02700nam 2200613Ia 450 991045990550332120200520144314.01-282-94089-997866129408971-60473-801-4(CKB)2670000000069109(EBL)619212(OCoLC)698590879(SSID)ssj0000433052(PQKBManifestationID)11328184(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000433052(PQKBWorkID)10376135(PQKB)11724468(MiAaPQ)EBC619212(OCoLC)700514152(MdBmJHUP)muse13513(Au-PeEL)EBL619212(CaPaEBR)ebr10436089(CaONFJC)MIL294089(EXLCZ)99267000000006910920100629d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAlan Lomax, assistant in charge[electronic resource] the Library of Congress letters, 1935-1945 /edited by Ronald D. CohenJackson University Press of Mississippi20101 online resource (431 p.)American made music seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-60473-800-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Introduction; LETTERS, 1935-1938; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; LETTERS, 1939-1940; 1939; 1940; LETTERS, 1941-1945; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1945; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZAlan Lomax (1915-2002) began working for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress in 1936, first as a special and temporary assistant, then as the permanent Assistant in Charge, starting in June 1937, until he left in late 1942. He recorded such important musicians as Woody Guthrie, Muddy Waters, Aunt Molly Jackson, and Jelly Roll Morton. A reading and examination of his letters from 1935 to 1945 reveal someone who led an extremely complex, fascinating, and creative life, mostly as a public employee.While Lomax is noted for his field recordings, these collected letters, manAmerican made music series.EthnomusicologistsUnited StatesCorrespondenceElectronic books.Ethnomusicologists781.620092Lomax Alan1915-2002.1045427Cohen Ronald D.1940-961016MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459905503321Alan Lomax, assistant in charge2471707UNINA