Collection Summary
| Title | Lou Gordon collection, 1953-2006 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1953-2006 |
| Bulk Dates | 1953-1960 |
| Call No. | AFC 2010/031 |
| Creator | Gordon, Lou, 1915-2006 |
| Extent | 1 box plus 1 oversized folder |
| Extent | manuscripts: 31 folders |
| Language | In English. |
| Location | American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af016006 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2016655265 |
| Summary | Manuscript materials, including programs, newspaper clippings, handbills, programs, small posters, and black-and-white photographs, documenting Swapping Song Fair, a folk music production company and concert series founded in New York City in 1955 by Lou Gordon and Paddy Clancy, which produced a Musical Tribute to Woody Guthrie in 1956, and Folk Song '59. The collection documents musical and other events in the folk music revival in New York City during the 1950s. |