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DANIEL W. AND BEVERLY BOGGS PATTERSON COLLECTION, #20026, 1965-1971

Interview with J. Mason Brewer, a black folklorist who worked extensively in Texas and North Carolina, recorded by Dan Patterson in 1965. Brewer reads black folktales as well. [1 reel, FT1651] Also includes unaccompanied spirituals sung by Mabry Shaw who is joined on two songs by his nephew. Recorded by Dan Patterson at Shaw's home in Ebenezer Community, Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1971. [FT1951-FT1960]