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Anthropology

The University of Maine

1963

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John Roberts, Clarence Berry Dec 1963

John Roberts, Clarence Berry

Maine Song and Story Sampler

“John Roberts” is one of many woods songs that tells the sad tale of a river driver who died on the job.

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The Schooner E.A. Horton, Margaret Hallett Dec 1963

The Schooner E.A. Horton, Margaret Hallett

Maine Song and Story Sampler

This song, which is native to Massachusetts, is based on a true story. On September 1, 1871 the E. A. Horton a Gloucester-based schooner was captured by the Canadian authorities in Nova Scotia.

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Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 3, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History Nov 1963

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 3, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter

For several years now, Wayland D. Hand, Director of the Center for the Study of Comparative Folklore and Mythology at the University of California (Los Angeles), has been working toward completion of a comprehensive Dictionary of American Popular Beliefs and Superstitions. However, in order that such a work may be as authoritative as possible, Dr. Hand has asked organizations and individuals in the various states to canvass their regions and publish tributary volumes first. The Northeast Folklore Society is the logical organization to do the work here in Maine; therefore let us collect as much material as we can and …

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Blueberries & Leathery Ice, Lindsey Smallidge Sep 1963

Blueberries & Leathery Ice, Lindsey Smallidge

Maine Song and Story Sampler

A pair of tall tales from Mount Desert Island.

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Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 2, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History Jan 1963

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 2, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter

The 1962 issue of Northeast Folklore is being edited now. It will consist of a series of six or seven Märchen, several animal tales, a ghost story, and a few songs, all told and sung by Wilmot MacDonald of Glenwood, New Brunswick. Interestingly enough, Helen Creighton and I found that we had both collected exactly the same stories from Wilmot at different times and under different circumstances. Therefore we hope to include both versions of at least one tale, and careful comparisons will be made for all the others. We have barely scratched the surface of Wilmot's repertoire, but since …

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Northeast Folklore Volume 5: Twenty-One Folksongs From Prince Edward Island, Edward D. Ives Jan 1963

Northeast Folklore Volume 5: Twenty-One Folksongs From Prince Edward Island, Edward D. Ives

Northeast Folklore Monographs

From the introduction by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives: "The twenty-one songs printed in this little volume are a representative sample of the songs I collected on Prince Edward Island during the summers of 1957, 1958, and 1963. ... As a matter of fact, I wasn't even "collecting songs" in the usual sense of that term; I was very specifically looking for songs by Larry Gorman and for biographical. Information about him, and when L wasn't asking about Larry Gorman I was asking about Joe Scott. Thus the present collection is neither the result of my general acquaintance with the traditions …

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