Accession Number: 79
The Lily May Ledford Collection (1917-1985)
Papers, 1936-1985
0.2 linear feet
Online Catalog Record (BANC)

Overview
History
Series I - Newspaper and Magazine Clippings
Series II - Literature by Lily May Ledford
Series III - Literature on Lilly May Ledford
Series IV - Photographs
Series V - Cross-reference Lists

Access and Use:

Provenance: This collection brings together material formerly found in Berea College's Appalachian Center and Hutchins Library's Appalachian Vertical Files with manuscript and photographic items made available by Ledford's granddaughter, Cari Norris.

Preferred Citation: Lily May Ledford Collection, Berea College Special Collections, Berea, Ky.

Related Archives

• John Lair Papers, 1930-1984, SAA 66
• John Lair - Renfro Valley Barn Dance Oral History Collection 1994-1999, SAA 95

Box 1

1. Newspaper and magazine clippings

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2. Autobiographical writing (Photo copy of the hand-written original and typed transcript)
3. Ledford, Lily May. Coon Creek Girl. Berea College Appalachian Center 1980. (Four Copies)
4. Ledford, Lily May. "Autobiography". Seattle Folklore Society Journal. 8(3) March 1977 / 9(2) December 1977 / 9(3) March 1978

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5. High, Ellesa Clay. "The Coon Creek Girl From Red River Gorge: An Interview with Lily May Pennington." Adena 2(1) Spring 1977

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6. Photographs

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7. List of photographs located in the John Lair Papers
8. List of recorded interviews in the Appalachian Sound Archives

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