Guthrie, Woody

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American folk singer.

From the description of Signature, dated : [n.p, n.d.], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270926356

Biographical History and Administrative History

Woody Guthrie, born in Okemah, Oklahoma in 1912 and raised in Texas, moved to California during the Depression, where he met actor and activist Will Geer and toured migrant labor camps documenting conditions and injustices in the camps for The Light newspaper. He also performed on Los Angeles radio KFVD-LA, singing old-time ballads, some of which he updated with lyrics about contemporary issues. Alan Lomax, assistant in charge of the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress, first heard Woody Guthrie at a concert in New York City in March of 1940, shortly after Guthrie had relocated there.

Alan Lomax arranged for Guthrie to travel to Washington, D.C. to record an oral life history that included traditional and original songs, and encouraged him to write his autobiography. Guthrie performed on several "Folk Music of America" radio shows hosted by Alan Lomax on CBS's American School of the Air. In New York, Woody Guthrie joined Lomax's sister, Bess Lomax Hawes, Pete Seeger, and others in a singing group, the Almanac Singers, for which Guthrie wrote protest ballads and songs. More information on Woody Guthrie's life and career can be found through the Woody Guthrie Foundation and Archives at http://www.woodyguthrie.org/ .

The Archive of American Folk Song was founded in 1928 at the Library of Congress to collect and preserve American folksongs. During the years when the earliest Guthrie collections were acquired, from 1940 to 1950, the Archive was directed by: John A. Lomax (1932-1942), Alan Lomax (assistant in charge, 1937-1942), Benjamin Botkin (1942-1945), and Duncan Emrich (1946-1954). It was through Alan Lomax's recording projects and his personal friendship with Woody Guthrie that these early materials were added to the Archive. When Alan Lomax's entire collection of papers and recordings was acquired by the American Folklife Center in 2004, additional Woody Guthrie manuscripts were included, which add to the Archive's Guthrie holdings. To reflect its broader mission and collections the Archive was re-named the Archive of Folk Culture in 1981 and is now a part of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.

From the guide to the Woody Guthrie Manuscript Collection, 1935-1950, (Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress)
Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Dylan, Bob, 1941-. Song to Woody / words & music by Bob Dylan. Library of Congress
referencedIn Anne Romaine Papers, 1935-1995 (bulk 1960-1995) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
referencedIn Ken Lindsay Collection of Woody Guthrie Correspondence, February 1952 – September 1953 Archive of Folk Culture (U.S.)
creatorOf Records of the Bonneville Power Administration. 1936 - 2006. Woody Guthrie Columbia River Basin Songs. 1940 - 1977. Washington Talkin' Blues / The Biggest Thing Man Has Ever Done National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Records of the Bonneville Power Administration. 1936 - 2006. Woody Guthrie Columbia River Basin Songs National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
referencedIn Inventory of the William A. Owens Papers (Part One) LIT/Owens MSS 00088., 1922-1979 Cushing Memorial Library,
referencedIn Reuss, Richard A. Richard A. Reuss papers, 1888-1986 (bulk 1927-1973). Indiana University
referencedIn Tobias, Tobi,. Interview with William Bales and Jane Dudley. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Aeronautical Industrial District Lodge 91 Records., undated, 1937-1983 Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn Green, Archie. Collection, ca. 1960s. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Seema Aissen Weatherwax photographs, 1933-1993 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Kennedy, Stetson,. Stetson Kennedy oral history interview, 1988 Nov. 11. Georgia State University
referencedIn Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Records of the Bonneville Power Administration. 1936 - 2006. Woody Guthrie Columbia River Basin Songs. 1940 - 1977. Roll on, Columbia National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Kennedy, Stetson,. Stetson Kennedy oral history interview, 1988 Oct. 7. Georgia State University
referencedIn Southern Folklife Collection artist name files, 1940-2005 (artists D-K). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Aliza Greenblatt, papers, undated, 1920, 1923, 1927-1973, 1976, 1978 American Jewish Historical Society
referencedIn North Carolina. Dept. of Cultural Resources. North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources films, 1951-1988. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Macbride, David. We shall overcome ; This land is your land / [arr. by] David Macbride. Bowling Green State University, BGSU Libraries
creatorOf Records of the Bonneville Power Administration. 1936 - 2006. Woody Guthrie Columbia River Basin Songs. 1940 - 1977. Woody Guthrie Songs of the Columbia River Basin National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Ronald D. Cohen Collection, 1914-2005, (bulk 1940-2005) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
creatorOf Records of the Bonneville Power Administration. 1936 - 2006. Woody Guthrie Columbia River Basin Songs. 1940 - 1977. Roll On, Columbia / The Grand Coulee Dam National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Manings, Muriel,. Gender Project : interview with Muriel Manings. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Weatherwax, Seema Aissen. Photographs, 1933-1993. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Neat Stuff Collectables. Jazz Playbill Collection, 1923-1952. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives
referencedIn Ed Kahn Collection, 1930-1999 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
creatorOf Woody Guthrie Manuscript Collection, 1935-1950 Archive of Folk Culture (U.S.)
creatorOf Records of the Bonneville Power Administration. 1936 - 2006. Video Recordings Relating to Pacific Northwest Energy Issues. 1985 - 1990. 50th Anniversary Public Service Announcements National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Lampell, Millard, 1919-1997. Papers, 1936-1997. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Woody Guthrie letter to the Loring family, 1948 July 9 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Papers, 1935-1995. University of Oklahoma, Bizzell Memorial Library
referencedIn Horton, Myles, 1905-1990,. Myles Horton oral history interview, 1989 Dec. 15. Georgia State University
creatorOf Woody Guthrie letter to the Loring family, 1948 July 9 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn People's Song Library. People's Song Library records, 1940-1970. Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs
creatorOf Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967. Signature, dated : [n.p, n.d.], [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008. Studs Terkel with Dave Marsh, [videorecording], 1989 Nov. 16. Media Burn Independent Video Archive
creatorOf Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967. Woody Guthrie letter to the Loring family [manuscript], 1948 July 9. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940) University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections
creatorOf Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967. 20, Woody's grow big songs / Woody Guthrie [and] Marjorie Mazia. Sarah Lawrence College, Esther Raushenbush Library
creatorOf Records of the Bonneville Power Administration. 1936 - 2006. Woody Guthrie Columbia River Basin Songs. 1940 - 1977. Jackhammer Blues / The Grand Coulee Dam National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Broadside Collection, 1962-1991 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
referencedIn Paul Vanderbilt papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Records of the Bonneville Power Administration. 1936 - 2006. Woody Guthrie Columbia River Basin Songs. 1940 - 1977. Columbia Waters / Talkin' Columbia Blues National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Miles, Elton, 1917-. Elton Miles collection, 1922-1984. Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library, Sul Ross State University Library
creatorOf Records of the Bonneville Power Administration. 1936 - 2006. Woody Guthrie Columbia River Basin Songs. 1940 - 1977. Ramblin' Blues / It Takes A Married Man to Sing a Worried Song / Song of the Grand Coulee Dam National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Records of the Bonneville Power Administration. 1936 - 2006. Woody Guthrie Columbia River Basin Songs. 1940 - 1977. The Last of Two-Gun Justice National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Bobbye S. Ortiz Papers, (bulk, 1919-1993 and undated, 1950-1990) David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Records of District Courts of the United States. 1685 - 2009. Criminal Case Files. 1865 - 1978. United States of America v. Woodrow Wilson Guthrie National Archives at New York
referencedIn Ronald D. Cohen Collection, 1914-2005, (bulk 1940-2005) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
creatorOf Maslow, Sophie. Folksay / [choreography by Sophie Maslow ; traditional music arranged by Woody Guthrie ; notation by K. Wright Dunkley, partially based on earlier notations by Roberta Krugman, Lucy Venbale, Els Grelinger and Betsy Martin ; poetry by Carl Sandburg]. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Horton, Zilphia, 1910-1956. Zilphia Horton folk music collection, 1935-1956. Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA
referencedIn John T. Huddle Collection, 1936-1993 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
referencedIn Kennedy, Stetson,. Stetson Kennedy oral history interview, 1988 Nov. 26. Georgia State University
referencedIn Johnson, Gary,. Gary Johnson Collection, 1940-2003. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives
referencedIn Longhi, Jim, 1916-2006. With Woody, Cisco and me / by Vincent Longhi. California State University, Northridge
referencedIn Correspondence, 1868-1892 University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection
referencedIn Records of the Bonneville Power Administration. 1936 - 2006. Woody Guthrie Columbia River Basin Songs. 1940 - 1977. Roll on, Columbia National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Woody Guthrie Foundation. Woody Guthrie Archives, ca. 1925-present, (bulk 1942-1956). New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
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referencedIn A Celebration of the Life of Studs Terkel Media Burn Independent Video Archive

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associatedWith Almanac Singers. corporateBody
associatedWith American Folklife Center. corporateBody
associatedWith American Museum of Vaudeville corporateBody
associatedWith Archive of American Folk Song. corporateBody
associatedWith Archive of Folk Song (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Archive of Folk Song (U.S.), collector. corporateBody
correspondedWith Broadside. corporateBody
associatedWith Cohen, Ronald D., 1940- person
associatedWith Cohen, Ronald D., 1940- person
associatedWith Communist Party of the United States of America. corporateBody
associatedWith Cullen, Frank, 1936- person
associatedWith Dylan, Bob, 1941- person
associatedWith Green, Archie. person
associatedWith Greenblatt, Aliza person
associatedWith Guthrie, Cathy Ann, 1943-1947 person
associatedWith Guthrie, Marjorie Mazia. person
correspondedWith Guthrie, Woody, family
correspondedWith Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967 person
associatedWith Hays, Lee, 1914-1981 person
associatedWith Horton, Albert Howell, 1837-1902 person
associatedWith Horton, Myles, 1905-1990, person
associatedWith Horton, Zilphia, 1910-1956. person
associatedWith Houston, Cisco. person
associatedWith Huddle, John T. person
associatedWith International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District 91 (Hartford, Conn.). corporateBody
associatedWith Ives, Burl, 1909-1995 person
associatedWith Kahn, Ed. person
associatedWith Kennedy, Stetson, person
associatedWith Lampell, Millard, 1919-1997. person
associatedWith Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program. corporateBody
correspondedWith Lindsay, Ken, collector, correspondent. person
correspondedWith Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002 person
associatedWith Longhi, Jim, 1916-2006. person
correspondedWith Loring family family
correspondedWith Loring family family
associatedWith Macbride, David. person
associatedWith Manings, Muriel, person
associatedWith Matthews, J. B. (Joseph Brown), 1894-1966 person
associatedWith McNeilly, Donald, 1945- person
associatedWith Miles, Elton, 1917- person
associatedWith North Carolina. Dept. of Cultural Resources. corporateBody
associatedWith Ortiz, Bobbye S. person
correspondedWith Owens, William A., 1905- person
associatedWith People's Song Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Reuss, Richard A. person
associatedWith Romaine, Anne. person
associatedWith Seema Aissen Weatherwax person
associatedWith Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995 person
associatedWith Vanderbilt, Paul. person
associatedWith Weatherwax, Seema Aissen. person
associatedWith Woody Guthrie Foundation. corporateBody
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Children's songs
Folk singers
Music
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Oregon
Political ballads and songs
Protest songs
Songbooks
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Occupation
Arrangers
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Birth 1912-07-14

Death 1967-10-03

Birth 1912

Death 1967

Americans

English

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