William A. Wilson slides
Scope and Contents
The materials in the Collection include slides on Mendon, Utah's May Day Celebration, Southern Utah's Folklife Festival, the Library of Congress's Paradise Valley, Nevada, Fieldwork Project, the Utah Arts Council's Folk Arts Program activities. There is no metadata for the slides. For more information on the Paradise Valley project go to American Folklife Center: Nevada. The collection is housed in an acid-free box and sorted into separate folders and stored in USU's Special Collections.
Dates
- Creation: 1978-1985
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Restrictions
Open to public research. To access the collection a patron must have the following information: collection number, box number, folder number and item number. The materials do not circulate and are available in USU's Special Collections and Archives.
Copyright
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Permission to publish material from the William A. Wilson slides smust be obtained from the Curator of the Fife Folklore Archives and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Historical note
William A. (Bert) Wilson directed Utah State University's Folklore Program and Fife Folklore Archives from 1978-1985. During that time he also conducted folklore fieldwork to use in his own research, his classes, and for grant projects. This collection comprises the slides that Professor Wilson took during this time. The collection also includes the slides of other fieldworkers who worked on the same projects of Wilson.
Extent
3 boxes (0.75 linear foot; 3 boxes)
Abstract
35 mm color slides taken mainly by William A. Wilson during 1978-1985. Subjects of slides include the Mendon, Utah's May Day Celebration, Southern Utah's Folklife Festival, the Library of Congress's Paradise Valley, Nevada, Fieldwork Project, the Utah Arts Council's Folk Arts Program activities, student fieldwork, such as Swiss Easter egg dyeing and Logan, Utah, Halloween yard art, and other folklife activities. Also includes some slides by other Utah State University Folklore Program fieldworkers and students.
Arrangement
Arranged in numeric sequence according to Box
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this collection were donated by Professor William A. Wilson to the Fife Folklore Archives. In the spring of 2001, on a visit to the Fife Folklore Archives, Barbara [Walker] Lloyd reviewed and identified the images and photographers. In 2005, Randy Williams reviewed and organized the material and boxed and foldered the collection. Finding aid created by Randy Williams, 2001; updated March 2012.
Processing Information
Originally processed by Randy Williams. Register created by Randy Williams, August 2005.
- Title
- Guide to the William A. Wilson slides1978-1985
- Author
- Finding aid created by Randy Williams, August 2005.
- Date
- ©2008
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide is in English in Latin script
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
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