Hawes, Bess Lomax, 1921-2009

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Dates:
Birth 1921-01-21
Death 2009-11-27
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

Bess Lomax Hawes, Anglo-American folklorist and director of the Folk Arts Program at the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C.

From the description of Archive collection, 1985. WorldCat record id: 27190343

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Subjects:

  • African Americans
  • Anthropology
  • Ethnic folklore
  • Ethnomusicology
  • Folk art
  • Folklore
  • Folklore
  • Folklore
  • Folklore and children
  • Folklorists
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Jews
  • Migrant agricultural laborers
  • Tradition (Judaism)

Occupations:

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Places:

  • North Carolina (as recorded)
  • California (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • San Fernando Valley (Calif.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • California--San Fernando Valley (as recorded)
  • Africa (as recorded)