Missouri Origins Project Collection, 1980-1985, n.d. (C3852)

85 video cassettes, .2 linear feet

RESTRICTED

INTRODUCTION

Audiovisual material on Missouri folk music. The project was supported by grants from the Missouri Arts Council and the University of Missouri-Columbia Development Fund. The video cassettes were produced by the Academic Support Center in co-operation with the Depart­ment of Germanic and Slavic Studies.

DONOR INFORMATION

The Missouri Origins Project Collection was donated to the University of Missouri by Adolf E. Schroeder on October 29, 1984 (Accession No. 4595). An addition to the collection was made on July 18, 1991 (Accession No. 5062).

RESTRICTIONS

Consult with the reference staff about the restrictions on this collection.

HISTORICAL SKETCH

The Missouri Origins Project was developed to study contributions of the many ethnic groups that settled in Missouri. Adolf E. Schroeder, professor in the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies, headed the project which was supported by grants from the Missouri Arts Council and the Universi­ty of Missouri-Columbia Development Fund. This particular part of the project, dating from 1981 to 1984, dealt primarily with Anglo-Ameri­can folk music and resulted in three programs that were available to television stations and groups. Those programs were: "Down In Missouri with Loman Cansler," "Max Hunter: Ozark Song Collector," and "Ballads, Bones, and Fiddle Tunes."

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The Missouri Origins Project Collection consists of correspondence, scripts, and video cassettes. The major part of the collection is video cassettes. Both finished programs and field recordings are included. The video cassettes have been arranged chronologically by program. Each program tape is followed by the field recordings, arranged chronologically, which were used in that program.

"Down In Missouri With Loman Cansler" features Cansler, a folk song collec­tor and per­former from Kansas City. The field recordings include interviews and perfor­manc­es in various locations including North Kansas City High School.

"Max Hunter: Ozark Song Collector" examines Hunter's efforts to preserve folk music from the Ozarks region of Missouri and Arkansas. The field record­ings include interviews in Hunter's home and performances in various locations including Wilson's Creek National Battlefield and the Springfield-Greene County Public Library.

"Ballads, Bones, and Fiddle Tunes" provides an overview of the folk music, musicians, and instruments of Missouri. This program features many Missouri musicians including Taylor McBaine, Sterling Kelley, Loman Cansler, Max Hunter, Judy Domeny, Art Galbraith, and Gordon McCann.

The correspondence, arranged chronologically, covers the administration of the grants that supported the project as well as the arrangements that were made with the many performers featured in the programs. The scripts are arranged by program and include revised versions. The miscellaneous material includes items relating to produc­tion costs of the programs.

This collection is related to several others in the holdings of the Western Historical Manuscript Collection:

The audio portion of some of the video cassettes in this collection were copied onto audio cassettes and can be found in the Schroeder Collection. Researchers may consult the online finding aids to those collections or the reference staff for further information.

NOTE: All video and audio material must be accessed onsite. Materials cannot be copied for offsite use.

Video Cassettes

Down In Missouri With Loman Cansler, 1982v.c. 3
Interview at the Schroeder home, 1981v.c. 29-32
Missouri Folklore Society performance, 1981v.c. 46
Missouri Town, 1981v.c. 33-35
Interview at home, 1982v.c. 36-41
North Kansas City High School, 1982v.c. 25-28
Slides, n.d.v.c. 51
Max Hunter: Ozark Song Collector, 1983v.c. 4
Interview at home, 1981v.c. 13-17
Springfield-Greene County Library, 1981v.c. 8-11
Springfield exterior shots, 1981v.c. 24
Wilson's Creek, 1982v.c. 12
Interview at motel, 1982v.c. 18-21
Judy Domeny, 1982v.c. 45
Jewell Smith, 1982v.c. 22-23
Music, n.d.v.c. 54-55
Ballads, Bones, and Fiddle Tunes, 1984v.c. 2
Taylor McBaine and Sterling Kelley at Quarry, 1982v.c. 59-64
Loman Cansler at Arrow Rock, 1982v.c. 79-84
Max Hunter at Arrow Rock, 1982v.c. 1, 5-7, 85
Judy Domeny, Art Galbraith, Gordon McCann, 1984v.c. 67-68
Art Galbraith, Gordon McCann, 1984v.c. 69-72
Judy Domeny, 1984v.c. 73-74
Art Galbraith, Gordon McCann, 1984v.c. 75-78
Opening shots, 1984v.c. 66

Miscellaneous

Art Galbraith, 1981v.c. 42
Art Galbraith, Gordon McCann, 1981v.c. 43-44
Max Hunter and Cathy Barton Para at Arrow Rock, 1983v.c. 56-58
Photos, n.d.v.c. 47-48
Pea Ridge slides, n.d.v.c. 50
Miscellaneous tunes, Loman Canslerv.c. 65

Manuscripts

f. 1Correspondence, 1980-1981 July
f. 2Correspondence, 1981 August
f. 3Correspondence, 1981 September
f. 4Correspondence, 1981 October-December
f. 5-6Correspondence, 1982
f. 7Correspondence, 1983 January
f. 8Correspondence, 1983 February-September
f. 9Correspondence, 1983 October-1984 June
f. 10Correspondence, 1984 July-1985
f. 11Scripts, Loman Cansler
f. 12Scripts, Max Hunter
f. 13Scripts, Max Hunter
f. 14Scripts, Max Hunter
f. 15Scripts, Ballads, Bones, and Fiddle Tunes
f. 16Miscellaneous

INDEX TERMS

These index terms are the subjects, people, places, etc. under which this collection is listed in all available indexes at The State Historical Society of Missouri-Columbia. If you are interested in a specific index term, please contact the reference staff.