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Title from cover Imprint varies Official organ of the American Folk-lore Society Humanities index America, history and life Historical abstracts Issues for Jan./Mar. 1984-Oct./Dec. 1984 carry whole numbering and lack vol./internal numbering
The American Folklore Society (AFS) is the United States (US)-based professional association for folklorists, with members from the US, Canada, and around the world, which aims to encourage research, aid in disseminating that research, promote the responsible application of that research, publish various forms of publications, advocate for the continued study and teaching of folklore, etc. [1 ...
Newell founded the American Folklore Society in 1888 where he edited the Journal of American Folklore. [3] His best known work is Games and Songs of American Children (1883, Mineola, N. Y.). The songs included tunes with the lyrics, and this book is the first collection of the folk music of American children.
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He was president of the American Folklore Society from 1951 to 1952, president of the American Name Society in 1956, and president of the College English Association in 1969. Among his honors were being named Fellow of the American Folklore Society, Fellow of the American Anthropological Association, and Executive Council member of the Modern ...
John Holmes McDowell (born 24 September 1946) is a Professor in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University Bloomington.He also serves as Director of the Diverse Environmentalisms Research Team (DERT) headquartered at Indiana University.
He received his B.A. in history at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee, in 1962, his M.A. in history from Oklahoma State University, an M.A. in American folk culture from the Cooperstown Graduate Program of the State University of New York in 1967, and his Ph.D. in folklore from Indiana University Bloomington in 1980.
Chauncey Peck's 1913 History of Wilbraham relates that it occurred "70 to 90 rods southwest of the boy's home," [10] placing it within current-day Hampden borders. [ 11 ] There exists some disagreement among folklorists with regards to the ballad's lyrics.