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Folklorist of the Coal Fields
The pioneer collector of the songs and stories of the coal miners, George Korson (1899-1967) was also a leader--many say the leader--in correcting the onetime rural and Anglo-American bias in U.S. folklore studies. Korson won the highest honors in the scholarly world, despite his humble origin as a poor Jewish immigrant boy from the Ukraine, his self-training as a folklorist while working as a newspaperman, and his quiet challenge to the folklore establishment. Among the first biographies of American folklorists, this book recounts a colorful life story, a heroic personal achievement, and a significant contribution to the recognition of industrial folklore. During forty-three years of full-t...
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George Korson Collection
Describes the George Gershon Korson Collection at the Library of Congress, which comprises part of the Archive of Folk Culture at the American Folklife Center. Notes that Korson, who collected mining songs and ballads, was one of the first collectors and interpreters of American industrial folklore. Describes Korson's professional relationship with the Library of Congress and its Archive of Folk Culture. Notes that the principal repository of Korson's work is at King's College, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, which has created the George Korson Folklore Archive.
New York Folklore Quarterly
Includes music.
