Kristin Congdon research material regarding Ruby C. Williams and Florida folk artists
name: label: Creator
content: Congdon, Kristin G.
label: Names
content: Smith, André, 1880-1959
label: Names
content: Williams, Ruby C., 1928-2022
topic: label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Florida
label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- Florida
label: Topic
content: African American artists
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women art historians
label: Topic
content: Folk art
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 2023 by Kristin Congdon. The website, Folkvine.org, is archived at Indiana University.
creator: label: Creator
content: Congdon, Kristin G.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Kristin G. Congdon (1948-) is an art historian, artist, and writer in Winter Park, Florida.­ Congdon is professor Emerita of Philosophy and Humanities at the University of Central Florida.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Linear feet
label: Extent
content: 32 Gigabytes
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1997-2019
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.congkris
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Gigabytes
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
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content: Sound recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Kristin Congdon research material regarding Ruby C. Williams and Florida folk artists measures 2.0 linear foot and dates from circa 1997-2019. Included are letters from Ruby Williams to Kristin Congdon (1997-2003); slides of Williams, events and works of art; photographs of Williams with others; brochures, announcements, newspaper clippings and flyers about Williams; and a flash drive of photographs of William's gallery openings taken by David Congdon, Kristin's husband; and interviews and photographs on seven DVDs created by Congdon in 2006 regarding nine folk artists based in Florida. Artists include Jan M. Zebrowski, Nicario Jiménez, Ginger Lavoie, Wayne and Marty Scott, Ruby C. Williams, Kurt Zimmerman, Lilly Carrasquillo, "Diamond" Jim Parker, and Taft Richardson. DVDs were used in Congdon's co-authored book, Just Above the Water: Florida Folk Art, University of Mississippi Press, 2006, subsequently used to create Folkvine.org, an experiment on how to present folk artists using new technology. 

Also included are audio cassettes tapes, slides, correspondence, and other writings regarding Smith for a Congdon's research grant "Jules Andre Smith: The Man and his Community" funded by the Scholars/Humanity Florida Humanities Council in 1998.