Publication materials

Series contains correspondence, original field notes and photographs of informants, research materials for Flanders' many publications, and song indexes and texts. The materials reflect Flanders' wide ranging interest in folk songs over a period of thirty years (1930-1960).

Although the songs were recorded from the 1930s to the 1960s, the origins of this music may predate the recordings by a hundred years or more. Consequently, much of the material reflects Flanders' attempts to discover the origins of these songs and place them in their proper contexts. Flanders' papers also document her commitment to disseminating information about New England folk songs through her extensive writings, lectures, radio, and television appearances. Many of the materials in this series explain the context of the field recordings found in the collection.