▁example , ▁Jean ▁R itch ie ▁( born ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ) ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁child ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁family ▁from ▁Vi per , ▁Kentucky ▁that ▁had ▁preserved ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁App al ach ian ▁traditional ▁songs . ▁R itch ie , ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁App al ach ians ▁had ▁opened ▁up ▁to ▁outside ▁influence , ▁was ▁university ▁educated ▁and ▁ultimately ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁where ▁she ▁made ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁classic ▁record ings ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁re per toire ▁and ▁published ▁an ▁important ▁compilation ▁of ▁these ▁songs . ▁( See ▁also ▁H edy ▁West ) ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁American ▁Fol kl ife ▁Center ▁at ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress , ▁with ▁the ▁Association ▁for ▁Cultural ▁Equ ity , ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁release ▁L om ax ' s ▁vast ▁archive ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁later ▁recording ▁in ▁digital ▁form . ▁L om ax ▁spent ▁the ▁last ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁working ▁on ▁an ▁interactive ▁multimedia ▁educational ▁computer ▁project ▁he ▁called ▁the ▁Global ▁Ju ke box , ▁which ▁included ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁hours ▁of ▁sound ▁record ings , ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁feet ▁of ▁film , ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁vide ot apes , ▁and ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁photograph s . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁this ▁has ▁been ▁accomplished . ▁Appro xim ately