From 1950 to 1951, Velimirović worked with Harvard University professor Albert Lord in collecting oral epic songs from singers in Yugoslavia. This fieldwork was a follow-up trip to the work done by another Harvard professor of classics, Milman Parry, from 1933 to 1935.
From 1950 to 1951, Velimirović collaborated with Albert Lord at Harvard University to collect oral epic songs from singers in Yugoslavia. This work was a continuation of Milman Parry's research on classics conducted between 1933 and 1935.