Texas Originals
James Frank Dobie, The ‘Storyteller Of The Southwest’
Posted on · He was a folklorist and teacher who spent most of his life writing about the culture of the west. Many of his writings and books were about life in Texas.
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Texas Originals
Folklorist John Avery Lomax
Posted on · A folklorist whose love of music led to a lifelong mission of collecting and recording folk songs performed in almost every state.
Texas Originals
Texas Originals: Novelist Dorothy Scarborough
Posted on · A controversial novel with an anonymous author marks the beginning of a diverse career as a novelist, folklorist and catcher of songs.
Texas Originals
Mexican American Scholar Américo Paredes
Posted on · He is regarded as one of the foremost Mexican American scholars of the twentieth century.