Laws, G. Malcolm Jr., 1919-1994
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Name (Latin)
Laws, G. Malcolm Jr., 1919-1994
Other forms of name
Laws, George Malcolm, Jr., 1919-1994
Laws, G. Malcolm (George Malcolm), 1919-
Laws, George Malcolm, 1919-
Date of birth
1919-01-04
Date of death
1994-08-01
Field of activity
Folk songs, English--Great Britain--History and criticism
Folk songs, English--United States--History and criticism
Occupation
Authors
College teachers
Folklorists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
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Sources of Information
- G. Malcolm Laws, Jr. papers, 1943-1978; George Malcolm Laws, Jr.; born January 4, 1919, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; A.B., Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania, 1942; A.M., 1946, Ph.D., 1949, University of Pennsylvania. The English Department at the University of Pennsylvania appointed him Assistant Instructor in 1942 and Instructor in 1944; promoted to Assistant Professor in 1955, Associate Professor in 1959, and Professor in 1966. He taught courses in English and nineteenth-century American literature, as well as courses in British and American balladry. Published 3 books: Native American balladry, American balladry from British broadsides and, The British literary ballad ( (Archives West WWW site, January 27, 2016) )
- Contemporary authors online, January 27, 2016(George Malcolm Laws, Jr.; also known as G. Malcolm Laws; born January 4, 1919, Philadelphia, PA, died August 1, 1994, Wynnewood, PA)
- Social Security death index, January 27, 2016(G. Malcolm Laws; born January 4, 1919, died August 1, 1994; last known residence: Wynnewood, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
- Wikipedia, January 27, 2016(George Malcolm Laws; born January 4, 1919, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died August 1, 1994, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; scholar of traditional UK and US folk song; joined the English faculty of the University of Pennsylvania in 1942; his name is normally rendered as "G Malcolm Laws jnr".)
- Native American balladry, 1964:t.p. (G. Malcolm Laws, Jr.)
- OCLC database, 4/26/96(hdg.: Laws, George Malcolm; usage: G. Malcolm Laws)
- LC in OCLC, 4/26/96(hdg.: Laws, George Malcolm, 1919-; usage: G. Malcolm Laws, Jr.)