Emma Dusenbury

Emma Hays Dusenbury (right), outstanding traditional singer from Mena (Polk County) whose work is in the nation’s leading folksong archive at the Library of Congress, with daughter Ora; circa 1930.

Young white woman in dress holding a kitten posing with older white woman

Courtesy of Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville

Media

Time Period

Early Twentieth Century (1901 - 1940)

Category

Folklore and Folklife / Folktales and Songs

Type

Person

Race & Ethnicity

White

Gender

Female

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