Local theme
Artists, musicians, theater, and the county's creative life.
““Libba” Cotten composed, recorded “Freight Train” (1958). Key figure, 1960s folk revival. Born and raised on Lloyd Street.”
State historical marker: G-129: Elizabeth Cotten 1893-1987
848 works in the index name this theme.
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Organizations that keep the county’s own knowledge
Works across North Carolina libraries and archives whose catalog description names this theme. Each links to the institution that holds or provides it.
"North Carolina has always produced extraordinary music. From Charlie Poole standardizing the bluegrass form in the 1920s, to the creation of an entire diaspora of Black musicians which included Thelonious Monk, John Co…
"The Ackland Art Museum at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the United States' most distinguished public university art museums. Founded in 1958, it now houses over 20,000 works of art, covering…
"This book traces the trajectory of the first fifty years of PlayMakers Repertory Company (PRC). As you will read in the pages that follow, when Tom Haas and Arthur Housman conceived of PlayMakers Repertory Company in 1…
Preface -- Introduction -- Translating Ella Baker's legacy of social justice leadership into everyday praxis -- "People under the heels of oppression should be the ones leading" : entering into community partnerships --…
"Ancient Mediterranean Art in the Ackland Art Museum" presents the collection of ancient art in the Ackland Art Museum at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This collection includes a broad array of works …
Death Chick and the Caveman : 1987 to 1989 -- Wet behind the ears : 1989 to 1991 -- Where's your patience, dear? : Matt Suggs, Butterglory, and White Whale -- The popular music : 1991 to 1993-- Signals that sound in the…
Fashioning the divine: cataloguing South Asian sculpture at the Ackland Art Museum / Pika Ghosh - - In search of divine presence / Pika Ghosh - - The significance of early South Asian sculpture / Janice Leoshko - - Rein…
African American folklore and Odum's liberal agenda at the University of North Carolina -- Odum and Johnson's collaborative folk-song collections -- African American folklore in Odum's Black Ulysses trilogy -- Odum's li…
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