Utah State University undergraduate student fieldwork collection
Scope and Contents
The Utah State University Undergraduate Student Fieldwork Collection consists of approximately 1,200 projects collected by Utah State University students in fulfillment of graded credit requirements for an upper division undergraduate folklore course. Most items include title page, table of contents, cover essay, and several items (examples) of folklore which include: informant, context, text (the folklore item), texture (stylistic notation), and collector data. Collector and informant release forms accompany most of the collections from 1986 forward.
The projects examine a wide variety of topics ranging from specific genres (like jokes, legends, beliefs, folksongs) to area interests (such as regional, occupational, family folklore). The finding aid includes: item number, title, description (number of items or interviews, media/images, and release form informaiton), student name, content description. Items are numbered by the year the student submitted the project to their instructor and the individual number of the item. For example, FOLK COLL 8a: USU 97-02, references the second item accessioned in 1997. The items are stored in archival boxes. The materials do NOT circulate. Guide to folklore collecting assignments.
Dates
- 1979-2017
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Restrictions
Open to public research. To access the collection a patron must have the following information: collection number, box number and folder number. The materials do not circulate and are available in USU's Special Collections and Archives. Patrons must sign and comply with the USU Special Collections and Archives Use Agreement and Reproduction Order form as well as any restrictions placed by the collector or informant(s).
Copyright
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Permission to publish material from the Utah State University undergraduate student fieldwork collection must be obtained from the Curator of the Fife Folklore Archives and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Biographical / Historical
The Utah State University Undergraduate Student Fieldwork Collection consists of USU student folklore projects from 1979 to the present. The collection continues to grow.
Extent
54 linear feet (115 boxes)
Abstract
Folklore projects collected by Utah State University students in fulfillment of graded credit requirements for coursework in undergraduate folklore classes (1979 to present).
Arrangement
Each fieldwork collection is arranged chronologically. Collections include:
- Utah State University undergraduate student collections (FOLK COLL 8: USU)
- Utah State University graduate student fieldwork collection (FOLK COLL 8: GRAD)
- Utah State University student fieldwork collection (FOLK COLL 8: Fieldwork)
- Utah State University Fife Conference student collections (FOLK COLL 8: FFC)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Utah State University Undergraduate Student Fieldwork Collection is comprised of focused folklore projects created by USU students enrolled in upper division undergraduate folklore courses from 1979 to the present. The projects were deposited in the Fife Folklore Archives by the course instructors, including Professors Lisa Gabbert, Patricia Gardner, Lynne McNeill, Jan Roush, Steve Siporin, Jeannie Thomas, Barre Toelken, and William A. Wilson and instructors Michael Christensen, Barbara [Garrett] Walker, and Randy Williams. The collection was created in 1979 by Barbara [Garrett] Walker.
Processing Information
Originally processed by Barbara [Garrett Walker] Lloyd and updated over the years by Fife Folklore Archives staff. Most recently updated by Ana Hildago, Fall 2011; Heidi Williams, Spring 2015; Chit Moe, Fall 2016; Finding aid created by Charity Lund and Randy Williams, February 2006; updated by Randy Williams, June 2012.
- Title
- Guide to the Utah State University undergraduate student fieldwork collection1979-2017
- Author
- Finding aid created by Charity Lund and Randy Williams, February 2006.
- Date
- ©2008
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide is in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
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