Folk art - Kentucky.

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This is an artificial collection of materials created by Maude Gibson. The bulk of the collection is her paintings, the larger of which are framed, while the smaller ones are foldered. Also included is a book she wrote about Eastern Kentucky State Normal School which contains several small paintings as well as personal correspondence.

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...