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Legends and Legacies:
An American Folklife Center Celebration of Public Folklore

September 10-11, 2009
Thomas Jefferson Building
Library of Congress
Washington, DC

Links to Related Resources

The National Council for the Traditional Arts

The American Folklife Preservation Act: Public Law 94-201

Laborlore Conversations IV: Documenting Occupational Folklore Then and Now (2007 symposium, with webcasts and photographs.)

Joseph T. Wilson:

Joe Wilson received the Living Legend Award from the Library of Congress, September 11, 2009.

Archie Green:

The American Folklife Center's Tribute to Archie Green

Archie Green received the Living Legend Award from the Library of Congress, August 16, 2007. Read the article, "Folklorist Archie Green Honored with Living Legend Award," in the Library of Congress Information Bulletin (October 2007, Vol. 66, No. 10).

Archie Green was honored at the American Folklife Center Symposium, Laborlore Conversations IV: Documenting Occupational Folklore Then and Now, August 15-16, 2007.

Archie Green was honored by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in the U.S. House of Representatives, August 4, 2007. See "Recognition of Archie Green," published in the Congressional Record. (This is a one page 71 K PDF file. PDF documents require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.)