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Collection material in English.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
Organized by subject and then by format into the following Series: I. Manuscripts; II. Storytellers Performances; III. Various Storytellers; IV. Events.
Tom Raymond donated the collection to the American Folklife Center in 2009.
No further accruals are expected.
The collection was processed by Valda Morris with assistance from Sara Cleto, Briel Kobak, Abby MacLean, and Amie Pleasant, 2011-2012. Valda Morris revised and encoded the finding aid in June 2013.
The International Storytelling Collection (AFC 2001/008) has manuscript, sound, graphic and visual documentation related to this collection.
Tom Raymond's early 1980s photographs of the National Storytelling Festival are included in the American Folklife Center's International Storytelling Collection (AFC 2001/008).
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Tom Raymond Collection (AFC 2009/029), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Images of the storytellers pictured this collection can be found in Tom Raymond's
book,
Tom Raymond, the official photographer for the International Storytelling Festival from 1980-2009, began working with the International Storytelling Center, formerly known as the National Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling (NAPPS), beginning in circa 1980. In 1983, Raymond established Fresh Air Photo, a commercial photography and post production studio based in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Raymond first pursued a medical career. He earned a B.S. at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He later obtained his M.S. at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, and a Ph.D. in biological science at the Bowman Gary School of Medicine at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem. Three postdoctoral positions followed at the University of Iowa, the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1978, Raymond joined the faculty of the Department of Internal Medicine at East Tennessee State University.
Raymond's career in photography began as an undergraduate at the University of
Tennessee (UT) while he was working for
The Tom Raymond Collection documents the performances of international and national storytellers at the International Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee. The collection primarily consists of graphic images which span 20 years, 1983-2003. Raymond's photographs of International storyteling performances prior to 1983 are found in the International Storytelling Collection (AFC 2001/008).
The bulk of the collection contains color slides, but also includes negatives, color reversal film, contact sheets and photographic prints. The images mainly capture the on-stage performances of the featured tellers but also capture the storytellers on the grounds of the festival as well as publicity photographs of storytellers.
Of note in the collection are Raymond’s 1500 photos of Appalachian storyteller Ray Hicks from Beech Mountain, North Carolina. Also in the collection is Raymond's documentation of Hicks' Home Going Service when he passed away in 2003.
The International Storytelling Festival unless otherwise noted, 1983-2003
Moses Aaron, Australian storyteller, onstage. 6 color slides.
Orunamamu (Mary Beth Washington) and Mary Umolu, performing at Swappin’ Ground. 73 35mm color slides. (1 business card of Mary H. Umolu, Ph.D.).
Brenda Wong Aoki, Asian-American storyteller, onstage. 79 35mm color slides.
Jennifer Armstrong offstage on the grounds. 47 35mm color slides.
Patrick Ball, California-born Celtic harpist and storyteller, onstage and offstage on the grounds. 51 35mm color slides.
Bob Barton, Canadian storyteller, in candid shot on the grounds. 1 35mm color slide.
John Basinger, Connecticut storyteller and professor emeritus of theater and sign at Three River Community College, offstage on the grounds. 1 35mm color slide.
Jeannine Pasini Beekman, Louisiana storyteller, onstage. 48 35mm color slides.
Harriette Bias-Insignares along with Jackie Torrence offstage on the grounds. 5 35mm color slides.
Carol Birch onstage and offstage on the grounds. 66 35mm color slides.
Judith Black, Pittsburgh-born storyteller, onstage and at the Ghost Stories segment. 128 35mm color slides.
Muriel Bloch, French storyteller, offstage on the grounds. 1 35mm color slide.
Gordon Bok, a native of Maine, onstage. 2 35mm color slides.
Brother Blue street performer, actor and musician performing at Swappin’ Ground and on Main Street, Jonesborough, Tennessee. 200 35mm color slides.
32 35mm color slides and 1 business card.
Joseph Bruchac, from the Adirondack mountain foothills, onstage and offstage on the grounds. 42 35mm color slides.
Curt Brummett, cowboy storyteller from Clovis, New Mexico, onstage. 29 35mm color slides.
Milbre Burch, a native of Atlanta, Georgia, onstage and offstage on the grounds. 88 35mm color slides.
Len Cabral, of Cape Verdean ancestry, onstage and offstage on the grounds. 75 35mm color slides.
John Campbell and Len Graham, an Irish duo onstage. 62 35mm color slides.
Michael Cotter, third generation farmer, onstage. 35 35mm color slides.
Robert Creed offstage on the grounds. 1 35mm color slide.
Donald Davis, retired minister from southern Appalachia, onstage. 200 35mm color slides.
200 35mm color slides.
172 35mm color slides.
Carmen Deedy, Cuban-born, onstage. 119 35mm color slides.
Janice Del Negro, New York-born, onstage. 10 35mm color slides.
Leeny Del Seamonds, Philadelphia-born, onstage. 10 35mm color slides.
Pleasant DeSpain offstage on the grounds. 1 35mm color slide.
Gay Ducey, children's librarian in Oakland, California, onstage. 51 35mm color slides.
Doug Elliot onstage and offstage on the grounds. 81 35mm color slides
Austin Ellis performing at Swappin’ Ground. 62 35mm color slides.
Elizabeth Ellis onstage and offstage on the grounds. 3 35mm color slides.
Rex Ellis onstage and at Swappin' Ground. 80 35mm color slides.
Eth-Noh-Tec (Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo) signing autographs and onstage. 200 35mm color slides.
Eth-Noh-Tec (Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo) onstage. 74 35mm color slides.
Diane Ferlatte offstage performance and candid shots on the grounds. 4 35mm color slides.
Heather Forest onstage. 40 35mm color slides.
Barbara Freeman onstage and offstage on the grounds. 7 35mm color slides.
Hannah Gillenwater-McConnell offstage on the grounds. 1 35mm color slide
Jackson Gillman offstage on the grounds. 1 35mm color slide.
Linda Goss offstage on the grounds. 1 35mm color slide.
Joyce Grear onstage and at Swappin’ Ground. 195 35mm color slides.
Mary Hamilton offstage on the grounds. 1 35mm color slide.
Bill Harley onstage. 77 35mm color slides.
Joe Hayes offstage on the grounds. 1 35mm color slide.
Ray Hicks onstage and offstage on the grounds. 200 35mm color slides.
Ray Hicks onstage, offstage on the grounds and at Swappin’ Ground. 200 35mm color slides.
Ray Hicks onstage solo, onstage with his wife Rosa, performing at Swappin’ Ground and in candid shots on the grounds. 200 35mm color slides.
Ray Hicks onstage, at Swappin’ Ground, at The Log Cabin, including being interviewed and pictured among Festival goers on the grounds. 200 35mm color slides.
Ray Hicks onstage, at Swappin’ Ground and at The Log Cabin. 200 35mm color slides.
Ray Hicks onstage, signing autographs, performing at Doc McConnell’s Old Medicine wagon and at Swappin’ Ground. The Hicks family is also pictured performing on the grounds. 200 35mm color slides.
Ray and Rosa Hicks onstage and Rosa Hicks in candid shots on the grounds. 158 35mm color slides.
Ray Hicks at his home in Beech Mountain, North Carolina, October 2000. 141 35mm color slides.
Tribute to Ray Hicks with Rosa Hicks, Connie Regan Blake and others inside a Festival Tent. 15 35mm color slides.
Martha Holloway performing offstage. 28 35mm color slides.
David Holt onstage and offstage on the grounds. 95 35mm color slides.
Beth Horner onstage. 18 35mm color slides.
Anne Izard onstage. 4 35mm color slides.
Robert "Bob" Jenkins onstage and offstage on the grounds. 20 35mm color slides.
Kala Jojo onstage. 50 35mm color slides.
Francis Firebrace Jones onstage. 8 35mm color slides.
Vicki Juditz onstage. 22 35mm color slides.
Dan Keding onstage. 19 35mm color slides.
Susan Klein onstage and interacting with crowds inside a festival tent and on the grounds. 10 35mm color slides.
Baba Jamal Koram onstage. 66 35mm color slides.
Chuck Larkin onstage, interacting with the crowd and in candid shots on the grounds. 10 35mm color slides.
Eddie Lenihan in candid shot on the grounds. 1 35mm color slide.
Bill Lepp performing onstage and interacting with crowds on the grounds. 133 35mm color slides.
Syd Lieberman onstage. 104 35mm color slides.
Doug Lipman in candid shot on the grounds. 1 35mm color slide.
Angela Lloyd performing onstage and offstage on the grounds. 45 35mm color slides.
Kevin Locke onstage. 25 35mm color slides.
Olga Loya onstage. 40 35mm color slides.
Hugh Lupton onstage. 13 35mm color slides.
Namu Lwanga along with audience participation onstage. 63 35mm color slides.
Jim May performing onstage and offstage on the grounds. 19 35mm color slides.
Barbara McBride-Smith onstage. 104 35mm color slides.
Doc McConnell onstage, at the “Old Medicine Show” and at the Swappin’ Ground. 200 color slides.
Doc McConnell performing at the “Old Medicine Show,” the Swappin’ Ground, and on the grounds interacting with the crowd and signing autographs. 157 color slides.
John McCutcheon onstage. 20 color slides.
Alice McGill in candid shot on the grounds. 1 35mm color slide.
Dennis Mitchell performing at Swappin’ Ground. 33 35mm color slides
Waddie Mitchell onstage, Swappin’ Ground and in candid shots on the grounds. 85 35mm color slides.
Bill Mooney onstage. 17 35mm color slides.
Johnny Moses onstage, interacting with the audience and in candid shots on the grounds. 42 35mm color slides.
Bobby Norfolk onstage, performing offstage and in candid shots on the grounds. 18 35mm color slides.
David Novak onstage. 44 35mm color slides.
Jay O’Callahan onstage, at Doc McConnell’s "Old Medicine Show," interacting with crowds and in candid shots on the grounds. 200 35mm color slides.
Jay O’Callahan onstage interacting with crowds. 200 35mm color slides.
Jay O’Callahan onstage and in candid shots on the grounds. 3 35mm color slides.
Susan O’Halloran onstage. 8 35mm color slides.
John O'Neal, (Junebug Jabbo) onstage. 19 35mm color slides.
Michael Parent onstage and in candid shots on the grounds. 7 35mm color slides.
Mac Parker onstage. 25 35mm color slides.
Maggie Pierce onstage. 5 35mm color slides.
Lee Pennington onstage and in candid shots on the grounds. 25 35mm color slides.
Utah Phillips in candid shot on the grounds. 1 35mm color slide.
J. G. "Paw Paw" Pinkerton onstage. 15 35mm color slides.
June Portman onstage. 35 35mm color slides.
Buck Ramsey onstage. 5 35mm color slides.
Connie Regan-Blake is half of the storytelling duo team of the Folktellers, who resides in North Carolina. Her stories range from hilarious traditional Appalachian Mountain tales to poignant true-life drama. 200 35mm color slides.
200 35mm color slides.
49 35mm color slides.
J. J. Reneaux onstage and in candid shots on the grounds. 41 35mm color slides.
Roadside Theatre company onstage. 13 35mm color slides.
Antonio Rocha onstage. 71 35mm color slides.
Gamble Rogers, native of Florida and teller of philosophical humor performing onstage. 75 35mm color slides.
Sally Rogers onstage and in candid shots. 30 35mm color slides.
Gayle Ross onstage, signing autographs and in candid shots on the grounds. 33 35mm color slides.
Lynn Rubright onstage. 94 35mm color slides.
Antonio Sacre onstage. 10 35mm color slides.
Steve Sanfield onstage and in candid shots on the grounds. 27 35mm color slides.
Nancy Schimmel in candid shot on the grounds. 1 35mm color slide.
Penninah Schram onstage. 22 35mm color slides
Sea Island Singers, onstage and performing at the Swappin’ Ground. 63 35mm color slides.
Publicity photographs of Pete Seeger. 2 35mm color slides.
Laura Simms onstage interacting with the audience and in candid shots on the grounds. 144 35mm color slides.
Portraits photographs of Jimmy Neil Smith. 19 35mm color slides.
Mary Carter Smith performing in the gazebo at Ghost Stories and in candid shots on the grounds. 40 35mm color slides.
Jon Spelman performing offstage and in candid shots on the grounds. 2 35mm color slides.
Ed Stivender performing onstage and offstage on the grounds, also performing at the Fringe Festival in downtown Jonesborough and signing autographs. 200 35mm slides: 164 color and 36 black and white slides.
200 35mm color slides.
Ed Stivender performing at the Fringe Festival and in candid shots on the grounds. 200 35mm color slides.
13 35mm color slides.
Storycrafters onstage. 25 35mm color slides.
Storyweavers onstage. 19 35mm color slides.
Taifa onstage. 85 35mm color slides.
Rangimoana Taylor onstage. 45 35mm color slides.
Billy Teare onstage. 16 35mm color slides.
Taffy Thomas onstage. 17 35mm color slides.
Dovie Thomason onstage. 16 35mm color slides.
Gloria Timpanelli onstage. 22 35mm color slides.
Jackie Torrence onstage, interacting with the crowd and signing autographs and in candid shots on the ground. 200 35mm color slides.
200 35mm color slides.
Jackie Torrence onstage and in candid shots on the grounds. 40 35mm color slides.
Kel Watkins displaying images of string games. 24 35mm color slides.
Tom Weakley onstage. 12 35mm color slides.
Liz Weir onstage, interacting with other storytellers and performing at the Fringe Festival. 12 35mm color slides.
Michael Williams in candid shot on the grounds. 1 35mm color slides.
Lloyd Wilson performing at Swappin’ Ground. 42 35mm color slides.
Katherine Windham onstage and interacting with the crowd. 118 35mm color slides.
Diane Wolkstein in candid shot on the grounds. 1 35mm color slide
Judy Young performing on the lawn of Christopher Taylor Log Cabin. 93 35mm color slides.
Yvonne Young performing at Swappin' Ground. 45 35mm color slides.
Paul Zarzyski onstage. 38 35mm color slides.
27 35mm color slides.
Sheila Kay Adams onstage at the Library Tent, 2004. 3 panoramic color negative strips.
Brenda Wong Aoki onstage and publicity photographs. 5 35mm negatives strips and 9 60mm color reversal film.
Carol Birch onstage. 5 35mm color negative strips.
Judith Black, Buck Ramsey and Joyce Grear onstage. 13 35mm color negative strips.
Bernard Bragg portrait photographs. 2 matted 60mm color reversal films.
Mildred Burch onstage, 1994. 6 35mm color negative strips.
Len Cabral publicity photograph. 1 60mm color reversal film (matted).
Willy Clafin onstage at the College Street Tent, 2004. 3 panoramic negative film strips.
Donald Davis onstage at the Theater Tent, 2004. 9 panoramic negative strips
Donald Davis and Tim Tingle onstage at the College Street and Library Tent. 6 panoramic negatives strips.
Donald Davis onstage. 7 60mm color reversal film.
2 35mm color reversal film (matted).
Judy Dockery performing at Swappin’ Ground. 10 60mm color reversal film.
Elizabeth Ellis onstage. 6 35mm color reversal film (matted).
Rex Ellis and Jay O'Callahan onstage. 4 35mm color reversal film (matted).
Rex Ellis and Jay O'Callahan onstage at the College Street Tent . 3 panoramic negative strips.
Eth-Noh-Tech onstage. 1 matted 35mm color reversal.
Eth-Noh-Tech onstage, 1995. 6 35mm color negative strips
Francis Firebrace Jones onstage. 47 60mm color reversal film.
Jackson Gillman onstage. 1 matted 35mm color reversal film.
Bill Harley publicity photograph. 1 60mm color reversal film.
Ray Hicks onstage, offstage and interacting with the crowd. 81 color reversal film: 14 35mm and 67 60mm (matted and unmatted).
Martha Halloway performing offstage. 20 60mm color reversal film (5 matted).
David Holt onstage. 7 35mm color negatives.
Bob Jenkins onstage. 11 35mm color negatives.
Geri Keams onstage. 1 35mm negative.
Gwenda Ledbetter onstage. 1 35mm color negative.
Syd Lieberman onstage. 1 35mm color negative.
Kevin Locke onstage. 9 35mm color reversal film, 7 negative strips, 1 panoramic negative strip.
Namu Lwanga onstage. 1 35mm color negative.
John McCutcheon onstage. 12 60mm color reversal film.
Barbara McBride-Smith onstage. 3 35mm color negatives.
Doc McConnell performing his "Old Medicine Show" on the grounds at Christopher Log Cabin, 1992. 8 color reversal film (Panoramic).
Doc McConnell performing his "Old Medicine Show" in the court yard, International Storytelling Center. 10 60mm color reversal film
Doc McConnell onstage, 1995. 1 matted 35mm negative.
Waddie Mitchell and Don Edwards onstage. 9 35mm negative strips reversal film.
Bill Mooney onstage. 6 panoramic negative film.
Johnny Moses onstage. 3 60mm color reversal film and 2 35mm color negatives (matted).
Johnny Moses along with Martha Holloway onstage, 1995. 6 35mm negative strips.
Bobby Norfolk offstage on the grounds. 31 60mm color reversal film; (4 matted)
Jay O’Callahan onstage. 9 35 mm color negatives (matted).
Jay O’Callahan onstage. 2 panoramic color reversal film.
Jay O’Callahan onstage at the Theater Festival Tent, 2004. 3 panoramic negative film.
Jay O’Callahan and his daughter performing inside the College Street Tent at the 2004, International Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee. 3 panoramic negative film.
Jay O’Callahan and Tim Tingle performing inside the Theater Festival Tent at the 2004, International Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee. 3 panoramic negative film.
Jay O’Callahan onstage. 1 panoramic negative.
Mac Parker onstage, 1994. 2 35mm color negative strips.
Curt Brummitt onstage, 1994. 2 35mm color reversal film
Debbie Rauch onstage. 10 60mm color reversal film.
Connie Regan-Blake and Barbara Freeman onstage. 6 60mm color reversal film.
Laura Pershin-Raynor onstage. 3 panoramic negative film strips.
J. J. Reneaux onstage. 2 35mm color negatives (matted).
Antonio Rocha onstage at the Theater Festival Tent, 2004. 6 panoramic negative film strips.
Antonio Rocha onstage. 12 60mm negatives
Gamble Rogers onstage. 35 60mm color reversal film.
Gamble Rogers and M. Williams onstage, 1988. 24 60mm color reversal film
Various storytellers onstage and offstage on the grounds. 54 60mm color reversal film.
Pete Seeger publicity photographs. 2 60mm color reversal film.
Jimmy Neil Smith portrait photographs. 6 60mm color reversal film; 2 matted.
Ed Stivender onstage. 22 60mm color reversal film.
Ed Stivender onstage. 1 60mm color reversal film
Tinh onstage at the Creekside Festival Tent, 2004. 3 panoramic negative strips.
Jackie Torrence onstage. 17 60mm color reversal film and 5 35mm color negatives.
Jackie Torrence onstage, 1992. 4 56 x 112 mm color reversal
Donna Washington onstage. 3 panoramic negative strips.
Paul Zarzyski onstage. 2 35mm color negatives.
53 60mm black and white negative film.
9 panoramic negative film and 10 60mm reversal film.
20 60mm reversal film.
2 60mm color reversal film and 1 35mm color negative.
43 60mm color reversal film.
7 60mm color reversal film.
20 56 x 112 mm color reversal film.
17 strips 35mm color reversal film and 1 matted.
87 35mm color negative strips.
19 35mm color negative strips.
5 60mm color reversal film.
18 35mm color negative strips.
64 35mm color slides.
200 35mm slides: 180 color and 20 black and white.
200 35mm color slides.
51 35mm slides: 34 color and 17 black and white.
200 35mm color slides.
54 35mm color slides.
6 35mm color slides.
19 35mm color slides.
200 35mm color slides.
200 35mm color slides.
200 35mm color slides.
57 35mm color slides.
72 35mm color slides.
71 35mm color slides.
Al Gore’s 1995 visit to the International Storytelling Festival. 19 black and white negative strips.
Al Gore’s 1995 visit to the International Storytelling Festival, along with images of Ray Hicks. 40 35mm negative strips.
30 panoramic film.
6 35mm color negative strips.
9 color reversal film, 7 60mm color reversal film, 1 35mm color negative and 1 panoramic film.
104 color reversal film: 20 matted; 84 60mm, 38 panoramic and 1 35mm negative.
13 35mm color negative strips.
18 60mm negative film.
10 panoramic color reversal film.
9 60mm color reversal film.
17 60mm color reversal film.
9 35mm black and white negative strips.
18 panoramic negatives.
6 35mm color reversal film.
12 60mm color reversal film.
36 60mm color reversal film.
28 color reversal film: 15 60mm color reversal film and 13 panoramic film.
30 60mm negatives.
Crowds attending the International Storytelling Festival and Main St. Jonesborough, Tennessee. 12 60mm color reversal film.
Ariel and ground view of Main Street Jonesborough, Tennessee. 12 60mm color reversal film.
Scenes in Jonesborough, Tennessee. 4 60mm color reversal film.
7 60mm color reversal film and 1 35mm negative.
Showcases the different Railroad, Creekside, College Street, Library tents and more. 105 color film: 10 60mm color reversal film and 95 panoramic film.
72 panoramic film.
64 60mm color reversal film.
10 35mm color negative strips.
10 60mm color reversal film.
18 panoramic black and white film.
39 60mm black and white film.
27 60mm color reversal film.
Architectural photograph. 2 8x10 black-and-white print.
Waddie Mitchell and Don Edwards onstage at the Midnight Cabaret, 1997. 37 4x6 color prints.
Ephat Mujuru onstage. 2 5x7 and 1 8x10 black-and-white prints.
Jay O'Callahan performing in front of Doc McConnell’s wagon. 3 5x7 black and white prints.
Gayle Ross, onstage. 1 8x10 black and white.
Lynn Rubright onstage. 8 5x7 black and white prints.
Various storytellers onstage and offstage on the grounds. 11 8x10 and 1 5x7 black and white prints.
Ray Hicks and Storytelling audience at the Swappin' Ground. 2 8x10 and 1 5x7 black and white prints.
Goya Timpanelli onstage. 1 5x7 black and white print.
Various storytellers onstage and offstage on the grounds along with interacting with audience. 14 black and white prints: 4 5x7 and 10 8x10.
14 8x10 black and white prints.
Judy Young onstage. 4 8x10 black and white print.
Contact sheets which also includes Jackie Torrence. 2 black and white contact sheets.
Contact sheets displaying the Krispy Donuts trailer in the town of Jonesbourough, Tennessee. 3 contact sheets.
Contacts sheets of NAPPS staff, now ISC, and Storytellers attending an event and performing. 4 contact sheets.
Scenes from the International National Storytelling Festival. 22 color prints (various sizes).
Contact sheets of various storytellers such as David Holt, Ed Stivender and more onstage. 6 color contact sheets.
Contact Sheets of various storytellers onstage. 4 color contact sheets.
Contact sheets of various storytellers including Doc Mc Connell’s "Old Medicine Show." 13 color contact sheets.