J. Scott Odell folk music collection, 1964-1977
date: label: Date
content: 1964
label: Date
content: 1964-1977
label: Date
content: 1930-1950
label: Date
content: 1960-1980
name: label: collector
content: Odell, Scott 1935-
label: collector
content: Musical History, Division of (NMAH, SI)
notes: label: Notes
content: Scott Odell undertook a series of collecting trips from 1964-1977 when he was head of the laboratory at the Smithsonian Institution's Division of Musical Instruments. The purpose of these trips was to build the Division of Musical Instruments' collection of traditional American instruments.
label: Notes
content: Register with container list available from repository. Folder-level description.
label: Notes
content: Transferred from the Division of Musical History to the Archives Center, National Museum of American History on 02/23/89.
label: Notes
content: Transferred from the Archives Center, National Museum of American History, to the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage on 05/29/08.
label: Organization
content: Arranged in seven series: (1) Correspondence, 1963-1978; (2) Folk Instruments Research (Dulcimers); (3) Documentation, Collecting Trips; (4) Publications; (5) Photography Notebooks; (6) Sound Recordings; (7) Misc. Posters
label: Occupation
content: Musicians
label: Summary
content: The J. Scott Odell folk music collection, which dates from 1964-1977, documents the creation and use of folk instruments, and in particular the musicians and instruments of southwest Virginia (Galax), nearby North Carolina (Shelton-Laurel), and the surrounding tri-state vicinity. The collection also contains materials from northeast Vermont. The main focus of the collection is plucked Appalachian dulcimers. Materials include photographs, prints, field notes, trip reports, correspondence and other items relating to the instruments and to folklife and music in general, as well as tape recordings and photographic prints of musicians, instrument makers, friends, and neighbors playing instruments purchased by Odell, or ones similar in sound and construction. Several of the musicians were later involved in events at the Smithsonian Institution. Material in the collection also relates to the performance of music and dance at the Smithsonian Institution.
label: Cite as
content: J. Scott Odell folk music collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
label: Repository Loc.
content: Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave. SW, Suite 2001, Washington, D.C. 20024. Call 202-633-7322 for appointment. Fax: 202-633-7019. Email: rinzlerarchives@si.edu
place: label: Place
content: Appalachian Region
label: Place
content: Vermont
label: Place
content: North Carolina
label: Place
content: Virginia
topic: label: Topic
content: Folk music
label: Topic
content: Folklore
label: Topic
content: Stringed instruments
label: Topic
content: Appalachian dulcimer
label: Topic
content: Banjo
label: Topic
content: Mouth bow
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
objectType: label: Type
content: Audiotapes
label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Correspondence
label: Type
content: Field notes
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Posters
label: Type
content: Reports
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Access by appointment only. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 for additional information
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Copyright restrictions apply. Contact the archives staff for information
physicalDescription: label: Physical description
content: 8.5 cubic feet