
- Ballads, English -- North Carolina Lovesickness -- Songs and Music Death -- Songs and Music
- One leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in fair physical condition. There are staple holes at the upper left corner. There is significant fraying along the right side. There is a minor tear along the bottom edge. There is...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Little Mohea, Variant 1
- Ballads -- United States Love -- Songs and music Betrayal -- Songs and music Acculturation -- Songs and music
- One leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in good physical condition. There are four pushpin holes at the top edge. There is a minor tear at the upper left corner. There is a parenthetical "1" handwritten in blue ink to...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Old Smoky, Variant 2
- Folk songs -- Tennessee Unrequited love -- Songs and music Courtship -- Songs and music Mountains -- Songs and music
- One leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in good physical condition. There are pushpin holes at each corner. There are two minor tears at the right edge. There is a "2" handwritten in blue ink at the upper right...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Wilkins and His Dinah
- Ballads, English -- North Carolina Love -- Songs and music Fathers and daugthers -- Songs and music Suicide -- Songs and music Death -- Songs and music Tradegy in music Ghosts -- Songs and music
- Single leaf, typewritten on front side. Document in excellent physical condition. Editor's marks handwritten in blue ink throughout text. Informant citation follow song title.
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- Green Beds, Variant 2
- Ballads, English -- North Carolina Ballads, Scots -- North Carolina Sailors -- Songs and music Courtship -- Songs and music Avarice -- Songs and music
- Two leaves, typewritten on the front sides. The document is in excellent physical condition. There is a minor tear at the upper left corner of the first leaf. There is some minor acid-related staining along the left edge of the second leaf. The...
- W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection
- My Dearest Dear, Lyric Variant 02
- Folk songs -- United States Love -- Songs and music Farewells -- Songs and music Birds -- Songs and music
- One leaf of lined paper, handwritten in pencil on the front. The document is probably missing additional leaves. The document is in fair physical condition. The document was laminated. The upper right corner, the lower right corner, and the...
- I. G. Greer Folksong Collection
- Old Smoky, Lyric Variant 02
- Folk songs, American Unrequited love -- Songs and music Courtship -- Songs and music Mountains -- Songs and music
- One leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in good physical condition. The document was laminated. There is a minor tear at the middle right edge. There is minor fraying along the right and the left edges. The document was folded...
- I. G. Greer Folksong Collection
- Little Mohea, Lyric Variant 01
- Ballads -- United States Love -- Songs and music Betrayal -- Songs and music Acculturation -- Songs and music
- One leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in good physical condition. The document was laminated. The upper right corner, the lower right corner, and the lower left corner were folded into the laminate. There are two minor tears...
- I. G. Greer Folksong Collection
- As Slow Our Ship
- Popular music -- Ireland Homesickness -- Songs and music Memories -- Songs and music Time -- Songs and music
- One leaf, typewritten on the front side. The document is in good physical condition. The document was laminated. There is significant lamination-related creasing at the upper left corner. The upper left corner was folded into the laminate.
- I. G. Greer Folksong Collection