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Margaret A. Kelley papers, 1921-1939.
BANC MSS C-B 521; BANC MSS C-B 521 pt. 2
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Title:

Margaret A. Kelley papers, 1921-1939
Ballads of Murderer's Bar

Creator/Contributor:

Kelley, Margaret A., creator

Creator/Contributor:

Stone, John A., d. 1864

Creator/Contributor:

Wiley, Mildred Maxam.

Creator/Contributor:

Selleck, John P.

Creator/Contributor:

Johnson, George, 1868-1944

Creator/Contributor:

Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940

Abstract:

Partial contents: Part I (portfolio) - statement (1939) concerning James W. Marshall signed by Miss Kelley, George Johnson and other residents of Kelsey, Calif.; signed poem by Edwin Markham; notes on "Pegleg" Smith; pictures and miscellaneous papers.
Part II (firm) Ballads of Murderer's Bar ..., compiled by Miss Kelley, chiefly from songs of John A. Stone, with music recorded by Mildred Maxam Wiley. With these is a copy of signed recollections (1932) of John P. Selleck, ballad singer in the mining towns.

Date:

1921 (issued)

Subject:

Marshall, James Wilson -- 1810-1885
Smith, Pegleg -- 1801-1866
Folk songs -- California
California -- Social life and customs

Type:

Poems.
Songs.
Musical works.
Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

1 portfolio.
1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 532:12) and positive.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS C-B 521
BANC MSS C-B 521 pt. 2

Origin:

California