Guthrie, Woody - An 8 inch x 10 inch (black and white) photograph of songwriter/performer Woody Guthrie at Beluthahatchee Park (1953). According to the William Bartram Scenic and Historic Highway website: "... History was made at Beluthahatchee during the latter half of the 20th century, by Stetson Kennedy (author, folklorist and human rights activist) and his frequent house guest, America’s legendary folk balladeer Woody Guthrie (“This Land is Your Land,” etc.)...The final draft of Woody Guthrie’s autobiography, SEEDS OF MAN was written there and...Guthrie composed more than 80 songs while in residence at Beluthahatchee, almost all of which had to do with the 'sense of place,' and human rights issues inspired by Kennedy’s writings..."

Spanning a period beginning with his genealogical roots in the late 19th Century and detailing the private and public life of "Florida's premier folklorist" from his birth until his passing in 1990, THE WILL McLEAN FLORIDA FOLK MUSIC COLLECTION consists of family history and photographs, handwritten song lyrics and poetry, promotional posters, handbills, brochures and programs, recordings (various formats), artifacts (his iconic black wool hat, harmonicas, a guitar, etc.) as well as correspondence between McLean and his family, musical collaborators and colleagues and his longtime companion and champion Margaret Mary Longhill. This fascinating research collection reveals a complicated, creative and eccentric activist who lived to sing the praises of his home and to bring attention to the history of Florida and the environmental damage that threatened the ecology of this beautiful and fragile landscape. The researcher will find a vast archive of primary source ephemera that chronicles the 20th Century Florida folk music world and the talented musical pioneers who paved the way for future artists who now entertain and inform at the many folk festivals across the state.