Lomax, John A. (John Avery,), 1867-1948

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Collector and publisher of North American folk songs, born in Mississippi; settled near Meridian, Texas (1869); served University of Texas as secretary to the president and to alumni organizations until 1917. He published collections of folk songs (1910, 1927-1947) and a memoir (1947); and served as curator, Archive of American Folksong, Library of Congress. Married Bess Baumann Brown (1904), who died in 1931, and Ruby R. Terrill (1934). Fathered four children: Shirley Lomax Mansell Duggan; John Avery Lomax, Jr.; Alan James Lomax; and Bess Brown Lomax Hawes.

From the guide to the Lomax (John Avery) Family Papers 30425536., 1842, 1853-1986., (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

Dangerfield Lewis and his father George Lewis were residents of King George County, Virginia. George Lewis was the son of Fielding Lewis and Betty Washington, the sister of George Washington.

From the guide to the Dangerfield Lewis Papers, 1799-1854., (Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary)

Collector and publisher of North American folk songs

served University of Texas as secretary to the president and to alumni organizations. Dismissed by Governor Ferguson in 1917, he worked in bond sales and banking (1917-1931); published collections of folk songs (1910, 1927-1947) and a memoir (1947); and served as curator, Archive of American Folksong, Library of Congress.

From the description of Lomax, John Avery, family papers, 1842-1986. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 30425536
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referencedIn Sidney Robertson Cowell Collection, 1901-1992, (bulk 1936-1990) Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn Biography -- Lomax, John. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
referencedIn Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966. Papers, 1681-1966 (bulk 1900-1960) Houghton Library
referencedIn American Dialect Society Collection (a.k.a. The Hanley Collection; The Hanley Discs), 1931-1937 Archive of Folk Culture (U.S.)
referencedIn Hunt, Gavin. Hunt, Gavin, papers, 1882, 1946. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Kuehne (John Matthias) Photograph Collection, 1894-1950 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Cowell, Sidney Robertson, 1903-1995. Sidney Robertson Cowell collection, 1901-1992 (bulk 1936-1990). Library of Congress
referencedIn Wofford, Simona Broadbent, 1884-1959. Papers, 1915-1975. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
creatorOf Cowell, Sidney Robertson. The Emma Dusenberry collection of Arkansas folk songs : as recorded for the Library of Congress / by Laurence Powell, Sidney Robertson Cowell and John Lomax ; presented to the UCLC Folklore Group Library by Charles Seeger. University of Mississippi
referencedIn Bedichek, Roy, 1878-1959. Bedichek, Roy, photographs 1898-1957. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Captain Pearl R. Nye Collection, 1937-1944 Archive of Folk Culture (U.S.)
referencedIn John Reed papers, 1903-1967. Houghton Library
referencedIn Fife American Collection, 1940-1976 Utah State University. Merrill-Cazier Library. Special Collections and ArchivesUniversity Archives
referencedIn Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. The Charles Ives papers, 1874-1983 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
referencedIn Peddy (George E. B. ) Papers 73-040., 1909-1972 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Jay B. Hubbell Papers, 1816-1998 and undated, bulk 1920-1979 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Horace Mason Reynolds papers, 1895-1965. Houghton Library
referencedIn Wendell family papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Walter C. Hornaday Papers 72-6; 74-5., 1919-1970 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
creatorOf Lomax, John A. (John Avery), 1867-1948. Lomax, John Avery, family papers, 1842-1986. University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Cohen, Henry, 1863-1952. Cohen, Henry, personal correspondence, 1850-1951. University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Wendell family. Wendell family papers, ca. 1620-1921. Houghton Library
referencedIn Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe additional papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Crane (Edward) Papers 80-51. 29884535., 1883-1959 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Bedichek, Roy, 1878-1959. Bedichek, Roy, papers, 1897-1959. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Roy Bedichek Papers, 1897-1959 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
creatorOf Hendren, Stella M. Fife American collection, 1940-1976. Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
referencedIn Wood, Hally, oral history, 1985 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Texas Folklore Society. Texas Folklore Society records, 1909-1970. University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Rogers, John William, 1894-1965. Correspondence with John Avery Lomax, 1944-1947. University of Texas at Arlington, Central Library
referencedIn United States Work Projects Administration Records, 1524-1975, (bulk 1935-1942) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Henry Cohen papers Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
creatorOf Lomax (John Avery) Family Papers 30425536., 1842, 1853-1986. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn The Charles Ives Papers, 1874-1983 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
referencedIn Wood, Hally, 1922-1989. Wood, Hally, Oral History, 1985 University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Papers on American ballads, 1900-1926. Houghton Library
referencedIn Jascha Heifetz Collection, 1911-1972 Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries
referencedIn Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964. J. Frank Dobie, reminiscences. Austin Public Library, John Henry Faulk Central Library
referencedIn Kuehne, John Matthias, 1872-1960. John Matthias Kuehne Photograph Collection, 1894-1950. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967. [Letter] 1933 Apr. 22, Harbert, Mich. [to] John [Avery Lomax]. Ball State University Library, Bracken Library
referencedIn Hawes, Bess Lomax, 1921-2009. Student folklore archive, 1958-1977. California State University, Northridge
referencedIn Amy Lowell correspondence, 1883-1927 (inclusive), 1910-1925 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Crane, Edward, 1883-1959. Crane, Edward, papers, 1883-1963. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Butte, George C. (George Charles), 1877-1940. Butte, George Charles, papers, 1896-1938. University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Dangerfield Lewis Papers, 1799-1854. Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
referencedIn Peddy, George E. B. Peddy (George E. B.) Papers, 1909-1972 University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Hawes, Bess Lomax, 1921-2009. Archive collection, 1985. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Marmion (King George County, Va.)
Menokin (Richmond County, Va.)
Chatterton (King George County, Va.)
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Slavery
African Americans
African Americans
Cowboys
Folklore
Folklore
Folk music
Folk music
Folk poetry, American
Folk songs
Folk songs
Fugitive slaves
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Birth 1867-09-23

Death 1948-01-26

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