Nye, Pearl R., 1872-1950
Biographical History
Pearl R. Nye was born on February 5, 1872 aboard the canal boat "Reform." He spent his life on canal boats on the Ohio and Erie Canal and researched and documented the songs and traditions of canal life. He died in 1950.
From the guide to the Captain Pearl R. Nye Collection, 1937-1944, (Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home)
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Captain Pearl R. Nye Collection, 1937-1944 | Archive of Folk Culture (U.S.) |
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| associatedWith | American Folklife Center. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Archive of American Folk Song | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Archive of American Folk Song, collector. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002 | person |
| correspondedWith | Lomax, John A. (John Avery), 1867-1948 | person |
| correspondedWith | Waterhouse, Helen Stocking, 1892-1965 | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Ohio | |||
| Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio) |
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| Ballads, English |
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