Archie Green
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.
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