Identifier
USU_FOLK COLL 28 (local)

Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division

Date
1958 - 2015 (Inclusive dates)

Summary

The Fife Folklore Archives, Special Collections and Archives at Utah State University Libraries is the chosen repository for the official papers of the Folklore Society of Utah. The collection continues to grow through the submission of FSU Executive Board Member's papers and general FSU related submissions.

Scope and Content Note

The Folklore Society of Utah Collection is divided into six (6) numbered series. Some of the series are divided into lettered sub-series, allowing for future growth of the collection, with each individual sub-series starting over with Box 1 (consequently, each series may have more than one "Box 1"). For use of an item please reference the collection number: series number: sub-series letter: box number: folder number, such as FOLK COLL 28: I: A: Box 1: Fld 2

Administrative/Biographical History Element

Biographical Note

The Folklore Society of Utah (FSU) was established in 1958 under the influence and direction of prominent Utah folklorists and scholars of the time, including Juanita Brooks, Olive Woolley Burt, Thomas E. Cheney, Austin E. and Alta S. Fife, Wayland Hand, King Hendricks, Lester A. Hubbard, Hector Lee, Jennings C. Olson, J. Golden Taylor, Louis C. Zucker, and others. FSU promotes and nurtures the study of folklore by collecting, preserving, and interpreting the folklore of Utah and surrounding areas. Beyond collection and preservation, the society makes folklore available both to the general public and to scholars by maintaining an archive (FOLK COLLECTION 28), publishing material, and presenting information through an annual meeting, formal lectures, concerts, festivals, events, and gatherings on folklore

System of Arrangement

A breakdown of the collection organization follows SERIES I: FSU BOARD Sub-series A: Formation Documents Sub-series B: Announcements/Correspondence/Timelines Sub-series C: Member Lists Sub-series D: Financial Documents SERIES II: FSU MEETINGS Sub-series A: Annual Meetings Sub-series B: Board Meetings SERIES III: FSU EVENTS Sub-series A: Events SERIES IV: FSU PUBLICITY AND PUBLICATIONS Sub-series A: Publicity Sub-series B: Newsletters Sub-series C: Publications SERIES V: FSU AFFILIATES Sub-series A: Utah State Historical Society Sub-series B: Other Affiliates SERIES VI: FSU MEMBER ACTIVITIES Sub-series A: Member Activism Sub-series B: Member Research Sub-series C: Member Papers/Publications

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan

Conditions Governing Access

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances

Permission to publish material from the The Folklore Society of Utah Collection must be obtained from the Curator of the Fife Folklore Archives and/or the Special Collections Department Head

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Fife Folklore Archives, Special Collections and Archives at Utah State University Libraries is the chosen repository for the official papers of the Folklore Society of Utah. The collection continues to grow through the submission of FSU Executive Board Member's papers and general FSU related submissions

General Note

Collection processed by Barbara [Walker] Lloyd and updated by Randy Williams. Finding aid created by Susan Gross, May 2004; updated by Anne Christensen, January 2010, Randy Williams, March 2012 and Matt Halaczkiewicz, April 2015

Extent
15 (boxes)

Language
English (Languages)

Other Subject Headings
Folklore and Folklife (Local)
Folklore--Societies, etc--Records and correspondence (Local)
Folklore archives--Utah (Local)

Preferred Citation
The Folklore Society of Utah Collection, 1958-2015. (FOLK COLL 28). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Department