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John Lomax southern states collection

LC Control No.:	2008700300
Type of Material:	Music Sound Recording (Collection)
Main Title:	John Lomax southern states collection [sound recording].
Published/Created:	1934-1935.
Related Names:	Lomax, John Avery, 1867-1948. » More like this Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002. » More like this Leadbelly, 1885-1949, performer. » More like this Jackson, Aunt Molly, performer. » More like this Archive of Folk Song (U.S.) » More like this
Description:	286 sound discs : analog ; 12 in.
Access Advisory:	Duplication of sound recordings may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Biographical/Historical Data:	John A. Lomax was a professor of English and co-founder of the Texas Folklore Society. In 1934, Lomax was named Honorary Consultant and Curator of the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress. He secured grants from the Carnegie Corporation and the Rockefeller Foundation, among others, for continued field work to fund this recording trip through the southern states. He was accompanied by his son, Alan Lomax, on most of these recording trips.
Summary:	Collection of field recordings made on instantaneous discs with performances by numerous musicians and speakers including: Mexican and Mexican-American corridos, vaquero songs, and folk songs recorded in Texas; Cajun music and Creole music recorded in Louisiana; African American songs and music recorded in work houses and prisons across the south, including blues performances by Leadbelly (Huddie Ledbetter) recorded at Angola State Penitentiary, Louisiana; and hymns, sermons, and testimony recorded in African American churches in several states. Also recorded were cowboy songs, ballads, blues, dance music, fiddle tunes, work songs, spirituals, gospel music, and African American children's games and songs.
Notes:	Field recordings were made primarily in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina. Leadbelly and Aunt Molly Jackson were also recorded in Wilton, Connecticut. Search for these and other sound recordings (most are dated 1933-1950) in selected collections from the American Folklife Center in the online resource link: Traditional Music and Spoken Word Catalog from the American Folklife Center. Recordings include speech and songs in English, Spanish, and Cajun French.
Indexes:	Bibliographic information for titles in this collection is found in the online resource link: Audio titles in the John Lomax Southern States Collection, 1934-1935.
Cite as:	John Lomax Southern States Collection, 1934-1935 (AFC 1935/002), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Performer:	Various performers.
Acquisition Source:	Accessioned, 1935.
Subjects:	Folk music--Southern States. » More like this Folk songs, English--Southern States. » More like this Folk songs, Spanish--Southern States. » More like this Folk songs, Cajun French--Louisiana. » More like this Blues (Music)--Southern States--1931-1940. » More like this Corridos--Texas. » More like this Cajun music--Louisiana. » More like this Cowboys--Songs and music. » More like this Children's songs, English--Southern States. » More like this Singing games--Southern States. » More like this African Americans--Music » More like this African American children's games--Southern States. » More like this African American prisoners--Music. » More like this Mexican Americans--Music. » More like this Ballads, English--Southern States. » More like this Hymns, English--Southern States. » More like this Spirituals (Songs)--Southern States. » More like this Work songs--Southern States. » More like this
Form/Genre:	Field recordings--Southern States. » More like this Prayers. » More like this Sermons. » More like this
Local Shelving No.:	LWO 4844 reels 1-20; LWO 4872 reel 21 AFS 1-286 AFC 1935/002
Language Code:	eng spa fre
Geographic Area Code:	n-usu-- n-us-tx n-us-la
Repository:	DLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610
Links:	Audio titles in the: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/collafc.af000116 John Lomax Southern States Collection, 1934-1935 http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/afccards/afccards-home.html Traditional Music and Spoken Word Catalog from the American Folklife Center (Performing Arts Encyclopedia, The Library of Congress)