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Wilson, Williams A. "Bert", 2010 August

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

William A. Wilson talks about his growing up years primarily in Downey, Idaho, his LDS mission to Finland, his interest in the Kalevala, his education at Brigham Young University (BA, MA) and Indiana University (PhD). He talks about the “democratic” leanings of folklore. He talks about his association with legendary folklorist Richard Dorson, his interest in both Finnish and Mormon folklore, trying to get folklore courses at BYU, coming to USU to... head the Folklore Program, starting the Fife Folklore Conference, before returning to BYU.

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Dates

  • Creation: 2010 August

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Material in English

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Extent

From the Collection: 3 boxes (3.5 linear feet)

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Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

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