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Mrs. Cornette, a rare singer and play actor, little Ethel Holcolm and John Jacob Niles Box 52, Folder 3, Item RL_10067_P_13

"Mr. Niles [noted folklorist and assistant to Ulmann] is recording the songs of both Mrs. Cornette and Ethel Holcolm. Mrs. Cornette left her blackberry preserving to come sing for the folks."

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth records, 1887-1963 and undated, bulk 1914-1946
  3. Photographic Materials Series, circa 1887-1930s
  4. Doris Ulmann photographic prints

Miss Grace Combs Box 52, Folder 4, Item RL_10067_P_24

"Has had a little learnin at the Richmond, K.Y., Normal School, and has taught a little. She is truly a beauty of the most extraordinary type. She has, however, great naivete and could almost be called bashful. She wants to see the outside world."

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth records, 1887-1963 and undated, bulk 1914-1946
  3. Photographic Materials Series, circa 1887-1930s
  4. Doris Ulmann photographic prints

Doris Ulmann photographic prints

Contains a total of 42 signed, matted platinum prints by noted photographer Doris Ulmann that were commissioned by the Richmond branch of the Southern Woman's Educational Alliance and which were found among its archives. Titles and captions are taken directly from the inventory for 95 prints (represented by 92 entries); original spellings and colloquialisms have been retained. Although Ullman most likely authored the titles and captions, this has not been verified.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth records, 1887-1963 and undated, bulk 1914-1946
  3. Photographic Materials Series, circa 1887-1930s

Fred Stampler's group of fiddlers [Portrait of two male musicians - a white guitarist and a black fiddler - a "Mr. Storr" - and two seated women, near Hindman, Ky.] Box 52, Folder 7, Item RL_10067_P_40

Legacy id number: 65

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth records, 1887-1963 and undated, bulk 1914-1946
  3. Photographic Materials Series, circa 1887-1930s
  4. Ulmann prints "for publication"

Ulmann prints "for publication"

Four photographic prints, matted and numbered as the others, but separately housed with title "for publication." Arranged in legacy id order. The portrait of Mr. Greer and the Fireside Industries children are closely related to other prints in the collection.

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  2. Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth records, 1887-1963 and undated, bulk 1914-1946
  3. Photographic Materials Series, circa 1887-1930s

John Jacob Niles playing lap dulcimer, [1930?] 6 x 8 in. Box 52, Folder 8, Image RL_10067_P_41

Portrait of Niles (1892-1980), noted folklorist, musician, and field assistant to Ulmann, reportedly taken in her N.Y. studio in 1930. He is shown seated and playing a lap dulcimer. Black-and-white unmatted print; possibly an oil pigment process. No legacy id number was identified.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth records, 1887-1963 and undated, bulk 1914-1946
  3. Photographic Materials Series, circa 1887-1930s
  4. Other prints

Scenic view of mountain range, [1937?] 6 x 8 in. Box 52, Folder 8, Image RL_10067_P_42

Glued to thin board with inscription in lower left corner of print: Staley [9?]37. May have been taken by Staley Brothers Studio in Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee. Both brothers reportedly were taking photographs into their 70s; brother William Staley died in 1937.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth records, 1887-1963 and undated, bulk 1914-1946
  3. Photographic Materials Series, circa 1887-1930s
  4. Other prints

[Young girl holding another young girl, with flowers bunched in each hand] Box 52, Item RL_10067_PR_02

No original legacy id number or title was found. This does not seem to be represented in the list of 95 prints found in the collection.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth records, 1887-1963 and undated, bulk 1914-1946
  3. Photographic Materials Series, circa 1887-1930s
  4. Paper copies of Ulmann prints

Paper copies of Ulmann prints

Four printed paper copies of Ulmann portrait photographs of rural children; the images measure 6x8 inches, with the overall sheet dimensions measuring 11x14. One is a duplicate image already in the collection (#41); the other three are the only images in the collection. Only one has a title and a legacy id.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth records, 1887-1963 and undated, bulk 1914-1946
  3. Photographic Materials Series, circa 1887-1930s

Inventory of 95 prints, undated Box 52-A

Set of typed notes on thin paper giving the number identification, title, and caption details for 95 prints (all of which were most likely commissioned by the Richmond branch of the Alliance for the Guidance of Rural Youth), 42 of which are in the collection. The titles and texts are by the photographer, Doris Ulmann. A photocopied set is available for use. There are also several sheets of loosely written penciled notes in an unidentified hand on topics related to the Alliance's plans for the images.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth records, 1887-1963 and undated, bulk 1914-1946
  3. Photographic Materials Series, circa 1887-1930s
  4. Doris Ulmann copy prints and inventory of prints with notes

Photographic Materials Series, circa 1887-1930s 3 boxes; 1.5 lin. ft.

Black-and-white snapshots, nitrate negatives, and platinum prints depicting individuals living in rural areas of Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Most of the photographs and corresponding negatives were taken by Alliance staff in locations where vocational workshops or research projects were conducted: Breathitt County, Kentucky; Pine Mountain, Kentucky; Craven County, North Carolina; Ocracoke, North Carolina; Konnarock Training School, Virginia; Pleasant Hill Academy, Tennessee, and other mountain or rural mission schools. Included are two pictures of Rural Alliance leader Orie Hatcher and friends taken in 1887 and 1901.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth records, 1887-1963 and undated, bulk 1914-1946

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