Sarah Gertrude Knott
Director of the National Folk Festival
About Sarah Gertrude Knott
Lived 1895 – 1984 (aged 88–89). Sarah Gertrude Knott was a folklorist, arts administrator and actor.
Sarah Gertrude Knott (1895 Kevil, Kentucky – ) was an American folklorist and folk festival organizer.
Early life Sarah Gertrude Knott was born in 1895 in Kevil, Kentucky. She created the National Folk Festival Association in 1933 and founded the National Folk Festival, first held in St. Louis, in 1934.
Works "The National Folk Festival after Twelve Years", California Folklore Quarterly, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Jan., 1946), pp. 83–93
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Director of the National Folk Festival
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Sarah Gertrude Knott was born in 1895.
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Sarah Gertrude Knott died in 1984.
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Sarah Gertrude Knott was a folklorist, arts administrator and actor.
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