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Recorded in the Recording Laboratory, Library of Congress on April 25, 2004.

Bess Lomax Hawes Oral History (AFC 2004/049), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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Folklorist, professor of Anthropology at Cal State Northridge. In 1977, she was named first director of the Folk and Traditional Arts Program at the National Endowment for the Arts, and created the National Heritage Fellowships, which recognize traditional artists and performers. Born January 21, 1921; died November 27, 2009.