Ray M. Lawless Collection 1952-1965

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Ray M. Lawless Collection 1952-1965

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Research materials including questionnaires, some correspondence, and photographs of approximately 200 folksingers and singers of folksong (a few of them are performers of art songs and classical music) collected by Ray M. Lawless to illustrate his book, (New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1960; second edition, 1965). Folksingers and Folksongs in America

6 boxes; 2.5 linear feet; 224 folders

eng,

Archive of Folk Culture (U.S.)

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Lawless, Ray McKinley, 1896-1968

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Biographical History Ray McKinley Lawless was born in Wellington, Kansas in 1896 and died March 11, 1968. A veteran of World War I, Lawless received his master's degree from the University of Chicago in 1924 and completed his doctorial studies with the same institution in 1940. For over 35 years, Lawless taught as a professor of English at Hendrix College (1924-1928), Dakota Wesleyan University (1928-1931), and Junior College of Kansas City (...