It would be a very good idea for this un-named collector to make contact with Willie Smyth at the Washington State Arts Commission in Olympia. He is the State Folklorist, and in contact with most of the other people who are collecting folk songs in this state.

Also, Jill Linzee, the Director of Public Programs at Northwest Folklife in Seattle works with many other folklorists and collectors in the region.

In Oregon, the Oregon Hsitorical Society in Portland is doing some folklore projects, and there's a very large collection at Oregonn State University in Eugene.