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Folklore

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

J. Susannah Norton papers

 Collection
Identifier: 642
Content Description The collection consists of research materials Dr. Josephine Susannah Norton developed during trips to the West Indies, Ghana, and while working on her thesis at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies.  The collection is rich with documentation on languages, folklore, and music from the Caribbean and West Africa.  Research materials regarding African American dialects and language are also extensively covered in the collection.  Slides from her trips to Ghana and...
Dates: Other: 1940-2003

Nick Spitzer collection

 Collection
Identifier: 282
Content Description

This collection contains magazines, brochures, clippings and other publications and ephemera on folklore, folklife festivals and the folk masters music series. Other materials include audiotapes, news clippings, programs, and various performances recorded live at the Barns of Wolf Trap.

Dates: Other: 1985-1996