Boatright, Mody Coggin, papers, 1907-1978.

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Boatright, Mody Coggin, papers, 1907-1978.

Papers of Mody Boatright (1896-1970), folklorist and professor of English at The University of Texas (1926-1969), include personal papers; items related to the Boatright and Reck families; and materials related to his professional career as teacher, chairman of the English Department, secretary-editor of the Texas Folklore Society, Fellow of the American Folklore Society, and member of numerous organizations.

34 ft., 7 in.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7419935

University of Texas Libraries

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