UT Folklore CenterArchives ca. 1928-1981

Faulk, John Henry

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Folklorist, humorist, lecturer, and civil rights activist John Henry Faulk (1913-1990) was born to parents Henry and Martha (Miner) in Austin, Texas. A protégé of J. Frank Dobie, Walter Prescott Webb, and Roy Bedichek, Faulk graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where he later taught English. For his master's thesis, he analyzed ten African American sermons, and his research greatly impacted his thinking on civil liberties. Aided by his friend and fellow folklorist Alan ...

Lomax, John Avery

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UT Folklore Center

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The University of Texas Folklore Center Archives was established in 1957 and initially contained recordings collected by folklorists such as John A. Lomax, William A. Owens, John Henry Faulk, Norman McNeil, and Americo Paredes. Subsequently, other collections of recordings were added, and manuscript copies of student projects were retained as part of the archives beginning around 1962. In 1985 the collection was transferred from the UT Folklore Center to the Barker Texas History Center, now a se...

Lipscomb, Mance.

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Melchoir, Rudolph.

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Boatright, Mody Coggin, 1896-1970

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Owens, William A. (William Alfred), 1962-

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McNeil, Norman.

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McCormick, Mack.

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Owens, Tary.

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Myers, A... Glenn

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Paredes, Americo.

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Bauman, Richard.

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