Alan Lomax, Assistant in Charge: The Library of Congress Letters, 1935-1945

Collected correspondence from arguably the most important folklorist of the twentieth century Alan Lomax (1915-2002) was one of the most stimulating and influential cultural workers of the twentieth century. He began working for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress in 1936, first as a special and temporary assistant, then as the permanent Assistant in Charge, starting in June 1937, until he left in late 1942. He recorded such important musicians as Woody Guthrie, Mud...