Box 1
Container
Contains 14 Results:
Certificates and Recognition (Miscellaneous): Including a State of Florida resolution honoring Will McLean "…for his matchless contributions to the folk movement in Florida…" (signed by Governor Bob Martinez and others), a Certificate of Recognition presented to Will McLean "...in honor of his nomination to the post of Florida's Poet Laureate..." (1980), various certificates presented to Will McLean for his participation in the annual Florida Folk Festival, etc.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1885 - 2000
Correspondence (Miscellaneous letters sent by Will McLean): Including letters sent to Barry Simms, Cherrill P. Heaton, Nikki Wadsworth, storyteller John W. Drury, etc. discussing concert information, health problems, his personal relationship with Margaret Longhill, publication plans for a BALLAD OF FLORIDA SAND book, etc.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1885 - 2000
Correspondence (Personal letters sent to Will McLean): Including letters sent by Ernie Williams, James Cook, Ken Gentil, Teresa Osborne, Paul Champion, Gamble Rogers, Ted Willing, Florida Secretary of State George Firestone, various family members, etc. discussing personal meetings with Will, health problems, Will's mothers death and various family situations, etc.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1885 - 2000
Correspondence (Professional letters sent to Will McLean): Including letters sent by Pinellas County Commissioner Barbara Sheen Todd, Laura V. Monti (University of Florida Head of Special Collections), Florida Governor-elect Reuben Askew, Florida Secretary of State Tom Adams, Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel, Florida Secretary of State George Firestone, Florida U.S. Senator Lawton Chiles, Jim Hartz (NBC News), Deborah Jane Lamberton (NPR Radio), the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Florida U.S. Senator Richard Stone, etc. discussing the Will McLean "dance project," possible donation of papers to UF (1965), various thanks you letters acknowledging the gift of FLORIDA SAND book, response to an inquiry for possible State of Florida compensation for Will McLean's work as a folk artist, recording "royalty" payments for music, U.S. Bicentennial events, Florida Folk Festivals, recording contracts and related problems, newspaper columns about Will McLean, etc.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1885 - 2000