Paul Mercer did an index years ago and lives in upstate NY

David Ruch and Colleen Donovan are working of New York state collections and are on facebook

Dean, M C. Flying Cloud: and One Hundred and Fifty Other Old Time Songs and Ballads of Outdoor men,
Sailors, Lumberjacks, Soldiers, men of the Great lakes, Railrodmen, Miners, Etc. Forgotten Books reprint.
2018. A collection of old Irish songs, songs of the sea and Great Lakes, the Big Pine Woods, the prize ring
and others.

a number of New England gals have been putting together lists of female song catchers, they are part of NEFFA, and looking for safe repositories to donate books, etc for future access and research