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Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 9, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter

During the past academic year the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History at the University of Maine at Orono completed several major accessioning projects. From Lynn Franklin of the Portland Press Herald, they received almost 70 taped interviews with Mainers from all walks of life. James R. Wilson of Rutgers donated his collection of Miramichi Valley (N.B.) material: field tapes, recordings of the Miramichi Folksong Festival, and dubbings from the Louise Manny Collection. And the indefatigable David Littleton-Taylor deposited still more interviews with lobster fishermen. Several smaller accessions from independent researchers such as John J. Kelly, Jr., and Norman …

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 8, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter

I dedicated my book, Lawrence Doyle, first to "Big Jim Pendergast (whom I called, quite rightly, "My first friend on Prince Edward Island") and then to Joe Walsh, "my first friend in King's County." They both died within the month of January. Joe, at eighty-one, had gone down under his house to thaw out some pipes with a propane torch when some straw insulation caught on fire; the whole house went up and that was the end for Joe. Jim died very quietly at ninety-five after years of confinement. I will miss them both; in fact, I already do. — …

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 7, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter

[NOTE : After a seven year's silence, we are going to try to crank up the Newsletter again. Hopefully it will appear three times a year. In order to assure such astonishing regularity, the Editorship has been snatched from me (I'm delighted!) and placed in the responsible hands of Florence Ireland. I wish her luck, and I know you all join me in that.--E.D.I.]

On October 21th the Archives staff travelled to Camden, Maine to put on a workshop entitled, "Oral History and the Bicentennial." It was a day-long affair sponsored jointly by the Northeast Folklore Society and the Maine …

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 6, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter

This newsletter will be as brief as it has been (up to now) non-existent. However, you are entitled to know what has happened to Northeast Folklore, which usually appears late in May or early in June. Well, very simply, it will appear sometime late in July or early in August. I will spare you any long and involved mea culpa at this point, although no one is to blame but me. However, all seems to be going ahead adequately now, and unless something goes very wrong you should have Northeast Folklore VIII soon. At that time we will also bill …

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 5, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter

As of September 1, 1964, THE NORTHEAST FOLKLORE SOCIETY is incorporated as a non-profit institution, the primary purpose of which is "to collect, preserve, study, and publish the songs and legends, tales and other traditions of the New England-Canadian Maritimes area." One of the things this will mean is, of course, that contributions to the Society are utterly deductible for income tax purposes up to the limits prescribed by law. And by the way, thanks are due to Herbert T. Silsby II, of Ellsworth for taking care of all the legal arrangements for us.

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 4, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter

Up to now, the Society has concerned itself mainly with the publication of its journal, Northeast Folklore. Recently we have committed ourselves to working on a dictionary of popular beliefs on superstitions. Since the journal is in business to publish "fresh collections of regional material," and since the work on superstitions can only proceed from an orderly arrangement of collected materials, we should work toward the establishment of an archive where all such materials can be deposited and indexed. I can report that a modest beginning has been made. For several years, ever since 1958 in fact, students in American …

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 …

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 …

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 1, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter

This Newsletter will come out twice a year. The next 1962 issue should appear before Christmas. I would like to appeal to all members to keep the Editor posted on what they are doing in regard to folklore. Are you collecting anywhere in the New England-Maritimes area? Are you a teacher using folklore in your classes in some way that you have found particularly effective? Are you at present involved in some research or writing? I would also appreciate clippings and notices of events that you feel may interest other members. This is your Newsletter; I only edit it, and …