The Norine Dresser Collection of Folklore and Popular Culture Artifacts
Content Description
This collection includes a lifetime collection of about 3,000 folklore slides, 2 DVDs, 1 film, 2 posters, scrapbook, wooden box of Roman nails (83-87 AD), 2 folders of papers, and 1 book authored by Ms. Dresser. Major subject areas of the slides include wedding rituals and traditions, new year celebrations, coming of age rituals, grief and mourning rituals, healing and luck rituals, world sacred music, festivals, harvest traditions, Kwanzaa celebrations, memorials, ceremonies, folk art, family celebrations, tools for peace, altars, dance festivals, and vampire memorabilia from all over the world. There is an index of the slides.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1965 - 2002
Extent
3.4 Cubic Feet (3 large slide boxes and 1 box of items related to the collection including a binder of an index to the slides)
Language of Materials
English
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu