Anne Grimes | |
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| Born | Anne Laylin May 17, 1912 |
| Died | January 14, 2004 (aged 91) |
| Education | Ohio Wesleyan University |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, historian, and folklorist |
| Years active | 1942–1997 |
| Known for | Collecting Ohio folklore and dulcimer collection |
| Notable work | Album: Ohio State Ballads: History Through Folk Songs: Anne Grimes with Dulcimer Book: Stories from the Anne Grimes Collection of American Folk Music Completed and published by her daughters, posthumously |
| Awards | Distinguished Career in Music Award from Ohio State University School of Music, 1993 |
Anne Grimes (May 17, 1912 – January 14, 2004) was an American journalist, musician and historian of American (specifically Midwestern) folklore. An Ohio folksinger, she collected and performed traditional songs now preserved in the Anne Grimes Collection in the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress. She also collected vintage dulcimers and other instruments now housed in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., in 1997.[1] Grimes was a classically trained vocalist and accomplished pianist among other musical pursuits.