Summary

Bentley’s public catalogue identifies three dated Beaver Island sessions within AFC SR127 (original 7-inch tape 58): a country square dance at Pat Bonner’s home on August 22, 1952; Pat Bonner fiddling at McDonnough’s cabin on August 24; and John W. Green at Walton’s on September 28. The first two labels support the recording’s Beaver Island location; the catalogue gives no address or land-record identity for either home or cabin.

The segment list catalogues fiddle pieces, conversation, island nicknames, and John W. Green’s songs or tunes. It is linked source-boundedly to Patrick J. Bonner and John W. Green, whose independent KB records provide strong name-and-period context. The catalogue does not provide a transcription, complete participant list, family identity, language analysis, or any right to reproduce the audio.

Sources

University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library, Ivan Walton Papers and Sound Recordings, public catalogue entry 1_8shsxsmz, AFC SR127 (original 7-inch tape 58), retrieved 2026-08-02.
Described in this archive: Ivan Walton papers and sound recordings.
The catalogue labels a Pat Bonner session at McDonnough's cabin, Beaver Island, August 24, 1952; a country square dance at Pat Bonner's home, August 22, 1952; and John W. Green at Walton's, September 28, 1952. It lists catalogue segments but is not a transcript, roster, venue record, or evidence of kinship among the named people.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Ivan Walton recording, AFC SR127: Bonner and Green sessions, 1952”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/documents/walton-afc-sr127-bonner-green-1952/, accessed [date], citing University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library, Ivan Walton Papers and Sound Recordings, public catalogue entry 1_8shsxsmz, AFC SR127 (original 7-inch tape 58), retrieved 2026-08-02..

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