Maine folklife materials from Library of Congress, 1981.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Maine folklife materials from Library of Congress, 1981.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70964459

Material gathered at Library of Congress relating to Maine folklore and folklife, including shelf lists from the Archive of Folk Song and lists and samples from the W.P.A. Writer's Project in folklore.

223 p.

Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History, Maine Folklife Center

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8056133

Related Entities

There are 5 Entities related to this resource.

Library of Congress

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6f58cnp (corporateBody)

The Library of Congress was established by an act of Congress in 1800 when President John Adams signed a bill providing for the transfer of the seat of government from Philadelphia to the new capital city of Washington. The legislation described a reference library for Congress only, containing "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress - and for putting up a suitable apartment for containing them therein…" The original library was housed in the Washington, DC until August 1814, ...

Archive of Folk Song (U.S.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q57h55 (corporateBody)

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....

Folklore Project

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wb3b5v (corporateBody)

Maine Folklife Survey

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6t49q0r (corporateBody)

Chaney, Michael P., 1957-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zs3k4d (person)