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[Identification of item], in the Southern Folklife Collection Subject Files #30009, Southern Folklife Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Materials in the collection were gathered from various sources for reference purposes by the staff of the Southern Folklife Collection.

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The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.

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• African Americans--Songs and music.
• Animal calls.
• Appalachian Region, Southern--Folklore.
• Appalachian Region, Southern--Social life and customs.
• Ballads.
• Banjo music.
• Bluegrass music.
• Blues (Music)
• Blues (Music)--North Carolina.
• Cajun music.
• Country music--Appalachian Region, Southern.
• Country music--North Carolina.
• Country music.
• Country musicians--United States.
• Cowboys--Songs and music.
• Fiddle tunes.
• Folk art--Appalachian Region, Southern.
• Folk art--North Carolina.
• Folk artists--North Carolina.
• Folk music--North Carolina.
• Folk music.
• Folk songs--United States.
• Folklore--North Carolina.
• Folklore--Southern States.
• Furniture--North Carolina.
• Ghost stories, American--North Carolina.
• Gospel music--Appalachian Region, Southern.
• Gospel music--Southern States.
• Gospel music.
• Guitar music.
• Handicraft--North Carolina.
• Hillbilly music.
• Indians of North America--North Carolina.
• Indians of North America--Southern States.
• Jazz.
• Labor--Songs and music.
• Labor--Southern States.
• Legends--Appalachian Region, Southern.
• Melungeons.
• Minstrel shows.
• Musicians--Southern States.
• North Carolina--Folklore.
• North Carolina--Social life and customs.
• North Carolina--Songs and music.
• Old-time music.
• Oral history.
• Oral tradition--North Carolina.
• Oral tradition--Southern States.
• Primitive Baptists--North Carolina.
• Race relations.
• Rhythm and blues music.
• Rock music--North Carolina.
• Shape note singing--Southern States.
• Snake cults (Holiness churches)--Appalachian Region, Southern.
• Songs--United States.
• Southern States--Church history.
• Southern States--Race relations.
• Southern States--Songs and music.
• Square dancing.
• Storytelling--Appalachian Region, Southern.
• Tattooing--Social aspects.
• Waldenses--North Carolina.
• Western swing (Music)
• Zydeco music.

The collection comprises 303 folders containing background information on subjects germane to the collecting mission of the Southern Folklife Collection. These subjects, while they all pertain to folkways and traditions in North Carolina or other locations in the American southeast, span a broad array of academic disciplines and cultural interests. General topics include African American music, ballads, banjo music, bluegrass music, blues, cajun music, country music, cowboy music, fiddle music, folk music, gospel music, guitar music, hillbilly music, jazz, old-time music, rhythm and blues, rock, western swing, zydeco, and other types of music; animal calls; folklore and customs of the Appalachian region; folk art; folklore; furniture; ghost stories; hollering; Native Americans; labor lore and songs; legends and storytelling; Melungeons; minstrel shows; oral traditions; Primitive Baptists; race relations; shape note singing; snake cults; square dancing; tattooing; Waldenses; and others. Materials contained in the files include newspaper clippings, magazine articles, pamphlets, other writings, theses, dissertations, correspondence, memoranda, handbills, sheet music, press releases, bibliographies, discographies, newsletters, theater and concert programs, catalogs, instructional booklets, exhibit guides, directories, invitations, brochures and church fans.