Archive of American Folk Song
E1027931
The Archive of American Folk Song is a pioneering collection at the Library of Congress that preserves and documents traditional music, stories, and oral histories from across the United States.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Archive of American Folk Song canonical | 2 |
| Archive of Folk Song | 1 |
| Library of Congress folk song collections | 1 |
| Library of Congress recordings by Alan Lomax | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13222515 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Archive of American Folk Song Context triple: [Alan Lomax, workedOn, Archive of American Folk Song]
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A.
Great American Songbook
The Great American Songbook is a canon of influential early-20th-century American popular songs and jazz standards, primarily from Broadway and Hollywood, that have become enduring classics in vocal and instrumental performance.
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B.
Bluegrass Collection
Bluegrass Collection is a bluegrass music album by The Osborne Brothers showcasing their signature harmonies and instrumental style.
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C.
"Songs of Bessie Smith"
"Songs of Bessie Smith" is a tribute album by singer Teresa Brewer featuring her interpretations of classic songs associated with legendary blues vocalist Bessie Smith.
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D.
High Lonesome
"High Lonesome" is a song by American rock band The Gaslight Anthem from their acclaimed 2008 album *The '59 Sound*.
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E.
Songs from the Depression
Songs from the Depression is a folk music album by The New Lost City Ramblers that features traditional songs reflecting the hardships and social struggles of the Great Depression era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Archive of American Folk Song Target entity description: The Archive of American Folk Song is a pioneering collection at the Library of Congress that preserves and documents traditional music, stories, and oral histories from across the United States.
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A.
Great American Songbook
The Great American Songbook is a canon of influential early-20th-century American popular songs and jazz standards, primarily from Broadway and Hollywood, that have become enduring classics in vocal and instrumental performance.
-
B.
Bluegrass Collection
Bluegrass Collection is a bluegrass music album by The Osborne Brothers showcasing their signature harmonies and instrumental style.
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C.
"Songs of Bessie Smith"
"Songs of Bessie Smith" is a tribute album by singer Teresa Brewer featuring her interpretations of classic songs associated with legendary blues vocalist Bessie Smith.
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D.
High Lonesome
"High Lonesome" is a song by American rock band The Gaslight Anthem from their acclaimed 2008 album *The '59 Sound*.
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E.
Songs from the Depression
Songs from the Depression is a folk music album by The New Lost City Ramblers that features traditional songs reflecting the hardships and social struggles of the Great Depression era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of the Library of Congress
ⓘ
folklore collection ⓘ sound archive ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Library of Congress Music Division ⓘ |
| collectionScope |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
ethnic communities in the United States ⓘ occupational folklore ⓘ regional folk traditions ⓘ religious music traditions ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| followedBy |
Archive of Folk Culture
ⓘ
Archive of Folk Song ⓘ
linked to:
Archive of American Folk Song
|
| foundedBy | Robert W. Gordon ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
Native American music recordings
ⓘ
ballads ⓘ blues ⓘ field recordings ⓘ folk music ⓘ folklore ⓘ oral history ⓘ spirituals ⓘ spoken word recordings ⓘ traditional music ⓘ work songs ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
cylinder recordings
ⓘ
disc recordings ⓘ field notes ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ photographs ⓘ tape recordings ⓘ |
| inception | 1928 ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
multiple languages ⓘ |
| laterAdministeredBy | American Folklife Center ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Library of Congress
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| notableCollector |
Alan Lomax
ⓘ
Charles Todd ⓘ Herbert Halpert ⓘ John A. Lomax ⓘ
linked to:
John Lomax
Robert Sonkin ⓘ Sidney Robertson Cowell ⓘ Zora Neale Hurston ⓘ |
| operator | Library of Congress ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Folklife Center
ⓘ
Library of Congress Music Division ⓘ |
| purpose |
documentation of traditional music and oral traditions
ⓘ
preservation of traditional American folk culture ⓘ |
| significance | pioneering national folk music archive in the United States ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Archive of American Folk Song Description of subject: The Archive of American Folk Song is a pioneering collection at the Library of Congress that preserves and documents traditional music, stories, and oral histories from across the United States.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Archive of American Folk Song
subject linked to:
“The Old Chisholm Trail”
linked to: Archive of American Folk Song
linked to: Archive of American Folk Song