text: Ferris Marcie Cohen Ferris, Marcie Cohen. Yale University Social history Universities and colleges--Faculty Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Families--Mississippi--Social life and customs. Turner Othar Turner, Othar University of Mississippi Warner Pecolia Warner, Pecolia. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Center for the Study of the American South Seeger Charles Seeger, Charles, 1876-1979. 1876 1979 African Americans Clinton Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hillary Rodham. Walker Alice Walker, Alice, 1944- 1944 King B. B. King, B. B. Rose Hill Church (Vicksburg, Miss.) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Warren Robert Penn Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989. 1905 1989 Baraka Amiri Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014 1934 2014 Miller Arthur Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005 1915 2005 Quilting--Southern States. Handicraft Gordon Amanda Gordon, Amanda. Manners and customs Families--Social life and customs Folk songs, English Mississippi Auctioneers--Southern States. Gaines Ernest J. Gaines, Ernest J., 1933- 1933 Folk art--Southern States. Folk songs, English--Mississippi. Mississippi State Penitentiary African American folk art Reed Ola Belle Reed, Ola Belle, 1916-2002 1916 2002 Fife and drum corps music Lomax Alan Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002. 1915 2002 Photographers African Americans--Southern States Clinton Bill Clinton, Bill, 1946- 1946 History The collection consists of papers, photographs, slides, sound recordings, videotapes, films, and other materials documenting Ferris's life and work. Professional papers relate to his teaching career at Jackson State University, Yale University, the University of Mississippi, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and to his activities at the Center for Southern Folklore, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, the Center for the Study of the American South, and as chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Personal papers include student materials, family correspondence, and other papers from the 1940s to 2002. Papers, images, and recordings document life in Mississippi and the Mississippi Delta; folk, blues, gospel, fife and drum corps music, and other musical types; folk and music festivals; folk arts, culture, and humor; Highway 61; the Ku Klux Klan; prisons, especially Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary); auctioneers; and other topics. Films and videotapes include footage of Ferris's documentaries. Individuals important in the collection include writers, artists, musicians, political figures, and others. Unknown value: arc Gospel music 56931437 Photographs Wit and humor William R. Ferris collection, Blues (Music) Encyclopedias Music The Addition of 2012 contains papers, photographs, audio recordings, moving images, digital files, and artifacts relating to William Ferris's life and work, 1949-2011. There are materials relating to Ferris's book "Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Delta Blues" (2009) and research and notes related to Ferris's book project on southern voices. There are journals kept by Ferris, 1995 and 2003-2011, containing his schedules and notes related to events and meetings; correspondence with Alice Walker, B.B. King, students and advisees, and professional colleagues from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and other universities; subject files relating to his research, projects, and events; notes, letters, holiday cards, and other papers sent to Ferris; and published items collected by Ferris. The Addition also contains black-and-white photographic prints of images taken by Ferris in the 1960s and 1970s primarily depicting African Americans and whites in Mississippi including images of musicians Louis Dotson, James "Son" Thomas, and others; a significant number of snapshots taken by Ferris, 2000-2011, of musical events, gatherings, and travel; slides depicting various people and scenes important to Ferris's research; digital family and travel photographs; digital photographs given to William Ferris from friends and associates; and photocopies of the contact prints from photographs taken by Ferris in the 1960s and 1970s. There are sound and video recordings of classes taught by Ferris at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill featuring performances by guest speakers and musicians; interviews with Ferris; digital files of presentations given by him; audio recordings, moving images, and artifacts collected by or given to Ferris; posters for book signings, and other items. en Folk art Ferris William R. Ferris, William R. Dotson Louis Dotson, Louis Mississippi Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) Baraka Amiri Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014. 1934 2014 Documentary films--Production and direction. Lum Ray Lum, Ray, 1891-1976 1891 1976 Foote Shelby Foote, Shelby. Auctioneers Jackson State University Warren Robert Penn Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989 1905 1989 Turner Othar Turner, Othar. Delta (Miss. : Region) Lomax Alan Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002 1915 2002 University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture Welty Eudora Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001. 1909 2001 Dotson Louis Dotson, Louis. African American folk art. Chapman Fannie Bell Chapman, Fannie Bell Thomas Son Thomas, Son, 1926-1993 1926 1993 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Mohamed Ethel Wright Mohamed, Ethel Wright Literature Evans Walker Evans, Walker, 1903-1975. 1903 1975 Clinton Bill Clinton, Bill, 1946- 1946 Jones Bessie Jones, Bessie, 1902-1984 1902 1984 Photographers--Southern States. Clark Leon Clark, Leon. Dollard John Dollard, John, 1900-1980. 1900 1980 Handicraft--Southern States. Seeger Pete Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014 1919 2014 Southern States Musicians African American musicians--Southern States. Welty Eudora Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001 1909 2001 Center for Southern Folklore Families--Southern States--Social life and customs. National Endowment for the Humanities Warner Pecolia Warner, Pecolia Walker Alice Walker, Alice, 1944- 1944 Films. Mississippi State Penitentiary. Foote Shelby Foote, Shelby University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Center for the Study of the American South. Dixon Willie Dixon, Willie, 1915-1992 1915 1992 Chain gangs Dixon Willie Dixon, Willie, 1915-1992. 1915 1992 Chain gangs. Mississippi Textile crafts Ferris William R. Ferris, William R. Prisons--Mississippi. Dollard John Dollard, John, 1900-1980 1900 1980 Lum Ray Lum, Ray, 1891-1976. 1891 1976 African Americans--Social life and customs Clinton Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hillary Rodham Mohamed Ethel Wright Mohamed, Ethel Wright. Textile crafts--Southern States. Folklore--Study and teaching Prisons Thomas Son Thomas, Son, 1926-1993. 1926 1993 Hamblett Theora Hamblett, Theora, 1895-1977. 1895 1977 Documentary films--Southern States. Southern States Faulkner William Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. 1897 1962 Jones Bessie Jones, Bessie, 1902-1984. 1902 1984 Chapman Fannie Bell Chapman, Fannie Bell. Folklore--Study and teaching. Documentary films Quilting Evans Walker Evans, Walker, 1903-1975 1903 1975 Documentary films--Production and direction Faulkner William Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 1897 1962 Clark Leon Clark, Leon Rose Hill Church (Vicksburg, Miss.) Brooks Cleanth Brooks, Cleanth, 1906-1994 1906 1994 Hamblett Theora Hamblett, Theora, 1895-1977 1895 1977 xxu Smith Harry Smith, Harry. Smith, Harry Bobb Victor Bobb, Victor. King B. B. King, B. B. Ginsburg Allen Ginsburg, Allen, 1926-1997. 1926 1997 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Ferris family. Center for Southern Folklore. University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture. African American musicians Fife and drum corps music. Jackson State University Musicians--Southern States. Reed Ola Belle Reed, Ola Belle, 1916-2002. 1916 2002 Ferris Marcie Cohen Ferris, Marcie Cohen National Endowment for the Humanities. African Americans--Southern States--Social life and customs. University of Mississippi Race relations Clark Judith Clark, Judith. Gaines Ernest J. Gaines, Ernest J., 1933- 1933 Miller Arthur Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005. 1915 2005 Seeger Pete Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014. 1919 2014 Brooks Cleanth Brooks, Cleanth, 1906-1994. 1906 1994 Yale University Ku Klux Klan (1915- )