Records, 1931-1987.

ArchivalResource

Records, 1931-1987.

Consists of scrapbooks containing member and visitor signatures as well as a wide variety of material relevant to New Mexico folklore. Other papers include announcements, programs, financial records, correspondence, newsletters, mailing lists, endowment fund information, the constitution, and publication records for the New Mexico folklore record.

2 boxes (1.35 cu. ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7334096

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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New Mexico Folklore Society

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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 t...