Edward D. Ives | |
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Born | White Plains, New York, United States | September 4, 1925
Died | (aged 83)[1] Orono, Maine, United States |
Other names | Sandy Ives |
Education | Ph.D. Indiana University |
Occupation | Professor/Director of Folklore (retired) |
Employer | University of Maine |
Known for | Studies of folksongs and oral literature |
Edward Dawson (Sandy) Ives (September 4, 1925 – August 1, 2009) was an American folklorist.[2] His work concentrated on the oral traditions of Maine and the Maritime Provinces of Canada, particularly, as he said, "on local songs and their makers but also on cycles of tales about local heroes."[3] He founded the Maine Folklore Center in 1992[4] and was its director until his retirement in 1998.[5]