![[Woody Guthrie, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, holding guitar] / World Telegram photo by Al Aumuller.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDEvd29vZHktZ3V0aHJpZS1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctc2xpZ2h0bHktbGVmdC1ob2xkaW5nLWd1aXRhci13b3JsZC03ZGUwNTMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Woody Guthrie, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, holding guitar] / World Telegram photo by Al Aumuller.")
[Woody Guthrie, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, holding gu...
NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection.
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Autobiographical essay. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Statement of Permission from Woody Guthrie to Library of Congress, Mar...
Statement of Permission authorizing the Library of Congress to release his recording of "Gypsy Davy;" includes the handwritten note "Beat the Axis." External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Columbia, ca. June 17, 1942
Requests audition. External display permitted by Guthrie family
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Autobiographical essay. External display permitted by Guthrie family
![[Woody Guthrie, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, playing a guitar that has a sticker attached reading: This Machine Kills Fascists] / World Telegram photo by Al Aumuller.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvd29vZHktZ3V0aHJpZS1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zZWF0ZWQtZmFjaW5nLWZyb250LXBsYXlpbmctYS1ndWl0YXItdGhhdC0zMjEzZTktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Woody Guthrie, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, playing a guitar that has a sticker attached reading: This Machine Kills Fascists] / World Telegram photo by Al Aumuller.")
[Woody Guthrie, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, playing a ...
NYWT&S staff photograph. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, January 15, 1941
Postcard: "I'd almost learnt to love musicians -- How's the book? Tell it hello." [Possibly referring to Hard Hitting Songs for Hard-Hit People.] External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, January 13, 1941
Postcard from California, received January 17, 1941: "I'm down here -- really down." Features image of cowboy and lyrics to "A Cowboy's Life," with handwritten comment about which Lomax cowboy songbook contains... More
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Autobiographical essay. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, January 22, 1941
Account of trip from New York to California; miscellaneous personal news. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, ca. April 1941
Says he has been singing for various groups; tells Lomax to look up Sarah Ogan [Gunning]; encloses two songs: "Farther Along" (Guthrie parody--earliest version of "I've Got to Know"--dated 3-41) and "The Final ... More
Vote for Bloat - Public domain document scan
Essay on elections in general, and those he witnessed around Okemah (Oklahoma). External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, September 19, 1940
Thoughts on songwriting, his dog, music, account of singing at Jimmy Dwyer's, press coverage of same, etc. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, ca. August 1940
Sent from Will Geer's address in New York City; Woody and Cisco [Houston] are playing at Jimmy Sawyer's Sawdust Trail in New York; odds and ends of miscellaneous news. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, September 8, 1941
Postcard from Portland while on tour with the Almanac Singers [not mentioned specifically]. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Vote for Bloat - Public domain document scan
Essay on elections in general, and those he witnessed around Okemah (Oklahoma). External display permitted by Guthrie family
Vote for Bloat - Public domain document scan
Essay on elections in general, and those he witnessed around Okemah (Oklahoma). External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, September 19, 1940
Thoughts on songwriting, his dog, music, account of singing at Jimmy Dwyer's, press coverage of same, etc. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Alan Lomax to Woody Guthrie, November 1, 1940
Sorry Guthrie's not on "Back Where I Come From"; requests that he write a ballad about National Art Week. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Essay from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, ca. November 1940
Essay about elections in general, with some personal notes, written on tissue paper used in wrapping goods. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Alan Lomax to Woody Guthrie, February 4, 1941
Misses Guthrie on "Back Where I Come From"; asks permission to use several songs [for Ballad Hunter records]; doesn't know how he can help re. the Tom Joad business [which Guthrie wrote about ca. January 1941].... More
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, January 13, 1941
Postcard from California, received January 17, 1941: "I'm down here -- really down." Features image of cowboy and lyrics to "A Cowboy's Life," with handwritten comment about which Lomax cowboy songbook contains... More
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, September 19, 1940
Thoughts on songwriting, his dog, music, account of singing at Jimmy Dwyer's, press coverage of same, etc. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, February 15, 1941
From Los Angeles; Guthrie thinks he has gotten his old radio program back; wants to help Alan with his work in the Library of Congress by helping to collect material. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Alan Lomax to Woody Guthrie, December 2, 1941
Requests name of the individual in the Department of Interior who made the records of Guthrie's Bonneville Dam songs, in order to get permission to copy them for the Library of Congress. External display permit... More
Statement of Permission from Woody Guthrie to Library of Congress, Oct...
Statement of Permission authorizing the Library of Congress to release his recording of "Gypsy Davy," with Guthrie's signature on a Library-typed form, dated October 2, 1942. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Alan Lomax to Woody Guthrie, January 21, 1942
Played Almanac songs for Mrs. [Eleanor] Roosevelt; opened up other avenues to getting Guthrie played on the radio; cautions Guthrie to change Almanacs' name; mentions Guthrie's recording of "Gypsy Davy." Extern... More
Letter from Duncan Emrich to Woody Guthrie, December 8, 1947
In reply to Guthrie's letter of November 22, 1947 [missing]; encloses a list of all Guthrie songs recorded for the Library of Congress, and leaflet for the "Gypsy Davy" Library of Congress album. External displ... More
Letter from Duncan Emrich to Woody Guthrie, October 2, 1950
The budget has been cut back tightly, and there are no more funds to record Guthrie; no change in the situation in the near future is expected. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, September 19, 1940
Thoughts on songwriting, his dog, music, account of singing at Jimmy Dwyer's, press coverage of same, etc. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Alan Lomax to Woody Guthrie, December 13, 1941
Thanks Guthrie for list of informants in West Texas; says the Department of Interior people may pay for a 15 minute transcription of Guthrie's Bonneville songs, with a fee for Guthrie included. External display... More
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Almanac Singers, June 19, 1942
Sent to Detroit; says he is enclosing requested song "Goin' Away to Sea." External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, September 8, 1941
Postcard from Portland while on tour with the Almanac Singers [not mentioned specifically]. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, ca. December 1941
Supplies names of Bonneville Power Administration contacts, and requests blank aluminum discs. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, June 7, 1942
Offers the Library of Congress a recently found manuscript collection of 200 of his songs, sung on the air in Los Angeles, in return for typed copies. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Duncan Emrich to Woody Guthrie, April 12, 1946
Asks for estimate on how many songs Guthrie wants to record, so that supplies may be ordered. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, January 22, 1941
Account of trip from New York to California; miscellaneous personal news. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, ca. late July 1940
Guthrie acknowledges receipt of July 15, 1940 letter from Lomax, and will look up the representative of Alliance Press. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, ca. April 1941
Says he has been singing for various groups; tells Lomax to look up Sarah Ogan [Gunning]; encloses two songs: "Farther Along" (Guthrie parody--earliest version of "I've Got to Know"--dated 3-41) and "The Final ... More
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, September 25, 1940
Essay with comments on radio programming, book-reading. External display permitted by Guthrie family
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Autobiographical essay. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, February 20, 1941
Regrets "Back Where I Come From" is off the air; wired Nick [Ray] about getting back on the show, but the reply was "it was all off." Asks about Pete Seeger; is house-hunting, gives other odds and ends of detai... More
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, September 17, 1940
Account of doings and odds and ends. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Alan Lomax to Woody Guthrie, August 7, 1942
Public domain scan of a document from Alan Lomax's performing arts and music history collection, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Autobiographical essay. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, September 19, 1940
Thoughts on songwriting, his dog, music, account of singing at Jimmy Dwyer's, press coverage of same, etc. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, February 15, 1941
From Los Angeles; Guthrie thinks he has gotten his old radio program back; wants to help Alan with his work in the Library of Congress by helping to collect material. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Alan Lomax to Woody Guthrie, July 15, 1940
Recommends Alliance Press as publisher for Guthrie's autobiography. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, June 17, 1942
Public domain scan of a document from Alan Lomax's performing arts and music history collection, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Victor, ca. June 17, 1942
Requests audition. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Alan Lomax to Woody Guthrie, July 9, 1942
Suggests person to contact at Decca; odds and ends of news. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Duncan Emrich, September 8, 1950
Again offers to record more songs for the Library of Congress. Mentions enclosing Centralia Ballad books. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, January 15, 1941
Postcard: "I'd almost learnt to love musicians -- How's the book? Tell it hello." [Possibly referring to Hard Hitting Songs for Hard-Hit People.] External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, September 19, 1940
Thoughts on songwriting, his dog, music, account of singing at Jimmy Dwyer's, press coverage of same, etc. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, September 19, 1940
Thoughts on songwriting, his dog, music, account of singing at Jimmy Dwyer's, press coverage of same, etc. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, ca. January 1941
Written from Columbia, California, an old gold mining town; has decided he wants to "put the works to the man for printing the Tom Joad song." (Downes and Siegmeister, A Treasury of American Song, published Nov... More
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, September 25, 1940
Essay with comments on radio programming, book-reading. External display permitted by Guthrie family
No Title - Public domain document scan
Autobiographical essay. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, February 20, 1941
Regrets "Back Where I Come From" is off the air; wired Nick [Ray] about getting back on the show, but the reply was "it was all off." Asks about Pete Seeger; is house-hunting, gives other odds and ends of detai... More
Letter from Woody Guthrie, ca. Fall 1940, English folk song
Sketch on the back of an 8x12" brown envelope containing tongue-in-cheek comments on "The Philadelphia Lawyer" and Reno, Nevada, and on CBS radio rehearsals for "Back Where I Come From," written during breaks. ... More
Vote for Bloat - Public domain document scan
Essay on elections in general, and those he witnessed around Okemah (Oklahoma). External display permitted by Guthrie family
Vote for Bloat - Public domain document scan
Essay on elections in general, and those he witnessed around Okemah (Oklahoma). External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Alan Lomax to Woody Guthrie, July 26, 1940
All Guthrie's letters are being filed for posterity; regrets "Pretty Boy Floyd" omitted from Guthrie's Victor album. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Library of Congress, ca. 1942
Acknowledges the typed songbook ["Songs of Woody Guthrie"] sent to him. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Duncan Emrich to Woody Guthrie, March 26, 1946
Tells Guthrie they don't have any more of the catalogs he'd requested, but supplies him the bibliographic data. Wants Guthrie to record more songs for the Library of Congress. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, ca. August 1940
Sent from Will Geer's address in New York City; Woody and Cisco [Houston] are playing at Jimmy Sawyer's Sawdust Trail in New York; odds and ends of miscellaneous news. External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie, ca. Fall 1940, English folk song
Sketch on the back of an 8x12" brown envelope containing tongue-in-cheek comments on "The Philadelphia Lawyer" and Reno, Nevada, and on CBS radio rehearsals for "Back Where I Come From," written during breaks. ... More
Vote for Bloat - Public domain document scan
Essay on elections in general, and those he witnessed around Okemah (Oklahoma). External display permitted by Guthrie family
Vote for Bloat - Public domain document scan
Essay on elections in general, and those he witnessed around Okemah (Oklahoma). External display permitted by Guthrie family
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Alan Lomax, September 19, 1940
Thoughts on songwriting, his dog, music, account of singing at Jimmy Dwyer's, press coverage of same, etc. External display permitted by Guthrie family