# Mining Camp Blues

## Classification

- Queue shelf: dark
- Current website category: archive
- Research category: public-domain
- Rights status: public-domain-us
- Confidence: confirmed

## Writer / Source

Often associated with Trixie Smith / early blues repertory; exact Scrips source unresolved

## Earliest Located Evidence

1920s blues recording/publication era

## Context

Likely pre-1931 source material; verify exact lyric source before public-facing claims.

## Rights Assessment

The package uses the current U.S. public-domain rule of thumb that U.S. works published before 1931 are public domain in 2026, while modern works and later arrangements need separate clearance. For traditional material, the underlying tune/text may be public domain while The Scrips arrangement and any modern variant source remain separate rights questions.

## Source Links

- https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/
- https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-duration.html

## Local Scrips Evidence

- Current source text: src/_content/song-text/mining-camp-blues.txt
- Cleaned Scrips ChordPro source: Mining Camp Blues.chopro
- Existing site status: listed in master repertoire, unknown
- Existing site notes: lyric/chord sheet present; listed in master list; appears in setlist

## Scrips Arrangement Notes

The text/chords supplied here follow the Scrips working source where available. Differences from older printed or collected versions should be treated as arrangement choices unless separately documented.

## Chords / Key / Tuning

- Key: C
- Capo: 2
- Tuning/comment: Guitar - Standard

## Alternate Titles / Indexes

- Alternate titles: none documented in this pass
- Roud number: none located / not applicable

## Open Questions

- None blocking for a conservative website import; still recommended to spot-check final public copy.