"Defense of My Thesis"

This series consists mainly of a draft (in English) of Combs' thesis, Folks Songs Du Midi Des Etats Unis (Folk-songs of the Southern United States) presented at the Sorbonne (University of Paris), November 1925. Included also is the English text of Combs’ formal defense which is essentially an introduction and summary of his work. Also present is The Highlander’s Music, (in French with English translation), the thesis chapter which was rejected by University faculty on the grounds that it included songs previously published in the U.S.