Abrams, W. Amos, (William Amos), b. 1904.

W. Amos "Doc" Abrams (1905-1991) was chairman of the English Department of Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1932-1946. He held degrees from Duke and Cornell Universities. From 1946 until his retirement in 1970 he served as editor of the North Carolina Education Association publications. He was an enthusiastic collector, scholar and promotor of North Carolina folklore since the 1930s. A sigificant number of folk song variants (some collected in association with Dr. Frank C. Brown and later with Dr. Cratis D. Williams) in the seven volumes of the Frank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina Folklore are from the W. Amos Abrams Collection. He served multiple terms as President of the North Carolina Folklore society and contributed a number of articles to its journal. He received the Society's Brown-Hudson Award in 1974. Abrams was also very active in the Lion's Club. He was the District Governor of the Western North Carolina District in 1943-1944 and was also the Chairman of the Board of Councilman.