A Glance at Readin' An' Ritin' in The Ozarks

http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/lochist/periodicals/ozarkswatch/ow803l.htm

Archives

• The Max Hunter FolkSong Collection is an archive of almost 1600 Ozark Mountain folksongs, recorded between 1956 and 1976. A traveling salesman from Springfield, Missouri, Hunter took his reel-to-reel tape recorder into the hills and backwoods of the Ozarks, preserving the heritage of the region by recording the songs and stories of many generations of Ozark history. As important as the songs themselves are the voices of the Missouri and Arkansas folks who shared their talents and recollections with Hunter. Designed to give increased public access to this unique and invaluable resource, this site is a joint project of the Missouri State University Department of Music and the Springfield-Greene County Library in Springfield, Missouri,where the permanent collection is housed.
  The Library Center
  4653 S. Campbell
  Springfield, MO 65810-1723
  (417) 874-8110 phone
  (417) 874-8120 fax
• Mary Celestia Parler Folksong Collection
  Special Collections- University of Arkansas Libraries
  365 N. Ozark Ave. Fayetteville, AR 72701-4002
  (479) 575-5577 phone
  (479) 575-3472 fax
• Wolf Ozark Folksong Collection ALSO see song list
  Lyon College Regional Studies Center
  Attn: Judy Blackwell
  2300 Highland Rd. Batesville, AR 72501
  (870) 698-4330
  jblackwell@lyon.edu
• Ozark Folk Center Archives
  Ozark Folk Center State Park
  Attn: Archive P.O. Box 500
  Mountain View, AR 72560
  (870) 269-3851
  ozarkfolkcenter@arkansas.com
• The John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection interested in Ozark Folklore and song form 1952-1970
• Post Office Murals

Missouri State is host to numerous departments, collections, and centers which provide valuable resources for the study of the Ozarks.

• Bureau of Economic Research
• Center for Archaeological Research
• Center for Social Sciences and Public Policy Research
• Katherine Lederer Collection
• Max Hunter Folk Song Collection- permanently housed at the Springfield-Greene County Library
• Meyer Library
• Missouri State University Archives
• Music Library
• Ozarkiana Collection
• Ozarks Labor Union Archives
• Paul Evans Library at Mountain Grove- home of the Fruit Experiment Station Archives

Ozarks Country

The Ozarks, by virtue of being located where the midwest meets the south, host a blend of cultures and people not seen elsewhere. Through the years, much as been said about the Ozarks, but little has been collected online. My goal with this blog is to collect information on the internets and collect it here as a resource for myself, as I follow my own particular vision of Ozarks Studies.