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Folklore--Criminal and jailhouse songs

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 281

Scope and Contents

Contents: Seven long years -- Young Bendell -- Betty and the baby -- Charlie's town -- Charlestown -- The Boston burglar -- The rumseller or Old Jones -- The death of James A. Garfield -- Jack Williams -- Fuller and Warren -- Charles Guiteau or James A. Garfield -- The bamboo briars -- My father was a gambler -- Young McFee -- My name is John T. Williams -- Young widow -- Harry Clark or the Glennie Bank Robbery.

Dates

  • 1908-1953

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public use.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Louise Pound folklore collection must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the Special Collections Board of Curators.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Other Finding Aids

A more detailed finding aid is available in print in the repository.

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS281.xml

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States