Subject Files

These materials document McCormick's voracious research activities. While mostly known for his blues scholarship, McCormick researched other subjects with nearly the same tenacity. He had an insatiable ambition to make connections between music, cultural characters, folklore, regional speech, race relations, sex, records, film, food, crime statistics, the prison system, geography, consumer tastes, and books. Materials include magazine articles, newspaper clippings, research notes, discographies, and travel materials. These materials are arranged in alphabetical order by McCormick's subject titles. In addition, there are index cards with information relating to magazines, newsletters, United States retailers, catalogs for retailers, American wholesalers, libraries, and clubs.