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Richard M. Dorson papers, 1939-1982, bulk 1962-1977

A Guide to his Papers at the Indiana University Archives

Finding aid prepared by Ashley Howdeshell and Katie Martin.

Summary Information

Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives

Creator
Dorson, Richard M. (Richard Mercer), 1916-1981.

Title
Richard M. Dorson papers, 1939-1982, bulk 1962-1977

Collection No.
C289

Extent
9.6 cubic feet (11 boxes)

Language
Materials are in English

Abstract
Dr. Richard Dorson is often cited as the father of American folklore. Over his lifetime he published a large collection of books and articles dealing with how folklore and culture are tied together. Dorson founded the Indiana University Folklore Institute in 1963, and became the first director and Chairman of the Folklore Department in 1978. This collection consists of Dr. Dorson’s published articles, correspondence, and research connected to the Gary Project which resulted in the book Land of the Millrats.

Access Restrictions

One file containing class evaluations is restricted.

The rest of the collection is open for research. Advance notice required.

Biographical Note

Richard Dorson, 1916-1981, was born in New York City, studied at Phillips Exeter Academy, 1929-1933, and earned his A.B., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University. He began his teaching career at Harvard University in 1943, moved to Michigan State University in 1944, and spent the majority of his teaching years at Indiana University, 1957-1981. While at Indiana University he founded the Folklore Institute in 1963 and became the first director and Chairman of the Department of Folklore in 1978.

Over the span of his career Dr. Dorson wrote a multitude of books and articles. Dorson received many awards and honors over the years, beginning with the Harvard Sheldon Traveling Fellowship for 1942-1943; the Library of Congress Fellowship in History of American Civilization, 1946; three Guggenheim Fellowships, 1949, 1964 and 1971; and fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies in 1952 and 1961. He received grants from a variety of foundations and institutions including the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Smithsonian Institution, and the U.S. Department of Justice.

Dr. Dorson was also active in several professional societies and organizations in the field of folklore. He served as editor of the American Folklore Society's Journal of American Folklore, 1957-1962; as president of the society, 1966-1968, and as the society's delegate to the American Council of Learned Societies, 1969-1973. Dorson also served terms as vice president of the International Society of Folk Narrative Research from 1959 to 1964 and of the International Society of Ethnology and Folklore, 1964-1971.

Arrangement

Collection is organized into three series: Publications, Subject files, and Gary Project.

Scope and Content Note

The Richard Dorson papers house 9.6 cubic feet spanning 1939 to 1982. There are three series in this collection, Publications, 1939-1982, Subject files, 1977-1980, and The Gary Project, 1975-1979.

The Publications series spans 1939-1982 and includes published articles, manuscripts written by Dorson, correspondence relating to his writings, and book reviews written by Dr. Dorson. Publications include "Folklore and Fakelore" , (fakelore is a term coined by Dorson), "Folklore and Cultural History" , "Folklore in Michigan" , "The Identification of Folklore in American Literature" , and "Oral Tradition and Written History: The Case for the United States" .

The second series, Subject files, 1978-1980, includes materials related to Dr. Dorson’s professional and teaching career. A large set of index cards contained within this series provides a catalog of American folktales, which Dorson has arranged by state. Also present is a list of colleagues and alumni in the field of folklore dated 1979. The Subject files series also contains records related to professional meetings Dorson attended such as the American Folklore Society, Smithsonian Council, and the grant selection of the National Endowment for the Humanities. A presentation given at the Boston Public Library in 1978 and one course syllabus "American Folklore in American Civilization" are also contained within this series.

The final series, The Gary Project 1975-1979, is arranged into six subseries: Project Files, Neswspaper clippings, Slides, Photocopies of newspaper clippings, Audio cassettes, and Videotapes. The series includes research materials used in writing the book The Land of the Millrats which documents the culture and folklore of Gary, Indiana. This series consists of newspaper clippings from local Gary, Indiana newspapers, audio cassette interviews with townspeople, recorded musical events and recounted local folktales. This series also includes a set of slides from the Gary Bicentennial Celebration and Art Auction, field reports, bibliographic notes, and conference materials from the Urban Folklore Conference. Administrative records related to the logistics of the projects and material related to the production of Jennie’s, a film about Jennie’s Café, a small, family-owned restaurant in Gary that served as an urban meeting place for people of different backgrounds is also included in this series. The Gary Project Videotapes series houses rough cuts, final versions, and copies of seven educational films about the Region created by the IU Folklore Institute including “Ethnic Stores,” “Gusle and Tamburitza,” Hey Mr. Tamburitza Man,” “Singer of Tales,” “Opa: Macedonian Dancing,” “Gospel in Gary,” and “Lithuanian-American Folk Symbols.”

Separated Material

Publications and course materials by Indiana University Folklore Department faculty were relocated to other folklore collections within the Indiana University Archives.

Related Material

The Lilly Library at Indiana University holds the bulk of Richard Dorson’s papers, including publications, journals, photographs, correspondence, presented papers, research, and fieldwork notes. View the finding aid for the Dorson mss. collection

Indiana University’s Archives of Traditional Music also holds a number of Dorson’s field recordings, many relating to his Gary Project. Consult ATM staff for further information.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information
Accession Information: 2007/047, 2003/055
Usage Restrictions
The donor(s) of this collection have not transferred their copyrights for the materials to the Trustees of Indiana University. For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.

The Indiana University Archives respects the intellectual property rights of others and does not claim any copyrights for non-university records, materials in the public domain, or materials for which we do not hold a Deed of Gift. Responsibility for the determination of the copyright status of these materials rests with those persons wishing to reuse the materials. Researchers are responsible for securing permission from copyright owners and any other rights holders for any reuse of these materials that extends beyond fair use or other statutory limitations.

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Preferred Citation
[Item], Richard M. Dorson papers, Collection C289, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Provenance
Transferred from the Indiana University Folklore Department.
Appraisal
One cubic foot of non-Dorson publications were removed. Publications by other Indiana University Folklore Department faculty were relocated to the Indiana University Folklore Archives. Course materials from courses not taught by Dorson were relocated to the Indiana University Folklore Archives records and collections. Duplicate publications were also removed.
Processing Information
Processed by Ashley Howdeshell and Katie Martin.

Completed in 2010

Container List


Series: Box 1 Publications, 1939-1982, 

Subseries: Box 1 Dorson Published Articles, 1939-1982, 

Books Promotional Flyers, 1966-1967 

Index Cards to Richard Dorson Publications

(61 index cards)


Index to Offprint Files - Dorson, 1981-1982 

The 1958 Folklore Institute of America, 1959 

The 1962 Folklore Institute of America, 1963 

Accent on Living, 1959 

ACLS Newsletter “Out of Context”, 1952 

African and Afro-American Folklore / a Reply to Bascom and Other Misguided Critics, 197? 

Afterword, 1973 

American English: Some Current Tendencies, 1962 

American Folklore Bibliography, 1977 

The American Folklore Scene, 1963 

American Folklorists in Britain, 1970 

American Life-Styles and Legends, 1974 

The American Studies Type, 1979 

Americas Comic Demigods, 1941 

Andrew Lang’s Folklore Interests as Revealed in "At the Sign on The Ship" , 1952 

Anthropologische Theorie, undated 

Applied Folklore, undated 

Aunt Jane Goudreall, Roup-Garoll Storyteller, 1947 

Big City Folklore, 1960 

The Birth of American Studies, 1976 

Blood Stoppers, 1947 

Bogies of American Folklore (comments on), 1961 

Bunyan, Paul, 1969 

Canadians in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, 1950 

The Career of John Henry, 1965 

Collecting Folklore in Jonesport, Maine, 1957 

Collecting in County Kerry, 1953 

Come Indian Anecdotes, 1946 

Complementary Techniques and Concepts of the Folklorist and the Historian, 1976 

Cowboy Folktales about Cowboys Current Folklore Theories, 1972 

Current Folklore Theories, 1963 

Davy Crockett and the Heroic Age, 1942 

The Debate over the Trust Worthiness of Oral Traditional History, 1968 

Defining the American Folk Legend, 1971 

Dialect Stories of the Upper Peninsula: A New Form of American Folklore, 1948 

The Eclipse of Solar Mythology, 1955 

Elsie Clew Parsons: Feminist and Folklorist, 1971 

Esthetic Form in British and American Folk Narrative, 1970 

The Ethnic Research Survey of Northwest Indiana, undated 

Ethnohistory and Ethnic Folklore: Symposium on the Concept of Ethnohistory, 1961 

Fakelore, 1969 

The First Group of British Folklorists, 1955 

Five Directions in American Folklore, 195? 

Folk Research in Japan, 1962 

Folk Traditions of the Upper Peninsula, 1947 

Folklore, 1969 

Folklore (Definition, Source unknown), undated 

Folklore (Definition: Encyclopedia Britannica), 1974 

Folklore (Definition: Encyclopedia Universalis), undated 

El Folklore Y El Acta Nacional De Defensa De La Educacion, 1962 

Folklore and Cultural History, 1961 

Folklore and Fakelore, 1950 

Folklore and the National Defense Education Act, 1962 

Folklore at a Milwaukee Wedding, 1947 

Folklore in Higher Education, 1962 

Folklore in Maine, 1959 

Folklore in Michigan, 1955 

Folklore in Periodical Literature, April-June 1949,  October-December 1949 

Folklore in Periodical Literature, Jan-March 1951,  April-June 1951 

Folklore in Periodical Literature, July-September 1951,  October-December 1951  

Folklore in Periodical Literature, Jan-March 1952,  April-June 1952  

The Folklore of Colleges, 1949 

Folklore Studies in England, undated 

Folklore Studies in the United States Today, 1951 

Folklore vs. Fakelore – Again & Again, 1974 

Folkloric Behavior as a Preventive to Heart Disease, undated 

Folksongs of the Maine Woods, 1965 

The Folktale Repertoires of Two Maine Lobsterman, 1961 

The Folktale: A Symposium, 1957 

The Folktales-of-the-World Series: Progress Report, 1965 

Folktales that Traveled North to Michigan on the Lips of Black People, 1968 

A Formacao Da Tradicao Folclorica Nos Estados Unidos, 1967 

Forward (to Vol. IX #1 of JFI), 1972 

Forward (to folktales of Mexico), undated 

Giant Kansas Corn, 1947 

The Growth of Folklore Courses, 1950 

Heart Diseases and Folklore, 1974 

Historical Method and American Folklore, 1946 

History of the Elite and History of the Folk, 1971 

How Shall We Rewrite Charles M. Skinner Today?, 1971 

How To Restore One’s Game: A Case Study in Tennis, 1952 

Hugh Miller, Pioneer Scottish Folklorist, 1957 

Box 2 Hunting Folklore in the Armpit of America, 1977 

The Identification of Folklore in American Literature, 1957 

The Indiana African Folklore Conference, undated 

The International Congress of European and Western Ethnology, 195? 

Introduction (to American Popular Culture), 1968 

Introduction by the Editor (Journal of American Folklore), undated 

Introduction: Folklore and Traditional History, 1971 

Is Folklore a Discipline?, 1973 

Is there a Folk in the City?, 1970 

Jewish-American Dialect Stories on Tape, 1960 

Jonathan Draws the Long Bow, 1943 

The Jonny-Cake Papers, 1945 

Just B’ars, undated 

King Beast of the Forrest Meets Man, undated 

The Legend of the Missing Pajamas and Other Sad Sagas, 1977 

The Legend of Yoho Cove, 1959 

Local History and Folklore, 1961 

The LumberJack Code, 1949 

The Lynching of the McDonald Boys, 1948 

Maine Master-Narrator, 1944 

Manifest Destiny, 1966 

In Memoriam Archer Taylor 1890-1973, 1973 

Memory of John W. Ashton 1900-1971, 1971 

The Michigan State University Folklore Archives, 195? 

More about Paul Bunyan and Hollander Michel, 1952 

More Jewish Dialect Stories, 1960 

More Tales of John Blackamore, 1954 

Mose The Far-Famed and World-Renowned, 1943 

Moses Coit Tyler: Historian of the American Genesis, 1941 

Murder Ballads, 1964 

Mythology and Folklore, 1973 

Negro Folksongs in Michigan From the Repertoire of J.D. Suggs, 1966 

A Negro Storytelling Session on Tape, 195? 

Negro Tales From Bolivar County Mississippi, undated 

Negro Tales and Negro Tales Concluded, 1954 

Negro Tales of Mary Richardson, undated 

Negro Witch Stories on Tape, 195? 

News and Notes on Asian Folklore, 1963 

Oral Tradition and Written History: The Case for the United States, 1964 

Paul Bunyan in the News 1939-1941, 1956 

The Pernicious Influence of the Grimm Brothers on American Folkloristics, undated

Personal Histories, 1948 

Pitanje Folklora U Jednoj Novoj Naciji, 1965 

Polish Tales from Joe Woods, 1949 

Polish Wonder Tales of Joe Woods, 1949 

Print and American Folktales, 1945 

The Question of Folklore in a New Nation, 1966 

Question on A Theory For American Folklore, undated 

Sam Patch, Jumping Hero, 1945 

The Shaping of Folklore Traditions in the United States, 1967 

Should There Be a Ph.D. in Folklore?, 1963 

(2 folders)


Stith Thompson (1885-1976), 1976 

Stith Thompson Memorial Issue, 1976 

Sources For the Traditional History of the Scottish Highlands and Western Islands, 1971 

The Sources of Davy Crockett, American Comic Legend, 1958 

A Southern Indiana Field Station, 1961 

The Story of Sam Patch, 1947 

The Study of Folklore and Folklife in American Universities, 1970 

Tales on a Greek-American Family on Tape, undated 

Techniques of the Folklorist, 1968 

Theories of Myth and the Folklorist, 1959 

A Theory For American Folklore, 1959 

A Theory For American Folklore: Discussion from the Floor, undated 

A Theory For American Folklore: Prepared Comments, undated 

A Theory For American Folklore Reviewed, 1969 

Two City Yarnfests, 1946 

Two Letters That Never Got Published, 1969 

UNA Teoria Para El Folklore Americano, 1960-61 

Uses of ‘Folklore’ in English Newspapers, 1965 

A Visit With Vance Randolph, 1954 

What is Folklore?, 1968 

The Yankee on the Stage – A Folk Hero of American Drama, 1940 

Box 3 Yorker Yarns of Yore, 1947 

The Yugoslav – American Seminars in Social Sciences and Humanities, 1969 

Yuletide Gift-Givers, 1959 

Subseries: Box 3 Dorson Manuscripts, 1951-1980 

"American Folklorists in Britain," undated 

The American Studies Type, undated 

Dorson Papers "Switzerland," undated 

Folklore Research Around the World,

Folder 1: General, 1961 

Folder 2: Table of Contents, undated 

Folder 3: Dorson, Richard M., "Introduction," undated 

Folder 4: Crowley, Daniel J., Correspondence, 1961 

Folder 5: Gillmor, Frances "Organization of Folklore Study in Mexico." With Correspondence, 1960-1961 

Folder 6: Greenway, John "Folklore in Australia." With Correspondence, 1961 

Folder 7: Herskovits, Melville J., "Folklore in Africa." With Correspondence, 1959-1961 

Folder 8: Jansen, William J. "Turkish Folklore: An Introduction." With Correspondence, 1959-1961 

Folder 9: Kirkland, Edwin C., correspondence, 1961 

Folder 10: Lacourciere, Luc. "The Present State of French Canadian Folklore Studies." With Correspondence, 1961 

Folder 11: Luomala, Katharine. "Polynesian Prose and Poetry." With Correspondence, 1959-1960 

Folder 12: Oinas, Felix. Notes to "Folklore in Russia." With Correspondence, undated 

Folder 13: Richmond, Edson. Notes and queries regarding "Folklore in Finland," undated 

Folder 14: Roberts, Warren. Bibliography to "Folklore in Norway." With Correspondence, 1961 

Folder 15: Simeone, William. Queries and correspondence regarding "Italian Folklore," 1961 

Folder 16: Taylor, Archer. "Folklore in Germany." With Correspondence, 1961 

Folder 17: Thompson, Stith. "Folklore in Scandinavia." With Correspondence, undated 

Folder 18: Index, undated 

"Folktales of the World," Manuscript Selections also W. Africa Rejects, 1964-1973 

The Folklorist in the Hospital, 1979 

Introductory Materials "The Folktales of Switzerland," undated 

"Is there a Folk in the City?" undated 

Jim Bridger ms, 1980 

Manuscript for "Folktales of Sweden," undated 

Manuscript for "Folktales of Switzerland" – Copy 2, undated 

Manuscript for "Folktales of Turkey," undated 

Should there be a PhD in folklore? 1963 

Spanish Religious Legends, undated 

Special Collections - Dorson (I),

N. America, U.S., various regions manuscript to "Buying the Wind," undated 

(folder B), undated 

(folder C), undated 

(folder D), undated 

(folder E), undated 

(folder F), undated 

(folder G), undated 

Box 4 Special Collections - Dorson (II),

N. America, U.S., Michigan, and Arkansas. Richard M. Dorson, "American Negro Folktales," Manuscript and some galleys of textual items, undated 

(folder B), undated 

(folder C), undated 

(folder D), undated 

(folder E), undated 

Special Collections, Richard M. Dorson,

"Ancient Hungarian Survivals of Land Occupation," 1962 

"Jewish American Stories on Tape," 1960 

Studies in Japanese Folklore,

(Dorson) Glossary, undated 

Index, undated 

File A Correspondence with Folklore Monograph Series, I.U. Press and other miscellaneous correspondences. Also Table of Contents of Book, 1959 

File B Correspondence with Miss Yasuyo Ishiwara, 1959 

File C Miscellaneous editorial papers on manuscripts and additions/deletions, 1960 

1. "Bridges Between Japanese and American Folklorists," undated 

2 and 2A. Yanagita, "Opportunities for Folklore Research in Japan" Plus correspondence, 1957 

3 and 3A. Hagiwara, "The Position of the Shinto Priesthood: Historical Changes and Development," undated 

4, 4A. Harada, "Religious Service to Uji-Gami." In Japanese. Plus correspondence, undated 

5 and 5A. Ogura, "Drifted Dieties in Noto Peninsula." Plus Correspondence, 1959 

6 and 6A. Matsudaira, "The Conception of Spirit in Japan." Plus Correspondence, 1959 

7 and 7A. Naoe, "The Study of Yahiki-Gami." Plus Correspondence, 1959 

8. and 8A. Sakurada, "The Ebishu-Gami in Fishing Villages." Plus Correspondence, 1959 

File 9 Hori, Ichiro, "Mysterious Visitors from the Harvest to the New Year." Plus Correspondence, 1959 

File 10 Hirayama, Toshijiro. "Seasonal Rituals Connected With Rice Culture." Plus Correspondence, 1959 

File 11 Malm, William P. "The Eighth Day Festival on Miyakejima." Plus Correspondence, 1959 

File 12 Nogami, Takayoshi. "The Double Grave System." Plus Correspondence, 1959 

Separated Material

Photos removed to IU Archives Photograph Collection


File 13 Omachi, Tokuzo. "Ashiire, A Type of Marriage in Toshima, Izu Islands." Plus Correspondence, 1959 

Separated Material

Photos removed to IU Archives Photograph Collection


File 14 Wakamori, Taro. "Japanese People and Their Associations." Plus Correspondence, 1960 

File 15 Oto, Tokhito. "The Taboos of Fishermen." Manuscripts, queries, etc., 1959-1960 

File 16 Segawa, Kiyoko. "Menstrual Taboos Impressed Upon Women." Includes rewritings, queries, etc. 1959 

Separated Material

Photos removed to IU Archives Photograph Collection


File 17 Seki, Keigo. "The Spool of Thread: A Subtype of the Japanese Serpent Bridegroom Tale." Includes Notes, Various Rewritings, Queries, Etc., undated 

File 18 Matsumoto, Nobuhiro. "On the Legends of Bellows Workers." Includes various notes, rewritings, queries, etc., 1960 

Swiss tales not used in "Folktales of Sweden" in envelope, undated 

The Value of the Humanities: A Folklorist's View, undated 

Works in Progress, undated 

Subseries: Box 5 Dorson book reviews, 1948-1976, 

Box 5 Book Reviews –A

Alden, John R. "The American Revolution 1775-1783" , undated 

Alford, Violet "Introduction to English Folklore" , 1953 

Book Reviews – Ba-Bl

Bailey, Thomas A. "Voices of America" , 1976 

Blair, Walter "Native American Humor" , 1962 

Blegen, Theodore C. "Gross Roots History" , 1948 

Book Reviews – Boa-Bos

Boatright, Mody C. "And Horns on the Toads" , 1961 

Boatright, Mody C. "Folk Laughter on American Frontier" , 1950 

Boatright, Mody C. "Texas Folk and Folklore" , 1956 

Boorstin, Donald J. "The Image; or, What Happened to the American Dream" , 196? 

Boswell, George W. and Russel Reaver "Fundamentals of Folk Literature" , 1964 

Book Reviews of Botkin, B. A.

"A Treasury of Mississippi River Folklore: Stories, Ballads. Traditions and Folkways of the Mid American River Country" , 1956 

"A Treasury of New England Folklore" , 1948 

"A Treasury of Southern Folklore" , 1950 

Book Reviews – Bow-Br

Bowman, Sylvia E. "The Year 2000: A Critical Biography of Edward Bellamy" , 1958 

Brewer, J. Mason "Dog Ghosts and other Texas Negro Folk Tales" , 1958 

Browne, Ray B. "Popular Beliefs and Practices from Alabama" , 1958 

Book Reviews – Ca-Ch

Carmer, Carl "America Sings: Stories and Songs of Our Country" , 1943 

Christiansen, Reider Th. "European Folklore in America" , 1965 

Book Reviews – Cl-Co

Clarke, Kenneth W. and Mary W. "Introducing Folklore" , 1963 

Coffin, Tristram P. "An Analytical Index to the Journal of American Folklore" , 1959 

Book Reviews – Da-De

Davidson, Levette J. and Forrester Blake "Rocky Mountain Tales" , 1948 

Delarne, Paul "Le Conte Populaire Francais Tome Premier”, “Le Conte Populaire Tome Deuxieme" , 1968 

Book Reviews – Do-Dy

Dobie, J. Frank "The Voice of the Coyote" , 1949 

Dykes, J. C. "Billy the Kid, the Bibliography of a Legend" , 1953 

Book Reviews – E

Emrich, Duncan "It’s An Old Wild West Custom" , 1950 

Emrich, Duncan "Comstock Bonanza, Western Americana of J. Ross Browne, Mark Twain, Sam Davis, Bret Harte, James W. Galley, Dan De Quille, Joseph T. Goodman, Fred Hart" , 1951 

Book Reviews – F

Farrel, Ira "Haywire Growing Up in the Upper Peninsula 1905-1925" , 1963 

Fisher, Miles Mark "Negro Slave Songs in the United States" , 1953 

Fishwick, Marshal W. "American Heroes: Myth and Reality" , 1955 

Book Reviews – G

Gard, Robert E. "Wisconsin is My Doorstep" , 1949 

Book Reviews – Ha

Hackin, J. "Asiatic Mythology: A Detailed Description and Explanation of the Mythologies of All the Great Nations of Asia" , 1964 

Harris, George Washington "Sut Lovingood’s Yarns" , 1968 

Haywood, Charles "A Bibliography of North American Folklore and Folksong" , 1951 

Book Reviews – Ho-Hu

Hoffman Daniel G. "Paul Bunyan: Last of the Frontier Demigods" , 1953 

Hole, Christina "English Folk Heroes" , 1949 

Hunt, Cecil "British Customs and Ceremonies: When, Where and Why" , 1956 

Hunt, Frazier "The Tragic Days of Billy the Kid" , 1957 

Subseries: Box 5 Publication correspondence, 1959-1979 

Articles for Comments – Hasan El-Shamy and Miroslav J. Hanak, 1970 

Contract for Folktales of the World series [plus correspondence], 1961-1968 

Correspondence, 1949-1980 

Correspondence and Survey of Materials from Dorson's Office, 1980-1981 

Dorson Misc. Documents, [notes, programs, correspondence, conference proceedings, bulletins, etc.], 1950-1979 

"Essays on International Folklore" and "Folklore Research Around the World" , 1959-1961 

"Folktales of Switzerland" , 1976-1977 

"Folktales of Taiwan" , 1973 

"Folktales of Turkey" , 1964-1967  [image]View item(s)

"Folktales of the Ukraine," 1965-1970 

"Folktales of the World" and "Folktales of West Africa" , 1963-1971 

"Folktales of Yugoslavia" , 1962-1970 

From My Deathbed?, 1979 

Letters of Correspondence, 1963-1979 

"The Vanishing Hitchhiker" , 1967 

Robert Wildhaber, 1967-1977 

Suggs-Richardson to Dr. Dorson, 1953-1954 

Series: Box 5 Subject files, 1977-1980, 

American Folklore Society Meeting, 1977 

Box 9 Catalog of American Folktales by State – index cards, undated 

Correspondence, 1971-1979

Box 5 Index cards containing contact information of associate professors and alumni – 1979 

Lecture at Boston Public Library, May 15, 1978 

National Endowment for the Humanities Grant Selection Meeting, 1978 

Smithsonian Council Meeting, 1978 

Syllabus for F625, "American Folklore in American Civilization" , 1980 

Series: Box 5 The Gary Project, 1975-1979 

Subseries: Box 5 Project Files, 1975-1979 

Adler (?) Excerpts Slide List, 1977 

American Folklore Society Panel, 1976 

Archives of Traditional Music: Correspondence, 1976-1978 

Audiotape Log:

Cooley (Kulii), 1976 

F560 “Urban Folklore,” 1976 

Vidutis, 1976 

Bibliographical Notes, 1975 

Budget: Gary Project, 1975-1976 

Calumet Region Project: March, R. Videotape Guide Books, 1979 

Conference:

Abstracts, undated 

Abstracts of Papers, 1977 

Announcements, Publicity, 1977 

Conference Bureau Arrangements, 1977 

Gary Project, Urban Folklore, 1977 

Jean Shepherd, 1976-1977 

Participants, 1977 

Planning Materials, Notes, Memos, 1975-1977 

Conference Bureau Arrangements, 1977 

Regrets, 1977 

Travel Arrangements, 1977 

Vitas of Participants, undated 

Box 6 Contract Administration Correspondence, 1977-1978 

Box 8 Evaluation: Class, 1977 

Restricted


Box 6 Evaluations: Individual, 1976-1977 

Field Reports,

Adler, 1976 

Cooley (Kulii), 1976 

Dorson, 1977 

George, 1975 

Hasse, 1976 

Seward, 1976 

Film Production: Jenny’s ( Jennie’s ) Transcript, undated 

Film Production: Jenny’s ( Jennie’s ), 1975-1978 

Folklore Forum Issue: Field Experiences, 1977 

Gary:

Thomas Adler, 1976 

Elena Bradunas, 1977-1978 

Gilbert Cooley, 1976 

Richard M. Dorson, 1976 

Paul George, 1975-1976 

Richard March, 1975-1977 

John Hasse, 1976-1977 

Adrienne Seward, 1975-1976 

Publicity, 1976-1977 

Indiana Folklore Issue: Research Reports, 1977-1978 

Individuals Interested in Gary Project, 1975 

Jennie’s, 1975-1978 

Jennie’s: Booklet Material, 1978 

Meeting Schedules/Agendas, 1975 

Memos to Fieldworkers, 1977-1978 

NEH [National Endowment for the Humanities] – Final Grant Report, 1979 

Newspaper Clippings: Subject File, undated 

Photo and Audio Logs, 1975-1976 

Projects: Gary, 1977-1992 

Project: Gary Project Carpenter presentation Calumet, undated 

Public Presentations, 1977 

“Publicity,” 1976-1978 

Regionites at IU, 1976 

Stern, Carrie, 1977 

Transcription: Guidelines, 1977 

Transcription: Work Study Assistants, 1976-1977 

Travel Accounting, 1976 

Urban Folklore Mailing List, 1978 

Videotape Inquiries, 1977 

Richard Vidutis, 1977 

Work Study Assistants, 1976-1977 

Subseries: Box 6 Newspaper clippings

Crime in Gary:

Gangs in Gary

Statistics and Theories

Gambling

Arson

Kidnapping and Rape

White Collar Crime

Vandalism

Assault

Burglary

Blacks:

General Discussion of

Protests

Discrimination

Racial Violence

Cooperation in Black/White Relations

Conflict in Black/White Relations

Business

Events

Ethnic:

General, American Heritage – History

General, American Heritage – Material Culture

General, American Heritage - Material Culture continued

Box 7 Mixed Ethnic Bicentennial Celebrations

Cultural Heritage

Foods

Columns:

El Alma Latina

El Alma Latina continued

Worry Clinic

Coming Events

Themes:

Fear of Violence

Outlook on City Life

"Good ol’ days"; Nostalgia

Pace of Life

Occupations

Diseases, Health, Medicine

Community Changes

Future Oriented

Welfare

Media

Women

Women’s Movement

Women – Miscellaneous

Urban Planning

Urban Planning – Miscellaneous

Urban Housing

Cults

Superstitions, Occult, Witchcraft, Voodoo, ESP, etc.

General Urban Not Limited to Gangs

Holidays

Popular Culture

Sex Discrimination

Senior Citizens

Steel Industry

Gary:

History

Big Business

Accidents

Education

Church Activities

Religion

Box 8 Politics

Local Personalities

Subseries: Box 8 Slides

Gary Art Auction and Bicentennial

Subseries: Box 8 Photocopies of Newspaper Clippings

Calendar of Events Complied from Gary Newspapers

Master Index to the Gary Archives Notebooks

Crime in Gary: Category I. 1-13

Crime in Gary continued: Category I. 14-23

Black Community in Gary: Category II. 1-9

Ethnic: Category III. 1

Ethnic continued: Category III. 2-10

Recreation, Migration, and Gary: Category IV, V, IX

Syndicated Columns and Traditional Themes in Conversation: Category VI, VII. 1-10

Traditional Themes in Conversation continued: Category VII. 11-21

The Steel Industry in Gary: Category VIII.

Subseries: Box 10 Gary Project Audio cassettes, undated 

Tape 1: Calumet Region, transcribed by C. Edwards

Tape 2: Calumet Region, transcribed by C. Edwards

Tape 3: Calumet Region

Tape 6: Calumet Region

Copy of Tape 6

(1 of 2)


Copy of Tape 6

(2 of 2)


Tape 7: Calumet Region, transcribed by Roger Beatty

Tape 8: Calumet Region, transcribed by Merry Weed

Tape 9: Calumet Region

Copy of Tape 10b: Gary Project

Tape 11: Gary Project, transcribed by Carole Burke

Copy of Tape 12: Gary Project, transcribed by Carole Burke

Copy of Tape 12: Full Transcription, transcribed by C. Edwards

Tape 14: Gary Project, summary by C. Edwards

Tape 15b: Gary Project, summary by C. Edwards

Tape 16: Gary Project, transcribed by Michelle Janette

Copy of Tape 17, prepared by M. Roseman

(1 of 2)


Copy of Tape 17, prepared by M. Roseman

(2 of 2)


Tape 18: Gary Project, summary by Mary Stevens

Tape 19: Gary Project, summary by Mary Stevens

Tape 20: Gary Project, transcribed by Mary Stevens

Tape 21a: Gary Project, transcribed by C. Edwards

Tape 22: Broadstone, transcribed by Merry Weed

Tape 23: Gary Project, transcribed by Carole Burke

Tape 24: Gary Project

Copy of Tape 25: Gary Project

Copy of Tape 26: Gary Project

Tape 29: Gary Project, transcribed by C. Edwards

Tape 30: Urban Studies Seminar, transcribed by Michelle Janette

Tape 31: Serbian Hall, transcribed by Michelle Janette

Tape 32: Serbian Hall, transcribed by Merry Weed

Tape 33: Purdue-Calumet, transcribed by Merry Weed

Tape 34: Purdue-Calumet, summary and partial transcription by Merry Weed

Tape 35: Greek students, transcribed by Merry Weed

Subseries: Box 11 Gary Project Videotapes, 1976-1979 

Gary Project Videotapes: ½” Scotch Brand Open Reel (Magnetic),

#39, Veatro Desengano del Pueblo, June 6, 1976 

#40, Veatro Desengano, June 6, 1976 

Cindy’s Rough Cut 1, Litho, undated 

Ethnic Stores, undated 

Ethnic Stores, Dubbard, September 7, 1979 

Food Tape #1. Rough Cuts (Vidutis), undated 

Food Tape #2. Rough Cuts (Vidutis), undated 

Gospel in Gary videotape by John Hasse property of Indiana University Folklore Institute, undated 

Gusle and Tamburitza: Ethnic Music in the Region, March, undated 

Gusle and Tamburitza. Singer of Tales. (March) FOR NEH [National Endowment for the Humanities], undated 

Gusle and Tamburitza Not To Be Used For Anything But Preview. Rough Copy, undated 

Last Rough Cut, undated 

Lithuanian Folk Culture, Rough Cut, (Vidutis/Wachs), undated 

Lithuanian Folk Culture, Rough Cut, (Vidutis/Wachs), October 7, 1978  

Lithuanian Folk Culture Rough #1 (Vidutis/Wachs), undated 

Lithuanian Folk Culture Final #2 (Vidutis/Wachs), undated 

Media Sample for ICH [Indiana Council on the Humanities] Grant: “Southern Indiana Quarry Women and the Pentecostal Church” Prepared by Richard Vidutis, October 1979 

Opa! Macedonian Dance in Gary. Copy. (March), undated 

Prayer House of Faith. Final (Cooley), undated 

Singer of Tales Not To Be Used Except For Preview – Rough Copy!, undated 

Teatro De Sengano del Pueblo, 20 min. at IUN, George and March, June 4, 1976 

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