The Alan Lomax Archive is a part of the Association for Cultural Equity (ACE), founded by folklorist and documentarian Alan Lomax in 1983. The Alan Lomax Archive is a part of the Association for Cultural Equity (ACE), founded by Alan Lomax (1915-2002), a folklorist and ethnomusicologist, recognized for his cultural advocacy, scholarly work, field collections, and public programs. The Association for Cultural Equity (ACE)'s mission is to stimulate cultural equity through preservation, research, and dissemination of the world's traditional music and dance, and to reconnect people and communities with their creative heritage. ACE is a living archive that puts its collections and works at the service of communities of origin, endangered cultures, emerging cultural leaders, students and teachers at all levels, and the scientific community.