Courlander, Harold, 1908-1996
Variant namesAmerican farmer, historian, political analyst, anthropologist, editor, and author.
From the description of Harold Courlander collection, [19--]. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70962497
Novelist and folklorist.
From the description of The African ; a novel : typescripts, [1967?] / by Harold Courlander. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34491687
From the description of Analysis of Haley's plagiarism of The African : typescript (photocopy), [1978?] (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34491688
Born in Indianapolis in 1908, Harold Courlander spent his life collecting and re-telling folk tales from Africa, Haiti, Indonesia, and the United States.
From the description of Harold Courlander papers, 1950-1986 (bulk 1950-1974). (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 48251032
Author and specialist in African and Afro-American cultures. Graduate of the University of Michigan (A.B., 1931) and winner of Hopwood Awards for creative writing, 1931 and 1932.
From the description of Harold Courlander papers, 1933-40, 1960- (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 66895336
From the description of Papers, 1933-40, 1960- (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34491686
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| associatedWith | Arno, Enrico, | person |
| associatedWith | Beam, Kathryn L. | person |
| associatedWith | Childress, Alice. | person |
| associatedWith | Davis, Ossie | person |
| associatedWith | Eames, Marian. | person |
| associatedWith | Eshugbayi, Ezekiel A., | person |
| associatedWith | Haley, Alex. | person |
| associatedWith | Haley, Alex. | person |
| associatedWith | Indiana University, Bloomington. Archives of Traditional Music. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Jameson, Harriet Clara, 1909- | person |
| associatedWith | Laurie, Bob, | person |
| associatedWith | Sako, Ousmane. | person |
| associatedWith | USM Libraries. de Grummond Children's Literature Collection. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wagman, Frederick H. | person |
| associatedWith | Wagman, Frederick Herbert, 1912- | person |
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| Africa |
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| American literature |
| African Americans |
| Agriculture |
| Children's literature |
| Children's literature, American |
| Folklore |
| Folk songs |
| Hopi Indians |
| Hopi Indians |
| Hopi mythology |
| Indians of North America |
| Political anthropology |
| Storytelling |
| Tales |
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| Authors, American |
| Anthropologists |
| Collector |
| Farmers |
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Person
Birth 1908-09-18
Death 1996-03-15
Americans
English
