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This recording is of Mae Phillips (Maw Maw Phillips) singing the folk song "Johnny Get Your Hair Cut". It was recorded by Bobby McMillon c. August, 1974, in Lower Creek, Lenoir, North Carolina.

This is a handwritten letter dated November 9, 1987 from Grandpa Jones to Bobby McMillon. In the letter Grandpa Jones thanks Bobby McMillon for the words to, "I came to Kentucky in 1805" and talks about the variation of "Polly Put the Kettle On" that…

This is a handwritten letter dated May 30, 1981 from Janette Carter to Bobby McMillon and Autumn McMillon discussing arrangements for a performance, including pay and lodging for Bobby McMillon.

This is a hand-transcribed version of the ballad, "The Little Mohee." A note on the second page attributes this version to Mrs. Lou Brookshire with the date March 1968.

This is a hand-transcribed version of the ballad, "The Little Mohee." A note on the second page attributes this version to Mrs. Lou Brookshire and says she learned it from her mother who learned it from her mother.

This is a recording of Mae Phillips (Maw Maw Phillips) singing the song "Locks and Bolts" (Roud 406). Bobby McMillon recorded the tape this is from and introduces the songs there: "[This] was recorded late in 1968 and in the spring of 1969 at Lower…

This is a recording made by Bobby McMillon, c 1968, of Nathan Gortney (Nate Gortney) singing the ballad "Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender" (Roud 4, Child 73).

This is a xerox of a hand-drawn map titled, "Map of Toe River Section where Frankie and Charlie Lived and Died," referring to Frankie and Charlie Silver.

This is a hand-transcribed version of several lines of the ballad, "Omie Wise." A note on the reverse attributes this version to Mrs. Walter Phillips and gives the date 1967.