Southwest Folklore Center folk drama collection, 1837-1970.

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Southwest Folklore Center folk drama collection, 1837-1970.

Correspondence, typed transcripts of plays, and a transcribed interview chiefly concern folk dramas collected from Mexico.

1.25 linear ft.

spa,

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 7389638

University of Arizona Libraries

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University of Arizona. Folklore Committee.

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The University of Arizona established an interdepartmental Folklore Committee in 1943 to collect songs, tales, folk remedies and interviews from Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. Francis Gillmor chaired the Committee until 1972, after which it was chaired by Byrd H. Granger. In 1978 the Committee was dissolved, and its archives were transferred to the newly created Southwest Folklore Center in 1979. From the description of University of Arizona Folklore Committee records, 1943-1979. (Unive...

University of Arizona. Southwest Folklore Center

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The Southwest Folklore Center was founded in 1979 upon the dissolution of the University of Arizona Folklore Committee. Since then it has served as an archive for folklore material. Its activities include actively researching and collecting information about Arizona's folk communities, generating outreach programs, and coordinating folk activities throughout the state. From the guide to the University of Arizona Southwest Folklore Center records, 1979-[ongoing], (University of Arizon...

Rael, Juan Bautista.

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Gillmor, Frances, 1903-1993

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Folklorist, writer, educator. University of Arizona professor, 1934-1973. From the description of Papers of Frances Gillmor, 1910-1993 (bulk 1930-1973). (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 37130618 Folklorist, author, and educator; University of Arizona faculty member, 1928-1973. From the description of The King danced in the market place, 1957-1967. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 31036657 English professor and folklorist, Universi...