NEWS:
Fall/Winter 2009 Archives Newsletter
- BMI Foundation, Inc. Woody Guthrie Fellowship application period open
- New Archives program explores the "Secrets of the Archives"
- Rare Guthrie and Leadbelly record albums donated to the Archives
The 2010 BMI Foundation, Woody Guthrie Fellowship Application
Postmark Deadline: January 2, 2010
NEW: The Marjorie Mazia Guthrie Dance Book Collection
The Marjorie Mazia Guthrie Dance Book Collection consists of an assortment of books, periodicals, and dance instruction manuals and written music that belonged to Woody Guthrie's second wife, Marjorie Mazia Guthrie.
RECENTLY DESCRIBED: Rare Books Collection
The Rare Books Collection contains first edition copies of books by Woody Guthrie, rare books relating to or about Woody Guthrie or his family, and books owned or annotated by Woody Guthrie.
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2008 Fellowship Winners Announced:
Dr. Martin Butler is Assistant Professor for the Chair of North American Literature and Culture, and for the Chair of British and Anglophone Literature and Cultures at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. His 2007 dissertation, Voices of the Down and Out: The Dust Bowl Migration and the Great Depression in the Songs of Woody Guthrie was awarded Best Dissertation in the Humanities in 2008 at the University of Duisburg-Essen by Sparkasse in Essen. His current project, I'm Here in Buchenwald, My Number's on My Skin seeks to examine German Fascism in the songs and writings of Woody Guthrie. Butler's research at the Archives will result in a chapter in a forthcoming collection of essays on Woody Guthrie.
Dr. Darryl Holter, Adjunct Associate Professor in the History Department at the University of Southern California, and CEO of the Shammas Group, located in Los Angeles, is the author of numerous articles and publications examining labor history, focusing specifically upon union efforts, labor law, and workers. His current project, Woody Guthrie in Los Angeles, 1937-1941, will build upon Holter's foundational knowledge of the region, as well as his solid background in social and labor history. An active musician, Holter brings an appreaciation and understanding of folk music to complement his strong academic background, culminating in research that will explore this oft-overlooked period in Guthrie's life, offering insight into the importance of the Los Angeles years on the formation of Guthrie's music and politics.
Dr. Mark Allan Jackson is Assistant Professor of Folklore and English at Middle Tennessee State University. His 2007 book Prophet Singer: The Voice and Vision of Woody Guthrie, was recently awarded "Outstanding Academic Title: by the American Library Association's Choice Magazine. Jackson's current project, Playing Legend Maker: Woody Guthrie's 'Jackhammer John, will explore how Guthrie drew upon the folksong tradition to help him craft legendary figures. His research will result in an essay to be included in an upcoming collection of scholarly work on Guthrie.
Matthew Sutton is a Ph.D candidate in American Studies at the College of William and Mary, where he is working towards a dissertation entitled Storyville: Discourses in Southern Musicians' Autobiographies. Sutton's current project, Green Pastures of Plenty, builds upon his earlier work to explore Guthrie's notions of environmental preservation. Sutton's research will further examine drafts of Guthrie's semi-autobiographical manuscripts in detail in an attempt to better understand the scale of Guthrie's sense of environmentalism.
2007 BMI Fellowship Winners Announced |
