Notable Figures
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Rinzler, Ralph
setName: label: See more items in
content: Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1904-2011
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
identifier: label: Identifier
content: CFCH.RINZ, Series 7
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This series predominantly consists of correspondence, collected texts, and photos associated with a select few individuals who shaped Ralph Rinzler's personal and professional trajectory. The files are arranged in five subseries groups as follows:

1.	Lomax Family

2.	Bill Monroe

3.	Charlie Sayles

4.	Seeger Family

5.	Doc Watson

Lomax Family includes clippings, collected texts, correspondence, and notes relating to Alan Lomax, Anna Lomax, John Avery Lomax, and Bess Lomax Hawes.

Bill Monroe includes booking and press materials, collected texts, correspondence, draft materials, newsletters, photos, production files, and sheet music, some of which relates to Monroe's professional relationship with Ralph Rinzler.

Charlie Sayles includes collected texts, correspondence, photos, and production materials relating to his career.

Seeger Family includes clippings, collected texts, and correspondence from Ralph Rinzler's relationships with Anthony Seeger, Charles Seeger, Mike Seeger, Peggy Seeger, Pete Seeger, and Toshi Seeger.

Doc Watson includes clippings, collected texts, contracts, correspondence, management files, photos, and production notes and materials from Watson's professional relationship with Ralph Rinzler.