Accession Number: 65
Reuben Powell Papers (1910-1982)
9.2 linear ft.
Online Catalog Record (BANC)

Overview
History
Series I - A-Z Miscellaneous
Series II - Performers
Series III - Biographical and Recordings Classification
Series IV - Festivals
Series V - Radio Stations
Series VI - Record Companies
Series VII - Renfro Valley
Series VIII - Subject Files
Series IX - Locators
Series X - Sound Recordings

This series includes information on festivals sponsored by Renfro Valley. A run of the Renfro Valley Bugles from 1961-77, biographical information on John Lair, and publicity for Renfro Valley. Correspondence by Reuben Powell concerning the Renfro Valley Tape Club is also found in this series.

Box 8, continued

7. Bluegrass Festival
8. Bluegrass Festival: Tape Lists
9. Renfro Valley Bugle: 1970-77
10. Renfro Valley Bugle: 1968-69
11. Renfro Valley Bugle: 1966-67
12. Renfro Valley Bugle: 1961-62

Box 9

1. John Lair
2. Newspaper Clippings
3. Newspaper Clippings (miscellaneous)
4. Old Time Fiddlers Convention
5. Correspondence: Reuben Powell
6. Publicity
7. Traditional Music and Old Timers Reunion
8. Miscellaneous

Mr. Powell collected numerous published materials on a variety of topics. These folders touch on a wide range of broad topics, alphabetically arranged, and do not fit into any of the other series.

Box 9 continued

9. Airplane and Automobile Songs
10. Alice Lloyd College
11. Armed Forces Radio Show
12. Australian Music and Artists
13. Banjo Information
14. Berea College Library
15. Big Band Era
16. Biographic Material, Misc.
17. Bluegrass Music and Festivals
18. Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine

Box 10

1. Broadcasting: General
2. Brochures
3. Collecting Records
4. Country Music Hall of Fame: John Lair and Bradley Kincaid
5. Country Style Electronic Transcripts
6. Copyright Law
7. Fiddle Music
8. Grand Ole Opry
9. Index- Audio
10. Index- Pickin'
11. Library of Congress
12. McGregor Electronic Transcripts
13. Native American Folklore
14. Railroad References
15. Record Covers
16. Record Data
17. Satterley, Art: Ledgers
18. Songs and Music

This series includes the index cards on which Mr. Powell kept track of much of his information. Index cards served as song, artist, and tape indexes. He used them to locate tracks by different artists, record types, and Renfro Valley association. These "locators" are organized under numerous headings devised by Mr. Powell.

Box 11

1. Artist Locator A-C

Box 12

1. Artist Locator D-J

Box 13

1. Artist Locator K-Q

Box 14

1. Artist Locator R-V

Box 15

1. Artist Locator W-Z

Box 16

1. Records: 78 RPM

Box 17

1. Record and Tape Information

Box 18

1. Reference and Data Files

Box 19

1. Renfro Valley

Box 20

1. Renfro Valley Personnel

Box 21

1. Song Index A-Z

Box 22

1. Song Index: Unfiled

Box 23

1. Tape Index 11-12

1. Series 01-001 Renfro Valley Gatherin'

1. Series 01-003 Renfro Valley Barn Dance
2. Series 01-005 Renfro Valley Barn Dance
3. Series 01-007 Renfro Valley Barn Dance

1. Series 04 Commercial LP Recordings

1. Series 05 Commercial 78rpm Recordings

1. Series 07 Electronic Transcriptions

1. Series 08 Tape Club Recordings

1. Series 10 Performer Interviews

1. Series 11 Thematic Groups

1. Series 13 Autotapeography

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