Old-time Music.

Scope and Contents The Homer Ledford Papers document his career as a musician and as a luthier. His luthier activities are documented with sketches and designs for some of his instruments, photographs, news clippings, contracts and correspondence, an inventory of instruments he owned and two ledgers documenting sales of his numbered instruments (note that the first ledger with instruments 1-2396 were not included with this donation). Ledford was a talented musician and played many instruments solo and with...

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This is an artificial collection that was created to provide intellectual access to individual volumes and pieces of Kentucky related music. The collection includes music written by Kentuckians as well as music about Kentucky. The bound volumes of music represent the musical tastes and talents of several prominent families in Madison County, Kentucky including the Clays, the Bennetts and the Irvines.