Papers on American ballads, 1900-1926.

Kittredge, George Lyman, 1860-1941

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George Lyman Kittredge (February 28, 1860 – July 23, 1941) was a professor of English literature at Harvard University. His scholarly edition of the works of William Shakespeare was influential in the early 20th century. He was also involved in American folklore studies and was instrumental in the formation and management of the Harvard University Press. One of his better-known books concerned witchcraft in England. Kittredge was born in Boston in 1860. His father, Edward "Kit" Lyman Kittredg...

Tolman, Albert Harris, 1856-1928

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Professor of English. A.B., Williams College, 1877. Ph. D., Strassburg University, 1889. Professor of English, Ripon College, 1884-1893. Assistant professor of English literature, University of Chicago, 1893-1907; Dean of the College, 1895-1900; associate professor, 1907-1914; professor, 1914-1925. From the description of Papers, 1892-1925 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52247481 Albert Harris Tolman (1856-1928) received an A.B. from William...

Barton, William Eleazar, 1861-1930

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Clergyman. From the description of William Eleazar Barton address, 1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453232 Minister First Congregational Church, Oak Park, Illinois, 1899-1924; author; Abraham Lincoln biographer. From the description of Papers, 1920s. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 77514474 Congregational clergyman, author. From the guide to the William E. Barton letter to Mr. Graff, 1900, (The New York Publi...

Belden, Henry Marvin, 1865-1954

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Henry Marvin Belden (1865-1954) was a professor of English at the University of Missouri in Columbia and a scholar of American ballads and folk songs. He was one of the founders of the Missouri Folklore Society organized in 1906 and helped them collect ballad text and music in Missouri. In 1916-1917 he took a leave of absence to study at Harvard University, where he produced a complete copy of the Missouri ballad collection (prior to publication) to give to George Lyman Kittredge, Gurney Profess...

Barry, Phillips, 1880-1937

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Phillips Barry (1880-1937) was an American ballad scholar. He studied folklore, theology and classical and medieval literature at Harvard and founded the Folk-Song Society of the North-East and edited its Bulletin from 1930 until his death. He collected mainly in New England and collaborated with scholars in Vermont and Maine. (from: Grove Music Online) From the guide to the Songs and ballads from Maine, 1843-1935., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...

Ely Alice F.

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Bartholmew, Pearl Huff.

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Button, W. J.

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Burk, W. E. R.

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Henry, Mellinger Edward, 1873-1946

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Brown Class of 1899. High School teacher of English; folklorist and ballad scholar; avid hiker. Collected ballads, songs, and folk tunes from the Southern Appalachians. Collaborated with his wife Florence Stokes in compiling song data collected in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia. From the description of Papers, 1910-1944. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145430260 ...

Moore, Ella A., recipient.

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Canfield, Emily.

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Eddy, Mary O. (Mary Olive), 1877-1967

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Starr, Elizabeth

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Lomax, John A. (John Avery,), 1867-1948

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Collector and publisher of North American folk songs, born in Mississippi; settled near Meridian, Texas (1869); served University of Texas as secretary to the president and to alumni organizations until 1917. He published collections of folk songs (1910, 1927-1947) and a memoir (1947); and served as curator, Archive of American Folksong, Library of Congress. Married Bess Baumann Brown (1904), who died in 1931, and Ruby R. Terrill (1934). Fathered four children: Shirley Lomax Mansell Duggan; John...