Chase, Richard, 1904-1988

American folklorist, storyteller, and collector of folktales. Works include Grandfather Tales, the Jack Tales, and American Folk Tales and Songs.

From the description of Richard Chase collection, 1983 Nov. 3 [videorecording]. (East Tennessee State University). WorldCat record id: 36093722

Richard Chase was a folklorist who collected folktales in Watauga County, N.C. and western Virginia. He wrote several books including The Jack Tales, American Folk Tales and Songs, and The Grandfather Tales.

From the description of Richard Chase papers 1928-1988. (Western North Carolina Library Network). WorldCat record id: 50563457

Richard Chase (1904-1988) was a folklorist who collected folk tales in Watauga County (N.C.) and western Virginia. He wrote several books including Jack Tales, American Folk Tales and Songs, and The Grandfather Tales.

From the description of Richard Chase manuscript 1955. (Western North Carolina Library Network). WorldCat record id: 50563514

Writer and lecturer on folklore; teller of tales; conductor of folk festivals; awarded Southern California Council on Literature award in 1970 for contribution to field of folklore for children.

From the description of Home to Canaan; a negro folkplay from Bible narrative, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1934. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122594118

Richard Chase was born in 1904 near Huntsville, Alabama. He was a folklorist, editor, and author. His renown as a storyteller of Appalachian folktales was paralleled by the numerous collections of folktales he edited. He died in 1988.

Biographical source: Something About the Author, vol 56 p. 25-26.

From the guide to the Richard Chase Papers, 1943-1948, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections)