A Memorial for Archie Green
Union Man, Laborlore Scholar, Folklife Advocate, Master Teacher
Photo courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives
An evening of music, stories, and reminiscences about the life and work of Archie Green (1917 - 2009)
7-9 p.m. Monday, September 14, 2009
Wagner Education Center
School of Labor & Employment Relations
University of Illinois
504 East Armory Avenue
Champaign, IL 61820
Reception and refreshments following the program.
This event is free and open to the public.
Click here for the comment box to share your memories of Archie.
Program:
Welcome
Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Dean School of LER
Archie Green . . . Only a Folklorist DVD
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
How Archie Taught Us to Learn from Music
Stephen Wade, performer, writer and folk music scholar;
accompanied by Jordan Kaye, bandleader of the Prairie Dogs
Archie as Trade Unionist
Mike Munoz, Pile Driver and Union Activist
Archie Green and Establishing the American Folklife Center
David Taylor, Head of Research and Programs
American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
Folk Music and Laborlore: Valuable Lessons for History
David Roediger, Professor of History, University of Illinois
Personal reminiscences and reflections
The Fast Sooner Hound
Stephen Wade, performer, writer and folk music scholar;
accompanied by Jordan Kaye, bandleader of the Prairie Dogs
We invite you to share your memories of Archie. We will gather these and present a commemorative album to Archie’s family and also place one in the University of Illinois Archives. Please use the comment box below to submit your thoughts and memories, send them by mail to Betty Barrett at LER (address above), or bring them in written form to the event. We hope there will be enough time for everyone who wishes to speak to do so. Whether you speak or not, if you would like to be included in the album, please provide your comments in written form.
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Archie’s books will be on display, along with ordering information for those still in print. We have also prepared a checklist of his significant writings for distribution to those interested.
Special thanks to the following people and groups who contributed to this event to honor the memory of Archie Green.
- The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
- The Green Family
- The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Department of History
- Graduate School of Library and Information Science
- Labor Education Program
- School of Labor & Employment Relations
- SocioTechnical Systems Program
- University of Illinois Archives
- University of Illinois Library
- University of Illinois Press