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Delaware Folklore Society audio recordings, 1950-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:
8 1/4 inch audio tape
Abstract:
These audiotape recordings by members of the Delaware Folklore society feature folk tales, narratives, songs, sermons, and discussions of folklore. The recordings provide a glimpse into the work of an organization dedicated to preserving and studying the folk heritage of Delaware.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Lowell Edmunds collection of folk tales relating to incest and parricide, 1974-1985 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.8 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:
Lowell Edmunds is an emeritus professor of Classics at Rutgers University with research interests in Greek literature and mythology. This collection includes correspondence regarding translations and published and unpublished texts of folk tales relating to incest and parricide translated from more than twenty languages. Researchers will find African, Albanian, Asian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latin and Greek, Lithuanian, Spanish, and Slavic folk tales as well as those from the Near East and the Western Hemisphere.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]