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3 unusual facts about Sidney Robertson Cowell


Henry Cowell

Cowell was eventually paroled in 1940; he relocated to the East Coast and the following year married Sidney Hawkins Robertson (1903–1995, married name Sidney Robertson Cowell), a prominent folk-music scholar who had been instrumental in winning his freedom.

Shady, New York

Sidney Robertson Cowell, folk song collector and wife of Henry Cowell (1903-1995)

Sidney Robertson Cowell

While living in Shady, she sold her large library of books on Folklore and Folk Music to raise money for folklorist Vance Randolph, who needed funds to help him deal with medical problems.



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