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Springfield Chamber of Commerce
Springfield “a Gem of a City”
John T. Woodruff and the Chamber of Commerce had encouraged private companies in the 1920s and ’30s to harness the…
A True Ozark Icon: the Hillbilly
Controversy over viewing the Ozarks as a refuge of degenerate primitives has a long history. This symbol of profound rusticity…
Woodruff Believed Springfield’s 1934 Folk Festival was “a lot of freaks”
The committee for the first Springfield Folk Festival, held in 1933. Vance Randolph is third from left, and Sarah…