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Ivan Walton Papers and Sound Recordings, 1930-1962 (majority within 1932-1958)

21 linear feet (in 22 boxes) — 40 audiotapes (reel-to-reel) — 100 GB

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Professor of English in the College of Engineering at University of Michigan, and student of songs and folklore of the Great Lakes. Correspondence, 1931-1956, bibliographic notecards on Great Lakes and Michigan folklore, unpublished manuscript entitled, "The Great Lakes", recordings of Great Lakes folk music, transcribed lyrics for the folksongs, notes, books and newspaper clippings on topics relating to folklore and history of the Great Lakes; and photographs.

The Ivan Walton collection documents Professor Walton's persistent efforts over a period of several decades to gather and preserve the cultural heritage of the Great Lakes, and to make its existence and significance known to his colleagues and the general public.

The collection is organized into eleven major series: Correspondence; Michigan Folklore Society; Field notes and logs; Student class notes; Research materials; Research notes (paper slips); 3x5 card files; Walton manuscripts; Transcripts; Photographs; and Sound recordings. In addition, Box 1 contains the Introductory series that includes the 1979 finding aid to the collection, prepared by Wil Rollman and Cheryl Baker under the auspices of the Michigan Sea Grant Program. Researchers should be advised that the 1979 finding aid contains some inacuracies.

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Correspondence

The Correspondence series consists of personal correspondence, dating from 1930 to 1964, organized chronologically, with undated and a few topical files following the main order. The majority of the correspondence is with people interested in folklore, but the series also includes correspondence with Alan Lomax at the Library of Congress and with Stith Thompson, professor of English and folklore at Indiana University.