Constellation Similarity Assertions

Between 1908 and 1909, Olive Dame Campbell assisted her husband, John, on a fact-finding mission regarding social and cultural conditions in Appalachia. While traveling through the region, Campbell noted that many of the local ballads had strong ties to English and Irish folk songs. As her interest grew, Campbell began collecting the words and music to these songs, later published as "English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians." She also founded and directed the John C. Campbell Folk School and related cooperatives at Brasstown, North Carolina in an effort to preserve the crafts, tools, and techniques of the Appalachian people and to improve their quality of life through education.

From the guide to the Olive Campbell papers, 1897-1952, 1906-1919, (USF Tampa Library - Special & Digital Collections)

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