William R. Ferris collection, 1910s-2022

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  • Ferris, William R.
  • Archival and manuscript material

    • Where to find it

    Southern Folklife Collection (Wilson Library)

    Call Number
    20367
    Status
    In-Library Use Only
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    Summary

    The collection of white folklorist, author, professor, and filmmaker William R. Ferris (1942- ) of Vicksburg, Miss., contains professional and personal papers, photographs, sound recordings, film, video recordings, artifacts, and other items documenting his life and work from the early 1940s through the 2010s. Professional papers include materials related to his university teaching career and his administrative career, especially in university centers for study and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Personal papers largely pertain to his student years and family. Photographs, films, papers, printed items, sound and video recordings, digital files, and other materials reflect his scholarly research interests and documentary production. Topics include Mississippi and the Mississippi Delta; African American life and culture; black churches; folk, blues, gospel, fife and drum corps, and other genres of music; blues musicians; southern writers; folk and music festivals; folk arts, culture, and humor; auctioneers and mule trading; the Ku Klux Klan; and prisons, especially Parchman Farm, the Mississippi State Penitentiary

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    Description:
    approximately 252,000 items (approximately 633.5 linear feet)
    Published:
    Language:
    English
    Access Restriction:
    This collection contains additional materials that are not available for immediate or same day access. Please contact Research and Instructional Service staff at wilsonlibrary@unc.edu to discuss options for consulting these materials
    Parts of Series 1.1. and Series 1.2.; Closed Materials series in the Additions of 2004-2012; personal photographs in Series 2.1. and in the Additions of 2004-2012 are closed to research for the lifetime of William Ferris
    Photographic negatives in Series 2.2. are available with special staff assistance
    Journals in Subgroup B. Additions of 2004-2012 and Subgroup C. Additions after 2012 are closed until 2031
    Library use only for digital files ("DF") found in Series 11.3. and Series 13.2. Contact wilsonlibrary@unc.edu to discuss access options
    Use of audio or moving image materials may require production of listening or viewing copies
    Access to streaming audio or moving image materials may be restricted to researchers who can authenticate with an ONYEN or who are physically present on campus. For further information about access to streaming audiovisual materials, contact Research and Instructional Services staff at Wilsonlibrary@unc.edu
    Notes:
    In the Southern Folklife Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (#20367)
    In English
    Local Notes:
    Source of acquisition: Acquired 2002-2022
    OCLC Number:
    56931437

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