Putnam County Music Festival scrapbook

 In 1941, Putnam County held a county-wide musical festival written and staged by Putnam County elementary schools called "Music America." Assistance was provided by Putnam and White County high schools, the Baxter Parent-Teacher Association, and Tennessee Polytechnic Institute. The event was held in the gymnasium on Tennessee Technological University’s campus. The songs and acting in the festival traced events throughout American history, including depictions of traditional Thanksgiving themes, colonial life, frontier life, and World War I. The musical acts also depict plantation life and slavery. The event was an observance of American Education Week. The collection contains newspaper articles, scripts, committee lists, song lists, song lyrics, sheet music, instructions for the event, and correspondence including regrets. Sheet music include "The Man on the Flying Trapeze," "Sandy Land: American Folk Song," "Daisy Bell," "The Liberty Song," "My Buddy," "Old Hundredth," "Pop Goes the Weasel," "Springfield Mountain (Appalachian Mountain ballad)," and "A Paper of Pins." There was also a Prayer for Thanksgiving.

  In 1956, Putnam County held a county-wide musical festival written and staged by Putnam County elementary schools called "One World Through Music: A Tribute to Cordell Hull." Assistance was provided by Putnam and White County high schools, the Baxter Parent-Teacher Association, and Tennessee Polytechnic Insitute. The event was held in the Memorial Gym on Tennessee Technological University’s campus. The songs and acting in the festival traced the life of Cordell Hull, including his birth and early childhood, social and religious life, education, entry into political life, and world peace. Sheet music for songs include: "Lullaby," "Green Coffee Grows on White Oak Tops," "Shuckin' of the Corn," "How Firm a Foundation," "School Days," "Cordell," "Anthem of the United Nations," "Chiapanecas," "My Banjo," "Vienna Life," "Stodola Pumpa," "Fireflies," "Czechoslovakian Dance Song," "The Hobby Horse," "The Song of the Volga Boatmen," "The Congo," "Hymn of Praise," " Ballet Parisien," " Frere Jacques," "Finlandia," and "ONE WORLD."

   In 1955, Putnam County held a county-wide musical festival written and staged by Putnam County elementary schools called "Songs of our Homeland." Assistance was provided by Putnam and White County high schools, the Baxter Parent-Teacher Association, and Tennessee Polytechnic Insitute. The event was held in the Memorial Gym on Tennessee Technological University’s campus. The songs and acting in the festival traced frontier life, mountain life, living in the valley, and spring-time in Tennessee. Sheet music for songs include: "My Homeland, Tennessee," "How Firm a Foundation," "Skip-To-M'Lou," "I'm a Poor Wayfaring Stranger," "Pop: Goes the Weasel," "Way Up on Old Smoky," "Tee Nickle, Tee Nackle," "When It's Iris Time in Tennessee," "Sourwood Mountain," "The Monkey's Wedding," "Froggie Went A-Courtin'," "Down in the Valley," "Springfield Mountain," and "My Tennessee."