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Photo by David Gahr. Izzy Young ca. 1960 at the Folklore Center, surrounded by guitars, guitar strings, Broadside magazines and other folk publications for sale at the store. AFC 2015/040

Unpacking the collection of a ’60s New York City folk music stalwart

Posted by: Nicole Saylor

This is a guest post by Maya Lerman, processing archivist at the American Folklife Center. She will be writing occasional guest posts as she makes discoveries during the processing of the Izzy Young Collection.In November 2015 the American Folklife Center acquired Izzy Young’s collection, including its rich manuscripts, journals, scrapbooks, photographs, and recordings. Israel Goodman …