The Archive of Folk Song in the Library of Congress [Part 1]

Abstract

The Archive of Folk Song in the Library of Congress (originally known as the Archive of American Folk Song) was established as a section within the Music Division in 1928 with gift funds from four distinguished Americans: Andrew Mellon, John Barton Payne, Mrs. Adolph C. Miller, and Mrs. Alvin A. Parker. Additional donations and grants from the Carnegie Corporation, the American Council of earned Societies, and the Rockefeller Foundation supported it until 1937, when Congress made an appropriation for one position. Since then the staff has been maintained by Congressional appropriations. The present staff consists of the Head of the Archive, Mrs. Rae Korson, and a Reference Assistant, Donald L. Leavitt.