Alabama
Room
Ruby Pickens Tartt
Collection
Ruby Pickens Tartt, 1880-1974
Location:
Vault
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Ruby Pickens Tartt, originally Ruby Stuart Pickens, daughter of
Fannie West Short and William King Pickens, was born on January 13, 1880.
Ruby S. Pickens married William Pratt Tartt on October 18, 1904. The
couple had one child, Fannie Pickens Tartt Inglis, born on June 21, 1906.
R. P. Tartt died on November 29, 1974 in York, Alabama and was buried in
Myrtlewood Cemetery in Livingston, AL.
SERIES
Series 1: Genealogy
Series 2: Autobiographical Sketches
Series 2 Addendum:
Autobiographical Sketches
Series 3: Biographical Sketches (Includes printed newspaper
articles as well as manuscript articles about RPT.)
Series 3 Addendum: Biographical
Sketches
Series 4: Correspondence
Series 4 Addendum: Correspondence
Series 5: RPT views on folklore
Series 5 Addendum: RPT views on
folklore
Series 6: RPT views on her writing
Series 7: RPT views on folk music
Series 7 Addendum: RPT views on
folk music
Series 8: Sketches, photographs and poetry
Series 8 Addendum: Sketches,
photographs and poetry
Series 9: Songs collected by RPT
Series 9 Addendum: Songs collected by RPT
Series 10: Ring Games
Series 11: Folktales, animal stories collected
by RPT
Series 12: Folklore, superstitions collected by RPT
Series 13: Folklore, quotations and folksayings
Series 14: Slavery Tales
Series 14 Addendum: Slavery
Tales
Series 15: Recollections of
Post-Slavery Times
Series 15
Addendum: Recollections
of Post-Slavery Times
Series 15A: Recollection of
Post-Slavery Times Negro Sermons
Series 16A: Historical
sketches written and collected by RPT. This Series contains
articles written by RPT
Series 16A Addendum: Historical
sketches written and collected by RPT.
Series 16B: Historical
sketches written and collected by RPT. This series contains
articles collected by RPT
Series 17: Biographic sketches
of Sumter County people and John and Alan Lomax
Series 17Addendum: Biographic
sketches of Sumter County people and John and Alan Lomax
Series 18: Notes and collected
items by RPT
Series 18A: AddendumNotes and
collected items by RPT
Series 19: Miscellaneous
Series 19A: Addendum
Miscellaneous
Series 20: Diaries and
Notebooks
Series 20A: Addendum Diaries
and Notebooks
Series 21: Tapes
Series 22: Published Works
Series 23: Phonodiscs
Series 24: Nomination letters
of RPT to "The Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame".
Series 25: Installation of
Ruby Pickens Tartt, Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame, October
23, 1980
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ITEM LISTING INVENTORY
Series 1 - Genealogy [Items 4, 20l.]
Folder A/Box 1
Item 1: Letter to: Dr. and Mrs. Robert Gilbert,
from Mrs. Clifford T. Inglis (Fannie Pickens). October 9, 1l.
Re: Tartt family history.
Item 2: Letter to: Mrs. Clifford T. Inglis
(Fannie Pickens), from Mrs. Paul F. Summers, Jr. (Mary O.).N.D. 8l.
Re: Tartt family history.
Item 3: Letter to: Dr. Robert Gilbert (Bob),
from Mrs. Clifford T. Inglis (Fannie Pickens). March 29, 1977. 3l.
Re: Pickens family history.
Item 4: Letter to: Dr. Robert Gilbert ( Bob),
from Mrs. Clifford T. Inglis (Fannie Pickens). June 21, 1977. 8l.
Re: Pickens and Chiles familyhistory.
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Series 2 - Autobiographical Sketches [ Item 13, 25l
]
Folder B/Box 1
Item 1: A personal story that happened at a tea
attended by Ruby Pickens Tartt that she wrote. 3l.
Item 2: Ruby Pickens Tartt writing about "
The Lomaxas" (John and Alan); her relationship with them as
well as the Father Son relationship. 7l.
Item 3: Short sketches written by Ruby Pickens
Tartt about her writing, collecting folk songs, painting
portraits, and her job as county librarian. Included are
quotations from Carl Sandburg, John Lomax and Dr. Arnold praising
Ruby Pickens Tartt. 5l.
Item 4: In her own handwriting by Ruby Pickens
Tartt lists some important dates in her life such as birth,
college entrance, marriage, etc.. 1l.
Item 5: Ruby Pickens Tartt writing about her
New York experience. 1l.
Item 6: A brief biographical sketch of Ruby
Pickens Tartt. 1l.
Item 7: A listing of the anthologies that
contain Ruby Pickens Tartt’s stories; collections of folk
songs containing her work plus a short biographical sketch. 1l.
Item 8: A brief writing by Ruby Pickens Tartt
assumed to be about life for her in a nursing home. 1l.
Item 9: A brief listing of dates concerning
Ruby Pickens Tartt’s birth, college years, teaching and
marriage. 1l.
Item 10: A short listing of dates at college,
studying art in New York, etc. written by Ruby Pickens Tartt. 1l.
Item 11: A short sketch about the number of
songs recorded and how rich this area was in folk-lore written by
Ruby Pickens Tartt. 1l.
Item 12: A favorite quotation from the Bible of
Ruby Pickens Tartt that encouraged her in difficult times.
Item 13: A brief sketch written by Ruby Pickens
Tartt about how she met John Lomax. 1l.
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Series 2A- Addendum Autobiographical Sketches [ Item 3, 4l
]
Folder B-1/Box 23
Item 1: A brief listing of RPT’s name,
vocation, place and date of birth, patent’s names and her
education written in her handwriting. 1l.
Item 2: A listing of the anthologies that
contain RPT’s stories written in her handwriting. 1l.
Item 3: Letter to Annie Little, from RPT, March
1, 1952. 2l. Incomplete letter giving a sketch of her
life.
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Series 3 - Biographical Sketches [ Item 32, 72l.
]
Folder C/Box 1
Item 1: Letter to: Carl Carmer, From Caroline
Rogers, Associate Editor, "Reader’s Digest". March
7, 1961. 1l. Re: Rejection notice of his article on Ruby
Pickens Tartt, "My most unforgettable character".
Item 2: Letter to Fannie Pickens Inglis, from
Mrs. Carl Carmer. March 13, 1961. 1l. Re: Rejection by
" Reader’s Digest" of her husband’s article,
"Miss Ruby, My most unforgettable character".
Item 3: A booklet printed by Livingston
University presented at the ceremony when Fannie Pickens Inglis
gave the "Tartt Papers" to Livingston University, May
30, 1975. The booklet contains "Miss Ruby, My most
unforgettable character" by Carl Carmer together with a
letter from the author. 1l.
Item 4: Wedding invitation of Fannie Pickens to
Clifford Thomas Inglis, May 9, 1939. 1l.
Item 5: A brief listing of dates in Ruby
Pickens Tartt life, such as birth, her parents names, dates of
college graduations, marriage, name of daughter, death, etc. 1l.
Item 6: Newspaper article on Ruby Pickens
Tartt, "The Florida Times- Union", Jacksonville,
February 18, 1966. Re: Her talents with brush, pen and song. 1l.
Item 7. Newspaper article in "The Florida
Times-Union", Jacksonville, November 24, 1964. Re: A
cross-stitched sampler depicting the childhood of Fannie Pickens,
was done by Ruby Pickens Tartt in 1936 for Fannie Pickens. 1l.
Item 8: An article written about the Primrose
Club paying tribute to Ruby Pickens Tartt. 1l. 2-copies.
Item 9: An article published in "Library
Notes", March, 1961, "She knew her people; a tribute to
a great lady" [re: Ruby Pickens Tartt.] 2l.
Item 10: News release written by Dr. Robert
Gilbert when Ruby Pickeds Tartt completed a portrait of Elisha
Ashe Young for Livingston State College. 1l.
Item 11: Newspaper article in "The
Birmingham News", May 28, 1963. Re: Ruby Pickens Tartt
paints portrait of Elisha Ashe Young for Livingston Stat College.
1l.
Item 12: Newspaper article in "The
Birmingham News", November 6, 1960. Re: Ruby Pickens Tartt
from a series, "Women at work". 1l.
Item 13: Newspaper article paying tribute to
Ruby Pickens Tartt. No date. 1l. Written by Jack Kytle.
Folder D/Box 1
Item 14: Newspaper article written by Ruby
Pickens Tartt reviewing "Folk Song, U.S.A." by Allan
and John Lomax. No date. 1l.
Item 15: Newspaper article in "Our
Southern Home", June 29, 1960. "Letter to the
editor" written by Ruby Pickens Tartt protesting the type
memorial planned to honor war veterans. Also a reply from the
Editor. 1l.
Item 16: A paper on Ruby Pickens Tartt written
by Dr. Robert Gilbert for a talk he was making on her. Also a
letter to the Editor of "Library Notes" from Dr.
Gilbert informing her he was enclosing his paper on the speech he
had given on Ruby Pickens Tartt. 8l.
Item 17: Letter to : Fannie Pickens Inglis,
from unknown author. February 23, 1975. Re: Informing her he had
written a paper on her mother, "The remarkable Miss
Ruby". Author later identified by Tina N. Jones as Frank Grove 3l.
Item 18: A paper entitled "The remarkable
Miss Ruby". Author unknown. Author later identified by Tina N. Jones
as Frank Grove. 12.l.
Item 19: Newspaper article in "The
Birmingham News", December 1, 1974. Re: The death of Ruby
Pickens Tartt. 1 l.
Item 20: Newspaper article in "The Sumter
County Journal", December 4, 1974. Re: Death of Ruby Pickens
Tartt. 1l. 2-copies
Item 21: Newspaper article in , "The Home
Record", December 4, 1974. Re: Death of Ruby Pickens Tartt.
1l. 2-copies
Item 22: An article written by Rev. James A.
Hand, former minister of Ruby Pickens Tartt at her death for
"The Home Record". November 29, 1974. 2l.
Item 23: An article written by Waights Taylor,
former Editor of "Our Southern Home", at the death of
Ruby Pickens Tartt for "The Home Record". November 29,
1974. 1l.
Item 24: Xeroxed copies of the holdings on Ruby
Pickens Tartt in the Alabama Department of Archives and History,
Montgomery, Al. 11l. See Series 4, Box 2, Folder f-1. Item
4, Folder f-2, Item 11
Item 25: Bibliography of Ruby Pickens Tartt
compiled by Dr. Neil Snider and Margaret Gilbert, 1977. 3l.
Item 26: Article written by Dr. Neil Snider and
Margaret Gilbert. Published in "The Alabama Librarian",
May/June, 1977. Re: Description of the "Tartt Papers"
owned by Livingston University Library. 1l.
Folder E/Box 1
Item 27: News release written by Dr. Neil
Snider concerning an exhibit on Ruby Pickens Tartt in the
Livingston University Library. October, 1976. 1l.
Item 28: An article published in "Journal
of Academic Librarianship". September 1977, written by Dr.
David Mathews. 1l.
Item 29: "History of Ruby Pickens Tartt
Library", written by Celeste Kaul, 1976. 3l.
Item 30: Printed invitation to the ceremonies
renaming the Livingston Public Library to Ruby Pickens Tartt
Library, May 31, 1975. 1l.
Item 31: Printed program for the ceremonies
renaming the Livingston Public Library to Ruby Pickens Tartt
Library, May 31, 1975. 1l.
Item 32: Newspaper picture in "The Home
Record", June 11, 1975, of Fannie Pickens Inglis displaying
the portrait she had painted of her Mother for Ruby Pickens Tartt
Library. 1l.
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Series 3A - Addendum Biographical Sketches [ Item 4, 15l.
]
Folder E-1/Box 23
Item 1: A printed program from The Montgomery
Museum of Fine Arts entitled "Mother-Daughter Exhibit".
1l.
Item 2: Letter to Ruby P. Tartt, from John
Patterson, Governor, State of Alabama. November 23, 1959. 1l.
Re: The appointment of RPT to the Board of Registrars of Sumter
County.
Item 3: Newspaper article in Tallahassee
Democrat", March 16, 1958. Re: Copies in oil of Gamble
portraits by RPT. 1l.
Item 4: Article from Virginia Quarterly Review,
66(1): 294-305, Spring 1990, entitled "The Strange
County" by Howell Raines. 12l. Re: Ruby Pickens
Tartt’s role in the writing of Stars Fell on Alabama by Carl Carmer.
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Series 4 - Correspondence (1940-1968) [item 24, 40l.]
Folder F-1/Box 2
Item 1: Letter to Miss Miles, from Ruby P.
Tartt. February 26, 1940. 1l. Re: Sumter County History.
Item 2: Letter to Houghton,Mifflin & CO.,
from Ruby P. Tartt. August 23, 1945. 1l. Re: The
companies’ interest in her writings.
Item 3: Letter to Miss Stover, from Ruby P.
Tartt. November 8, 1950. 1l. Re: Advising she was
enclosing three stories for possible publication
Item 4: Letter to Mrs. Owen, from Ruby P.
Tartt. Easter Sunday, 1951. 2l. Re: Requesting help for
Robert Gilbert in writing he dissertation on Sumter County.
"See also" Series 3, Box 1, Folder D, Item 24.
Item 5: Letter to Ed Smollet, from Ruby P.
Tartt. September 5, 1957. 1l. Re: The Vacation reading
program ar the Sumter County Public Library.
Item 6: Letter to Mr. Roberts from Ruby P.
Tartt. N.D. 3l. Letter has missing pages. Re: Her work in
the Sumter County Public Library, her writing and song
collecting.
Item 7: Letter to the Primrose Club,
Livingston, Ala., from ruby P. Tartt. N.D. 1l. Re: Her
resignation from the club.
Item 8: An incomplete note written by Ruby P.
Tartt. N.D. 1l. Re: Serving on the Sumter County Board of
Registrars.
Item 9: Letters to Margaret , from Ruby P.
Tartt. N.D. 12l. Letter has missing pages. Re: Her writing
and song collecting.
Item 10: Letter to Mr. Asa Grenn, from Fannie
P. Inglis (Mrs. Clifford T. Iglis). March 7, 1975. 2l. Re:
Advising she was sending additional papers to be added to the
Tartt Collection.
Folder F-2/Box 2
Item 11: Letter to Ruby P. Tartt, from Marie
Bankhead Owen, April 2, 1951. 1l. Re; The request of Ruby
P. Tartt for assistance for Robert Gilbert in writing his
dissertation. "See Also" Series 3, Box 1, Folder D,
Item 24.
Item 12: Letter to Ruby P. Tartt from Mody C.
Boatright. N.D. 1l. Re: Ruby P. Tartt’s request for
addresses.
Item 13: Letter to Ruby P. Tartt, from B.A.
Botkin. April 9, 1949. 1l. Re: Requesting Mrs. Tartt to
send him some of her stories, songs and articles to be included
in his book, "Treasury of Southern Folklore".
Item 14: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Hal
Courlander. September 19, 1950. 1l. Re; Application to
Viking Fund from Ruby P. Tarrt.
Item 15: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Martha
Foley, N.D. 1l. Re: Permission to publish "Alabama
Sketches" in foreign editions.
Item 16: Letter to Ruby P. Tartt, from Ed Cray.
N.D. 2l. Re: Invitation to Ruby P Tartt to be a charter
member of the American Folk Music Council.
Item 17: Letter to Ruby P. Tartt, from Father
James Keller. March 29, 1961. 1l. Re: Thanking her for a
donation to The Christophers and her interest in serving our
youth, etc.
Item 18: Letter to Ruby P. Tartt from Mrs.
Henry I Laumann, December 2, 1946. 1l. Re: Mrs.
Tartt’s Request for patterns and stencils.
Item 19: Letter to Ruby P. Tartt, from Ruby T.
Lomax. December 2, .1l. Re: Advising Mrs. Tartt of sending
her a list of Livingston recordings for the Library of Congress.
Item 20: Letter to Ruby P. Tartt from Dr. Ralph
M Lyon. May 19, 1964. 1l. Re: Invitation to Ruby P Tartt
for membership to "The Society of the Golden Key".
Item 21: Letter to Ruby P Tartt form James B
McMillian. May 12, 1950. 1l. Re: Thanking Mrs. Tartt for
sending a picture of herself.
Item 22: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Ira S
Puritt Jr. October 29, 1950. 1l. Re: Sitting area at the
Sumter Nursing Home.
Item 23: Memo and news release to Ruby P Tartt
form C H Schaeffer. March 16, . 1l. Re: Two oil portraits
painted by Mrs. Tartt for the Gamble Mansion.
Item 24: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John D.
Wade. June 23, 1947. 1l. Re: Requesting an article on
Southern middle class white folks songs for "The Georgia
Review".
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Series 4A - Addendum Correspondence (1931-1970) [items
97, 171l.]
Folder FF/Box 24
Item 1: Letter to John Lomax, From Ruby P
Tartt. February 3, 1939. 2l. Re: John Lomax plans to visit
Ruby P. Tartt.
Item 2: Letter to Eunice Howsmen, from Ruby P
Tartt. October 16, 1940. 2l. Re: Ruby P Tartt asking for a
leave of absence from a project she was working on.
Item 3: Letter to John Lomax, from Ruby P.
Tartt. November 3, 1941. 1l. Re: Canceling a recording
trip due to inclement weather.
Item 4: Letter to Alan Lomax, from Ruby P
Tartt. November 3, 1941 2l. Re: Her appreciation for the
opportunity of working with John Lomax.
Item 5: Letter to Alan Lomax, from Ruby P
Tartt. December 10, 1942 2l. Re: Requesting recordings
made in Sumter County.
Item 6: Letter to Letter to B.A. Botkin, from
Ruby P Tarrt. July 31, 1943. 1l. Re: A thank you for
several favors and a request for a copy of a letter from Mr.
Lomax.
Item 7: Letter to Mr. Seigmeister from Ruby P
Tartt. April 9, 1943. 1l. Re: Thanking him for sending her
a copy of his book.
Item 8: Letter to Dick Smith, from Ruby P
Tartt. September 29, 1961. 1l. Re: Requesting he publish
" Vacation Reading Club" winners.
Item 9: Letter to Henry Snow from Ruby P Tartt.
March 16, 1962. 2l. Re: Sumter Court Board of Registrars
& RPT’s views on race.
Item 10: Letter to Alan Lomax from Ruby P
Tartt. N.D. 2l. Re: Thanking him for a check and the
possibility of working with him.
Item 11: Letter to the Primrose Club from Ruby
P Tartt. N.D. 1l. Re: Recommending that Mrs. Elisha Young
be made a life member and not to accept her resignation.
Folder FF-1/Box 24
Item 12: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Betty
Carmer. April 2, 1931. 3l. Re: Miscellaneous news from the
Carmers and expressions of their friendship for Ruby P Tartt.
Item 13: Letter to Ruby P Tartt and Fannie P
Inglis from Carl Carmer. June 6, 1933. 4l. Re: Requesting
information needed for inclusion in his about to be published
book.
Item 14: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Betty
Carmer. April 1, 1935. 4l. Re: A letter of friendship.
Item 15: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Betty
Carmer. April 26, 1937. 4l. Re: Advice concerning
RPT’s writing and miscellaneous news from the Carmers.
Item 16: Letter to Ruby P Tartt, from Carl
Carmer. January 6, 1963. 1l. Re: Thanking RPT for a
telegram.
Item 17: Letter to Ruby P Tartt, Pratt and
Fannie Pickens from the Carmers. January 24, . 1l. Re: The
Carmers writing and work.
Item 18: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Carl
Carmer, March 2, . 2l. Re: His disappointment of how
Alabamians accepted his writing of them.
Item 19: Letter to Fannie Pickens from the
Carmers. May 19, . 1l. Re: Making plans for their trip
South and news of their work.
Item 20: Letter to Fannie Pickens from Carl
Carmer. N.D. 1l. Re: Sending an article written by RPT and
pleased he was that "Miss Ruby Day" had been
successful.
Item 21: Letter to Fannie Pickens, from the
Carmers. N.D. 2l. Re: A letter of friendship and news from
the Carmers.
Item 22: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from the
Carmers. N.D. 2l. Re: Pleased that RPT liked his newly
published book, future writing plans and news from the Carmers.
Folder FF-2/Box 24
Item 23: Photocopies of miscellaneous letters
written to or about Ruby P Tartt concerning her work with Alan
and John Lomax on file in The Library of Congress.
Item 24: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Alan
Lomax, N.D. 2l. Re: Royalties on recordings and future
plans for recordings
Item 25: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Alan
Lomax, N.D. 1l. Re: Contract for songs recorded in Sumter
County.
Folder FF-3/Box 24
Item 26: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John
Lomax. November 6, 1939. 4l. Re: Advising her of his two
books completed, This Singing Country and American Ballads and
Folk Songs; beginning to write The Adventures of a Ballad Hunter.
Item 27: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John
Lomax. December 4, 1940. 4l. Re: Offering to buy her a
home and advising her he was sending Doc Reed a Christmas gift.
Item 28: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John
Lomax. August 9, 1941. 2l. Re: Plans to visit Livingston
and also an apology.
Item 29: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John
Lomax. October 28, 1941. 1l. Re: Informing her of her
employment with The Library of Congress for $150.00 per month.
Item 30: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Ruby T
Lomax. November 11, 1941. 1l. Re: Regret for cancellation
of recording trip to Livingston and Our Singing Country is
completed.
Item 31: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Ruby T
Lomax. January 23, 1942. 1l. Re: A thank you letter and
one of news from the Lomaxes.
Item 32: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John
Lomax. December 19, 1942. 1l. Re: A letter of friendship
and acknowledging a letter in which she praised a book of his and
asking for more of her Negro stories.
Item 33: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John
Lomax. December 21, 1942. 1l. Re: Requesting more stories
from Rich Amerson.
Item 34: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Ruby T
Lomax. April 6, 1943. 1l. Re: Acknowledging receipt of one
of her stories, requesting a copy of Josh Horn’s will and
news from the Lomaxes.
Item 35: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John
Lomax. April 27, 1943. 1l. Re: Requesting information on
Josh Horn and Rich Amerson for inclusion in a book he was
writing.
Item 36: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John
Lomax. May 31, 1943. 2l. Re: Asking her to send him an
itemized Doctor bill for Doc Reed and praising her writing
ability of the southern Negro.
Item 37: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John
Lomax. October 14, 1943. 1l. Re: Advising her he had sold
her story "A Pair of Blue Stockings" for $50.00 and
asking her to get copies of all her stories and send to him.
Folder FF-3/Box 24
Item 38: Letter to Ruby P Tartt, from John
Lomax. October 25, 1943. 1l. Re: Urging her to get copies
of her stories-"they will make your name immortal."
Item 39: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John
Lomax. November 15, 1943. 2l. Re: Urging her to get her
materials together so that a book can be compiled.
Item 40: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John
Lomax. November 24, 1943. 1l. Re: Advising her, her story
of Rich would be published in Southwest Review and possibly
Reader’s Digest: urging her to collect her writings.
Item 41: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Ruby T
Lomax. November 30, 1943. 1l. Re: Expressing sorrow for
her illness.
Item 42: Copy: Letter of Ruby P Tartt to John
Lomax June 10, 1944. 1l. Re: Doc Reed opens box of
clothing.
Item 43: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Ruby T
Lomax, June 20, 1944. 1l. Re: Receiving her letters and
encouraging her to make a story of them and explaining why they
sent her copies of her letters.
Item 44: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John
Lomax. December 16, 1944. 1l. Re: Sending Doc Reed
Christmas money for her to give him; advising her his book
Adventures of a Ballad Hunter was about to be printed, his poor
health and news from the Lomaxes.
Item 45: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John
Lomax. January 12, 1945. 1l. Re: Urging her to write a
story about Doc Reed and praising her writing ability.
Item 46: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John
Lomax. January 22, 1945. 1l. Re; Stating his inability to
write about Doc Reed and praising her writing ability; advising
he was keeping all of her beautiful letters.
Item 47: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John
Lomax. June 18, 1945. 1l. Re: Advising he was returning
the letters she had sent him to read and various news of he and
his family.
Item 48: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John
Lomax. June 28, 1945. 1l. Re: A letter of friendship and
on the reverse side a letter to John Lomax from Emily
Schossberger of Univ. of Nebraska Press.
Item 49: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John
Lomax. June 27, 1945. 1l. Re: Houghton-Miffin requesting
Southwest Review to release her stories entitled "Alabama
Sketches."
Item 50: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John
Lomax. July 4, 1945. 1l. Re: Informing her he had sent
biographical data on her to Martha Foley, and requesting she send
her negro stories to him so that he could sell them to national
magazines.
Item 51: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Ruby T
Lomax. July 12, 1945 1l. Re: Trying to relieve her mind on
copyright laws.
Item 52: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John
Lomax. July 12. 1945. 1l. Concerning copyrights laws
pertaining to her stories.
Item 53: Letter to Ruby P Tartt. July 26, 1945.
3l. Re: Expressing happiness that she had located Federal
Writers’ Material encouraging her to put material in book
form.
Item 54: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John
Lomax. August 6, 1945. 1l. Re: Urging her again to get her
storiy together.
Item 55: Letter of high recommendation of Ruby
P Tartt for her writing of the Southern negro. The letter is
addresssed Gentlemen, from John Lomax. November 17, 1945. 1l.
Item 56; Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Ruby T
Lomax, January 14, 1946. 1l. Re: Expressing her joy in
reading her stories in Best Short Stories.
Item 57: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John
Lomax. March 22, 1947. 1l. Re: An Apology.
Item 58: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Ruby T
Lomax, February 15, 1948. 1l. Re: Thanking her for her
letter of sympathy at the death of John Lomax.
Item 59: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Ruby T
Lomax. N.D. 1l. Re: Advising her of John Lomaxes illness.
Item 60: An incomplete letter from John Lomax.
N.D. 1l. Re: Miscellaneous news from him and his family.
Folder FF-4/Box 25
Item 61: Letter to Ruby P Tartt form Geneva
Mercer, February 28, 1932. 3l. A memorial to Julia S
Tutwiler.
Item 62: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Geneva
Mercer, December 3, 1936. 3l. A letter of friendship and
informing her of the sculpture she was working on.
Item 63: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Geneva
Mercer. April 7, 1945 5l. Re: A letter of friendship and
encouraging RPT to write her stories of negroes her childhood,
etc.
Item 64: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Geneva
Mercer. July 25, 1946. 3l. A letter of friendship and
news.
Item 65: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Geneva
Mercer. July 1, 1948. 3l. Re: A letter of appreciation and
admiration for RPT as well as news from Miss Mercer.
Item 66: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Geneva
Mercer. May 27, 1959. 2l. Re: Thanking RPT for an
enjoyable visit.
Item 67: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Geneva
Mercer. May 27, 1959. 9l. Re: Her joy that the library at
Livingston State College had been named "Julia
Tutwiler."
Item 68: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Geneva
Mercer. March 2, 1972. 3l. Re: Giving a statue entitled
"Joyous Boy" to "Julia Tutwiler Library."
Item 69: Letter to Fannie Pickens Inglis, from
Geneva Mercer. August 14, 1972. 3l. Re: Geneva Mercer
giving a short biography of her life.
Folder FF-5/Box 25
Item 70: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Myrtle
Miles. July 8, 1938. 2l. Re: Thanking her for her fine
material sent to Federal Writers’Project.
Item 71: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from B.A.
Botkin. December 16, 1942. 1l. Re: Advising that he was
sending her three recordings containing Sumter County songs.
Item 72: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Phifer
Smith, April 10, 1943. 2l. Re: Advising her how to make
money from the sale of negro songs.
Item 73: Letter to Ruby P Tartt from B.A.
Botkin, July 22, 1943. 1l. Re: Expressing reget that he
cannot send her material because at present it is frozen in the
Library of Congress.
Item 74- Letter to Ruby P Tartt from B. A.
Botkin. September 1, 1943. 1l. Re: Advising her that her
WPA folklore manuscripts would be loaned to her for two months.
Item 75- Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Donald
Day, November 6, 1943. 2l. Re: Requesting she send more of
her stories to " Southwest Review"
Item 76- Letter to Ruby P Tartt from R. B.
Patton. November 11, 1943. 3l. Re: Giving her two Negro
stories to polish for print.
Item 77- Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Elie
Siegmeister. April 25, 1945. 1l. Re: Expressing his regret
on her accident and offering his friendship.
Item 78- Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Glenn
Sisk. July 18, 1945, 2l. Re: Requesting her to write about
the Black Belt Negro from 1870-1930 for his Ph. D. thesis.
Item 79- Letter to Houghton- Mifflin from
Marcus E McConnell Jr. December 18 1945. 1l. Re:
Recommending RPT for an author’s contest.
Item 80- Letter Ruby P Tartt from R. B. Patton.
January 24, 1947. 2l. Re: Sending her a Negro tale.
Item 81- Letter to Ruby P Tartt from John D
Wade. June 23, 1947. 1l. Re: Requesting stories on
Southern white share-croppers, mill workers, etc.
Item 82- Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Elizabeth
M Stover . January 16, 1948. 1l. Re: Requesting she send
information about herself to Miss Foley.
Item 83- Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Allen
Maxwell. July 12, 1949. 1l. Re: Advising her she would
receive royalties from Son – have - Gun Stew.
Item 84- Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Carl
Sandburg July 10, 1951. 1l. Re: Thanking her for a letter
she had written to him.
Item 85- Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Max
Rogers. January 11, 1952. Re: Advising her he was returning two
articles she had loaned him.
Item 86- Letter to Dr. Hudson Storde, from
Harold Coutlander, April 26, 1953. 1l. Re: Seeking the
address of Ruby P Tartt.
Item 87- Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Edith
Stewart. August 26, 1955. 1l. Re: Advising her letters had
been received.
Item 88- Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Fletcher S
Roberts. July 6, 1959. 1l. Re: Requesting she send him a
history of cake recipes served at Christmas time in Alabama.
Item 89- Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Lucretia M
Somers. April 3, 1961. 1l. Re: Asking her permission to
publish an article about her in Library Notes.
Item 90- Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Jay Mark.
June 4, 1963. 1l. Re: Advising her they were sending her
two copies of " The Last Month of the Year"
Item 91- Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Elizabeth
Beamguard. October 23, 1963. 1l. Re: Thanking her for her
letter and enclosing a negative of a picture of her.
Item 92- A photostatic copy of a poem to Allen
Tartt and a letter to Fannie P Inglis from Allen Tartt. November,
1970. 2l. Re: Advising he was sending her a copy of the
poem and RPT’s home was being cared for.
Item 93- Letter to Ruby P Tartt from R. B.
Patton. N .D. 2l. Re: Assuring her that she had his
permission to publish in her name the story about Bing Oliver and
Dink Yarbough.
Item 94- Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Jimmy
Bailey, N. D. 2l. Re: Expressing to her his pleasure in
reading a story about her in the newspaper.
Item 95- A memo to Ruby P Tartt from Elizabeth
Beamguard. N. D. 1l. Re: Assuring her that their tribute
to her was sincere.
Item 96- Letter to Ruby P Tartt from Hal
Courlander. N. D. 1l. Re: Thanking her for letter and the
newspaper copy of a story she had sent him.
Item 97- Letter to Ruby P Tartt, from Eleanor
Daniels Editorial Department, Houghton Mifflin Co. April 25,
1944. 1l. Re: Asking if RPT was working on a book of Negro
lore that they might publish.
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Series 5 - RPT views on folklore [Items 3, 36l.]
Folder G/Box 2
Item 1- Ruby P Tartt gives her views and
definition of folk-lore, field hollers, and blues, play party or
ring games, folk rhymes and superstition. Written on index cards
in her handwriting. 20l. "See Also" Series 9 for
blues; Series 12 for folk rhymes and superstitions; Series 10 for
play party or ring games.
Item 2- Ruby P Tartt gives her views on
folk-lore and how it happened to come about and the contribution
the Negro has made. This is not in her handwriting, but it is her
views because this collection contains these ideas elsewhere in
her hand-writing. These are missing pages. 2l.
Item 3- Ruby P Tartt answers questions about
herself such as; When she first heard these tales from the Negro;
the type stories she heard such as animals, ghost, slavery tales,
rhymes and jingles, and superstitions; She gives the origin of
folk-lore especially animal stories; When she began collecting
songs and when and how she begin writing. These are duplicate
copies and it is assumed she was polishing this for an interview
or speech as they are on index cards and in her hand writing.
"See Also" Series 11 for folk tales; Series 12 for
superstition.
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Series 5A - Addendum RPT views on folklore [Items 3, 36l.]
Folder G-1/Box 25
Item 1- RPT stating her purpose in writing her
stories in the Negro dialect. 2l.
Item 2- RPT states the purpose and reason for
folk-lore.
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Series
6 - RPT views on her
writing [Items 10, 16l.]
Folder H/Box 2
Item 1- Miscellaneous papers written by Ruby P
Tartt with Negro sayings, her thoughts on dialect stories and
field hollers. 1l.
Item 2- In her own hand writing Ruby P Tartt
discusses how she wrote about the Negro, and the compliments Mr.
Lomax paid her about her writing. 1l.
Item 3- A brief note written by Ruby P Tartt in
her hand writing stating what she hoped she had achieved in
writing about the Negro. 1l.
Item 4- A single typewritten page that has
missing pages in which Ruby P Tartt talks about writing a short
story and the purpose of her writing. 1l.
Item 5- A criticism of an unknown book that is
not in the hand writing of Ruby P Tartt. 1l.
Item 6- A review of "Folk Song, U.S.
A." by Allen and John Lomax written by Ruby P Tartt, but not
in her hand writing. "See Also" Series 3, Box 1 Folder
D, Item 14. 2l.
Item 7- A single typewritten page that has a
missing page. A duplicate of a review of "Folk Song, U. S.
A." by Allan and John Lomax. 1l.
Item 8 - A typewritten story by Ruby P Tartt
entitled, "A story Miss Ruby told." The story is about
two elderly ladies living in poverty. This story reveals the
character of Ruby p Tartt. 2l.
Item 9- An account written by Ruby P Tartt
revealing her thoughts about her writing. There are missing
pages. 5l.
Item 10- A hand written account by Ruby P Tartt
explaining her style and purpose in writing including a poem.
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Series 7 - Ruby P Tartt views on Folk Music [item 20,
106 l.]
Folder I-1/Box 3
Item 1- Miscellaneous papers written by Ruby P
Tartt about Negro singing, religion, and their spirituals. These
are missing pages. 3l.
Item 2- Typewritten pages in which Ruby P Tartt
names the people she helped in collecting songs for their books
and her own collecting of field hollers and a paragraph about the
Negro spiritual. 1l.
Item 3- Ruby P Tartt discusses the origin of
Negro folk songs and why he sang them. These papers are
incomplete and not arranged in the sequence in which they were
written and could be parts of other works. 7l.
Item 4- Fragments of Ruby P Tartt’s views
and description of "Blues." 3l.
Item 5- A single hand-written page in pencil of
Ruby P Tartt describing the rhythms and origins of Negro
spirituals, work and chain gang songs. 1l.
Item 6- typewritten pages in which Ruby P Tartt
discusses folk music. There are missing pages that are not
arranged in the sequence in which they were written and could
belong to other works. 10l.
Item 7- typewritten pages in which Ruby P Tartt
explains field hollers. This is incomplete and most probably
belonged to a larger paper. 2l.
Item 8- Hand written pages in which Ruby P
Tartt discusses the beautiful Negro spiritual. These are
fragments and were not written as a single paper, but probably
belonged to a larger more complete paper.
Item 9- Fragments of Ruby P Tartt views on folk
songs. These papers are incomplete and not arranged in the
sequence in which they were written. 3l.
Item 10- A miscellaneous paper written by Ruby
P Tartt about folk music and a wonderful quotation from an old
Negro registering to vote. 1l.
"See Also" Series 5 and 10
Folder I-1/Box 3
Item 11- Hand written questions and answers for
an impromptu radio interview with Dr. Robert B Gilbert and Ruby P
Tartt, State Teachers College, Livingston, Alabama. 4l.
Item 12- Type written questions asked by Dr.
Robert B Gilbert to Mrs. Tartt probably in an interview. 2l.
Item 13- Hand written questions and answers for
an interview with Mrs. Tartt and Dr. Robert Gilbert. These are
some duplicate copies as well as missing pages. 9l.
Item 14- A brief hand written torn piece about
Mrs. Tartt interest in the Negro and the African influence of
hand-clapping in their singing and children’s’ games. 1l.
Item 15- A single type written account of the
Lomaxes song collecting and the important part Ruby P Tartt and
Livingston Alabama played in their work. There are missing pages.
1l.
Item 16- A hand written account by Ruby P Tartt
of Negro folk music. There are duplicate copies as well as
missing pages. 22l.
Item 17- Miscellaneous papers about folk music
and folklore written by Ruby P Tartt. These papers are incomplete
and not arranged in the sequence in which they were written and
could be part of other works. 5l.
Item 18- Hand written by Ruby P Tartt questions
and answers about folk-music, how she knew the Negro singers,
blues, ring games, field hollers and spirituals. There are
duplicate copies of questions and answers. 14l
Item 19- Hand written papers by Ruby P Tartt
about Negro folk music. There are missing pages, and this is a
similar copy to Item 16 in this series. 7l.
Item 20- A published booklet that accompanied
"Ethnic Folkways Records" with a forward by Ruby P
Tartt. 6l.
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Series 7A - Addendum Ruby P Tartt views on Folk Music
[item 6, 6 l.]
Folder I-3/Box 25
Item 1- An incomplete piece on American
folktunes written by RPT. 1l. "See Also"
Series 7, Box 3, Folder I-1.
Item 2- An article on folk music written by
RPT. 1l.
Item 3- An incomplete sketch about the
beginnings of folk music written by RPT. 1l.
Item 4- A brief sketch written by RPT
describing field hollers and the people in Sumter County who had
recorded them. 1l. "See Also" Series 7,
Box 3, Folder I-1.
Item 5- A sketch written by RPT about Vera Hall
and Doc Reed. 1l. "See Also" Series 7,
Box 3, Folder I-2, Item 19.
Item 6- RPT writing about field hollers and
work songs. 1l. "See Also" Series 7, Box
3, Folder I-1, Item 1.
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Series 8 - Sketches, Photographs and Poetry [Items 18,
25l.]
Folder J-1/Box 3
Item 1- A sketch of an eagle, possibly for
"Blue-Gray" football game program. Ruby P Tartt had
done the program for several years for her brother, Champ
Pickens, who promoted this game. 1l.
Item 2- A stencil of flowers. This could be a
pattern Mrs. Tartt requested from Mrs. Laumann. "See
Also" Series 4, Item 18, Box 2, Folder F-2. 1l.
Item 3- Ink Sketch of woodland scene. 1l.
Item 4- Xerox copy of a sketch Mrs. Tartt
placed in the Library of Congress. Sketch is of a Negro sermon
and Enoc, who recorded field hollers. 1l.
Item 5- Pencil sketch of a house. 1l.
Item 6- Photograph of Josh Horn. 1l.
Item 7- Photograph of a Negro baptizing. 1l.
Item 8- miscellaneous photographs of churches
and people, but identification could not be made. 7l.
Item 9- Photograph of "Livingston Female
Academy" 1l.
Item 10- Sketch of "Choctaw Tavern"
Livingston Alabama, from a newspaper print.
Item 11- A poem or song, "See Daniel in de
Lions den." 1l.
Item 12- A poem entitled, "The killing of
the nine." 2l.
Item 13- A poem with the first line, "A
dat (or dot) of powder." 1l.
Item 14- Poem with first line, "But at
ninety plus, its hard." 1l.
Item 15- Possibly a quotation Mrs. Tartt read
and linked with the first line, "The world seemed to."
1l.
Item 16- Seems to be Mrs. Tartt’s thoughts
on old age that she penned. 1l.
Item 17- A poem with the first line, "A
baby sunflower blooms." 1l.
Item 18- Notes by Ruby P Tartt, assumed to be
used for writing a poem, "A baby sunflower blooms." 1l.
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Series 8A - Addendum Sketches, Photographs and Poetry
[Items 18, 25l.]
Folder JJ-1/Box 27
Item 1- A photograph of a carriage that cannot
be identified. 1l.
Item 2- A photograph of an old black woman that
cannot be identified. 1l.
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Series 9 - Songs Collected by
RPT [item 136, 237 l.]
Folder K-1/Box 4
Item 1- "Ain’t no stranger
here." 1l.
Item 2- "All for the men." Three
copies; two type-written and one hand-written. 4 l.
Item 3- "All time trouble in my
heart." 1l.
Item 4- "Ananias, Ananias." 1l.
Item 5- "Ankle in Jesus." 1l.
Item 6- "Anyhow." 1l.
Item 7- "Anywhere, any time." 1l.
Folder K-2/Box 4
Item 8- "The ballad- or story telling
song." 1l.
Item 9- "The beautiful city." Two
copies; one type written and one hand written. 2l.
Item 10- "Been in de war so long." 1l.
Item 11- "Blow Gab’le in de
army." Two copies; one type written and one hand written. 2l.
Item 12- "Borrowed Land." 1l.
Item 13- "Brother hold your light."
Four copies; three type written and one hand written. 4l.
Folder K-3/Box 4
Item 14- "Certainly, certainly, certainly
Lord." Three copies; one hand written and two type written.
3l.
Item 15- "Clear the line before you
call." Two copies; one type written and one hand written. 2l.
Item 16- "Come en go wid me." Two
copies; two type written. 2l.
Folder K-4/Box 4
Item 17- "Darlin’ don’t you miss
me." 1l.
Item 18- "De las’ word I heered him
say." Two copies one type written one hand written. 2l.
Item 19- "De word can’t do me no
harm." 1l.
Item 20- "Dear Lord, take er me
through." Two copies; one type written one hand written. 2l.
Item 21- "Didn’t you hear my Lord
call?" Three copies; two type written and one hand written.
3l.
Item 22- "Dis is er mean old world to live
in." Two copies; one type written and one hand written. 2l.
Item 23- "Don’t let nobody turn you
‘round." 1l.
Item 24- "Down on me." 1l.
Folder K-5/Box 4
Item 25- "Everybody ought to love their
soul." Two copies; one type written and one hand written. 2l.
Item 26- "Fightin’ fer de city."
1l.
Item 27- "For my Jesus ever more." 1l.
Item 28- "Frog went a courtin’."
3l.
Folder K-6/Box 4
Item 29- "Gimme Jesus." 1l.
Item 30- "God-er-mighty knows I can’t
stay down here." 1l.
Item 31- "God gonna trouble the
water." 1l.
Item 32- "God knows I an the one."
Two copies; one hand written and one type written. 2 l.
Item 33- "God’s getting’ worried
wid yo’ wicked ways." Two copies; one type-written and
one hand written. 2l.
Item 34- "Good bye Sonny" 1l.
Item 35- "Good news." Two type
written copies. 2 l.
Item 36- "Got Jesus in dat lan’ where
I am bound." 1l.
Item 37- "Great day." Three copies;
two type written and one hand written. 3l.
Folder K-7/Box 4
Item 38- "He never sed er mumberlin
word." 1l.
Item 39- "He’s coming again so
soon." 1l.
Item 40- "He’s got his eyes on
me." On the reverse side is, "In that land." 1l
Item 41- "Hear the banjo ring." 1l.
Item 42- "Hello Mary" or
"Wood-chopping song." 1l.
Item 43- "Hit jes’ suits me."
Two copies; one type written and one hand written . 2l.
Item 44- "Honey in the rock." 1l.
Folder K-8/Box 4
Item 45- "I ain’t gonna lay my
religion down." Two copies; one type written and one hand
written. 2l.
Item 46- "I believe I’ll go back
home." 1l.
Item 47- "I doan know when ole death
gwaine call me home." Two copies; one type written and one
hand written. 2l.
Item 48- "I feel like my time ain’t
long." Two copies; one hand written and one type written. 2l.
Item 49- "I got a home in the rock."
Three copies; two type written and one hand written. 3l.
Item 50- "I heard the angles
singings." 1l.
Item 51- "I started to make heaven my
home." Two copies; one type written and one hand written. On
the reverse side of the hand written copy is a song entitled,
"Cotton chopping song." 2l.
Item 52- "I’m gwine home
tomorrow." Two copies; two hand written. 2l.
Item 53-"I’m so glad I got my
religion on time." Two copies; one hand written and one type
written. 3l.
Item 54- "If you ain’t got religion
you can’t cross." Two copies; type written. 2l.
Item 55- "Israelites shoutin’ in the
heaven." Three hand written copies with similar words. 3l.
Folder K-9/Box 4
Item 56- "Jesus gonna make up my dying
bed." Two hand written copies. 2l.
Item 57- "Jesus knocking at your
door." 1l.
Item 58- "Job oh Job." Three
copies with similar words; one type written and one hand written.
6l.
Item 59- "John saw that number." 2l.
Item 60- "Jumpy up Hymns." 1l.
Folder K-10/Box 5
Item 61- "Let dat liar er lone." 1l.
Item 62- "Let me lose." 1l.
Item 63- "Little bird." 1l.
Item 64- "Little lap dog." Lullaby. 1l.
Item 65- "Lord I feel like I got to go to
Jurden." Two copies; one type written and one hand written.
2l.
Item 66- "Lord, I wonder where he’s
gone." Two copies; one type written and one hand written. 2l.
Item 67- "Lord, I’m gonna tell the
news." Two copies; one type written and one hand written. 2l.
Item 68- "Lord, pray wid de heaven."
Two copies; one type written and one hand written, On the reverse
side of the hand written copy is a song entitled, "Lord
I’m on my way." 2l.
Item 69- "Lord, trouble so hard." Two
type written copies. 2l.
Item 70- "Lovin babe." 1l.
Item 71- "Low down chariot and let me
ride." Three copies; to hand written and one type written. 3l.
Folder K-11/Box 5
Item 72-"Move de member." Three
copies; one type written and one hand written. 3l.
Item 73- "My good Lord done been
here." 1l.
Item 74- "Nora (Noah) built the ark."
Two copies; one type written and one hand written. 3l.
Item 75- "Nothing but joy joy once
there." On the reverse side is a song entitled, "Let
hit shine." 1l.
Folder K-12/Box 5
Item 76- "Oh death." Two type written
copies. 2l.
Item 77- "Oh didn’t it rain."
Two hand written copies. 2l.
Item 78- "Oh John preachin’ in de
wil’ erness." Two copies; one hand written and one type
written. On the reverse side of the hand written copy is a song
entitled, "De las’ word I heer’ed him say." 2l.
Item 79- "Oh Lord, I’m in your
care." 1l.
Item 80- "The old ark’s er
movin’." Two type written copies. 2l.
Item 81- "Old Dan Tucker." 1l.
Item 82- "Over in Zion." Two type
written copies. 2l.
Folder K-13/Box 5
Item 83- "Po’ Laz’us ( Poor
Lazarus)." 1l.
Item 84- "Po’ sinner, fare you
well." Two copies; 2l.
Item 85- "Pretty Betsy." Answering-
back song. 1l.
Item 86- "Rock my soul in de bosom of
Abraham." Two copies; one type written and one hand written.
2l.
Item 87- "Live ter gether little
chillen." "Rocky chillen." 1l.
Item 88- "Rough rocky road, en you
‘most done travelin’." 1l.
Folder K-14/Box 5
Item 89- "Samson an’ Lila." 2l.
Item 90- "Sangaree." Two copies. 2l.
Item 91- "Servant choose yo’ seat en
set down." 1l.
Item 92- "Shepherd, Shepherd." 1l.
Item 93- "Short’nin’
bread." Two copies; one hand written and one type written. 2l.
Item 94- "Sinner man." Two type
written copies. 2l.
Item 95- "So soon, so soon I’ll be
home." 1l.
Item 96- "Stay in de field ‘till de
war is ended." 1l.
Folder K-15/Box 5
Item 97- ‘Taint gwine rain no mo."
Two hand written copies. 2l.
Item 98- "Tall angel at de bar."
Three copies; one type written and two hand written. 3l.
Item 99- "Thank God Almighty I’m free
at last." Three hand written copies. 5l.
Item 100- "Thanky fer de risin’
sun." Three copies; two type written and one hand written. 3l.
Item 101- "There’s sumpin on my mind
what’s worryin’ me." Two type writtten copies. 2l.
Item 102- "Time is windin’ up."
Two copies; one type written and one hand written. 2l.
Item 103- "Traverlin’ shoes." 1l.
Folder K-16/Box 5
Item 104- "Walk in Jerusalem." 1l.
Item 105- "We gonna have a good time bye
and bye." Two copies; one type written and one hand written.
2l.
Item 106- "Wheel in the middle uv the
wheel." Two copies; one hand written and one type written. 2l.
Item 107- "Whose hat is that where mine
ought to be?" Three copies; one hand written and one type
written. 2l.
Item 108- "Work on the building for the
Lord." Three copies; two type written and one hand written.
3l.
Item 109- "Wouldn’t mind dying if
dying was all." 1l.
Folder K-17/Box 5
Item 110- "You can’t cross
there." On the reverse side is a song entitled,
"Watch-a-man." 1l.
Item 111- "You gonna need that pure
religion." 1l.
Item 112- "You jes’ as well get
ready." Three copies; two type written and one hand written.
3l.
Item 113- "You got ter move." On the
reverse side is a song entitled, "Seal up your book
John." 1l.
Folder K-18/Box 6
Item 114- Untitled song with the first line:
"I’m troubled, I’m troubled ‘bout my
soul." 1l.
Item 115- Untitled song with the first line:
"Pray hard fer enter de gate." 1l.
Item 116- Untitled song with the first line:
"We are almost home." 3l.
Item 117- Miscellaneous verses to several
songs. 1l.
Item 118- Untitled song with the first line:
"Me an’ my wife we live jes……." 2l.
Item 119- Untitled song with the first line:
"God told the angel." 1l.
Item 120- Untitled song with the first line:
"Over my head I see trouble in the air." 1l.
Item 121- Untitled song with the first line:
"Ha ole hen cackle." 1l.
Item 122- Miscellaneous verses to several
songs. 1l.
Item 123- Untitled song with the first line:
"Sit down member I can’t sit down." 1l.
Item 124- Untitled song with the first line:
"O Lord I’m so glad." 1l.
Item 125- Miscellaneous papers with several
songs. 5l.
Item 126- Untitled song with the first line:
"Oh I got to stand at the bar of judgement." 1l.
Item 127- Untitled song with the first line:
"You don’t miss your water till the well go dry."
1l.
Folder K-19/Box 6
Item 128- Miscellaneous list of songs with the
first title being, "Black Woman." 1l.
Item 129- Miscellaneous list of songs with the
first title being, "Sinnah, wha yuh down dere?" 1l.
Item 130- Miscellaneous list of songs with the
first title being, "Roll Jurdan roll." 1l.
Item 131- Miscellaneous list of songs with the
first title being, "I’m goin’ home to die no
more."
Item 132- Lists of song titles with the first
title being, "Low down chariot let me ride." 5l.
Item 133- List of John A Lomax recording trip,
1940. This list is incomplete. 1l.
Folder K-19/Box 6
Item 134- List of song titles with the first
title being, "All time trouble in my heart." 3l.
Item 135- Type written list of song titles with
the first title being, "Acting crazy." 3l.
Item 136- Miscellaneous list of songs with the
first title being, "Barbara Allen." 1l.
Series 9A - Addendum Songs
Collected by RPT [item 9, 12 l.]
Folder KK-1/Box 27
Item 1- Miscellaneous list of songs with the
first title being, "Jesus gonna make up my dying bed."
2l.
Item 2- A list of songs entitled, "Songs
sung by Doc Reed and Adele Ward sometimes called Vera Hall of
Livingston, Alabama." 1l.
Item 3- Miscellaneous list of songs with the
first title being, "There must be a God somewhere." 1l.
Item 4- A list of songs entitled, "Songs
by Doc Reed and Vera Hall." 1l.
Item 5- A list of songs entitled, "John A
Lomax Recording Trip- 1940." 3l.
Item 6- A copy of the sheet music entitled,
"The Last Month of the Year" (What Month was Jesus Born
In?) Words and music by Vera Hall, adapted by Ruby Pickens Tartt
and Alan Lomax. 1 Copy.
Item 7- Newspaper clipping from The Home
Record, Jan 3, 1979. Re: The library of Congress holdings of
Sumter County songs collected by John and Alan Lomax and Ruby
Pickens Tartt. 1l.
Item 8- Newspaper clipping from The Home
Record, Jan 17, 1979. Re: Death of Doc Reed, famous Sumter
County folk singer. 1l.
Item 9- Funeral Service program of Doc Reed,
Jan 10, 1379. 1l.
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Series 10 - Ring Games [item
22, 39l.]
Folder L/Box 6
Item 1- List of ring games. 3l.
Item 2- Definition of ring games written on an
index card by Ruby Pickens Tartt. 1l.
Item 3- "Bird eye." 2l.
Item 4- "Blue bird blue bird." 2l.
Item 5- "Bober needle." Also under
the title of "Bubba Neal" Bob a needle, and Bubble
needle." 2l.
Item 6- "Charlie over the ocean." 2l.
Item 7- "Green green rocky road." 2l.
Item 8- "I must see." 2l.
Item 9- "I wonder and I wonder." 2l.
Item 10- "Loo-by-loo." Also under the
title of "Loop de loop." 2l.
Item 11- "Mary Mack." 2l.
Item 12- "My gold eyed needle." 3l.
Item 13- "Oh Johnie Brown." 1l.
Item 14- "Old Lady Sally want to
Jump." 3l.
Item 15- "Peep Squirrel." 1l.
Item 16- "Rosie darlin’ Rosie."
2l.
Item 17- "Steal Miss Liza." 1l.
Item 18- "Stoopin’ on the
window." 2l.
Item 19- "That ole mule Bay." 1l.
Item 20- "Uncle Johnny sick a bed." 2l.
Item 21- "Watch that lady how she holds
that key." 1l.
Item 22- "Whoa mule can’t git de
saddle on." 1l.
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