Records , 1959
Scope and Contents
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Berkeley Folk Music Festival.
The Berkeley Folk Music Festival Archive consists of some 30,000 items, including photographs of over two hundred folk artists and groups, general photographs of Berkeley Folk Music Festivals from 1957-1970, tapes, press clippings, correspondence, publicity information on various performers, and posters and flyers from most of the festivals held during this period. Included are some photographs and posters from other area music festivals.
Dates
- Other: 1959
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.
Extent
From the Collection: 63 Boxes : Posters housed separately
Language of Materials
English
- 1959 Summer Folk Music Festival proposal
- 1959 Summer Folk Music Festival proposal documents
- Brochures and posters locations
- Checklist of performers
- Correspondence between the Committee for Arts and Lectures and the Folklore Center
- Folk dance documents
- Folk Song Arts newsletter
- Information and request for Information sheet
- Letter from C.H. Garrigues to Barry Olivier
- Letter from Elizabeth Tilles
- Letters to Barry Olivier
- May 1959 note
- Planning documents
- Postcard from Mrs. Charlene Kunitz
- Questions for Festival artists
- Second Annual Folk Music Festival schedule
- Stanford University Committee on Public Exercises quarterly bulletin, Summer 1959 issue
Library Details
Part of the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections Repository
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635
specialcollections@northwestern.edu