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This is a Polaroid photograph of Bobby McMillon dancing with a woman. Other dancers are in the background.

This is a hand-transcribed version of the folk song, "Cumberland Gap." A note on the reverse credits this version to Wade Gilbert and gives the date 1965.

This is a photograph of a family standing and sitting beside a wooden building. The people are identified in notes on the back of the photograph. Front row (left to right): Uncle John, Grandpa Ben, Great Grandpa Joseph, and Uncle Phillip Back row…

This is a hand-transcribed version of the song, "The Girl I Left Behind." A note on the reverse credits this version to Mrs. Walter Phillips, 1967.

This is a handwritten letter dated November 9, 1987 from Grandpa Jones to Bobby McMillon. In the letter Grandpa Jones thanks Bobby McMillon for the words to, "I came to Kentucky in 1805" and talks about the variation of "Polly Put the Kettle On" that…

This is a hand-transcribed version of the folk song, "The House Carpenter." A note on the reverse credits this version to Aunt Lou Brookshire.

This is a hand-transcribed version of the song, "I Never Will Marry." A note on the reverse credits this song to, "All my father's family and people from Tennessee."

This is a hand-transcribed version of the song, "I Used to Wear My Aprons Low."

This is a handwritten letter dated May 30, 1981 from Janette Carter to Bobby McMillon and Autumn McMillon discussing arrangements for a performance, including pay and lodging for Bobby McMillon.

This is a hand-transcribed version of the ballad, "The Little Mohee." A note on the second page attributes this version to Mrs. Lou Brookshire with the date March 1968.