Jean Thomas : the Life and the Legend, 1943-1984.

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Jean Thomas : the Life and the Legend, 1943-1984.

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This collection of materials on Jean Thomas of Ashland, Ky., is contained in a scrapbook compiled by a University of Kentucky student, Jerry Groce, whose home is also in Ashland.

Scrapbook 1 v. (24 leaves)

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American Folk Song Festival

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Wee House In The Woods (Ashland, Ky.)

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Thomas, Jean, 1881-1982

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Known as The Traipsin' Woman, Jean Thomas traveled the mountains of eastern Kentucky taking snapshot photographs of the mountain way of life, writing, and promoting mountain folkways. In 1931 Thomas established the American Folk Song Festival. She was particularly interested in the music, crafts, and language patterns of the Appalachian area. From the description of Jean Thomas, the traipsin woman negatives ca. 1920-1950. (University of Louisville). WorldCat record id: 145504840 ...

Groce, Jerry.

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Thomas, Jean-Pierre, 1955-....

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