Archie Green, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Archie Green

folklorist

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1917

Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Date of Death: 22-Mar-2009

Profession: folklorist, musicologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Archie Green (June 29, 1917 – March 22, 2009) was an American folklorist specializing in laborlore (defined as the special folklore of workers) and American folk music.
Devoted to understanding vernacular culture, he gathered and commented upon the speech, stories, songs, emblems, rituals, art, artifacts, memorials, and landmarks which constitute laborlore.
He is credited with winning Congressional support for passage of the American Folklife Preservation Act of 1976 (P.L.
94-201), which established the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress.