This collection consists of the papers and notes of folklorist Edith Cutting of Essex County, NY, who began documenting North Country folklife in the 1930s, including tales, games, ballads, and more shared by people she knew in the Champlain Valley.

The collection includes 12 files holding music and songs separated by topic.

Folder #1: Square Dance

Folder #2: Tall Tales

Folder #3: Supernatural

Folder #4: Proverbs

Folder #5: Reminiscences

Folder #6: Weather and Planting

Folder #7: Misc.

Folder #8: Lumbering

Folder #9: Legends

Folder #10: Humorous Anecdotes

Folder #11: Local Characters

Folder #12: Folk Love