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Folklore and Folklife

 Subject
Subject Source: Nwda

Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

David Rich Lewis papers

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_8.2:7 LEW
Abstract

The collection consists of research notes, teaching files, correspondence and publications of History professor David Rich Lewis during his tenure at Utah State University.

Dates: 1973-2017

Living Traditions of the Bear River Heritage Area survey collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_FOLK COLL 29
Abstract

Sound recordings of interviews, photographs, maps, illustrations, field notes and logs, and videotape and Powerpoint presentation stored on disc from a survey conducted 2001-2002 to identify the heritage traditions, themes, and future heritage projects of the Bear River Heritage Area in Utah (Box Elder, Cache, and Rich Counties).

Dates: 1999-2004

Northern Utah Mormon Food Storage Fieldwork collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_Folk Coll 59
Abstract

This collection represents interviews and documentary photographs regarding Mormon food storage activities carried out by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from Cache Valley, Utah, during 1992-2002.

Dates: 1975-2002

Public Folklore collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_FOLK COLL 45
Abstract

This collection contains materials pertaining to U.S. public folklore programs within their respective states, Washington DC and Puerto Rico. The collection materials include pamphlets, brochures, programs, newsletters, correspondence, etc.

Dates: 1970-2010

Skaggs Foundation cowboy poetry collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_FOLK COLL 11
Abstract

Utah State University's cowboy poetry collection, containing books, pamphlets, etc. of cowboy poetry, songs, and related material; including both trade and self published works.

Dates: 1890-2008

Steve Siporin's fieldwork from the Carbon County, Utah, section of the Italian-Americans in the West Project (U.S.)

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_FOLK COLL 33
Abstract

Final report and biographical information forms, slide sheets, contact sheets, and log sheets for fieldwork conducted by Steve Siporin during the Carbon County, Utah, "Italian-American in the West" project.

Dates: 1990

Swaner Family Oral History Project

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_Folk Coll 60
Abstract In 2010 the Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter (Snyderville Basin, Park City, Utah) was donated to Utah State University, making it the largest gift in USU history. Known to native peoples as the “Hole in the Sky,” the preserve encompasses a 1,200 acre wildlife preserve and state of the art environmental education facility. The dream of the preserve started in 1992, when Dr. Paula Swaner and her children pursued a way to honor their late husband and father Leland Swaner; and culminated in the...
Dates: 2015-2016

Barre Toelken fieldwork image collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_FOLK COLL 35a
Abstract

Photographs and slides collected or taken by Barre Toelken from 1954 to 2002, including pictures of cemeteries, Native American customs (mostly Navajo), folk art, vernacular architecture, and customs of Austria, Germany, Japan, United States, and topical images.

Dates: 1954-2002

Barre Toelken sound recording collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_FOLK COLL 35b
Abstract

Fieldwork cassette and reel-to-reel tape recordings made by Barre Toelken from 1958-1979, with the bulk consisting of folksongs and instrumental folk music.

Dates: 1958-1979

Utah State University student documentary collection on September 11, 2001

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_FOLK COLL 26
Abstract

Fifty-six oral interviews recorded on audio tape, tape logs, fieldwork data sheets, and in some instances, transcribed oral narratives.

Dates: 2001-2002