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Folklore

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

Wayland D. Hand folklore papers

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_COLL MSS 297
Abstract

This collection consists of Wayland D. Hand's professional papers in the form of his personal files, folklore papers, correspondence, and photographs spanning from 1930 to 1986. The collection is divided into three series: Series I, Papers and Files; Series II, Correspondence (divided into two sub-series); and Series III, Folklore Papers. Due to the highly organized nature of Hand's papers when they were donated, this order has been retained.

Dates: 1930-1986

G. Malcolm Laws Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_COLL MSS 232
Abstract The G. Malcolm Laws collection consists of correspondence, catalogs, English class notes, maps and tourist guides, memoirs, royalties, Voice of America correspondence, John I. White correspondence, White House Library organization, articles and writings, Princeton fifty-year class reunion book, diverse writings and articles from Laws, general information forms on Laws' personal and public life, writings and book reviews on Laws' three published books: Native...
Dates: 1943-1978

Hector Lee fieldwork recordings

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_FOLK COLL 6
Abstract

Field recordings of Hector Lee.

Dates: 1945-1947

National Cowboy Poetry Gathering collection

 Collection
Identifier: USU_FOLK COLL 11g
Abstract

The materials in the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering collection include brochures, programs, newspapers, posters, and other materials distributed at the Cowboy Poetry Gathering (now the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering) in Elko, Nevada, hosted by the Western Folklife Center (1985 to present).

Dates: 1985-2024

Marie Fuhriman Olsen oral history collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_FOLK COLL 50
Abstract

This collection includes oral histories, original interview cassette tapes, brief bios of the interviewees, transcriptions, news clippings, essays and photographs related to Marie Fuhriman Olsen's fieldwork and Cache Valley cities and residents (boxes 1-5). It also includes personal research and writings by Marie Fuhriman Olsen (boxes 6 and 7).

Dates: 1972-1984

Jan Roush Student Folklore Writing collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_COLL MSS 259
Abstract

This is a collection of student papers from 1986 to 2000. The papers are compilations of folk stories collected by the students, with short biographies of the student and his or her source included in each paper.

Dates: 1986-2000

Fife Folklore Conference, Workshop, and Honor Lecture collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_FOLK COLL 31
Abstract

Folklore material relating to the yearly Fife Folklore Conference, including correspondence, monetary budgets, notes, conference schedules, student requirements, student collections, brochures, posters, flyers, slides, photographs, audio tapes, video tapes, etc. (approx. 1963 to present)

Dates: 1977-2025

Fife Mormon collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_COLL MSS 211
Abstract

This collection consists of duplicates from Folk Collection 4.

Dates: 1831-1994

The High School Student Folklore Collection

 Collection
Identifier: USU_Folk Coll 55
Abstract

Folklore projects collected by high school students in classes approved by USU Special Collections.

Dates: 2012-2023