| LC control no. | n 79096775 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Jones, Michael Owen |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Canada |
| Birth date | 1942-10-11 |
| Field of activity | Folklore Folk art Religion |
| Affiliation | University of California, Los Angeles. Department of World Arts and Cultures American Folklore Society California Folklore Society California Council for the Humanities |
| Profession or occupation | College teachers |
| Found in | His Why faith healing? 1972. His Traditions of a Kansas farmer, 1966: vita (b. 10-11-42) UCLA website, viewed December 13, 2018 (Michael Owen Jones, M.A.,, Ph.D.; professor, UCLA School of the Arts & Architecture, World Arts & Culture; B.A. 1960 in history, art, and political science, University of Kansas; M.A. 1964, folklore, Indiana University; Ph.D. 1970, folklore & American studies, Indiana University; professor of folklore at UCLA since 1968; research interests include folk art and aesthetics, folk medicine, vernacular religion, food customs and symbolism, applied folklore, folklore film and photography, occupational traditions, and organizational culture and symbolism; has conducted fieldwork in Western Canada and the Maritimes, Appalachia, the Great Plains, and Southern California; former president, California Folklore Society; former member of executive board, and president, American Folklore Society; member, California Council for the Humanities) |
| Associated language | eng |
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