Old Town
School of Folk Music Archival Collection, ca. 1957-2010
Old Town
School of Folk Music
Resource
Center
4544 N.
Lincoln Ave.
Chicago,
IL 60625
Descriptive
Summary:
Title: Old Town School of Folk
Music Archival Collection, ca.
1957-2010
Quantity: 42 cubic
feet comprised of 44 boxes of Photographs and Prints (Series 1) and 39
boxes of
Manuscripts and Printed Materials (Series 2)
Abstract:
The
Old
Town
School
of
Folk Music Archival Collection consists of photographs,
prints,
negatives, manuscripts, and printed materials documenting the
activities,
classes, performances, and history of the Old Town School of Folk Music
(OTSFM). Old Town School staff
members, students, and teachers created the majority of the photographs
and
documents. Some photographs
produced by commercial photographers for marketing purposes.
Provenance:
The
materials
in
this
collection were acquired from a
wide-variety of sources by the OTSFM Resource Center between the
mid-1980s and
the present.
Restrictions:
Use
of
this
collection
restricted to patrons of the OTSFM.
Reproductions of items in the collection, including images,
publications, and
manuscripts materials, are granted on a case-by-case basis at the
discretion of
the Resource Center manager, and are dependent on known agreements made
between
the OTSFM and rightful copyright holders.
Processing
notes:
Armstrong-Johnston,
Chicago,
IL,
processed
this collection
under the supervision of Colby Maddox, manager of the OTSFM Resource
Center,
Fall 2010. The Illinois State Historical Records Advisory Board
(ISHRAB)
generously supported processing costs. OTSFM volunteers Stephen Van
Houten and
Mareva Lindo assisted in the processing.
Complimentary
collections:
In
addition
to
the
archival collection described in this
inventory, the OTSFM retains a sizeable collection of audio and video
recordings dating from the 1960s to the present. Consisting
of
thousands
of
hours of concert performances and
OTSFM events, these tapes are increasingly becoming available in
digital
form. Interested researchers
should contact the OTSFM Resource Center for further details.
Additional
archival
materials
related
to the OTSFM can be
found in the collections of the American Folklife Center of the Library
of
Congress, which holds copies of published materials, such as brochures,
catalogs, and newsletters, and audio recordings. In
2006,
the
Chicago
History Museum (CHM) acquired digital
copies of images from the School's December 1, 1957 opening day
activities. The CHM also holds assorted
posters and
pamphlets related to concerts, classes, and other activities in its
permanent
collection.
Series
1: Photographs and Prints
Photographic
materials
in
the
collection depict a wide range
of activities, including class instruction, faculty and staff at work
and
during social gatherings, concerts, benefits, and an array of formal
events.
The majority of photographs depict activities that took place inside
one of the
School's three primary locations, 333 W. North Ave, 909 W. Armitage
Ave, and
4544 N. Lincoln Ave. Other photographs depict concerts or benefits at
Chicago-area venues, such as Orchestra Hall and Stages Theater. A small
number
of photographs show classroom activities at OTSFM branch locations in
Skokie
and Evanston, which operated briefly in the late 1970s-early 1980s. In
addition
to photographs, Series 1 includes an assortment of print posters
related to
OTSFM.
OTSFM
staff,
students
and
teachers made the majority of
photographs that depict everyday school activities. Publicity portraits
of
artists (Series 1, Subseries 1) were largely produced by commercial
photographers, as were images that document major concert events and
publicity
images such as those created to promote the School following the
building
renovation at 909 W. Armitage in 1987, and its opening of the 4544 N.
Lincoln
Ave building. in 1998. Notable
among the staff and student photographers who produced images in this
collection are: Kiko Konagamitsu,
who documented the School in the early years, including gatherings in
Dawn
Greening's Oak Park living room; Robert McCullough, who made many
images
documenting the School's opening night; Ron Gordon, who was actively
engaged in
the school from 1974-1979; Toni Michaels, who produced many publicity
images in
the late 1980s; and Russel O'Brien, who regularly made portraits of
faculty,
staff and visiting artists at 4544 N. Lincoln Ave.
Series
2: Manuscripts and Printed
Materials
The
OTSFM
manuscript
collection
does not represent a
comprehensive institutional archive, however, a variety of
administrative
documents, including financial statements, reports, and program
information can
be found in Subseries 1. The
extensive clippings collection found in Subseries 2 documents OTSFM
events and
activities from its inception in 1957 through 2008.
Subseries 3, the papers of Dawn Greening and family,
provides a unique window into the workings of the School.
The School's full-time administrator,
"Momma Dawn" Greening corresponded with teachers, performers, and
students. Documents found in
Subseries 4, People and musical groups, include press releases,
newspaper
advertisements and clippings, and materials sent to the School in
publicity
packets. Photographs contained in
these promotional packets have been photocopied and the originals
transferred
to Series 1, Subseries 1. Also
included in Subseries 4 is a small selection of correspondence related
to Old
Town School founder Win Stracke, including letters from William "Big
Bill"
Broonzy, as well as original sheet music and copies of "Uncle Win's
Song
Kit". The promotional materials in
Subseries 5 include copious examples of the School's printed output and
document the School's activities through catalogs, press releases,
advertisements, and programs for concerts and events.
Subseries 6 includes publications produced by the OTSFM such
as Come For to Sing as well as early
publications documenting the activities of the American folk music
scene.
Institutional
History:
Now
the
largest
school
of its kind in the United States, the
Old Town School of Folk Music had a very small, almost happenstance
beginning. After attending guitar
classes taught by musician Frank Hamilton in the Oak Park living room
of folk
music-lover Dawn Greening, singer and actor Win Stracke had the idea
that a school
could be structured around Hamilton's teaching techniques.
Hamilton agreed, and the Old Town
School of Folk Music was born.
Organized by Stracke, Hamilton, Greening, and administrator
Gertrude
Soltker, the School's opening ceremonies and registration were held on
the
evening of December 1, 1957 at the Immigrant State Bank Building at 333
W.
North Avenue. Hundreds of
prospective students, performers, and educators attended signaling the
strong
desire for such an institution and foreshadowing the popularity of the
School
that would follow it for the next fifty-plus years.
From
the
small
space
on North Avenue, the School moved to a
larger space at 909 W. Armitage Avenue in 1969 allowing it to expand
its
offerings and increase its student base.
In 1998, a new OTSFM location was opened at 4544 N. Lincoln
Avenue in a
space that formerly housed the Frederick H. Hild Regional Library. What was once a small school open three
days a week for adult guitar and banjo classes has grown into a major
educational center offering over 700 classes seven days a week at
multiple
locations for students of all ages.
In addition to its class offerings, the School's performances
and music
festivals have been a draw for musicians and spectators alike. Major talents such as Peter Seeger,
Mahalia Jackson, Bill Monroe, and Big Bill Broonzy have performed at
the OTSFM,
and from the ranks of its teachers and students the School has produced
some of
its own folk music stars such as Steve Goodman and John Prine. Through
its concerts,
events, and classes, the OTSFM has become a major Chicago cultural
institution.
The
most
comprehensive
institutional
history of the Old Town
School of Folk Music can be found in Biography
of a Hunch: the History of Chicago's legendary Old Town School of Folk
Music,
by Lisa Grayson, published in 1992 on the school's 35th
anniversary.
Additional information about the school's history from 1992 to the
present can
be found on its website at www.oldtownschool.org/history.
Physical
Description:
Series 1:
Photographs and Prints
35
print boxes: 10x12x2 inches
2
print boxes: 18x12x2 inches
1
roll print box: 4x4x32 inches
6
document boxes: 5x10x15 inches
Series 2:
Manuscripts and Printed Materials
35
document boxes: 5x10x15 inches
2
print boxes: 20x24x2 inches
1
print box: 13x17x2 inches
1
print box: 10x12x2 inches
Arrangement:
The
collection is arranged in two series:
Container
List:
Series 1:
Photographs and Prints
Subseries
1:
People
and
musical
groups
Box 1
1.1 A,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
1.2
Anderson, Alistair
1.3
Anderson, Muriel
1.4
Armstrong Family, The (George and Gerry)
1.5
Atcher, Bob
1.6 B,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
1.7 Banjo
Rascals (with John Carbo and Guy Guilbert)
1.8
Bellow, Roger
1.9 Bloom,
Ken
1.10 Bok,
Gordon
1.11
Bowers, Bryan
1.12
Broonzy, Bill
1.13
Brightman, Evelynn
1.14
Brown, Flemming
1.15
Burns, Jethro
Box 2
2.1 C,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
2.2
Cahill, Greg
2.3
Calhoun, Jon
2.4
Callier, Terry
2.5 Camp,
Hamid Hamilton
2.6
Carawan, Guy
2.7 Carbo,
John
2.8
Clemmons, Ginni
2.9 D,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
2.10
Dickenson, Liz
2.11
Dimicelli, Louise
2.12
Dooley Brothers, The
2.13
Dunbar, Mike
2.14
Dvorak, Mark
Box 3
3.1 E,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
3.2 F,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
3.3
Farrell, Chris
3.4
Feliciano, José
3.5 Flatt,
Lester
3.6 G,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
3.7
Gibson, Bob (see also oversize Box 36)
3.8 Gill,
Nelson
3.9
Goodman, Steve
3.10
Greening, Dawn
3.11
Greening, Nate
3.12
Guilbert, Guy
Box 4
4.1 H,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
4.2
Hamilton, Frank (see also oversize Box 36)
4.3
Hansen, Bill
4.4
Hartford, John
4.5
Hinton, Sam
4.6
Hirsch, Jim
4.7
Hirsch, Shirley
4.8
Holstein, Ed
4.9
Holstein, Fred
4.10 I,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
4.11 J,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
4.12
Jackson, Mahalia
4.13
Jenkins, Ella
4.14
Johnson, Ted
4.15
Jones, Grandpa (Louis Marshall) and Ramona
Box 5
5.1 K,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
5.2 Kahn,
Ali Akbar (and Swapan Chaudhuri)
5.3
Kalick, Dodi
5.4 Koloc,
Bonnie
5.5 L,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
5.6
Leibman, Irvin
5.7
Lipshutz, Peggy
5.8 Long,
Johnny
5.9 M,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
5.10
MacDonald, Lou
5.11
Mapes, Jo
5.12
Mashkes, Mike
5.13 Miles,
Michael
5.14
Miller, Patti
5.15
Mills, Alan
5.16
Montana, Patsy
5.17
Monroe, Bill
Box 6
6.1 N,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
6.2 O,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
6.3 Ochoa,
Amparo
6.4 Odetta
6.5 Old
Town Singers, The
6.6 P,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
6.7 Paley,
Tom
6.8 Paton,
Sandy and Caroline
6.9
Paxton, Tom
6.10
Peiffer, Marty
6.11
Pleneros de la 21, Los
6.12 Post,
Jim
6.13
Prine, Dave
6.14
Prine, John
Box 7
7.1 Q,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
7.2 R, Miscellaneous
people and musical groups
7.3
Ramsey, Stu
7.4
Redpath, Jean
7.5
Revesz, Emmy
7.6
Ritchie, Jean
7.7 S,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
7.8
Seeger, Mike (and Alice Gerrard)
7.9
Seeger, Peggy
7.10
Seeger, Pete (see also oversize Box 36)
7.11
Sellers, Brother John
7.12
Serenta Guayanesa
7.13
Siegel, Corky
7.14
Smith, Michael (and Barbara Barrow)
7.15
Special Consensus, The
7.16
Stanley, Ralph
Box 8
8.1
Stracke, Win (1 of 3) (see also oversize Box 36)
8.2
Stracke, Win (2 of 3)
8.3 Stracke,
Win (3 of 3)
Box 9
9.1 T,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
9.2 Tate,
Ray (see also oversize Box 36)
9.3
Terkel, Studs (Louis)
9.4
Thieme, Art (see also oversize Box 36)
9.5
Tomasello, Jimmy
9.6
Travis, Merle
9.7 Udary,
Alex
9.8 V,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
9.9
Valucha
9.10 W,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
9.11
Waller, Harry
9.12 Wade,
Stephen
9.13
Warshawsky, Ray
9.14
Watson, Doc
9.15
White, Josh, Jr.
9.16 Y,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
Subseries
2:
Circa
1957-1968
[primary
location: 333 W. North Avenue]
Box 10
10.1
Classes, Folk dancing
10.2
Classes, Guitar
10.3
Greening residence, 27. S Lombard, Oak Park, IL
10.4
Groups and gatherings, informal (1 of 2)
10.5
Groups and gatherings, informal (2 of 2)
Box 11
11.1
Holiday celebrations (1 of 2)
11.2
Holiday celebrations (2 of 2)
11.3 Main
office
11.4
Miscellaneous images, various locations
11.5
Opening night, December 1, 1957 (1 of 3)
11.6
Opening night, December 1, 1957 (2 of 3)
11.7
Opening night, December 1, 1957 (3 of 3)
Box 12
12.1
Performances (1 of 3)
12.2
Performances (2 of 3)
12.3
Performances (3 of 3)
12.4
Performances, Orchestra Hall benefit performances (1 of 2)
12.5
Performances, Orchestra Hall benefit performances (2 of 2)
Box 13
13.1 Performances,
various locations (1 of 3)
13.2
Performances, various locations (2 of 3)
13.3
Performances, various locations (3 of 3)
13.4
Publicity images
13.5
Second Half
Subseries
3:
Circa
1969-1987
[primary
location: 909 W. Armitage Ave., pre-renovation]
Box 14
14.1
Broadcasts (1 of 2)
14.2
Broadcasts (2 of 2)
14.3
Building exteriors, 909 W. Armitage Ave.
14.4
Building exteriors, Evanston branch (Noyes Cultural Arts Center)
14.5
Building interiors, 909 W. Armitage Ave. (1 of 2)
14.6
Building interiors, 909 W. Armitage Ave. (2 of 2)
14.7
Classes, Art
14.8
Classes, Autoharp
14.9
Classes, Banjo
14.10
Classes, Dance (children's dance at Evanston branch)
Box 15
15.1
Classes, Guitar (1 of 4)
15.2
Classes, Guitar (2 of 4)
15.3
Classes, Guitar (3 of 4)
15.4 Classes,
Guitar (4 of 4)
15.5
Classes, Guitar (children's)
15.6
Classes, Theater (including Pivens' theater at Evanston branch)
Box 16
16.1
Faculty and staff (1 of 3)
16.2
Faculty and staff (2 of 3)
16.3
Faculty and staff (3 of 3)
16.4
Faculty and staff outside 909 W. Armitage Ave.
16.5
Faculty and staff, Skokie branch
16.6 Folk
dancing
16.7
Folklore Center
Box 17
17.1
Groups and gatherings (1 of 3)
17.2
Groups and gatherings (2 of 3)
17.3
Groups and gatherings (3 of 3)
17.4
Holiday celebrations (including Mummer's play)
17.5
Miscellaneous events and locations
17.6
Opening day of school at 909 W. Armitage Ave., September 16, 1968
17.7
Performances (1 of 5)
17.8
Performances (2 of 5)
Box 18
18.1
Performances (3 of 5)
18.2
Performances (4 of 5)
18.3
Performances (5 of 5)
18.4
Performances, 20th anniversary concert at Navy Pier
18.5
Performances, 25th anniversary concert at 909 W. Armitage
18.6
Performances, 25th anniversary concert (location unknown)
18.7
Performances, Chicago Historical Society
Box 19
19.1
Performances, Comiskey Park
19.2
Performances, Stages benefit performance, 1980 (1 of 2)
19.3
Performances, Stages benefit performance, 1980 (2 of 2)
19.4
Performances, Student recitals
19.5
Performances, Taste of Chicago
19.6
Performances, James R. Thompson Center
19.7
Recording sessions
19.8
School groups (1 of 2)
19.9
School groups (2 of 2)
Box 20
20.1
Second Half (1 of 2)
20.2
Second Half (2 of 2)
20.3
Strum-a-thon (1 of 2)
20.4
Strum-a-thon (2 of 2)
20.5
Students
20.6
Sunday Sing
20.7
Workshops
Subseries
4:
Circa
1988-1997
[primary
location: 909 W. Armitage Ave.,
post-renovation]
Box 21
21.1 Board
of Directors
21.2
Building exteriors, 909 W. Armitage Ave.
21.3
Building interiors, 909 W. Armitage Ave.
21.4
Building renovation, 909 W. Armitage Ave.
21.5
Classes, Banjo
21.6
Classes, Children's classes (assorted)
21.7
Classes, Dance
21.8
Classes, Drumming
21.9
Classes, Ensemble
21.10
Classes, Fiddle
Box 22
22.1
Classes, Flute
22.2
Classes, Guitar (1 of 4)
22.3
Classes, Guitar (2 of 4)
22.4
Classes, Guitar (3 of 4)
22.5
Classes, Guitar (4 of 4)
22.6
Glasses, Guitar (children)
22.7
Classes, Piano
22.8
Classes, Saxophone
22.9
Classes, Theater (children)
Box 23
23.1
Classes, Voice (1 of 2)
23.2
Classes, Voice (2 of 2)
23.3
Classes, Wiggleworms (1 of 2)
23.4
Classes, Wiggleworms (2 of 2)
23.5
Different Strummer
23.6
Exhibition materials (1 of 2)
23.7
Exhibition materials (2 of 2)
Box 24
24.1
Faculty and staff (1 of 7)
24.2
Faculty and staff (2 of 7)
24.3
Faculty and staff (3 of 7)
24.4
Faculty and staff (4 of 7)
24.5
Faculty and staff (5 of 7)
24.6
Faculty and staff (6 of 7)
24.7
Faculty and staff (7 of 7)
24.8
Faculty and staff, Batting cage outing
24.9
Festival of Latin Music artwork
24.10
First Friday
Box 25
25.1
Groups and gatherings (1 of 3)
25.2 Groups
and gatherings (2 of 3)
25.3
Groups and gatherings (3 of 3)
25.4
Holiday celebrations
25.5
Performances (1 of 4)
25.6
Performances (2 of 4)
25.7
Performances (3 of 4)
25.8
Performances (4 of 4)
Box 26
26.1
Performances, 35th anniversary concert
26.2
Performances, 40th anniversary concert
26.3
Performances, Children's performances (1 of 2)
26.4
Performances, Children's performances (2 of 2)
26.5
Performances, Jazz concert (location unknown)
26.6
Performances, Orchestra Hall benefit concert
26.7
Performances, Peter Yarrow concert and reception (location unknown)
Box 27
27.1
Performances, Steve Goodman tribute concert (1 of 3)
27.2
Performances, Steve Goodman tribute concert (2 of 3)
27.3
Performances, Steve Goodman tribute concert (3 of 3)
27.4
Publicity images
27.5
School groups
27.6
Second Half (1 of 2)
27.7
Second Half (2 of 2)
27.8
Strum-a-thon
27.9
Summer camp
Subseries
5:
Circa
1998-2010
[primary
location: 4544 N. Lincoln Ave.] Note some
photographs may relate to events at 909 W. Armitage Ave.
Box 28
28.1
Building, before renovation (Hild Library building), 4544 N.
Lincoln Ave., ca. 1993
28.2 Building interiors, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave.
28.3 Building reception and tour before renovation, 4544 N. Lincoln
Ave., ca.
1993
28.4 Building renovation, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave.
28.5 Building renovation renderings, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave.
28.6 Building tour, Bill Ivey, Director, NEA
28.7 Building tour, Mayor Richard M. Daley
28.8 Classes, Assorted children's classes (1 of 2)
28.9 Classes, Assorted children's classes (2 of 2)
Box 29
29.1 Classes, Dance
29.2 Classes, Dance, children's (1 of 2)
29.3 Classes, Dance, children's (2 of 2)
29.4 Classes, Drumming
29.5 Classes, Guitar
29.6 Classes, Guitar (children)
29.7 Classes, Fiddle (children)
29.8 Classes, Wiggleworms (1 of 2)
29.9 Classes, Wiggleworms (2 of 2)
29.10 Dedication of Steve Goodman Honorary Way
29.11 Different Strummer
Box 30
30.1 Faculty and staff (1 of 6)
30.2 Faculty and staff (2 of 6)
30.3 Faculty and staff (3 of 6)
30.4 Faculty and staff (4 of 6)
30.5 Faculty and staff (5 of 6)
30.6 Faculty and staff (6 of 6)
30.7 Folk and Roots Festival, undated (1 of 4)
30.8 Folk and Roots Festival, undated (2 of 4)
Box 31
31.1 Folk and Roots Festival, undated (3 of 4)
31.2 Folk and Roots Festival, undated (4 of 4)
31.3 Folk and Roots Festival, 1990
31.4 Folk and Roots Festival, 1999
31.5 Folk and Roots Festival, 2000
31.6 Folk and Roots Festival, 2002
31.7 Folk and Roots Festival, 2003
Box 32
32.1 Groups and gatherings
32.2 Holiday celebrations
32.3 Miscellaneous people and locations
32.4 Opening Day, Ribbon cutting, 4544 N. Lincoln Avenue, September 18,
1988
32.5 Opening reception (1 of 2)
32.6 Opening reception (2 of 2)
32.7 Performances (1 of 3)
32.8 Performances (2 of 3)
Box 33
33.1 Performances (3 of 3)
33.2 Performances, Buddy Guy's Legends
33.3 Performances, Children's performances
33.4 Performances, Dance
33.5 Portraits by Russel O'Brien (1 of 4)
Box 34
34.1 Portraits by Russel O'Brien (2 of 4)
34.2 Portraits by Russel O'Brien (3 of 4)
34.3 Portraits by Russel O'Brien (4 of 4)
34.4 Quilting
34.5 Recording session
34.6 School groups
34.7 Second Half
34.8 Sewing costumes
34.9 Workshops, Banjo
Subseries
6:
Posters
and
oversize or mounted
photographs
Box 35
35.1
Classes, Adult
35.2 Classes, Children
35.3 Contact sheets, Performances and events
35.4 Contact sheets, Promotional pictures (1 of 3)
35.5 Contact sheets, Promotional pictures (2 of 3)
35.6 Contact sheets, Promotional pictures (3 of 3)
35.7 Different Strummer
35.8 Faculty and staff
35.9 Miscellaneous people and locations
35.10 Opening Night
Box 36
36.1 People, A-N
36.2 People, O-Z
36.3 Performances
Box 37
Board-mounted photographs; Festival of Latin Music promotional
materials;
University of Chicago Folk Festival posters; Old Town School Benefit
Weekend
poster; the Artistry of Pegheads poster
Box 38
Rolled
posters - Old Town Folklore Center, silkscreen by Earl Newman, ca.
1960s; Old
Town School of Folk Music, Maybe you
always wanted to play music
Subseries
7:
Negatives
and
contact sheets,
ca.1957-2010
Box 39
Negatives
and contact sheets corresponding to some materials described
in subseries 2: Circa
1957-1968, [primary location: 333 W. North Avenue]
Box 40
Negatives
and contact sheets corresponding to some materials described
in subseries 2: Circa 1957-1968,
[primary location: 333 W. North Avenue]
Box 41
Negatives and contact sheets corresponding to some materials
described in
subseries 3: Circa 1969-1987 [primary location: 909 W. Armitage Ave.,
pre-renovation]
Box 42
Negatives and contact sheets corresponding to some materials
described in
subseries 4: Circa 1988-1997 [primary location: 909 W. Armitage Ave.,
post-renovation]
Box 43
Negatives and contact sheets corresponding to some materials
described in
subseries 4: Circa 1988-1997 [primary location: 909 W. Armitage Ave.,
post-renovation]
Box 44
Negatives and contact sheets corresponding to some materials
described in
subseries 5: Circa 1998-2010 [primary location: 4544 N. Lincoln Ave.]
Series
2: Manuscripts and Printed
Materials
Subseries
1: Administration, Programs, and
Departments
Box 1
1.1 Address books,
1970s-1980s
1.2 Annual Report, 1988
1.3 Annual Report, 1990
1.4 Annual Report, 1991
1.5 Annual Report, 1992
1.6 Annual Report, 1993
1.7 Annual Report, 1994
1.8 Annual Report, 1995
1.9 Annual Report, 1996
1.10 Annual Report, 1997
1.11 Annual Report, 1998
1.12 Annual Report, 1999
1.13 Annual Report, 2000
1.14 Annual Report, 2001
1.15 Annual Report, 2002
Box 2
2.1 Annual Report, 2003
2.2 Annual Report, 2004
2.3 Awards and
proclamations
2.4 Beverly Art Center
2.5 Buildings, Frederick
H. Hild
Regional Library
2.6 Buildings, 909 W.
Armitage
Avenue, 1987 renovation
2.7 Buildings, 909 W.
Armitage
Avenue, Real estate
2.8 Buildings, 333 W.
North Avenue
2.9 Buildings, 4544 N.
Lincoln
Avenue
2.10 Cartoons and
illustrations
2.11 Correspondence,
Miscellaneous
2.12 Correspondence,
Connie Zonka
and Associates, 983-1987
Box 3
3.1 Donations, Armstrong,
Gerry
3.2 Donations, Brankin,
Paul
3.3 Donations, Compo,
Thomas F.
3.4 Donations,
Miscellaneous
3.5 Donations, Remsberg,
Rich
3.6 Donations, Samuel
Swain
Stewart Antique Banjo Collection, General
3.7 Donations, Samuel
Swain
Stewart Antique Banjo Collection, Inventory
3.8 Donations,
Stiernberg, John
3.9 Donations, Yamaha
Sound Board
3.10 Educational
programs, General
3.11 Educational
programs, Global
Roots
3.12 Educational
programs,
Mississippi John Hurt Blues Foundation
3.13 Educational
programs,
Teacher's Manual (copy 1)
3.14 Educational
programs,
Teacher's Manual (copies 2 and 3)
3.15 Educational
programs,
Wiggleworms
Box 4
4.1 Events, Arkansas Folk
Festival
sign-up sheet and waiver, 1981
4.2 Events, Byfield's
Benefit
Invite List, December 5, 1982
4.3 Events, Christmas
Folk Play
script
4.4 Events, September
1998 Opening
Weekend comments form
4.5 Events, Studs Terkel
book
signing party, 1977
4.6 Events, WFMT 30th
Anniversary Show
4.7 Exhibitions,
Discovering
Native America (1 of 2)
4.8 Exhibitions,
Discovering
Native America (2 of 2)
4.9 Exhibition, Fiesta de
San Juan
Nuevo
4.10 Exhibitions, Making
of the Five-String
Banjo
4.11 Exhibitions, Our
Daily Bread
4.12 Exhibitions,
Smithsonian
Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES)
4.13 Finances, undated
4.14 Finances, 1962
4.15 Finances, 1977
4.16 Finances, 1978
Box 5
5.1 Finances, 1979
5.2 Finances, 1980
5.3 Finances, 1981
5.4 Finances, 1985
5.5 Finances, 1989
5.6 Finances, 1990
5.7 Finances, 1991
5.8 Finances, 1992
5.9 Finances, 2001
5.10 Front Desk Log,
1965-68
(copy)
5.11 Grants, Illinois
Humanities
Council Grant Application
5.12 Grants, Joyce
Foundation
Grant Report Form
5.13 Grants, National
Endowment
for the Humanities
5.14 History, General
5.15 History, 30th
Anniversary Book drafts and notes (1 of 3)
5.16 History, 30th
Anniversary Book drafts and notes (2 of 3)
Box 6
6.1 History, 30th
Anniversary Book drafts and notes (3 of 3)
6.2 Mailing lists
6.3 Meeting minutes,
Board of
Directors, 1975-1982
6.4 Mini documentaries,
1994
6.5 Noyes Cultural Art
Center
6.6 Proposals,
Consulting, 1998
6.7 Proposals, Direct
marketing,
1994
6.8 Receipts
6.9 Reports, The Arts in
Chicago,
1991
6.10 Reports, Ethnic
Opportunities
and Expansion Study, 1993
6.11 Reports, Marketing,
mid-to-late 1990s (incomplete)
Box 7
7.1 Reports, Feasibility
Study
Report, 1994
7.2 Reports, Market Study
of
Existing and Potential Consumers, 1992
7.3 Reports, Nuestra
Mœsica /
Music in Latin American Culture Project
7.4 Reports, Survey of
ethnic and
folk art museums, 1984
7.5 Reports, "Take this
Job and
Fix It," 1989
7.6 Reports, Tribute to
Steve
Goodman
7.7 Resource Center,
Advisory
Committee
7.8 Resource Center,
American
Association for State and Local History information
7.9 Resource Center,
American Folk
Life Center information
7.10 Resource Center,
Cataloging
7.11 Resource Center,
Computer
system
7.12 Resource Center,
Exhibition
Loans
7.13 Resource Center,
Finances
Box 8
8.1 Resource Center,
General (1 of
3)
8.2 Resource Center,
General (2 of
3)
8.3 Resource Center,
General (3 of
3)
8.4 Resource Center,
Grants
8.5 Resource Center,
Local and
related archives
8.6 Resource Center,
Museum guest
book
8.7 Resource Center,
Non-OTSFM
exhibitions
8.8 Resource Center,
Permissions
8.9 Resource Center,
Planning
Box 9
9.1 Resource Center,
Publications
9.2 Staff
9.3 Strategic plans
9.4 Stationary
9.5 Television scripts
and
proposals
9.6 20th
Anniversary
Committee
9.7 Workshops, Marketing
the Arts
Subseries
2: Articles and clippings
Box 9
9.8 Articles, 1950s-1960s
9.9 Articles, 1970s
9.10 Articles, 1980s
9.11 Articles, 1990s
9.12 Articles, 2000-2005
Box 10
10.1 Articles, 2006
10.2 Articles, 2007-2008
10.3 Clippings, undated
10.4 Clippings, 1957-59
10.5 Clippings, 1960-69
10.6 Clippings, 1970
10.7 Clippings, 1971
Box 11
11.1 Clippings, 1972
11.2 Clippings, 1973
11.3 Clippings, 1974
11.4 Clippings, 1975
11.5 Clippings, 1976
11.6 Clippings, 1977
11.7 Clippings, 1978
11.8 Clippings, 1979
11.9 Clippings, 1980
11.10 Clippings, 1981
Box 12
12.1 Clippings, 1982
12.2 Clippings, 1983-1986
12.3 Clippings, 1987-88
12.4 Clippings, 1989
12.5 Clippings, 1990-1993
12.6 Clippings, 1994-1996
12.7 Clippings, 1997 (1
of 2)
Box 13
13.1 Clippings, 1997 (2
of 2)
13.2 Clippings, 1997, 40th
Anniversary
13.3 Clippings, 1998 (1
of 2)
13.4 Clippings, 1998 (2
of 2)
13.5 Clippings, 1999
13.6 Clippings, 2000-08
Subseries
3: Dawn Greening and Family papers
Box 14
14.1 Greening,
Correspondence,
undated
14.2 Greening,
Correspondence,
1950s
14.3 Greening,
Correspondence,
1960-1962
14.4 Greening,
Correspondence,
1963
14.5 Greening,
Correspondence,
1964
14.6 Greening,
Correspondence,
1965
14.7 Greening,
Correspondence,
1966
14.8 Greening,
Correspondence,
1967
14.9 Greening,
Correspondence,
1969
14.10 Greening,
Correspondence,
1970s
14.11 Greening,
Miscellaneous
Subseries
4: People and musical groups
Box 14
14.12 A, Miscellaneous
people and
musical groups
14.13 Andersen, Eric
14.14 Anderson, Alistair
14.15 Armstrong, George
and Gerry
(Armstrong Family)
14.16 B, Miscellaneous
people and
musical groups
14.17 Baron, Jessica Anne
14.18 Barrett Sisters, The
14.19 Bell, Delia (and
Bill Grant)
14.20 Benischek, John
14.21 Bloom, Ken
14.22 Bok, Gordon (and
Ann Mayo
Muir, Ed Trickett)
14.23 Bowers, Bryan
14.24 Brand, Oscar
14.25 Bromberg, David
14.26 Broonzy, William
(Big Bill)
(see also Stracke, Win, Correspondence)
Box 15
15.1 Brown, Fleming (see
also Box
38)
15.2 Burns, Jethro
15.3 C, Miscellaneous
people and
musical groups
15.4 Camp, Hamid Hamilton
15.5 Carawan, Guy and
Candie
15.6 Carter Family
15.7 Céspedes, Conjunto
15.8 Clear Fork
15.9 Clemmens Ginni
15.10 Cross, Mike
15.11 Cunningham, Sis
15.12 Diaspora Yeshiva
Band
15.13 DiFranco, Ani
15.14 Donovan
15.15 Dooley Brothers and
Dooley
Band
15.16 Driftwood, Jimmy
(Music of
the Ozarks)
15.17 Dunbar, Mike
15.18 Dundee, Tom
15.19 Elliott, Ramblin'
Jack
15.20 F, Miscellaneous
people and
musical groups
15.21 Farrell, Chris
15.22 Flatt, Lester (The
Nashville
Grass)
15.23 Freelander, Jeff
15.24 Frigo, John
15.25 G, Miscellaneous
people and
musical groups
15.26 Georgia Sea Island
Singers
(Frankie and Doug Quimby)
15.27 Gibson, Bob (1 of 2)
15.28 Gibson, Bob (2 of 2)
15.29 Goodman, Steve
15.30 Green Fields of
America, The
15.31 Grupo Aymara
15.32 Grupo Mono Blanco
Box 16
16.1 H, Miscellaneous
people and
musical groups
16.2 Hartford, John
16.3 Havens, Richie
16.4 Hawkins, Ted
16.5 Hinojosa, Tish
16.6 Hirsch, Jim
16.7 Holstein, Fred
16.8 Horton, Walter
16.9 Huayucaltia
16.10 I, Miscellaneous
people and
musical groups
16.11 Inkhay
16.12 Instructors, general
16.13 Jenkins, Ella
16.14 Jimenez, Flaco
16.15 K, Miscellaneous
people and
musical groups
16.16 Kahn, Ali Akbar
16.17 Kallick, Kathy and
The
Little Big Band (copies, originals discarded due to mold)
16.18 Koloc, Bonnie
16.19 Krauss, Alison
16.20 L, Miscellaneous
people and
musical groups
16.21 Ledford, Lily Mae
(Pennington)
16.22 Libana
16.23 Lipschultz, Peggy
16.24 Locke, Kevin
16.25 Los Folkloristas
16.26 Los Pleneros De La
21
16.27 Love, Laura (Laura
Love
Band) (copies, originals discarded due to mold)
16.29 Mapes, Jo
16.30 McGarrigle Sisters
16.31 McGuinn, Roger
16.32 Miles, Michael
16.33 Monroe, Bill
16.34 Montana, Patsy
Box 17
17.1
Nascimento, Milton
17.2
Nashville Bluegrass Band, The
17.3 Near,
Holly
17.4 New
Lost City Ramblers
17.5 O,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
17.6
Ochoa, Amparo
17.7
O'Connor, Mark
17.8
Odetta
17.9
Ohrlin, Glenn
17.10
Orisek, Rudolf
17.11
Osborne Brothers
17.12 P,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
17.13
Paley, Tom
17.14
Paxton, Tom
17.15
Pennywhistlers, The
17.16
Post, Jim (and Randy Sabien)
17.17
Prine, John
17.18 R,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
17.19
Ra’ces Musicales
17.20 Red
Clay Ramblers
17.21 Redpath,
Jean
17.22
Reed, Ola Belle
17.23
Renyolds, Melvina
17.24
Ritchie, Jean
17.25
Rumillajta
17.26
Rush, Tom
17.27 S,
Miscellaneous people and musical groups
17.28
Seeger, Mike (and Tommy Jarrell and Alice Gerrard)
17.29
Seeger, Peggy (and Ewan MacColl and Irene Scott)
Box 18
18.1 Seeger, Pete
18.2 Seldom Scene, The
18.3 Sellers, Brother John
18.4 Serenata Guayanesa
18.5 Shady Grove Band
18.6 Siegel, Corky
18.7 Smith, Mike and
Barbara
(Barrow)
18.8 Som Brasil
18.9 Sosa, Mercedes
18.10 Sotavento
18.11 Special Consensus
Bluegrass
Band, The
18.12 Stanley, Ralph
18.13 Staples, Pops
18.14 Stober, Carol
18.15 Stracke, Win,
Correspondence
(see also Box 38)
18.16 Stracke, Win,
General
18.17 Stracke, Win, Music
and
lyrics
18.18 Tabor, June
18.19 Tacha, Isaac
18.20 Taller Campesino
18.21 Tate, Ray
18.22 Theessink, Hans
18.23 Thieme, Art
18.24 Toro, Yomo
18.25 Toure, Ali Farka
18.26 Travis, Merle
18.27 Tubb, Ernest
Box 19
19.1 V, Miscellaneous
people and
musical groups
19.2 Van Ronk, Dave
19.3 W, Miscellaneous
people and
musical groups
19.4 Wade, Stephen
19.5 Waller, Harry
19.6 Watson, Doc
19.7 White Jr., Josh
19.8 Young, Mighty Joe
Subseries
5: Promotional Materials
Box 19
19.9 Advertising
mock-ups, drafts,
contracts
19.20 Catalogs, Adult
programs,
1998-99
19.21 Catalogs, Adult
programs,
2000
19.22 Catalogs, Adult
programs,
2001
19.23 Catalogs, Adult
programs,
2002
Box 20
20.1 Catalogs, Adult
programs,
2003
20.2 Catalogs, Adult
programs,
2004
20.3 Catalogs, Adult
programs,
2005
20.4 Catalogs, Adult
programs,
2006
20.5 Catalogs, Children's
programs, 1996-97
20.6 Catalogs, Children's
programs, 1998
20.7 Catalogs, Children's
programs, 1999
Box 21
21.1 Catalogs, Children's
programs, 2000
21.2 Catalogs, Children's
programs, 2001
21.3 Catalogs, Children's
programs, 2002
21.4 Catalogs, Children's
programs, 2003
21.5 Catalogs, Children's
programs, 2004
21.6 Catalogs, Children's
programs, 2005-06
21.7 Catalogs, Teen
programs,
1997-2004
21.8 Catalog of Programs,
undated-1987
21.9 Catalog of Programs,
2007-08
Box 22
22.1 Catalog of programs
and
concerts, August 1989-February 1992
22.2 Catalog of programs
and
concerts, February 1992-July 1993
22.3 Catalog of programs
and
concerts, Summer 1993-Summer 1994
22.4 Catalog of programs
and
concerts, August 1994-Summer 1995
22.5 Catalog of programs
and
concerts, August 1995-1996
22.6 Catalog of programs
and
concerts, 1997
22.7 Catalog of programs
and
concerts, 1998
22.8 Classes and
workshops,
undated
22.9 Classes and
workshops, 1960s
Box 23
23.1 Classes and
workshops, 1970s
23.2 Classes and
workshops, 1980s
23.3 Classes and
workshops, 1990s
23.4 Classes and
workshops, 2000s
23.5 Classes and
workshops, Field
Trips, 1996-2006
23.6 Classes and
workshops, Skokie
location
23.7 Concerts and events,
undated
23.8 Concerts and events,
1960s
23.9 Concerts and events,
1970s
23.10 Concerts and
events, 1980s
23.11 Concerts and
events, 1990-95
Box 24
24.1 Concerts and events,
1996-99
24.2 Concerts and events,
2000-02
24.3 Concerts and events,
2003-05
24.4 Concerts and events,
2006-09
24.5 Concerts and events,
2010-
24.6 Concerts and events,
Festival
of Latin Music and Nuestra Gente, 1993-96
24.7 Concerts and events,
Folk and
Roots Festival, 1998-2008
Box 25
25.1 Concerts and events,
40th
Anniversary Hootenanny, 1997
25.2 Concerts and events,
La Peña/Latin
Music, 1996-2007
25.3 Concerts and events,
Rythme
Noir and AfroFolk, 1996-2005
25.4 Concerts and events,
non-OTSFM
25.5 Membership and
fundraising
25.6 Miscellaneous
25.7 Newsletters
25.8 Press releases and
public
service announcements, 1968-69
25.9 Press releases and
public
service announcements, 1970-71
25.10 Press releases and
public
service announcements, 1975
25.11 Press releases and
public
service announcements, 1976
25.12 Press releases and
public
service announcements, 1977
25.13 Press releases and
public
service announcements, 1979
Box 26
26.1 Press releases and
public
service announcements, 1980
26.2 Press releases and
public
service announcements, 1981
26.3 Press releases and
public
service announcements, 1982
26.4 Press releases and
public
service announcements, 1983
26.5 Press releases and
public
service announcements, 1984
26.6 Press releases and
public
service announcements, 1985
26.7 Press releases and
public
service announcements, 1986
26.8 Press releases and
public
service announcements, 1987
26.9 Press releases and
public
service announcements, 1988
26.10 Press releases and
public
service announcements, 1989
26.11 Press releases,
public
service announcements, and television spots, 1993
Box 27
27.1 Biography
of
a
Hunch:
The History of Chicago's Legendary Old Town
School of Folk Music
27.2 Bluegrass
Unlimited, 1984, 2004
27.3 Broadside
(The National Topical Song Magazine), #s 1-14, 1962
27.4 Broadside
(The National Topical Song Magazine), #s 15-27, 1962-63
27.5 Broadside
(The National Topical Song Magazine), #s 28-40, 1963-64
27.6 Broadside
(The National Topical Song Magazine), #s 41-51, 1964
27.7 Broadside
(The National Topical Song Magazine), #s 52-65, 1964-65
Box 28
28.1 Broadside
(The National Topical Song Magazine), #s 66-77, 1966
28.2 Broadside
(The National Topical Song Magazine), #s 78-91, 1967-1968
28.3 Broadside
(The National Topical Song Magazine), #s 92-106,
1968-1970
28.4 Broadside
(The National Topical Song Magazine), #s 107-122,
1970-1973
28.5 Broadside
(The National Topical Song Magazine), #s 123-133, 146,
182, 1973-1976, 1983, 1987
28.6 Folk
Songs, 1976-78
28.7 Come
For to Sing, Inventory and supplements
Box 29
29.1 Come
For to Sing, 1975
29.2 Come
For to Sing, 1976
29.3 Come
For to Sing, 1977
29.4 Come
For to Sing, 1978
29.5 Come
For to Sing, 1979
29.6 Come
For to Sing, 1980
Box 30
30.1 Come
For to Sing, 1981
30.2 Come
For to Sing, 1982
30.3 Come
For to Sing, 1983
30.4 Come
For to Sing, 1984
30.5 Come
For to Sing, 1985
30.6 Commonwealth
Labor
Songs, 1938
30.7 Illinois
Entertainer, 1975-77
Box 31
31.1 Illinois
Entertainer, 1978
31.2 Lead Sheet, 1982-83
31.3 Lead Sheet, 1984-85
31.4 Lead Sheet, 1986-89
31.5 Lead Sheet, 1990-91
31.6 Lead Sheet, 1992-93
31.7 Lead Sheet, 1994-96
31.8 Lead
Sheet, 1997-2000
31.9 The Old
Town School of Folk Music: Its First
Ten Years or The Biography of a Hunch
Box 32
32.1 Old
Town School of Folk Music Song Book,
undated
32.2 Old
Town School of Folk Music Song Book,
1973
32.3 Old
Town School of Folk Music Song Book,
1992
32.4 OTS
Song Book Production notes and drafts
32.5 People's
Songs, 1917
32.6 People's
Songs (Songs of Labor and the
American People), Vol. 1 Nos. 1-12, 1946-47
32.7 People's
Songs (Songs of Labor and the
American People), Vol. 2 Nos. 4-8, 11, 1947
32.8 People's
Songs (Songs of Labor and the
American People), Vol. 3, Nos. 1&2-8, 10-11, 1948
32.9
Session Notes, April 2001-April 2004
Box 33
33.1 Sing Out,
1950,
1962,
1967,
1973
Subseries
7: Resource and Subject Files
Box 33
33.2 Alan Cohen Folk
Music
Collection
33.3 Banjos and banjo
dealers
33.4 Bluegrass music
33.5 Bob Hammond tapes
33.6 Chicago Blues
33.7 Fiddlers and fiddling
33.8 Folk University Song
Book and
History
33.9 Gate of Horn
33.10 Hammer dulcimer
33.11 Harp
33.12 Illinois Arts
Council
33.13 Latin culture and
music
33.14 OneWest Films
Box 34
34.1 Sheet music, A-C
34.2 Sheet music, D-G
34.3 Sheet music, H-K
34.4 Sheet music, L-O
34.5 Sheet music, P-S
34.6 Sheet music, T-U
34.7 Sheet music, V-Z
34.8 Sheet music and
lyrics,
Miscellaneous
34.9 West African Music
Box 35
35.1 Governors Award of
the
Chicago Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences,
Inc.
35.2 To Myrna LandeÉ
35.3 This Room Dedicated
to Myrna
Lande and Ted Johnson
Box 36
36.1 Old Town School of
Folk Music
clipping scrapbook, 1958-59
36.2 WLS Prairie Farmer's
Weekly
Magazine clipping scrapbook
36.3 WLS Family Album
1950
magazine
Box 37
37.1 Loose scrapbook
pages of
clippings, photographs and correspondence, 1973-74
37.2 Bound scrapbook of
clippings,
photographs and correspondence, 1976-77
37.3 Unbound scrapbook of
clippings related to the WLS National Barn Dance radio program, 1949-62
Subseries
10: Oversized materials
Box 38
Design proofs for the
book Biography of a Hunch: The
History
of
Chicago's
Legendary Old
Town School of Folk Music; clipping related to the biography of
Fleming
Brown; 1970 letter from President Richard Nixon to Win Stracke; mounted
poster
for a performance of Mississippi John Hurt at the University of
Chicago; album
covers - Compendium by the Old Town School of Folk Music, Nonesuch and
Other
Folk Tunes by Peter Seeger and Frank Hamilton, The World of Frank and
Valucha,
Tricky Fingers by Jim Hirsch, and The Folk Singers' Folk SingerÉFrank
Hamilton