New Mexico Folklore Society

Established in the spring of 1931, the purpose of the Society is to collect and preserve New Mexico folklore. The Society has sponsored many exhibits, lectures, folklore festivals, and publications. From 1944 until 1946, members participated in a project for the American Dialect Society, which was to collect proverbial sayings in English found in both written and oral traditions in New Mexico. In 1947, the Society began publication of the New Mexico Folklore Record .

From the guide to the New Mexico Folklore Society Photograph Collection, 1970-1982, (University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research)

Established in the spring of 1931. The purpose of the Society is to collect and preserve New Mexico folklore. The Society has sponsored many exhibits, lectures, folklore festivals, and publications. From 1944 until 1946, members participated in a project for the American Dialect Society, which was to collect proverbial sayings in English found in both written and oral traditions in New Mexico. In 1947, the Society began publication of the New Mexico folklore record.

From the description of Records, 1931-1987. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 32035823

The New Mexico Folklore Society (NMFS) was established in the spring of 1931 by a group of five people who met in Hodgin Hall at the University of New Mexico. Anita Osuna, then head of the Spanish Department, organized this meeting by inviting another Spanish instructor, Lolita H. Pooler; T.M. Pearce of the English Department; Lansing Bloom of the History Department; and James P. Threlkeld, owner of the New Mexico Bookstore. These founding members agreed that the purpose of the Society would be to collect and preserve New Mexico folklore. The members elected officers, drew up a constitution, and set dues and dates for meetings.

The Society has sponsored many exhibits, lectures, folklore festivals, and publications. From 1944 until 1946, members participated in a project for the American Dialect Society, which was to collect proverbial sayings in English found in both written and oral traditions of New Mexico. In 1947, the Society began publication of the New Mexico Folklore Record. In 1965, the University of New Mexico Press published New Mexico Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary which was a society project that began in 1948. This book was edited by T.M. Pearce, Ina Sizer Cassidy, and Helen S. Pearce. The NMFS has also established a Folklore Endowment fund to underwrite future publications and research.

From the guide to the New Mexico Folklore Society Records, 1931-1987, (University of New Mexico. Center for Southwest Research.)