Folklife

Letter written by this acclaimed author of Stars Fell on Alabama to Mrs. Raymond McClain, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, discussing Mrs. McLain's association with Ruby Pickens Tartt, who Carmer praises for her value to the state of Alabama and her work to raise awareness of the folk traditions of Alabama.

The collection contains many of the works, both published and unpublished, many in the dialect of Southern African Americans, written by Martha Young of Greensboro, Alabama, in the late 19th century and early 20th century, as well as correspondence, photographs and pictures, genealogical information on the Tutwiler and Young families, and other miscellaneous items. Martha Young was the granddaughter of Henry Tutwiler and niece of Julia Tutwiler.

Collection includes published photographs showing everyday life of the Ashanti people.

This collection consists of ninety-four photographs depicting scenes from Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, California, Massachusetts and Canada.

This collection consists of six black and white photographs depicting family members from Erie, Kentucky. Only a few family members are identified: Patria Beard and Eudora and Monsy Jepson.

This collections consists of seventy-three black and white photographs depicting unidentified family and scenes from Kentucky and Indiana.

This collection consists of twenty black and white photographs depicting scenes from South American aboriginal village.

This collection consists of nineteen photographs depicting people in South America and Mexico.