Three maids a singing go

The United States Bureau of Education has commissioned Professor C. Alphonso Smith, of the University of Virginia, a prominent folk-lore investigator, to institute a nation-wide search for versions of those old ballads that once helped to mold the character of the men and women who made up the large...

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Published in:Harper's bazaar 1914-03, Vol.49 (3), p.36
Main Author: Boughton, Alice
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Summary:The United States Bureau of Education has commissioned Professor C. Alphonso Smith, of the University of Virginia, a prominent folk-lore investigator, to institute a nation-wide search for versions of those old ballads that once helped to mold the character of the men and women who made up the larger part of the Colonial population of this country. It is interesting to note that many of these ballads are in the repertoire of the Fuller Sisters.
ISSN:0017-7873