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The volumes on folklore and folkways, published by the Fifes. Includes works on Mormon culture, cowboy songs and ballads, and the fold symbolism of bees in Christianity.

19 v.

University of New Mexico, Los Alamos, UNM-Los Alamos Library

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University of New Mexico, Los Alamos, UNM-Los Alamos Library

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Fife, Alta (Alta Stevens), 1912-1996

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Fife, Austin Edwin, 1909-1986.

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Educators, folklorists. The Fifes were early pioneers of the scholarly pursuit of western American folklore and folk practices. Austin spent much of his life teaching French and French literature at USU and other schools in the U.S. Not until 1971 did he begin teaching in the field for which he is best known, folklore. He and research partner and wife, Alta Stephens, were married in 1934 and ammased a large collection of folklore and ways during their collecting days. As a team they applied prin...