Papers, 1953-1966.

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Papers, 1953-1966.

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Bulk of the collection consists of term papers on folklore from students in Dr. Anderson's English 329 class at Texas A & M, some of which he later gathered into a book titled Texas Lore: A Collection of Student Papers on Texas Folklore. Also fieldnotes on folklore, clippings, research materials, and memorabilia. Some correspondence with folklore enthusiasts and miscellaneous publications on folklore. A few items about and from the Billy Arlington Company are included; most are oversized materials including 23 photographs and 4 playbills from Billy Arlington and Co. kept in map cases.

4.5 linear feet (9 boxes)

Texas A&M University, Evans Library & Annex; Main campus library complex

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SNAC Resource ID: 7614930

Texas A&M University, Evans Library & Annex; Main campus library complex

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Texas A&M University

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The history of Texas A&M University, the first public institution of higher education in Texas, began in 1871, when the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas was established as a land-grant college by the Texas Legislature. Classes began on October 4, 1876. Although Texas A&M was originally scheduled to be established under the Texas Constitution as a branch of the yet-to-be-created University of Texas, subsequent acts of the Texas Legislature never gave the university any authority over ...

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Anderson, John Q.

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Folklorist, author, and educator; b. John Quincy Anderson in 1916; d. 1975. From the description of John Q. Anderson papers, 1953-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70956189 Dr. John Q. Anderson (1916-1975) was a teacher, author, songwriter, and folklorist. He was an instructor at Texas A & M from 1953 to 1966, leaving the school in the position of head of English Department. Among his works are Brokenburn: the journal of Kate Stone, and A Texas surgeon in the C.S.A. ...

Texas Folklore Society

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The Texas Folklore Society was founded on December 29, 1909 in Dallas, by Leonidas Warren Payne and John Avery Lomax, with the purpose of preserving and presenting Texas folklore. The organization is now located at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, Texas. From the description of Texas Folklore Society records, 1909-1970. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 70706014 ...

Arlington, William.

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McNeese State College

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John A. Lomax Folklore Society.

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Texas A & M University. Dept. of English.

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