Arts
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Folklore Archive: Student Field Projects Photographs
Collection
Identifier: WSAV002714
Abstract
The Folklore Archive, established in 1939 by WSU English professors Emlyn Gardner and Thelma James, contains the oldest and largest record of urban folk traditions in the United States. To document these traditions, Wayne State University students conducted field research projects, some of which included photographic records. Collection consists of 71 projects (or aggregations of multiple projects on a single topic) conducted by student interviewer-collectors. Student field research projects...
Dates:
1958 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1980