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