Harry Oster
Encyclopedia
Dr. Harry Oster was an American
folklorist and musicologist, working at The University of Iowa
, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences from 1964 to 1994.
"In his 30-year career at Iowa, Harry Oster invented an enormous range of new courses, from American Folk Literature to American Jewish Writers to Blues, Ragtime, and Jazz. His first book, Living Country Blues, published in 1969, became a landmark in its field. And the long lists of articles and recordings continued to grow. Along the way, he earned major grants from the Guggenheim and Ford foundations and from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The culmination of Oster's scholarly career came in 2000, with the publication of his Penguin Dictionary of American Folklore" (Faculty memorial of The University of Iowa, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences).
United States
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folklorist and musicologist, working at The University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences from 1964 to 1994.
"In his 30-year career at Iowa, Harry Oster invented an enormous range of new courses, from American Folk Literature to American Jewish Writers to Blues, Ragtime, and Jazz. His first book, Living Country Blues, published in 1969, became a landmark in its field. And the long lists of articles and recordings continued to grow. Along the way, he earned major grants from the Guggenheim and Ford foundations and from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The culmination of Oster's scholarly career came in 2000, with the publication of his Penguin Dictionary of American Folklore" (Faculty memorial of The University of Iowa, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences).