SERIES DESCRIPTION

Series I, VIDEOTAPES, No. 1-12, 1976 and no date.

This series contains 12 videotapes, which are 3/4" tapes produced by Nave and his associates. Tapes No. 1, 2, and 3 focus on E. C. and Orna, two old-time country music performers from Rugby, Virginia. The Balls perform religious and secular folk songs, with both doing vocals, E. C. playing guitar, and Orna playing accordion. Tape No. 4 recorded two singers-comedians, Lynn and Morris, as they performed in 1976 at a grade-school assembly in Mountain City, Tennessee. Tapes No. 5-12 concern Willard and Ora Watson of Deep Gap, North Carolina. Willard discussed his toy making and Ora focused on her quilting. The tapes are arranged alphabetically by surname of the subject of the tape.

NOTE: For all the Watson tapes Francine nave did the interviewing; Larry Nave did the camera work; and Daniel and Ann Blevins did the sound.

Series II, OTHER MATERIALS, 1967, 1975-1976.

This series contains two file folders of materials: the first one contains manuscript materials, while the second one contains slides. Folder one contains a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) proposal, rough drafts of that proposal, and notes for a documentary on E. C. and Orna Ball, dated October 20, 1967 and October 1976. Folder two contains slides of the August 1975 Mountain City Fiddlers Convention. The manuscript materials are place first and the slides second.

TAPE AND FOLDER LIST

Series I, VIDEOTAPES, No. 1-12, 1976 and no date.

Tape DLN-1
E. C. and Orna Ball of Rugby, Virginia perform traditional religious and secular folksongs, with E. C. play guitar and Orna accordion. The two also discuss their lives with interviewer Francine Nave. Songs performed are: "Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body down;" "Early Bird Got the Worm;" and "Amazin' Grace" (instrumental version). There are three 3/4" Umatic color tapes (Original Production Element, NEA Master Copy, Nave Personal Copy) and VHS color access copy. 1967

Tape DLN-2
E. C. and Orna Ball, both sing, with E. C. playing guitar and Orna accordion. Songs performed are: "I Was Raised on Beans and Taters;" "Farmer's Cursed Wife;" "Go Down Moses;" "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" (instrumental); and "Grandfather's Clock." There are one 3/4" Umatic color (Original Production Element), one BHS color Access Copy, and one Betacam SP Master copy of DLN 1 and 2. 1967

Tape DLN-3
E. C. and Orna Ball perform religious and folk songs. There is one VHS color duplicate of 3/4 Umatic Tapes 1, 2, 3.. 1967

Tape DLN-4
Lynn and Morris perform at a grade-school assembly in Mountain City, Tennessee. Songs include: "Train Called the City of New Orleans," "I've Been Everywhere;" and medley of popular songs. Performance also include a comedy routine. There are one 3/4 Umatic Black/White (Original Production Element), one VHS Black/White Access Copy, and one Black/White Betacam SP Preservation Master. 1976

Tape DLN-5
Interview by Francine Nave of Willard and Ora Watson, Deep Gap, North Carolina. Willard discusses the process of making toys and why he makes them. Ora discusses farming, gathering roots, raising six children, and quilting. There are one 3/4" Umatic color (Original Production Element) and one VHS color Access Copy. 1976

Tape DLN-6
Shots of the exterior of Watson's shop and of his toys outside the shop. He discusses the following topics: friendship, hunting, getting drunk, making and selling toys. There are one 3/4" Umatic color (Original Production Element), one VHS color Access Copy, and one color Betacam SP Preservation Master of DLN-5 and DLN-6. 1976

Tape DLN-7
Watson discusses the following topics: making toys and how he thinks of ideas for toys. He demonstrates whittling and how he makes toys. There are one 3/4" Umatic color (Original Production Element and one VHS color Access Copy. 1976

Tape DLN-8
Watson demonstrated his toys and discussed how and why he started making toys. He also discusses the following: his independence as a toy maker and seller; how he and his wife used to make money by gathering and digging herbs; and how his grandparents taught him about herbs and other plants. There are one 3/4" Umatic color (Original Production Element), one VHS color Access Copy, and one color Betacam SP Preservation Master of DLN-7 and DLN-8. 1976

Tape DLN-9
Ora Watson discusses quilting and the techniques of quilting; why she began to quilt; and making a living and supporting a family in the mountains. There are one 3/4" Umatic color (Original Production Element), and one VHS color Access Copy. 1976

Tape DLN-10
Ora Watson shows her quilts and discusses quilt-making. She discusses raising vegetables, canning food, raising bees and obtaining honey. She also demonstrates stitching. There are one 3/4"Umatic color (Original Production Element, one VHS color Access Copy, and one color Betacam SP Preservation Master of DLN-9 and DLN-10. 1976

Tape DLN-11
Shots of the Watsons, their house and yard, Willard's workshop, and road leading to the house. There are one 3/4" Umatic color (original Production Element) and one VHS color Access Copy. 1976

Tape DLN-12
Willard Watson interview. There are one 3/4" Umatic color (Original Production Element), one VHS color Access Copy, and one color Betacam SP Preservation Master of DLN-11 and DLN-12. 1976

FOLDER LIST

Series II, OTHER MATERIALS, 1967, 1975-1976.

1. NEA Grant proposal and materials for E. C. and Orna Ball documentary. October 20, 1967 and October 1976.
2. Slides: Mountain City Fiddlers Convention, August 1975.