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IU Folklore Institute, 1987

Title: IU Folklore Institute 1987

The project deals with the beginning, the building, and the growth of the Indiana University (IU) Folklore Institute into an internationally recognized program. The interviewees are mostly students and/or faculty of the folklore program from the 1940s to the 1980s. They discuss those who most influenced and impacted the institute, namely Stith Thompson and Richard M. Dorson. They share their memories and experiences of the time they spent, or continue to spend, in the IU Folklore Institute.

ArchivalResource: 41 interviews; Audiotapes, transcripts, and collateral materials

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Thompson, S. mss., 1911-1976

Title: Thompson, S. mss., 1911-1976

Collection consists of the papers of Stith Thompson, 1885-1976, including correspondence; writings by Thompson; biographical and autobiographical materials such as travel files and diaries; materials relating to professional societies and conferences to which he belonged and attended; and family genealogies on which he worked over the years.

ArchivalResource: 8562 items

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