Toor, Frances, 1890-1956

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Toor was born in 1890; became a folklorist; publications include Frances Toor's guide to Mexico : compact and up-to-date (1934), Mexican popular arts (1939), New guide to Mexico (c1944), A treasury of Mexican folkways (1947), Three worlds of Peru (1949), Festivals and folkways of Italy (1953), and The golden carnation, and other stories told in Italy (c1960); she died in 1956.

From the description of Papers, 1920-1956. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 40352053

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Toor was born in 1890; became a folklorist; publications include Frances Toor's guide to Mexico: compact and up-to-date (1934), Mexican popular arts (1939), New guide to Mexico (c. 1944), A treasury of Mexican folkways (1947), Three worlds of Peru (1949), Festivals and folkways of Italy (1953), and The golden carnation, and other stories told in Italy (c. 1960); she died in 1956.

From the guide to the Frances Toor Papers, 1920-1956, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Jauss, Anne Marie. The golden carnation, and other stories told in Italy : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Mary Hunter Austin Collection Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Frances Toor Papers, 1920-1956 University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
creatorOf Toor, Frances, 1890-1956. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1930-1933, n.d. University of Pennsylvania Library
creatorOf Dixon, Maynard, 1875-1946. Maynard Dixon papers : and related material, ca. 1901-1985. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Toor, Frances, 1890-1956. Papers, 1920-1956. University of California, Los Angeles
creatorOf Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957. Correspondence : with Carl Zigrosser, 1927-1969, n.d. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
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associatedWith Austin, Mary Hunter, 1868-1934. person
associatedWith Cook, Howard Norton, 1901-1980. person
associatedWith Dixon, Maynard, 1875-1946. person
associatedWith Jauss, Anne Marie. person
associatedWith Kahlo, Frida. person
associatedWith Orozco, José Clemente, 1883-1949. person
associatedWith Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957. person
associatedWith Siqueiros, David Alfaro. person
associatedWith Spratling, William, 1900-1967. person
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United States
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Women folklorists
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Women folklorists
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Birth 1890

Death 1956

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