Box 8
Container
Contains 23 Results:
Blue Pond Baptist Church Congregation, Chipley Florida - An 11 inch x 14 inch (black and white) photograph (originally a newspaper photo) of the Blue Pond Baptist Church Congregation (Chipley, Florida) including Will McLean, his older sister Lottie and Grandfather Hayes (c. mid 1920s)
File — Box: 8, 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
Bolger, Betsy - An 8 inch x 10 inch (black and white) photograph (c. 1980s) of Will McLean (in black wool hat) and Betsy Bolger (St. Petersburg Times music columnist and reporter). According to the SMASHWORDS website: "Betsy Bolger-Paulet, retired staff-writer for the St. Petersburg Times, is a proud 5th-generation Florida Cracker. Her father, Horace Collier Bolger's family settled Collier County. In a program known as Florida Songstory she performed with her husband singer-songwriter Lee Paulet in folk and music festivals and for several years coordinated the annual Will McLean Festival Best of Florida Poetry Contest and Stage. Active in area poetry circles, she conducted presentation workshops and with her husband several open mic programs and she was a an invited poet presenter at the annual Times Festival of Reading. Pres. Bill Clinton commended her for one of the verses in her "butterfly lessons" collection titled Sunday Afternoon TV at Mother Shucker's Bar Jan. 17, 1993."
File — Box: 8, 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
Boltin, "Cousin" Thelma - Miscellaneous black and white and color photographs (various sizes) of folk artist "Cousin" Thelma Boltin (c. 1980s). According to the FLORIDA MEMORY website: "Thelma Ann Boltin (1904 - 1992), affectionately known as 'Cousin' Thelma, was a storyteller, emcee, teacher and long-time director of the Florida Folk Festival. Her dedication to sharing Florida’s folk traditions brought diverse groups of artists to the festival each year, and established the festival’s reputation for celebrating unique and varied cultures. Born in South Carolina, she was raised in Gainesville and taught theater in schools and community centers..."
File — Box: 8, 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
Florida Folk Festival (1987) - An 8 inch x 10 inch (color) photograph inscribed and signed ("To Will, A true West Florida cracker and dam [sic] proud of it. Florida Folk Festival 1987") from Ann/Amy Sparr(?) Photo of a Florida river scene
File — Box: 8, 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
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..."
File — Box: 8, 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
Hays, Needham Bryant (1866 - 1946) and Mary Melvin Hays (1866-1955) - Two 5 inch x 7 inch (black and white) photographs and a scanned color image of Will McLean's maternal grandparents. The first photo is c. 1900, the second photo c. early 1940s and the third photo is c.early to mid 1940s
File — Box: 8, 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
Johnson, James M. "Acrefoot " (1851-1922) - A 3 .5 inch x 5.5 inch (black and white) photograph of James M. "Acrefoot" Johnson (U.S. Mail "barefoot" carrier) with a live alligator on his lap. Will McLean told stories and wrote a song about "Acrefoot Johnson." According to the FLORIDA MEMORY website: "James Mitchell 'Acrefoot' Johnson carried the mail on foot from Fort Meade, via Fort Ogden, to Fort Myers, ninety miles away. He made the round trip twice weekly, carrying a fifty-pound mail bag. His route described as America's most dangerous due to a few still-hostile Indians, wild animals, alligators and snakes."
File — Box: 8, 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
McLean, Donald - two 5 inch x 7 inch (black and white) school age photographs (c. late 1940s and early 1950s) of the only child of Will McLean (and an unidentified woman), from a brief first marriage in the 1940s
File — Box: 8, 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
McLean, Hugh Alexander (1851? - 1917) - A 4 inch x 5.5 inch (color) snapshot of Will McLean's paternal grandfather's gravestone in Glenwood Cemetery (Chipley, Florida)
File — Box: 8, 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
McLean, Lottie Louise - Miscellaneous photographs (various sizes) of Will McLean's older sister (c. 1930s - 1040s)
File — Box: 8, Folder: 10
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