Thanks, Art. I appreciate your telling ole Joe about this thread. He is actually part of my loop--I am in D.C. and go to the Folklife Center when it is open and I am not working (not often). The staff there is most helpful and interested in my project.

Actually it was Joe Hickerson who--a few years ago at the Folklore Society Getaway--looked at me with wide eyes after I mentioned that my grandmother collected ballads and said I'd better come to the LOC and look at the files. It was at that moment that Granny became more than just a granny! By the time I looked at the correspondence between her and Lomax, I knew I was on to something big!!!

Thanks for your help and your interest.

Nancy-Jean