Kentucky Folklore Society papers, 1925-1963.

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Kentucky Folklore Society papers, 1925-1963.

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Collection consists of correspondence, scrapbooks, newspapers clippings and ephemera associated with the Kentucky Folklore Society from 1925 to 1963. The bulk of the collection covers the organization's formative years from 1951 to 1963 when D. K. Wilgus served as editor to the Kentucky Folklore Record. The correspondence centers upon the organization and planning of the organization's annual meetings and letters to and from scholars and authors. The collection includes a few drafts of presentations and articles, constitution, a brief history of the organization, financial records and subject oriented scrapbooks.

6 boxes (3 linear ft.)

Murray State University, Waterfield Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7619805

Murray State University, Waterfield Library

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Wilgus, D. K.

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D.K. (Donald Knight) Wilgus was born on 1 December 1918, in Mansfield, Ohio. He attended the Ohio State University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1941, a Master of Arts in 1947, and a Doctorate of Philosophy in 1954. Wilgus spent most of his career teaching in the Center for the Study of Comparative Folklore and Mythology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Throughout his career he helped pioneer the chronicling of popular musical forms, including Blues and "Hillbilly"...

Kentucky Folklore Society

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The Kentucky Folklore Society was founded in 1912 as a local branch of the American Folklore Society. From 1916 to 1950, its annual meeting was held in conjunction with the Kentucky Education Association in Louisville. Consisting largely of academics and school teachers, the Society emphasized research and teaching, both in public schools and at the college level. During the 1920s and 1930s, the Society had two irregular publications, the Bulletin of the Kentucky Folk-Lore Society and the Kentuc...