Mary Susan High Casey Brisco "The Story of My Life" Autobiographical Sketch
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Scope and Content Note
Xerox copy of manuscript text (138 pages) and of typewritten transcript (70 pages) of autobiographical sketch, dated March 3, 1954, by Mary Susan High Casey Brisco, a Berryville, Arkansas folk singer whose sound recorded songs are a part of the University Folklore Collection. (See "A Check List of Arkansas Songs," Arkansas Folklore, vol. 4, no. 2, Jan. 1, 1954 and vol. 7, no. 1, Mar. 1957, in Series F4 of University Folklore Collection). Prefatory material includes a typewritten title page, 3 pages (unnumbered) of "Introduction by Mary Celestia Parler," and an 8" x 10" glossy print portrait of Mrs. Brisco.
Bound volume containing the handwritten copy "Story of My Life," 1954.
Dates
- 1954
Creator
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Information
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Use Information
No Use Restrictions Apply.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Mary Susan High Casey Brisco (1875-1958) was a folk singer from Berryville, Arkansas.
Extent
0.15 Linear Feet (3 folders and 1 item)
Acquisition Information
Folders 1-3 of the Mary Susan High Casey Brisco "The Story of My Life" Autobiographical Sketch were copied from original manuscript and typescript loaned to Special Collections by Prof. Mary Celestia Parler Randolph of Fayetteville, Ark. in September 1974. Bound volume was donated by Frances Lott (Mrs. George Lott, Jr.), in April 1983.
Processing Information
Processed by Samuel Sizer; completed September 1974.
- Title
- Mary Susan High Casey Brisco "The Story of My Life" Autobiographical Sketch
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Samuel Sizer
- Date
- September 1974
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu