Mary Elizabeth (Barnicle) Cadle (April 17, 1891 - November 26, 1978) was an American folklorist, Medieval English literature professor, and activist interested in women's and African-American rights, suffrage, and the labor movement. She collected and made numerous field recordings of folk songs and stories throughout the South and Caribbean from the mid 1930s until the early 1950s. She collected with Alan Lomax and later her husband, Tillman Cadle.
Mary Elizabeth Barnicle was born on April 17, 1891, in Natick, Massachusetts.[1] Her family later moved to Providence, Rhode Island, where they remained throughout her education, and where she taught evening school from 1910 to 1911. Barnicle attended Brown University, where she participated in the suffrage movement and graduated with her bachelor's degree in 1913.[2] She was a graduate scholar in English at Bryn Mawr College from 1913 to 1914 and while continuing to teach, completed her Ph.D. around 1920. Cadle taught English and Folklore at the University of Minnesota and Connecticut College. She spent a year teaching at Antioch College, and left in 1924 to join the faculty of New York University, where she remained throughout the 1940s.[3]
CareerEdit
Barnicle's home in Greenwich Village was considered part of the folk music revival of the 1930s and 1940s.[citation needed]Leadbelly, Aunt Molly Jackson, and Sarah Ogan, among others, would spend time in her home.[1] By the mid 1930s, Barnicle and Zora Neale Hurston had struck up a friendship, with Hurston speaking in Barnicle's NYU classes and Barnicle joining Hurston in Harlem to meet and record her friends. Previously, Barnicle had also become friends with John and Alan Lomax and proposed a collection trip with Alan during his summer break from college. However, in May 1935, she proposed instead that she, Hurston, and Alan Lomax would tour and collect throughout the Southeast.[4] That summer, while he was on summer break from the University of Texas, Lomax. Hurston, and Barnicle toured the Southern United States and parts of the Bahamas (specifically Nassau and Andros) to record folk songs and stories.[5] Hurston ended up only accompanying them for part of the trip due to disagreements with Barnicle; Hurston returned home and Barnicle and Lomax continued to the Bahamas without her. During their trip, Alan was in charge and had two years of collecting and recording experience, Barnicle kept notes and had knowledge of ballads and folk songs, and Hurston served as their gatekeeper and guide to Southern and African American culture.[4] Together, they attended gatherings, meetings, and met with individuals with a large recording device, on which they made over two hundred records of African American folk songs and stories.
During that same year, Tillman Cadle, a labor activist and coal miner, would travel to New York to have surgery on a shoulder injury and while there, he met Barnicle through his friend, Jim Garland.[6] Cadle and Barnicle shared a love and interest in documenting and collecting ballads. Around 1936, Cadle and Barnicle married but they lived apart until after World War II. During that time, Cadle would frequently travel between New York City and Kentucky, making extended visits to both locations and he and Barnicle would make field recordings of folk artists.[7] Cadle would also often serve as gatekeeper for Barnicle to record in Appalachia as he would contact and set up meetings with individuals for her to record.[6] Between 1937 and 1949 Mary Elizabeth and Tillman Cadle traveled around eastern Tennessee and Kentucky recording folk songs, love songs, ballads, and work songs.[1]
Mary Elizabeth Barnicle recorded interviews for the Library of Congress' "Voices Remembering Slavery: Freed People Tell Their Stories" (formerly "Voices From the Days of Slavery: Former Slaves Tell Their Stories") collection.[8] She also recorded and worked with Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter), she took him around New York City and introduced him to others in the folk music movement, namely Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger.[9] She joined the faculty of the University of Tennessee - Knoxville as an English instructor in October, 1946 but retired 3 years later.[10] In 1949, Tillman Cadle moved to Rich Mountain Gap, near Townsend, Tennessee, not far from Knoxville, and Barnicle joined him there.[7] Barnicle retired in 1950, and she and Cadle moved to Natick, Massachusetts, they would live there and in Worcester until 1971, when they moved back to their home in Rich Mountain Gap.
LegacyEdit
Barnicle was a member of the Modern Language Association[11] and Vice President of the Folklore Society of Tennessee in 1949.[12] She died November 26, 1978, at her and Cadle's Rich Mountain Gap Home.[13]
Mary Elizabeth Barnicle collections are held at:
Mary Elizabeth Barnicle and Tillman Cadle Collection, Archives of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University - Collection contains biographical information, audio tapes and discs, field recordings, and an interview with Tillman Cadle.[7]
Papers of Mary Elizabeth Barnicle Cadle, 1915-1978, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University - Collection contains lecture notes, tales and songs, correspondence, and photographs[1]
Recordings from Mary Elizabeth Barnicle and Alan Lomax's trip throughout the American South and Bahamas are held in the American Folklife Collection of the Library of Congress.[8]
ReferencesEdit
^ abcd"Collection: Papers of Mary Elizabeth Barnicle Cadle, 1915-1978 | HOLLIS for Archival Discovery". hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
^College, Bryn Mawr (1915). Bryn Mawr College Calendar: Graduate Courses. The College.
^"31 Aug 1924, 22 - Dayton Daily News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
^ abSzwed, John (December 30, 2010). Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World. Penguin. ISBN978-1-101-19034-0.
^"31 Aug 1935, Page 6 - The Burlington Free Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
^ ab"Cadle, Tillman,, 1902-1994 | ArchivesSpace Public Interface". archives.etsu.edu. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
^ abc"Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth, 1891-1978 | ArchivesSpace Public Interface". archives.etsu.edu. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
^ ab"26 Feb 2004, Page 5-7 - Chicago Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
^"8 May 2005, 42 - Daily News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
^"12 Oct 1946, 11 - The Knoxville News-Sentinel at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
^O'Malley, Susan Gushee; Rosen, Robert C. (January 1, 1990). Politics of Education: Essays from Radical Teacher. SUNY Press. p. 124. ISBN978-0-7914-0355-6.
^"29 Oct 1949, 7 - Chattanooga Daily Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
^"Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth, 1891-1978 - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
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Mary Elizabeth Barnicle Cadle April 17 1891 November 26 1978 was an American folklorist Medieval English literature professor and activist interested in women s and African American rights suffrage and the labor movement She collected and made numerous field recordings of folk songs and stories throughout the South and Caribbean from the mid 1930s until the early 1950s She collected with Alan Lomax and later her husband Tillman Cadle Mary Elizabeth BarnicleBorn17 April 1891 Died26 November 1978 aged 87 Resting placeMaryville OccupationProfessor Spouse s Tillman Cadle Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Legacy 4 ReferencesEarly life EditMary Elizabeth Barnicle was born on April 17 1891 in Natick Massachusetts 1 Her family later moved to Providence Rhode Island where they remained throughout her education and where she taught evening school from 1910 to 1911 Barnicle attended Brown University where she participated in the suffrage movement and graduated with her bachelor s degree in 1913 2 She was a graduate scholar in English at Bryn Mawr College from 1913 to 1914 and while continuing to teach completed her Ph D around 1920 Cadle taught English and Folklore at the University of Minnesota and Connecticut College She spent a year teaching at Antioch College and left in 1924 to join the faculty of New York University where she remained throughout the 1940s 3 Career EditBarnicle s home in Greenwich Village was considered part of the folk music revival of the 1930s and 1940s citation needed Leadbelly Aunt Molly Jackson and Sarah Ogan among others would spend time in her home 1 By the mid 1930s Barnicle and Zora Neale Hurston had struck up a friendship with Hurston speaking in Barnicle s NYU classes and Barnicle joining Hurston in Harlem to meet and record her friends Previously Barnicle had also become friends with John and Alan Lomax and proposed a collection trip with Alan during his summer break from college However in May 1935 she proposed instead that she Hurston and Alan Lomax would tour and collect throughout the Southeast 4 That summer while he was on summer break from the University of Texas Lomax Hurston and Barnicle toured the Southern United States and parts of the Bahamas specifically Nassau and Andros to record folk songs and stories 5 Hurston ended up only accompanying them for part of the trip due to disagreements with Barnicle Hurston returned home and Barnicle and Lomax continued to the Bahamas without her During their trip Alan was in charge and had two years of collecting and recording experience Barnicle kept notes and had knowledge of ballads and folk songs and Hurston served as their gatekeeper and guide to Southern and African American culture 4 Together they attended gatherings meetings and met with individuals with a large recording device on which they made over two hundred records of African American folk songs and stories During that same year Tillman Cadle a labor activist and coal miner would travel to New York to have surgery on a shoulder injury and while there he met Barnicle through his friend Jim Garland 6 Cadle and Barnicle shared a love and interest in documenting and collecting ballads Around 1936 Cadle and Barnicle married but they lived apart until after World War II During that time Cadle would frequently travel between New York City and Kentucky making extended visits to both locations and he and Barnicle would make field recordings of folk artists 7 Cadle would also often serve as gatekeeper for Barnicle to record in Appalachia as he would contact and set up meetings with individuals for her to record 6 Between 1937 and 1949 Mary Elizabeth and Tillman Cadle traveled around eastern Tennessee and Kentucky recording folk songs love songs ballads and work songs 1 Mary Elizabeth Barnicle recorded interviews for the Library of Congress Voices Remembering Slavery Freed People Tell Their Stories formerly Voices From the Days of Slavery Former Slaves Tell Their Stories collection 8 She also recorded and worked with Lead Belly Huddie Ledbetter she took him around New York City and introduced him to others in the folk music movement namely Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger 9 She joined the faculty of the University of Tennessee Knoxville as an English instructor in October 1946 but retired 3 years later 10 In 1949 Tillman Cadle moved to Rich Mountain Gap near Townsend Tennessee not far from Knoxville and Barnicle joined him there 7 Barnicle retired in 1950 and she and Cadle moved to Natick Massachusetts they would live there and in Worcester until 1971 when they moved back to their home in Rich Mountain Gap Legacy EditBarnicle was a member of the Modern Language Association 11 and Vice President of the Folklore Society of Tennessee in 1949 12 She died November 26 1978 at her and Cadle s Rich Mountain Gap Home 13 Mary Elizabeth Barnicle collections are held at Mary Elizabeth Barnicle and Tillman Cadle Collection Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Collection contains biographical information audio tapes and discs field recordings and an interview with Tillman Cadle 7 Papers of Mary Elizabeth Barnicle Cadle 1915 1978 Schlesinger Library Radcliffe Institute Harvard University Collection contains lecture notes tales and songs correspondence and photographs 1 Recordings from Mary Elizabeth Barnicle and Alan Lomax s trip throughout the American South and Bahamas are held in the American Folklife Collection of the Library of Congress 8 References Edit a b c d Collection Papers of Mary Elizabeth Barnicle Cadle 1915 1978 HOLLIS for Archival Discovery hollisarchives lib harvard edu Retrieved January 30 2020 College Bryn Mawr 1915 Bryn Mawr College Calendar Graduate Courses The College 31 Aug 1924 22 Dayton Daily News at Newspapers com Newspapers com Retrieved January 31 2020 a b Szwed John December 30 2010 Alan Lomax The Man Who Recorded the World Penguin ISBN 978 1 101 19034 0 31 Aug 1935 Page 6 The Burlington Free Press at Newspapers com Newspapers com Retrieved January 31 2020 a b Cadle Tillman 1902 1994 ArchivesSpace Public Interface archives etsu edu Retrieved February 3 2020 a b c Barnicle Mary Elizabeth 1891 1978 ArchivesSpace Public Interface archives etsu edu Retrieved February 3 2020 a b 26 Feb 2004 Page 5 7 Chicago Tribune at Newspapers com Newspapers com Retrieved January 31 2020 8 May 2005 42 Daily News at Newspapers com Newspapers com Retrieved January 31 2020 12 Oct 1946 11 The Knoxville News Sentinel at Newspapers com Newspapers com Retrieved January 31 2020 O Malley Susan Gushee Rosen Robert C January 1 1990 Politics of Education Essays from Radical Teacher SUNY Press p 124 ISBN 978 0 7914 0355 6 29 Oct 1949 7 Chattanooga Daily Times at Newspapers com Newspapers com Retrieved January 31 2020 Barnicle Mary Elizabeth 1891 1978 Social Networks and Archival Context snaccooperative org Retrieved February 3 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary Elizabeth Barnicle amp oldid 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