Ben Heiman folklore collection 1972-1988 papers, journals, books, video and audiotapes.

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Ben Heiman folklore collection 1972-1988 papers, journals, books, video and audiotapes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57937139

These are journals, articles, books and indexes devoted to folklore, tapes (audio and video) of storytellers and folklorists, a few manuscripts, clippings, a plan for classes in story-telling, correspondence, and folktales collected by Ben Heiman.

5.2 linear ft, 13 ms. boxes.

Berea College, Hutchins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7764942

Berea College, Hutchins Library

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Chase, Richard, 1904-1988

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American folklorist, storyteller, and collector of folktales. Works include Grandfather Tales, the Jack Tales, and American Folk Tales and Songs. From the description of Richard Chase collection, 1983 Nov. 3 [videorecording]. (East Tennessee State University). WorldCat record id: 36093722 Richard Chase was a folklorist who collected folktales in Watauga County, N.C. and western Virginia. He wrote several books including The Jack Tales, American Folk Tales and Songs, and The ...

Hicks, Ray, 1922-2003

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Heiman, Ben, 1914-1988.

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Ben Heiman told mostly Appalachian stories to thousands of children in Alabama through the library and school systems, and fostered story-telling by children. A Lieutenant Colonel in the US Airforce, Ben Heiman concluded his career at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. He and his wife Bobbie had one daughter, Lori. After retiring in 1972, Heiman worked fulltime for volunteer organizations, specializing as a story-teller with the Huntsville libraries and the cit...