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Title	Américo Paredes oral history;
Access	Not available online - held remotely at the Library of Congress;
Source URL	Catalog record information: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655382
What is in this collection?	Oral histories Interviews Sound recordings
Description	This interview is included in the American Folklore Society Oral History Project held at the Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.*** Oral history interview with Américo Paredes conducted by Francis A. de Caro and Rosan A. Jordan in Austin, Texas, in 1974 for the American Folklore Society Oral History Project. Américo Paredes, folklorist, poet, educator, and activist for Mexican American studies, was born in Brownsville, Texas on September 3,1915 and died on May 5, 1999. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in English and folklore studies at the University of Texas in Austin, where he spent his distinguished academic career. In 1967 he helped found the Center for Intercultural Studies in Folklore and Ethnomusicology, and in 1970, the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas, Austin. Recorded in Austin, Texas by Francis A. de Caro and Rosan A. Jordan in 1974. 4 sound cassettes : analog.;
Where can I find the original?	This item is available at the Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, with call numbers: LWO 12927 r 12-15, AFS 19410-19413, or AFC 1979/056. The DLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center is located at 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA.;
Original Date	1974
Interviewee	Paredes, Américo;
Interviewer	De Caro, F. A. Jordan, R. A. (Rosan A.)
Place	Austin (Tex.)
Collection Name	Américo Paredes Oral History Intervews Conducted by Francis A. de Caro and Rosan A. Jordan;
This collection is part of the	American Folklore Society Oral History Project
Subject-LCSH	Folklorists--United States--Interviews Mexican Americans--Texas--Interviews Texas--Social life and customs
Geographic Locations discussed	Texas
Time periods covered	1910-1919 1920-1929 1930-1939 1940-1949 1950-1959 1960-1969 1970-1979 20th century
Language	eng
Publisher	Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.;
Folklorist's Area of Focus	Mexican-American studies
Places Taught	University of Texas at Austin
Rights	Duplication of sound recordings may be governed by copyright and other restrictions. Collection is open for research. Access to recordings may be restricted. Before requesting materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at folklife@loc.gov; 202-707-5510.
Digital Collection	Collecting Memories - Oral Histories of American Folklorists
Type	Sound
Search Date	1974
Identifier	CM-LC0005

Américo Paredes oral history;

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