Identifier
C 3971 (local)

Repository
State Historical Society of Missouri

Date
1808 - 1995 (Inclusive dates)

Summary

The Christeson Collection comprises sheet music, song books, and other publications related to square dancing and folk dances, publications on the history of violins and fiddlers, catalogs of instruments and musical recordings, correspondence, photographs and family papers, fiddle organization newsletters, fiddling contest flyers, folk festival information, and the working papers of volumes I and II of The Old-Time Fiddler's Repertory. In addition, this collection contains Christeson's original wire recordings, audio tapes, and audio discs of fiddle tunes, jam sessions, fiddle contests, and other folk genres.

Creator and/or Contributor
Christeson, Robert P. (creator), Anderson, Emil (contributor), Ballard, Francis Drake (contributor), Bayard, Samuel (contributor), Bearden, P. C. (artist), Carl Becker and Son (artist), Bernard, Billy (contributor), Brinser, Marlin H. (contributor), Bush, Jim (contributor), Christeson, Viola (contributor), Driver, William (contributor), Eads, Wayne (contributor), Greggerson, Herb F. (contributor), Hadley, Herschel (contributor), Hanson, Joseph (contributor), Harrison, Bill (contributor), Kirkhuff, Jehile (contributor), Kvam, Janet (contributor), Lewis, William (artist), Jabbour, Alan (contributor), Alan Lomax (contributor), Mays, Verdis (contributor), McCann, Gordon (contributor), McMicken, Charlie (contributor), William Moenning and Son (artist), Nebel, Hans J. (artist), Nelson, Butch (artist), Randolph, Vance (contributor), Reuter, Fritz (artist), Ruth, Viola (contributor), Schillinger, Ruth (contributor), Schroeder, Henry (contributor), Schubert, Fred (contributor), Shimberg, Joe (contributor), Shimberg, Kathy (contributor), Shull, Bill (contributor), Tillman, Gertie (contributor), Van Winkle, Clay (contributor), Vogel, Jerry (contributor), Harry Von Tilzer Music Pub. Co. (contributor), Walden, Charlie (contributor), Kenneth Warren and Son (artist), Wilkinson, Winston (contributor), Young, Betty Lou (contributor), Murphy, Ethel May (contributor), Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Association (contributor), McMahan, Pete (musician), Albert, Carl (contributor), American Folklife Center (contributor), Christeson, Ethel May (contributor), Christeson, Frank (contributor), De Ryke, Delores (contributor), Engle, Daniel (contributor), Enloe, Lyman (contributor), Fellows, Glenn (contributor), Ford, Betty (contributor), Gault, Willis M. (contributor), Gilbert, Joan (contributor), Godsey, Townsend (contributor), Harding, W. N. H. (contributor), Howard, Helen Hadley (contributor), Kines, Cyril (contributor), Kirksey, Kelley (contributor), Lamb, Dwight (contributor), Marshall, Howard Wight (contributor), Nalley, Walter (contributor), Persinger, Cleo (contributor), Pittman, Anne (contributor), Reagan, Bessie (contributor), Robertson, Lonnie (contributor), Rogers, Chuck (contributor), Schroeder, Adolf E (contributor), Schroeder, Rebecca B. (contributor), Seitz, Geoffrey (contributor), Simpson, Florence (contributor), Simpson, Gussie (contributor), Walters, Goldie (contributor), Walters, Harold (contributor), Walters, Sant (contributor), Hockemeyer, Jake (musician), Buckhannon, Dennis (musician), Buckhannon, Emily (musician), Walters, Bob (musician)

Extent
36 (linear feet)
1387 (audio discs)
133 (audio tapes)
152 (audio cassettes)
112 (wire recordings)
3 (film reels)

Language
English (Languages)

Other Subject Headings
Fiddling (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Fiddle tunes (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Fiddling--Competitions (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Fiddlers (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Folk festivals (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Square dancing (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Clog dancing (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Fraternities and sororities--University of Missouri (Local)
Greeting cards (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Diaries (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Diplomas (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Corruption in politics, 1970s (Local)
Drury College, Springfield, Missouri (Local)
Farmhouse Fraternity, Missouri Chapter (Local)
Horses (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Pigs (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Sheep (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Refugees, Vietnamese (Local)
Wire recorder (Local)
Catalogs--Music (Local)
Catalogs--Musical instruments (Local)
Catalogs--Record companies (Local)
Catalogs--Song books (Local)
Jig (Dance) (Local)

Temporal Coverage
1808 - 1995

Geographic Coverage
Missouri (state) (Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names)

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