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This is a handwritten copy of the lyrics to the song, "1916 Flood on the Catawba River." A note at the end of the lyrics says, "Composed by E.L. Fant, July 18, 1916, Two days after the flood."

This is a recording of Mae Phillips (Maw Maw Phillips) singing the song "A Maid A-Being Young" (Roud 269). Bobby McMillon recorded the tape this is from and introduces the songs there: "[This] was recorded late in 1968 and in the spring of 1969 at…

This is a handwritten recipe for apple jelly.

This is a handwritten biography of Aunt Lou Brookshire, Lula Holsclaw Brookshire.

This is a photograph of Bobby McMillon standing on a bridge playing a guitar with the Knoxville World's Fair Sunsphere in the background. At the bottom of the photograph are the words, "The 1982 World's Fair/ Knoxville, Tennessee, USA."

This is a photograph of Bobby McMillon and many other people standing on the steps of the White House. In front of the group are First Lady Laura Bush and Librarian of Congress Dr. James H. Billington. The photograph is inscribed, "To Bobby with best…

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

This is a photograph of Bobby McMillon sitting in a living room and playing the guitar.

This is a recording of Bobby McMillon telling about 'Maw Maw' Mae Phillips' early life and Mae's mother, Becky Shule. Bobby recorded this in Lower Creek, Lenoir, North Carolina.

This is a recording of Mae Phillips (Maw Maw Phillips) singing the folk song "Companion Draw Nigh." It was recorded c. August, 1974, by Bobby McMillon in Lower Creek, Lenoir, North Carolina.