“Homemade Songs and Ballads,”
Scope and Contents
The papers include photographs, newspaper articles, graduation programs, and articles written by Clayton as a student at the University of Virginia, as well as Clayton’s collection also contains a vast compilation of lyrics to folk songs which had resulted from Clayton's extensive traveling and collecting of traditional works throughout Western Europe and the United States' eastern seaboard. Additionally, Bob Dylan song sheets, numerous reel recordings, and the commercial recordings, on vinyl disk, of Clayton himself can all be found in the Paul Clayton collection.
Dates
- 1937-1967
Conditions Governing Access
no known restrictions
Extent
From the Collection: 3.3 Linear Feet (8 manuscript boxes and 15 vinyl recordings)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Clayton, Paul, 1931-1967 (Creator, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Claire T. Carney Library Archives and Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Repository