Box 3
Container
Contains 9 Results:
CROSS THE SHADOWS OF MY FACE: Miscellaneous promotional ephemera pertaining to a self-published paperback book (48 pages) of Florida folk songs and stories by Will McLean (1980) which "…can offer children 10 and up glimpses of Florida not found in texts…" The folder contains a signed/inscribed (by Will McLean) copy of the book, promotional postcards, correspondence related to the publication of the book, etc.
File — Box: 3, Folder: 1
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
Miscellaneous ephemera pertaining to Will McLean's FLORIDA SAND (Part 1): "…a new enlarged edition of the Florida poems, songs, folktales and stories written by Will McLean. The whipping boss in the prison camps, Indians, pioneers, explorers, swamps, the Florida Keys, wild animals, and the springs are some of the things that Will McLean writes about. There is even a 'Ballad of Will McLean.' Some of Mr. McLean's ballads and songs have been set to music, and he has recorded an album under the title FLORIDA SAND. Both the book and the album are being distributed by Sunny Mountain Records, Box 14592, Gainesville, Florida 32604..." The folder includes: Edited and unedited chapters, promotional ephemera, correspondence pertaining to the book and album, etc.
File — Box: 3, Folder: 2
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
Miscellaneous ephemera pertaining to Will McLean's FLORIDA SAND (Part2): "…a new enlarged edition of the Florida poems, songs, folktales and stories written by Will McLean. The whipping boss in the prison camps, Indians, pioneers, explorers, swamps, the Florida Keys, wild animals, and the springs are some of the things that Will McLean writes about. There is even a 'Ballad of Will McLean.' Some of Mr. McLean's ballads and songs have been set to music, and he has recorded an album under the title FLORIDA SAND. Both the book and the album are being distributed by Sunny Mountain Records, Box 14592, Gainesville, Florida 32604..." The folder includes: a 1964 copy of FLORIDA SAND: ORIGINAL FOLK SONGS OF FLORIDA (self-published), handwritten notes pertaining to the book, a 1977 paperback copy of the updated and enlarged FLORIDA SAND (published by Lake and Emerald Publications - Earleton, Florida), an original publishers' master copy of the 1989 edition of FLORIDA SAND , etc.
File — Box: 3, Folder: 3
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
Original handwritten song lyrics (Part 1): Including lyrics for "Florida Sandhill Crane," "Paul," "Florida Sand," "Brother for Brother," "Abraham Washington," "Ballad of the Green Turtle," "Hurt of Love," "As the Wind Comes, So the Wind Goes," "Sonnets of the Florida Sand," "The Protest Song," "I Am the Waters," "I Am the Wind," "Osceola's Last Words," "The Rain is Over and Gone," "Macclenny Farewell," "My Soul is a Hawk," "The Sky, The Waters and Sand," "Ballad of Scotty," "Cryin' Bird," "Florida is Bleeding," "The Rain is Over and Gone," "Margrit: Norse Goddess," "Wherefore Lives Thee Little Man," "A Patriot," "Tate's Hell," "The Great Unwashed," "Me and My Dog," "Owls' Cry," "The Abe Washington Legend," "From the East De Soto Sailed," "Yesterday's Kisses," "That Thump, Thump, Thump," "Trail of Tears," "I Saw God One Morning," miscellaneous song/poem snippets, etc.
File — Box: 3, Folder: 4
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
Original handwritten song lyrics (Part 2): Including "Sit Me Down Gently," "Florida Sandhill Crane," "Ballad of Conch Island," "I Am the Wind," "The Ballad of Bone Mizell," "I Am the Waters," "Sonnets," "Hand of Love," "Suwannee Gold," "Sawgrass Flowers," "Sonnets of the Florida Sand," "Cebe Tate's Hell," "Macclenny Farewell," "Mountain Man," "The Sponge War," "George Collins," "The Protest Song," miscellaneous song/poem snippets, etc.
File — Box: 3, Folder: 5
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
Miscellaneous Photocopied Writings - Songs and Prose (Part 1): Including "Courtship Dance of the Horned Owl," "Hold Back the Waters," "The Story of Man and Boy," "'Cush' Holston," "Acre-foot Johnson," "Tate's Hell," "Spirit of Giving," "The Clothesline Incident," "The Last Play," "Waterwheels, Barks and Shavings," Ballad of Florida Sand," "Prayer," "Fox Fire," "Century," "The Pump-Handle Shuffle," "To Each Its Own," "Nature's Way," "Gitty- Up," "Hello, Central...?," "The Last Play," "Sweet Agnes' Perfume," "Spirit of Giving," "The Old Woman and the Snake," "Legend of Johnny Tuggle," "Grandpa's Close Call with a Florida Panther," "Electric Motor," "Hide Nor Hair," "Away O' EE," "Whipping Boss," "Seminole," etc.
File — Box: 3, Folder: 6
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
Miscellaneous Photocopied Writings - Songs and Prose (Part 2): Including "Mountain Man," "Osceola' Last Words," "Messiah," "Seminole," "Sonnets of the Florida Sand," "Cebe Tate's Hill," "I Am the Wind," "I Am the Waters," "Suwannee Gold," "Ballad of Conch Island," "Macclenny Farewell," "Willow," "The Rain is Over and Gone," "Sit Me Down Gently," "Gopher John," "Abraham Washington," etc.
File — Box: 3, Folder: 7
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
Song Lyrics - Photocopied (Part 1): Including "Florida Sand," "Hold Back the Waters," "Land O' Gold," "Acre-Foot Johnson," "The Ballad of Silver Springs," "The Protest Song," "Found in a Pocket," "From the Florida Sky," "Ballad of a Drum Stick Man," "Red-Neck Blues," "Cryin' Bird," "The Great Un-Washed," "Lest We Forget America," "Wild Hog," "Seminole," "My Soul is a Hawk," "Gopher Man," "Tortugas," Fox Fire," "Where the Sweet Waters Flow," "Courtship Dance of the Florida Sandhill Crane," "Ballad of the Green Turtle," "The Rain Is Over and Over," "Hold Back the Waters," "Weeping Place," "The Dade Massacre," "The Ballad of Will McLean," "Brother for Brother," "Cush Holston," "Osceola's Last Words," "Blount's Fort," "Owl Dance," "Moving Shadows," "I Saw God One Morning," "Yesterday's Kisses," "Century," "Ballad of Scotty," etc.
File — Box: 3, Folder: 8
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
Song Lyrics - Photocopied (Part 2): Including "Florida is Bleeding," "Eagle's Prayer," "The Rain is Over and Gone," "Florida Sandhill Crane," "The Ballad of 'Bone' Mizell," "Trail of Tears," "Before Anything Else," "The Abe Washington Legend," "I Saw God One Morning," "Tate's Hell," "Freedom Train," "The Rain is Over and Gone," "The Sponge War," "They Found Gold," "I Am the Wind," "Sky Song," "Mountain Man," "A Patriot," "The Sky, The Waters and Sand," "The Great Unwashed," "Macclenny Farewell," "Trail of Tears," "Eye for Eye," "Seminole," "Yesterday's Kisses," "Owl Dance," etc.
File — Box: 3, Folder: 9
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