Artists now considered
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
- 1957 - 1970
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
- Balloon event notes
- Biafran benefit program
- Black Light Explosion clipping
- Broadside clippings
- Daily Californian clipping
- Duncan MacInnis note and letter
- Ed Pearl notes
- Eddie Frankel note
- Golden Age Band clipping and flyer
- Golden Toad note
- Gretchen note
- Indian Week at South Main
- Len Chandler note
- Letter from Nazik Messerlian to Mr. & Mrs. Byxbe
- Mexican-American cultural experience flier
- Notes
- Snooks Eaglin note
- Students organize for Asian unity
- Tabula Rasa / Blue and Gold ad and note
- Tom Scribner materials
- University of Chicago Folk Festival brochure
- Violin's place in rock sound
- Westwind International Folk Ensemble materials
- Westwind note
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