Woody Guthrie and the Archive of American Folk Song: Correspondence, 1940-1950, contains correspondence from Woody Guthrie written while he lived in New York. Most of the correspondence is between Guthrie and Alan Lomax, who worked in what is now the American Folklife Center. Also included are some essays and illustrations relating to Guthrie's life and activities.

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Rambling Round: The Life and Times of Woody Guthrie
Timeline of Woody Guthrie (1912-1967)

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The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
Postwar United States, 1945-early 1970s

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The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip
Voices from the Dust Bowl

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Bibliography
Finding Aid
Selected Discography

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