COLLECTION
James McWilliam Collection of Bawdy Cowboy Songs and Poetry
Identifier
1031 (local)
Date
2002 (Date acquired)
Summary
Seven folders containing dot-matrix computer print outs of approximately 341 bawdy limericks, poems and songs collected, compiled and donated to the Western Folklife Center in 2002 by James McWilliam of Pocatello, Idaho. Content is ribald, off-color, explicit, etc. One folder contains words to "The Castration of the Strawberry Roan." Gift of James McWilliam, 2002.
Extent
7 (folders)
Language
English (Languages)
Other Subject Headings
Cowboy Music--bawdy (Local)
Cowboy Songs--bawdy (Local)
Cowboy Poetry--bawdy (Local)
Limericks--bawdy (Local)
Bawdy Songs (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Folk songs--cowboys (Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT))
Humorous songs (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Erotic songs (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Dirty songs (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Ribald songs (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Geographic Coverage
Idaho (Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names)
1031. James McWilliam Collection of Bawdy Cowboy Songs and Poetry / Western Folklife Center