Bruce Jackson papers
Collection — Box: 1-7
Identifier: 16/4F/133
The collection includes manuscripts and working drafts of Jackson's
books,
The Negro and His Folklore,
Thief's Primer, In the Life; Versions of the
Criminal Experience,and
Wake Up Dead Man: Hard Labor and Southern
Blues.Also included are notes and correspondence concerning his books
and published articles as well as field notes and transcriptions from prison
studies, inmate rap sheets, and music notations.
Dates
- 1964-1971
Creator
- Jackson, Bruce (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English.
Terms of Access
The Bruce Jackson Papers, 1964-1971, are open for research.
Copyright
Copyright of papers in the collection may be held by their authors,
or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written
permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the University Archives before
publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be
copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise
specified.
Extent
2.71 Linear Feet (6 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript box)
Overview
Papers of Bruce Jackson,
Samuel P. Capen Professor of American Culture and State University of New York
Distinguished Professor of English. Included are manuscripts, working copies,
drafts, notes, related correspondence, and tape transcripts for three of
Jackson's published works:
The Negro and His Folklore,
Thief's Primer, In the Life; Versions of the
Criminal Experience,and
Wake Up Dead Man: Hard Labor and Southern
Blues.
Biographical Note
Bruce Jackson is the Samuel P. Capen Professor of American Culture and
State University of New York Distinguished Professor of English. Having taught
at UB for nearly forty years, and the author or editor of 22 books, Jackson has
produced documentary films, important folkloric recordings, photographs, and
articles addressing aspects of American culture, including southern work songs,
prison reform, drug culture, and racial politics. In 2002, the government of
France named him Chevalier in L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France's highest
award in the arts and humanities. Jackson is also editor of the web journal, buffaloreport.com.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in five series: I. The Negro and His Folklore in Nineteenth Century Periodicals,1967, II. A Thief's Primer,1969, III. Articles, 1964-1968, undated, IV. Wake up dead man: hard labor and Southern blues,1971, and V. A thief's primer,1969.
This collection is organized by date of accession. Folder titles remain original, however many are missing dates. Folders in Box 5 are not titled, titles described in this finding aid for Box 5 derive from a transmittal list, prepared by Jackson (1971).
This collection is organized by date of accession. Folder titles remain original, however many are missing dates. Folders in Box 5 are not titled, titles described in this finding aid for Box 5 derive from a transmittal list, prepared by Jackson (1971).
Acquisition Information
Donated by Bruce Jackson, in multiple accessions dating January
1968, March 1971 and August 1971.
Accruals and Additions
No further accruals are expected to this collection.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Archives staff, circa 1970's.
- Drafts (documents)
- English literature -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States
- Fieldwork (research)
- Folk songs -- Texas
- Folklore
- Jackson, Bruce -- Archives
- Jackson, Bruce -- Correspondence
- Manuscripts (document genre)
- Music in prisons
- Prison -- Fieldwork
- Prisons -- Songs and music
- State University of New York at Buffalo -- Archives
- State University of New York at Buffalo. English Department -- Faculty
- Transcripts
- Typescripts
Creator
- Jackson, Bruce (Person)
Source
- State University of New York at Buffalo. English Department (Contributor, Organization)
- University Archives (Repository, Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Bruce Jackson papers
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Archives staff.
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository
Contact:
420 Capen Hall
Buffalo New York 14260-1674 US
716-645-2916
716-645-3714 (Fax)
lib-archives@buffalo.edu
420 Capen Hall
Buffalo New York 14260-1674 US
716-645-2916
716-645-3714 (Fax)
lib-archives@buffalo.edu