Felix J. Oinas papers, 1949-2005
A Guide to his Papers at the Indiana University Archives
Finding aid prepared by Stephanie Singleton.
Summary Information
Repository
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Creator
Oinas, Felix J.
TitleFelix J. Oinas papers, 1949-2005
Collection No.
C400
Extent
11 cubic feet (11 boxes)
Language
Materials are in English,
Finnish,
German,
Russian,
Estonian,
Slavic and Baltic
languages.
Abstract
Felix Oinas, a world renowned scholar in
the areas of Slavic linguistics, Finno-Ugric language, literature, and folklore, was
a professor of Uralic and Altaic Studies and Slavic Languages and Literatures at
Indiana University from 1950 until his retirement in 1981. The collection consists
of Oinas' correspondence, publications, and research on Balto-Finnic and Slavic
folklore, the relation of Balto-Finnic folklore as compared to Baltic (Lithuanian
and Latvian) folklore, the Estonian epic Kalevipoeg, mythology (including the study
of spirits, ghosts, devils, and vampires), and the study of Slavic and Finnish
etymologies.
Access Restrictions
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Biographical Note
Felix Oinas was born on March 6, 1911 in Tartu Estonia to Ernst and Marie Oinas.
Marie was a homemaker, and Ernst was a dairy farmer who had an interest in
literature and maintained a small library. Oinas became an avid reader in elementary
school, his father made sure that Felix made time to read in between tending to the
animals on their farm. Oinas' father felt that learning Russian was so important
that he paid for his son to have a private tutor. As a young boy, Felix
remembers:
"It was at Maltsa that I first heard about
pisuhänds
(‘spark-tail, a flying, fiery treasure-bringing demon). People insisted that they
had seen a
pisuhänd, like a streak of light, fly across
the sky and then land at Tõnumärdi. This was the wealthiest farm in the area, and it
was believed that a
pisuhänd had brought wealth to the
farm. Later at Saare farm (talu) I heard spine tingling stories about revenants,
specters, and ghosts from farmhands." (Account of My Career)
Oinas' early exposure and interest in literature, language, and folklore foreshadow
his distinguished academic career. Indeed,Felix Oinas attended Tartu University and
received his M.A in Finno-Ugric, comparative literature, and folklore in 1938 while
Estonia was still an independent nation. He taught Estonian in Hungary, conducted
research on Hungarian literature, and translated Hungarian and Estonian works. Oinas
stayed in Estonia during the Soviet Occupation of 1940-41and the German occupation
of 1941-44; however, the turbulent and volatile political environment in Estonia
caused the Oinas family to flee their home for the West in early 1945. Felix Oinas
writes:
"I was one of those lucky Estonians who was able to escape with my family to the West
before the Russians occupied my home country in 1945. Although refugee life has been
full of hardships, I received the chance to continue my life and work in freedom
being able to strive to reach my goals and aspirations." (Account of My Career)
Oinas studied Slavic linguistics and literature while in living in Germany, and in
1949, the Oinas family sailed to the United States after Oinas was hired as a
research assistant for the Slavic Department at Wayne University in Detroit. Oinas
stayed in Detroit for one year before moving to Bloomington, Indiana. Finno-Ugric
languages and folklore were taught at Indiana University, and this influenced Oinas
decision to move to Indiana in 1950. Oinas became a Russian instructor while
simultaneously studying theoretical and Slavic linguistics and working at the
Folklore Institute with Stith Thompson.
In 1952, Oinas received his PhD in linguistics; his dissertation,
The Development of Some Postpositional Cases in Balto-Finnic
Languages,
was published by the Finno-Ugric Society in Finland. Oinas
taught Russian and Old Church Slavonic in the IU Slavic Department in addition to
folklore. He was also the chairman of the Language Laboratory Committee from 1957-60
and organized the first USA-Canada language laboratory conference at Indiana
University. In 1961 he received Fulbright and Guggenheim grants to do research at
Helsinki University, and in 1964 he received a second Guggenheim fellowship, which
he used to conduct research in Zagreb, Croatia.
In 1960 Oinas was appointed chairman of the Ural-Altaic Department. He later became a
full professor in the Slavic and Ural-Altaic Departments and in the Folklore
Institute. In the Slavic Department he taught Church Slavonic, Old Russian
Literature, reading of Old Slavonic texts, and history of Russian literary language.
In the folklore department he taught Russian, Finnish, and Balto-Finnic folklore;
Finno-Ugric, and Siberian mythology and religion.
Felix Oinas has published 23 books, 250 articles, 130 reviews, and translated four
books from Hungarian and English. There were many basic themes of Felix Oinas'
research. Some of the most important included Balto-Finnic and Slavic folklore, the
relation of Balto-Finnic folklore as compared to Baltic (Lithuanian and Latvian)
folklore, the Estonian epic
Kalevipoeg (including the
study of Slavic parallels to that epic), mythology (including the study of spirits,
ghosts, devils, and vampires), and the study of Slavic and Finnic etymologies.
Professor Oinas received many honors during his life, which are too numerous to
mention in full. In 1998, Professor Oinas was presented the highest Estonian civil
honor, the Order of the State Coat of Arms II class by Estonian ambassador Kalev
Stoicescu. In 1985, he received the Kalevala medal from the Finnish government. In
1986, he was made an honorary member of the Folklore Institute of Pázmány Péter
University in Budapest, Hungary. He was honored by many more organizations in many
countries. He had many visiting and guest appointments in such institutions as the
University of California at Berkeley (1976), various Finnish universities (1962),
Stockholm University (1962), and Belgrade University (1974). He also gave lectures
at numerous other universities across the United States and Canada. In 1977, he was
elected as a foreign member of the Finnish Academy of Sciences. He participated in
many international conferences and was active in professional organizations, such as
the Modern Language Teachers Association. He played a major editorial role as review
editor and board member for the
Slavic and East European
Journal,
the journal of AATSEEL, and the American Association of
Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages. On the occasion of his 70th birthday
Oinas was honored with an international
Festschrift
Folklorica: Festschrift for Felix J. Oinas,
edited by V.E.Zygas and
Peter Voorheis.
Felix Oinas passed away on September 25, 2004 at his home in Bloomington, Indiana; he
was 93 years old.
[written by Ronald F. Feldstein, Revised July 25, 2005]
Arrangement
The Felix Oinas papers include the following record series: Correspondence,
Biographical records, Publications, Research notes and materials, Slavic and Baltic
language materials, Subject files, and Teaching notes and materials. All series and subseries are
arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
The Felix Oinas papers are composed of seven series: Biographical records,
Correspondence, Publications, Research notes and materials, Subject files, and
Teaching notes and materials.
Biographical records includes Oinas' curriculm vitae, articles about Oinas'
contributions to the fields of folklore, literature, Slavic studies, and
linguistics. Also included are awards and honors bestowed upon Oinas as well as
several of his speeches.
Correspondence includes letters from former U.s. President Bill Clinton, Indiana
Senator Richard Lugar, Estoniana Ambassador Kalev G. Stoicescu, and the second
President of Estonia Lennart Meri. There are also letters from several celebrated
scholars such as: anthropologist and folklorist Elli Köngäs Maranda, Wayland Hand,
Archer Taylor, Julius Mark, and Ülo Valk among others.
Publications are comprised primarily of articles and papers written by Felix Oinas.
Topics of these articles include but are not limited to Old Church Slavonic, Russian
literature, history of Russian literary language, Finno-Ugric and Balto-Finnic
languages and linguistics. There are also items on Russian, Finnish, and
Balto-Finnic folklore, Finno-Ugric and Siberian mythology and religion, epic
Kalevala, shamanism, devils and demons, vampires, and bear cults. Articles written
about Oinas and his works are also included in this series, in addition to book
reviews, and conference papers. Oinas' doctoral dissertation on Balto-Finnic
languages and his book on heroic epics and sagas can also be found in this series.
The Research notes and materials series includes notes, outlines, and primary and
secondary sources related to his research on Old Church Slavonic, Russian
literature, history of Russian literary language, Finno-Ugric and Balto-Finnic
languages and linguistics. There are also items related to his work on Russian,
Finnish, and Balto-Finnic folklore, Finno-Ugric and Siberian mythology and religion,
epic Kalevala, shamanism, devils and demons, vampires, and bear cults.
The Slavic and Baltic language materials series consists of materials written in
several Slavic and Baltic languages on a variety of topics. This series contains two
subseries: Publications by Felix Oinas and Research notes and materials.
Subject files include Oinas' curriculum vitae, records documenting various awards,
news clippings, conference reports, documents regarding Slavic Department programs
and Russian workshops, Felix Oinas' retirement speech and his obituary.
Teaching notes and materials contains items relating to Russian, Slavic, and folklore
courses and seminars such as syllabi, outlines of class lectures, handouts, exams,
and course assignments.
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Indexing Terms
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online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by
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Administrative Information
Acquisition InformationAccession Information: 2010/093
Additional materials were added to this collection from 2003/055.
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[Item], Felix J. Oinas papers, Collection C400, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Processing InformationProcessed by Stephanie Singleton.
Completed in 2010
Updated with additions by Laura Bell, April 2017.
Container List
Series:
Box 1
Correspondence, 1949-2004
Indiana University President Myles Brand, 1994
President Bill Clinton, Senator Richard Lugar, Representative
John Hostettler, 1997
Agnes Halling, 1989-1992
(2 folders)
Maimu Halling, 1993-1998
Wayland Hand, 1985
Olaf Imelik, 1993-1995
Tatiana Ivanits, 1997
Victor Koressaar, 1994-1999
Anatoly Liberman, 1988-1994
Ellen Liv, 1988-1989
Isidor Levin, 1995-2000
Aime Luht, 1963
Elli Köngäs Maranda, (Death of anthropologist and folklorist),
1983
Julius Mark, 1957
President of Estonia Lennart Meri, 1979-1996
Heldur Niit, 1996-1999
Henry Nurmet, 1995
Felix Oinas’ Answers to Letters, 1952-1955
Alexander Strakhov, 1997-2000
Estonian Ambassador Kalev G. Stoicescu, 1997
A,Takkel, 1987-1988
Heino Taremäe, 1998-1999
Archer Taylor, 1960-1974
(2 folders)
Ulo, Tedre, 1988-1999
Aimo Turunen,, 1987-1999
Ülo Valk, 1995-2001
Izaly Zemtsovsky, 1997
Academic Colleagues, 1980-2004
American Philosophical Society, 1964-1966
Article Reviews and Critiques, 1981-1992
Article Reviews on Structural Analysis, 1989-1995
Class audit, 1991
Eest Arhiiv, 1990-1992
Eesti Rahvaluule Arhiiv, 1992-1995
Enzyklopadie des marchens, 1988-1994
Estonian Archives in the U.S., 1988-1994
Estonian Literature Society—Eesti Kirjanduse Selts, 1994-1996
Estonian Studies, 1993
Finno-Ugric Studies Association of Canada, 1984-1998
Fulbright Program, 1960-1997
General Correspondence,
1949-1952
Box 2
1950-1956
(2 folders)
1958-1966
1965-1976
1981-1994
1988-1998
1990-1992
1992-1995
1993-1994
1993-1999
1994-1995
1995-2000
1996-1997
1997-1998
1997-1999
1997-2001
1999
Helsinki and Michigan Universities, 1966-1992
Indiana University Deans, 1959-1960
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1960-1962
Journal Reviews, 1955-1960
Korporatsioon Ugala, 1993-2001
(2 folders)
Language Laboratory Conference, 1959-1960
(3 folders)
Re: Michael Adams article on Demons, 1983
Re: Eric Teder’s Research, 1986-1999
(2 folders)
Russian and East European Institute, 1995-1996
Russian Workshop/ Slavic Department Studies, 1983
Society of Folklore Fellows, 1956-1962
Teaduste Acadeemia, 1986-1991
Valismane Eest Kirkjanike Liit, 1994
Series:
Box 3
Biographical records, 1951-1998
Annual Faculty Reports, 1951-1993
Articles about Felix Oinas, 1997-1999
Awards, 1996-1998
Curriculum Vitae, undated
Felix Oinas and Hungarian Studies, undated
Oinas Honored by Estonia, 1998
Retirement Speech, undated
Russian Studies Article on Felix Oinas, 1995
Speech, 1961
Series:
Box 3
Publications, 1950-1999
See also Slavic and Baltic Materials series
Subseries:
Box 3
Articles, Folklore, 1962-1999
A Recently Discovered Early Report on the Karelians,
1986
Akakij Akakievic's Ghost and the Hero Orestes, 1976
Articles on Vampires, Russian Workshop, Kalevala, and Sampo,
1989-1998
Couvade in Estonia, 1993
Box 4
Devil and Evil Spirits, undated
"Devil in Russian
Folklore,"
1981
Double Vegetables and Magic, undated
Dracula Juubeliks, 1998
Drafts of Articles on Mythology, 1978-1994
East European Vampires, 1998
East European Vampires and Dracula, 1978
Encyclopedia Entry
"Loorits,
Oskar,"
1996
Finnish-Estonian and Baltic-Folklore Relations, undated
Finnish-Karelian
Äkräs,
1980
Folklore Activities in Russia, 1962
Folklore and Politics in the Soviet Union
Folklore in the Program of the Fifth International
Finno-Ugric Congress, Turku, 1980
Foreword
"Russian Folk
Beliefs,"
1988-1997
F.R. Faehlmann's Myth 'Dawn and Dusk,' 1983
Gestures and Ballads, 1981
Heretics as Vampires and Demons in Russia, 1978
Historical Reality and Russian Supernatural Beings and
"Spirits, Devils, and Fugitive
Soldiers,"
1963-1989
Ingrian Kirlouks 'Water Spirit,' 1998
In the King's Castle the Entrance is Wide But the Exit Narrow, 1972
Introduction
"The
Werewolf,"
1979
Julius Mägiste 1900-1978, 1978
Kalev (Kolyvan) in Russia; Folklore and History; and Remarks
on Karelian-Finnish Negative Analogy: A Construction of Slavic
Origin, 1976
Legends of the Chuds and Pans, 1968
Legends of Kalevipoeg, 1990
Legends of the Voluntary Appearance of Sacrifical Victims, 1968
Mordvin Ballads and the Bible, 1987
Negative Parallelism in Karelian-Finniish Folklore, 1976
On Estonian Folk Religion, undated
Oskar Lutsu, 'Siniallik' ja 'Viimne pidu,' 1988
Poltergeist in Balto-Finnic, 1977
Shamanism in Russia: Understanding the Holy Fools, 1989
Reviews of
European Folk Ballads and Nardona predaja o vladarevoj tajni,
1969
Russian
golubets
'grave marker'
and some
notions of the soul, 1964
Shamanistic Components in the Kalevala, 1987
Shamanistlik hing Eestis, 1992
Shamanistic Elements in the Kalevala, ca. 1980
Some Ethnophaulisms: The Foreigner as Devil, Thistle, and
Gadfly, 1993
Spirits, Devils, and Fugitive Solkdiers, undated
St. George As Forest Spirit, 1980
Tarinat Kansan Itsensä Hautaamisesta, 1973
The Bear Cult in America, 1998
The Bear's Marriage with the Girls, 1999
The Baltic Background of Balto-Finnic Folklore, 1974
The Conclusion of the Epic Kalevipoeg, undated
The Ending of the Epic Kalevipoeg, 1985
The Finnish and Estonian Folk Epic, 1976
The Folk Epic, undated
The Foreign Occupations in Estonian Folklore, undated
The Hands of Desperation, 1979
The Knocker, undated
The Mutual Influence Between Slavic and Balto-Finnic Epic Songs, 1965
The Mythical Origin of Väinämöinen's Kantele, undated
The Political Uses and Themes of Folklore in the Soviet
Union, 1978
The Problem of Russian Influence on the Word Order of the
Karelian-Finnish
The Problem of the Aristocratic Origin of Russian Byliny,
1971
The Problem of the Notion of Soviet Folklore, 1976
The Relationship between the Slavic and Finnic Heroic Epic,
1966
The Russian Chronicle and Historical Songs as Folklore,
undated
The Sower, 1960
The Study of Folklore in Yugoslavia," - Draft,
Journal of the Folklore Institute, Vol. 3, No. 3,
December 1966 .
The Study of Russian Folklore, 1974
The Tragedy of Kalevipoeg and of the South Slavic Heroes, 1976
The Transformation of Folklore into Literature, 1978
Theft of the Thunder Instrument, 1997
"Tugalse "Felix Ormusson' ja
Turgenevi 'Isad ja Lapsed'"
Väinämöinen's 'Straw Stallion'
Vesitiellä viipyneen neidon runo, 1963
Werewolf, 1967
Wind Goes to Bed, 1996-1997
Subseries:
Box 4
Articles, Language and Literature, 1956-1986
Foreign Words in Russian, 1965
Notes on Russian Etymologies, 1957
Notes on Russian Etymologies II, 1965
"Proto Slavic and Common Slavic,"
undated
Russian and Eastern Balto-Finnic Linguistic Contacts,
1958
Russian Calques in the Balto-Finnic Languages, 1956
Soviet Theories on the Origin of Russian Script and Literary
Language, undated
"The Original Meanings of the
Finnish Words ‘Lappi’ and ‘Lappalainen"
undated
The Problem of the Scapegoat and Tammsaare’s 'Juudit,'
1986
The Role Agglutination in the Development of Balto-Finnic
Case Suffixes, 1965
Two Balto-Finnic Words for the Devil, 1968
Subseries:
Box 4
Articles, Journal, 1950-1995
Articles in Keel ja Kirjandus Journal, 1988-1995
Articles in Tulimuld Journal, 1950-1985
(3 folders)
Subseries:
Box 4
Articles, Miscellaneous, 1957-1999
Abstracts of Folklore Studies, 1974
Article Addendum, undated
Box 5
Book Reviews by Felix Oinas, 1957-1999
Book Reviews of Felix Oinas’ book Petofi, 1994
Conference Paper, The Theory and Practice of Folklore in the
Soviet Union, 1976
Editorial Board Listing Palaeoslavica, 1998
Essay on Working with Thomas Sebeok, undated
Excerpts from Reviews of Felix Oinas’ Book Immortal
Kalevipoeg, 1994
Lauri Posti in Memoriam, 1989
Letters to the Editor, undated
Linguistic Reporter Newsletter, 1962
Newsletter, Eesti Kultuurfond Ameerika Ühendriiges, 1978-1995
Newsletter, Kultuuriside: Eesti Kultuurfondi Teataja,
1976-1994
Symposium Paper on Shamanism, 1983
There is No End to Inventions, 1997
Translation of Poems by Betti Alver, undated
Subseries:
Box 5
Books, 1951-1978
Dissertation, The Development of the Post Positional Cases in
Balto-Finnic Heroic Epic and Saga, 1978
Petofi, 1951
Spring Festivals in Estonia Translated by Felix and Betti
Oinas, undated
Series:
Box 5
Research Notes and Materials, 1952-1998
(See also Slavic and Baltic Materials series)
Subseries:
Box 5
Ballad, Epic, Folk Song, 1963-1981
Byliny, undated
Byliny, Russian Folklore, undated
(See also Publications—Articles)
Epic Cycles of Kalavala, undated
Epic Hero and Folktales, 1981
Ethnicity in Epics, undated
Finnish Epic Poetry, 1963-1977
Finnish Folk Songs, undated
Folksongs, Lullabies, and Folk Dance, undated
Heroic Age, undated
Heroic Narrative, undated
Miscellaneous, undated
The Kalevala, undated
The Kalevala and the Kalevipoeg, 1976
Kalevipoeg, Kalevala, undated
Kalevipoeg, Kalevala, and Estonian History, undated
(2 folders)
Karjalan ja Kalevalan juuria, undated
Latvian Epic Poetry, undated
National Variations of Folksongs, undated
Pests and Folksongs, 1980
Russian Epic Ballad, undated
Russian Oral Epic Song, undated
Slavonic Folk Poetry, undated
Subseries:
Box 5
Customs, Charms, Healing, Magic, and Ritual, 1968-1995
Charms, undated
Cheremis, undated
(4 folders)
Divinations and Charms, undated
Folk Beliefs, Folk Medicine, undated
Box 6
Folk Cures, Folk Magic, and Stealing, undated
Folk Medicine and Symbolism, 1968
Function of Ritual Folklore in the Balkans and Finland,
undated
Funerary Customs and Red Paint People, 1988-1993
(Located on side of box)
Funeral Laments, undated
Funeral/ Wedding Ceremonies and Funeral Laments, undated
Funerary and Burial Customs, undated
Healing, undated
Karelian Hospitality, undated
Magic, undated
Occultism, Witchcraft, undated
Rituals, 1975
Ritual Games in Funerals of Sub-Carpathian Russia, ca. 1977
Ritual Healing and Callus Ritual, 1977
Shamanism, 1988-1995
Shamanism, 1982-1992
Shamanism, undated
Witchcraft, Paganism, undated
Subseries:
Box 6
Folklore, General and Other, 1960-1997
Barbarian Entertainments, 1982
Bibliographic Materials, undated
Bridges over Swamps, undated
Dreams, 1997
Dreams, ca.1992
(2 folders)
Ego, Bragging, 1981
Folk Beliefs, undated
Folk Narrative Research Methods, ca.
1979
Folk Sayings, Expressions, undated
Folklore and Peasant Society, undated
Folklore Texts, undated
Historiography of Folkloristics, 1978
Landscape and Nature, undated
Miscellaneous, undated
Motif, undated
Motifs of Spinning, Spinning Wheel, undated
Occupational Folklore, Miners, undated
Outline, undated
Proverbs, undated
Proverbs and Popular Sayings, ca.
1960
Proverbs and Riddles, undated
References to People as Part Dog, undated
Research Methods, ca.
1970
Stupidity, 1983
Superstition, undated
Vladmir Propp, 1979
Subseries:
Folklore, General (nationality, ethnicity), 1952-1990
Die Altesten Substrate in den Ostseefinnischen Sprachen,
undated
Estonia and Estonians, undated
Estonian Culture, Vana Eesti Rahvas ja Kultuur, 1952
Estonian Folklore, 1974-1975
European Middle Ages, Polissa Culture, ca. 1990
Box 7
Finnish Folklore, undated
Finno-Ugric Folklore, 1974-1976
Folk Beliefs, undated
(2 folders)
Folklore in Soviet Occupied Latvia, 1959
German Folklore, undated
Historiography of Russian Folkloristics, undated
Latvian Folklore, undated
Lithuanian Bibliography, 1955
Lithuanian Folklore, undated
Lithuanian and Latvian Folklore, undated
Peoples of the Soviet Union, undated
Prehistory of Slavs, undated
(Russian) Khanty Culture, undated
Russian Folklore, 1988
Russian Folklore, undated
(3 folders)
Russian Folklore, Various Genres, undated
(2 folders)
Turkish Folklore, ca.
1983
Turkish Riddles, 1965
Subseries:
Folktale and Märchen, 1966-1998
Fairytales, undated
Fairytales and Marchen, undated
(2 folders)
Folktale Research, undated
Folktale,
"The Sheep Herder and
the Rabbits,"
1966
Function of Tale Telling, undated
Indian Fables [Eastern], undated
Marchen, undated
Storytelling, 1986-1998
Subseries:
Myth, Legend and Religion, 1978-1997
Babylon, undated
Bear Cult, 1984
Cornucopia, Religion, 1997
Cosmos History, undated
Devil’s Identity and Pre-Christian Prototype, undated
Demons and Spirits, undated
Estonian Folklore Mythology and Legend, undated
(folder 1)
Box 8
Estonian Folklore Mythology and Legend cont’d, undated
(2 folders)
Field Spirits, undated
Finnish Mythology, undated
Finno-Ugric and Siberian Mythology and Religion, undated
(2 folders)
Finno-Ugric Mythology, undated
Folk Legends and Customs, undated
Folk Religion and Belief about the Dead, undated
Latvian Mythology, undated
Legends and Epics, undated
Legends and Folktales, 1996
Legend of Pull of Earth, undated
Legends, Lasnamâe valge laev, undated
Legends, Genres, and Rituals, undated
Lithuanian Mythology, undated
Merja Legend, ca.
1996
Miscellaneous Myth and Legend, 1981
Myth, undated
Myth and Epic, undated
Myth and Magic, undated
Myth and Tradition, undated
Myth in Literature and Semiosis, undated
Myth of the Creation of Man, undated
Mythology, 1979-1980
Mythology of Indo-Europeans in Germanic Legendry, undated
Mythology and Religion, undated
Pan’s Death, undated
Peko, St. Peter, 1996
Prayer and Prayer Plant Experiments, 1992
Religion and Supernatural Beings, undated
Religious Church, Parish Practices, undated
Russian Bible Luke IX, undated
Saint Names, undated
Serbo-Croatian Mythology and Legend, undated
Siberian Mythology, undated
St. Nicholas, undated
Supernatural Beings, undated
The Bride from the Grave, undated
The Dead, undated
Theft of Thunder Weapon, 1995
(See also-Publications-Articles)
Spirits, undated
Utopia, undated
Vampires, 1978-1980
Vampire in Russian Folklore and Literature, undated
Box 9
Vampire, Werewolf, undated
Water Spirit named "Old
Nick,"
1995
Subseries:
Literature and Linguistics, 1958-1996
Balto-Finnic and Slavic Mutual Relations, undated
Colloquial and Literary Russian, undated
Cyne of Turov, undated
Finnish Languages, Work of Lauri Posti, undated
Finno-Ugric Language, undated
Foch’s Message, 1983
History of Languages, undated
Lectures on Russian Language, undated
Linguistics, undated
Linguistics, Grammar, undated
Literary Mistakes of Famous Authors, undated
Loan Words, Linguistics, undated
(2 folders)
Old Church Slavonic, undated
Old Church Slavonic Grammar, undated
Old Russian Language, undated
Oskar Luts’ Dramas, undated
Reading of Diels, ca.
1958
Russian Etymologies, undated
Russian Language, undated
Russian Language Parts of Speech, undated
Russian Language (Syntax) Studies, 1959
Russian Literature, 1990
Script (Drama) untitled, undated
Slavic Elements in Russian Culture, undated
Slavic Language, undated
Slavic Studies I & II, undated
(4 folders)
Slavic Alphabet, undated
Slavic Elements in Russian Culture, undated
Slavic Philology, 1996
Slavische Philologie, undated
The Russian Short Story: A Critical History 1850-1880,
undated
Wuolijoki, Brecht, and Sõja laul, undated
Subseries:
Miscellaneous, 1979-1998
Animals and Revenge, undated
Ethnographic Films of Lennart Meri, 1979-1998
Etymology of Log Billet, undated
Foreign Policy, undated
History of Mankind, undated
Box 10
Old Age, undated
Russian Laws, undated
Russian Tricks and Pranks, undated
Soviet Folklore, undated
Soviet Folkloristic History, undated
Theory of Soviet Meshchanstvo, undated
Traitors, undated
Series:
Box 10
Slavic and Baltic language materials, 1960-2000
Subseries:
Box 10
Publications by Oinas, 1960-2000
"Ann Lehtmets ja Dougalas Hoile:
Sentence Siberia,"
1994
"Eesti Rahaluuulest,"
1973
"Eesti Vanasõnadest,"
1990
"Ei ole Kala ega liha,"
1993
"Emaarm: vanasõnad emast,"
1987
"Faehlmann, Kreutzwald ja Nocks
andsid Rakveres oma Viru vande,"
1997
"Felix Oinas és
Magyarorszāg,"
1998
"Haltijat, paholaiset ja Karanneet
Sotilaat,"
1963
"Hingedeajat ja hinged
töötamisest,"
1986
"HeljoJaik-Corradi: Mõtteid ei saa
pidada,"
1999
"Inimkond Iäheb vanemaks,"
1984
"Isegi vähene mü toloogia tundmine
vőib päästa ini mese elu’ (Felix Oinas): folklorist Felix Oinase
hungaroloogiaalane tegevus,"
undated
"Janese õhkamine,"
undated
"Johannes Aaviku
estetismist,"
undated
"Jumi—Eine
Fruchtbarkeitsgottheit,"
1980
"Kaksikkeelsuse eelised"
and
"Mõtteid Kaksikkeelsusest,"
ca. 1976
"Kalev (Kolõvan) Venemaal,"
1993
"Kalevipoeg ja selle kodumane ning
rahusvaheline tagapŏhi,"
1974
"Kalevipoeg Kannab
Jeesust,"
1986
"Kalevipoja lõpp,"
undated
"Kalevipoja Missioonist,"
1979
"Kalevipoja mõõgasrum,"
1980
"Kalmistu tee,"
undated
"Kanteleen Myyttinen
Alkuperä,"
1988
"Kas mees on naise pea?"
1992
"Keeleteadlased ja
Kirjandusarvustus,"
1997
"Kitzbergi drama Libahuntja selle
rahvaluule Tagapõhi,"
1995
"Koputaja,"
undated
"Kreutzwaldi 100a surmapäeva
puhul,"
1992
"Kui See Mu Tuttav Tuleks’: Uusi
Tolkeid,"
1996
"KuidasTartust sai Dorpati
Küla,"
undated
"l’ >j venäjän
murteissa,"
1960
"Las Nad Sŏŏvad Roose Ja
Franke,"
1982
"Lasnamäe valge laev,"
1989-1992
"Libahuntidest,"
undated
"Lina Kannatustest: Kas igand
inimohvreist?"
1986
"Lincolni unenägu,"
1994
"Lisähuomautus
Kirjoitelmaa>> Vesitiellä viipyneen neidon runo
itämerensuomalaisilla ja slaaveilla>>"
1969
"Meie Emakeele Ilu,"
ca. 1999
"Meie emakeele ilust,"
undated
"Mõista, Mõista, Mis See
On?"
undated
"Mordva Mastoravast ja
must,"
undated
"Myytejä vai
miellikuvitusta?"
undated
"Nimi ei pole Tules,"
1996
"Nommehiire Rahvas,"
undated
"Noorusele,"
1980
"Õigusemõistmine Venemaal,"
1995
"Õnn,"
1984
"Õnne peah olema Isiklikke elamusi
1940-n daist aastaist"
and
"Dracula juubeliks,"
1997-1998
"Ostjak lila, Estonian
lis,"
1978
"Paavo Järvi Houstonis,"
2000
"Päike, valgus jä surm,"
1998
"Paul Ariste Meie Suuur
Keeleteadlane,"
1989
"Peeter Suur Inglismaal,"
1992
"Piirid on Pühad,"
1992
"Piksepillist, sampost ja
must."
Undated
"Pudemeid vandumisest,"
1995
"Rahvaluule ü lesandeist,"
1986
"Setujen Asema viron
Kansanperinteessä,"
1974
"Sämpsä Pellervoinen,"
1987
"Soome-Ugri Rahvaste
Saatusest,"
1968
"Soomes ja Jugoslaavias,"
undated
"Soosild,"
1998
"Suomen Kielen etymologinen
sarakirja,"
1956
"Teised on süüdi,"
1995
"The Tragedy of the Kalevpoeg and
South Slavic Heroes (In Russian),"
1974
"Toe ja õiguse"
Redu,
1990
"Töö ja vanadus,"
1995
"Tšuudide Endamatmisest,"
1970
"Tuul Heidab Magama,"
1997
"Vabaametiühingute Maailmakongress
Austraalias,"
1988
"Väetite vôim,"
1981
"Väliseesti Kirjandus Kodueesti
prisma läbi,"
1997
"Vandumisest,"
1989
"Varoitussarjat itä
merensuomalaisissa ja slaavilaisissa kansanrunoissa,"
1967
"Vastuseks dr Ülo Tedrele,"
undated
"Veel Kuradi Kujutelmast,"
1998
"Vestiellä viipyneen neidon
runo,"
1963
"Viljakusest ja maagiast,"
1992
"Viljakus ja sõna ning muusika
võim,"
1989
"Viljakusest rahvausus,"
undated
"Virolainen>>Tähden
morsian>>"
1974
"Viron Susi,"
1978
"Viru Vanne,"
1993
Subseries:
Box 10
Research notes and materials, 1984-1998
Cheremis, undated
Hobbuse Mäng, undated
Humelan, undated
Kaarnakivi, undated
Kannel, undated
Kühävöö, undated
Laiva, undated
Mälestused, undated
Mõned Tähe mõrsjast virgutatud mõtted
Mu Kirjutamise jorkudost, 1998
On Eesti ja some rahvaluulest ja rahvuseepostest, undated
Paar Pilguheitekatset Eesti Muinasusku, ca. 1984
Pyhimysten nimet suomalaisissa loitsurunoissa, undated
Rahvavesust, undated
Rolande als Rechtssymbole, undated
Suomalaisten Naimatapoja, undated
Suomen sissi venäjän, undated
Tahe mõrsja Salme ja Teme Kosilased, undated
Teosed, undated
Varkaalle Menijä runon Eurooppa-laista Taustaa, undated
Virokannas, undated
Work of Jur Allik
Work of Heino Eelsalu, 1985-1989
Work of M.J Eisen, undated
Work of Kerkokell, Uku Masing, and Kiitsakale Kibu, undated
Work of Catherine Kulesov, 1977
Work of Oskar Loorits, undated
Work of Kurt Rankes, undated
Work of Thomas Rawling, undated
Work of Trediakorskiji, undated
Work of Friedebert Tuglas, undated
Series:
Box 10
Subject files, 1970-2005
Curriculum Vitae, 1977-1990
Department of Uralic and Altaic Studies, 1977-1990
Directory of American Scholars, 1982
Felix Oinas Obituary, 2005
Folklore Institute and American Folklore Society, 1995-1998
History of Slavic Department and Russian Workshop, ca. 1983
Karl Kont, undated
Language Laboratory Conference Report, 1960
(See also Correspondence)
Lectures and Speeches, undated
Maps, undated
Box 11
Negative Sleeves (of Oinas?), undated
News Clippings about Felix Oinas, 1997
News Clipping on Felix Oinas Book
Petöfi
News Clippings on Publication of
Tuul
Heidab Magama,
1999
Photograph, Negatives of Structure, undated
Raamatute Photographs of Felix Oinas, undated
Slavic Department Memos and Course Descriptions, 1970-1971
Speaker’s Speeches at 80th Birthday Celebration of Felix Oinas,
1991
Thesis Acknowledgment by Inta Carpenter, 1988
Translation and Proof Editing of Book on Estonians, undated
Translation and Proof Editing,
"The
Conception of the World in Estonian Belief,"
undated
Series:
Box 11
Teaching notes and materials, 1960-1980
Ancient Russian Folksongs, undated
(3 audiotape reels)
Folklore Class Notes, undated
Index cards (language), undated
Old Church Slavonic, 1976-1980
(See also Research Notes and Materials)
Russian Language Materials, undated
F633 Folklore Seminar
R370 Russian Folklore, 1960
R480 Peoples of the Soviet Union, undated
R560 Russian Seminar, undated
R588, S588 History of Russian Literary Languages, 1969-1980
S588 Finnish Folklore, ca.
1977
S588 Slavic Studies, 1970
U345 Exams, 1973-1979
U345 Finno-Ugric and Siberian Mythology and Religion, 1977