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Title	Bess Lomax Hawes oral history;
Access	Not available online - held remotely at the Library of Congress;
Source URL	Catalog record information: http://lccn.loc.gov/2007700266
What is in this collection?	Interviews Oral histories Sound recordings Videocassettes
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. Interview with Bess Lomax Hawes, folklorist and sister of Alan Lomax, conducted by Joanne Rasi at the Library of Congress on April 25, 2004 in conjunction with the announcement of the acquisition of the Alan Lomax Collection by the American Folklife Center. Folklorist, professor of Anthropology at Cal State Northridge. In 1977, she was named first director of the Folk and Traditional Arts Program at the National Endowment for the Arts, and created the National Heritage Fellowships, which recognize traditional artists and performers. Born January 21, 1921; died November 27, 2009. This collection was recorded in the Recording Laboratory, Library of Congress on April 25, 2004. It is composed of 1 folder, 1 videocassette of 1 (60 min.) (Mini-DV) : digital, sound, color, and 1 sound cassette of 1 (60 min.) (DAT) : digital.
Where can I find the original?	This item is available at the Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, with call number: AFC 2004/049. The DLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center is located at 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA.;
Original Date	April 25, 2004
Interviewee	Hawes, Bess Lomax, 1921-2009;
Interviewer	Rasi, Joanne
Place	Washington, D.C.
Collection Name	Bess Lomax Hawes Oral History;
This collection is part of the	American Folklore Society Oral History Project
Subject-LCSH	Women folklorists--United States--Interviews Folklorists--United States--Interviews Hawes, Bess Lomax, 1921-2009
Time periods covered	1920-1929 1930-1939 1940-1949 1950-1959 1960-1969 1970-1979 1980-1989 1990-1999 2000-2009 20th century 21st century
Language	eng
Publisher	Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.;
Places Taught	Cal State Northridge
Rights	Duplication of the collection materials 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 History Collection	Collecting Memories - Oral Histories of American Folklorists
Type	Image MovingImage Sound
Search Date	2004-04-25
Identifier	CM-LC0002

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