He collected thousands of songs in the nineteen twenties, thirties and forties to save for future generations.

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He collected folk songs from the Caribbean and Europe, including this "Wedding Serenade" from Italy.

VOA: special.2010.01.18

In the nineteen fifties Alan Lomax traveled to Europe where he collected folk music.

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He collected and recorded traditional American folk music.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

In all,he collected more than ten thousand recordings.

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He collected plants and animals from several islands.

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He collected birds,each with different beaks.

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In it,he says it was the usual practice for folklorists to copyright songs that they collected.

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He also edited works of others about the things he had collected on his trip.

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He also collected the fossil remains of animals that had disappeared from the Earth.

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The young man explained he was a scientist, who collected birds.

VOA: special.2010.04.03