Title Page | Collection Summary | Scope and Content | Biographical/Organizational Note | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Ray M. Lawless collection, 1952-1965 |
|---|---|
| Collection Number | AFC 1970/003 |
| Inclusive Dates | 1952-1965 |
| Location | American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Extent | 6 boxes |
| Extent | 2.5 linear feet |
| Extent | 224 folders |
| Creator | Lawless, Ray McKinley, 1896- |
| Language | English |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af007005 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2004695188 |
| Summary | Research materials including questionnaires, some correspondence, and photographs of approximately 200 folksingers and singers of folksong (a few of them are performers of art songs and classical music) collected by Ray M. Lawless to illustrate his book, Folksingers and Folksongs in America (New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1960; second edition, 1965). |