Descriptive Summary
UT Folklore
Center
UT Folklore Center
Archives
ca. 1928-1981
91-102
826870491
101 ft.;
manuscript, typescript,
printed, photographic, audio
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
The UT Folklore Center
Archives was established in 1957 and includes recordings collected by
folklorists such as John A. Lomax, William A. Owens, John Henry Faulk, Norman
McNeil, and Américo Paredes. Materials are in English.
Historical Note
The University of Texas Folklore Center Archives was established in
1957 and initially contained recordings collected by folklorists such as John
A. Lomax, William A. Owens, John Henry Faulk, Norman McNeil, and Américo
Paredes. Subsequently, other collections of recordings were added, and
manuscript copies of student projects were retained as part of the archives
beginning around 1962. In 1985 the collection was transferred from the UT
Folklore Center to the Barker Texas History Center, now a section of the Center
for American History.
Scope and Contents
The UT Folklore Center Archives includes approximately 57 feet of tapes
(reels and audiocassettes) concerning a broad range of topics dealt with both
in music and by the spoken word. The earliest recordings date from the late
1920s. Most of the tapes are cataloged. Recordings may be used only by
appointment with the Sound Archivist.
The manuscript copies of student projects comprise 38 feet and date from
1962 to 1981. Arranged by name and/or genre, they relate to folklore topics
such as legends, stories, jokes, various types of songs, customs, material
culture, speech, puns, and riddles. There are name, place, and topical indexes
for these papers. Other manuscript materials include oral histories,
publications, notes, and checklists and indexes of recordings.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Use of audio material by appointment only; please contact sound archivist for more
information.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Bauman, Richard.
Boatright, Mody Coggin.
Faulk, John Henry.
Lipscomb, Mance.
Lomax, John Avery.
McCormick, Mack.
McNeil, Norman.
Myers, A. Glenn.
Owens, Tary.
Owens, William A.
Paredes, Américo.
Subjects
Anecdotes.
Anthropology and
anthropologists.
Art and artists.
Education, Higher.
Entertainment and recreation.
Folklore.
Folk medicine.
Folk songs.
Literature--Texas.
Music and musicians.
Oral histories.
Social life and customs.
Songs and singing.
University of Texas at Austin.
Photographic Subjects
Architects and
architecture.
Carpenters and
carpentry.
Germans--Texas.
Historic buildings and
sites.
Houses and housing.
Interior
decoration.
Melchoir,
Rudolph.
Fredericksburg (Tex.)
New Braunfels (Tex.)
Round Top (Tex.)
Cite as
UT Folklore Center Archives, ca. 1928-1981, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,
University of Texas at Austin.
Related MaterialSee also
Texas Folklore Society Records,
1909-1970.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Larry Landis, March 1986.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Student Collections, ca. 1962-1976
2.325/J85
Classification outline:
2.325/J85
Author index,
pre-1968 to Fall 1976:
2.325/J85
Abernathy, Sharon – Arwood, Thomas
2.325/J86
Amhurst, Judith – Bischoff, Connie
2.325/J87
Black, Tricia – Carlson, Anna L.
2.325/J88
Carleton, Crystl – Curry, Carol
2.325/J89
Dalton, Linda – Fenton, Margie Powell
2.325/J90
Feris, Andrea K. – Gomez, Lynne M.
2.325/J91
Gonzales, Victoria – Herring, Josie
2.325/J92
Hickman, Larry – Jordan, Larry M.
2.325/J93
Jorden, Jay – Lyons, Adrienne
2.325/J94
McAden, Lila – Mollenauer, Mary
2.325/J95
Moloney, Evelyn E. – Parke, Michael
2.325/J96
Parker, Judith – Riddell, Doris
2.325/J97
Rider, Kent M. – Shadrock, Mary
2.325/J98
Shahan, Gary – Strayhorn, Eddie Joe
2.325/J99
Striever, Mamie Helen – Walker, Gloria
2.325/J100
Walker, William L. – Zunker, Jill
2.325/J101
Student collections,
Spring and Fall 1981
2.325/J101
Topic index,
1968-1976
2.325/J101
Area index,
1969-1976
2.325/J101
Genre collections,
1962-1976[?]
Genre collections, ca. 1962-1976
2.325/J102
Lore of special groups
2.325/J103
General narrative
2.325/J103
Myths
2.325/J103
Legends
2.325/J103
Marchen, tales, and stories
2.325/J103
Humorous narrative
2.325/J104
Jokes
2.325/J104
Miscellaneous narratives
2.325/J105
Exempla
2.325/J105
History and reminiscences
2.325/J105
Anecdotes
2.325/J105
Dialogues
2.325/J105
Interviews
2.325/J106
Dialogues – Interviews
2.325/J106
Folksongs
2.325/J106
Narrative songs
2.325/J106
Non-narrative songs
2.325/J106
Songs of special groups
2.325/J106
Music
2.325/J106
Religious songs
2.325/J106
Other songs
2.325/J106
Rhymes
2.325/J106
Limericks
2.325/J106
Autograph books verses
2.325/J106
Games
2.325/J106
Dance
2.325/J107
Drama
2.325/J107
Ritual, festival and cult
2.325/J107
Beliefs – Superstitions
2.325/J107
Belief and practice
2.325/J107
Customs – Practices
2.325/J107
The life cycle
2.325/J107
Home and community relationships
2.325/J107
Folk medicine
2.325/J108
Folk medicine
2.325/J108
Supernatural, magic, and religion
2.325/J108
Plant and animal lore
2.325/J108
Signs – Portents
2.325/J108
Weather lore
2.325/J108
Material culture
2.325/J108
Material lore: Drawings, designs
2.325/J108
Costumes
2.325/J108
Architecture
2.325/J108
Arts and crafts
2.325/J108
Food and drink
2.325/J108
Epitaphs
2.325/J108
Graffiti
2.325/J108
Speech
2.325/J108
Names and nicknames
2.325/J108
Vocabulary and jargon
2.325/J109
Ethnic vocabulary
2.325/J109
Vocabulary of special groups
2.325/J109
Gestures
2.325/J109
Pranks, practical jokes, and stunts
2.325/J109
Charms, curses, and prayers
2.325/J109
Tongue-twisters
2.325/J109
Yells, cheers, and joy calls
2.325/J109
Toasts and taunts
2.325/J109
Puns
2.325/J109
Mnemonics
2.325/J109
Mottoes and slogans
2.325/J109
Excuses
2.325/J109
Speech – Miscellaneous
2.325/J109
Proverbs
2.325/J109
Proverbial comparisons, similes, and sayings
2.325/J109
Riddles
2.325/J109
Miscellaneous
Rastus and Mandy texts,
1965-1968 and undated
2.325/J109
Rastus and Mandy texts,
1965-1968 and undated
Student collections cards, pre-1970
2.325/J110
Student collections cards,
pre-1970
Stacy Labaj oral histories of pioneers and children of pioneers,
1963-1975
2.325/J111
Stacy Labaj oral histories of pioneers and children of pioneers,
1963-1975
Recordings: Checklists, transcriptions, and miscellaneous notes,
1959-1975 and undated
2.325/J111
Recordings: Checklists, A. Glenn Myers transcriptions of Mance Lipscomb tapes, and miscellaneous notes,
1959-1975 and undated
2.325/J112
Recordings: Checklists, transcriptions, and miscellaneous notes,
1959-1975 and undated
Miscellaneous publications,
1963-1975
2.325/J112
Miscellaneous publications,
1963-1975
American Folklore Preservation Act,
1975
2.325/J112
American Folklore Preservation Act,
1975
Recordings card index,
undated
2.325/J112
Recordings card index,
undated
2.325/J113
Recordings card index,
undated
2.325/J114
Recordings card index,
undated
2.325/J115
Recordings song title catalog, A-E,
undated
2.325/J116
Recordings song title catalog, F-L,
undated
2.325/J117
Recordings song title catalog, M-R,
undated
2.325/J118
Recordings song title catalog, S-Z,
undated
Photographs,
ca. 1968, 1972
3Y132
141 slides and 118 black and white prints (unidentified) of gestures,
ca. 1968
3Y134
235 color slides of German–Texan architecture in Fredericksburg, New Braunfels, and Round Top, Texas,
ca. 1972
Recordings,
ca. 1928-1981
2.325/R Sound Archives
2.325/R Sound Archives
Series F (1-492): Field recordings of American and international music and spoken work, collected by John Henry Faulk, John A. Lomax, William A. Owens, Américo Paredes, Roger Abrahams, and many others.
1
F1 – F36
2
F37 – F81
3
F82 – F150
4
F151 – F210
5
F211 – F246
6
F247 – F290
7
F291 – F333
8
F334 – F392
9
F393 – F459
10
F460 – F492
10
F493 – F507: Uncataloged Nevis (Caribbean) recordings by Roger Abrahams, nos. 1 – 14
11
F508 – F524: Uncataloged Nevis tapes, nos. 15 – 31, plus more uncataloged Nevis tapes, nos. 3 – 8, 10 – 27, 31 [duplicates?]
12
More uncataloged Nevis tapes, labeled A, B through JJ, KK (18 reels) and one reel labeled Central, Marshall, Brick Kiln
13
Series B (1 – 24), Broadcast or studio recordings of American and international music and spoken word, performed by John Henry Faulk, Mack McCormick, Norman McNeil, and others. (Cataloged):
13
B1 – B24
13
Series C (1 – 171), Tape copies of commercial recordings of American and international folklore, including the Library of Congress Archive of American Folksong (AAFS) series. (Cataloged):
13
C1 – C50
14
C51 – C87
15
C88 – C140 [C109-C140 are part of the Burton Wilson collection of early jazz and blues recordings. Detailed contents notes are on the tape boxes and in Box J111.]
16
C141 – C171, Burton Wilson collection, concluded
17
Series UG (1-319), Tapes of music and oral history on a variety of folklore topics, made by undergraduate students in the UT Folklore program. (Cataloged):
17
UG1 – UG34
18
UG35 – UG68
19
UG69 – UG100
20
UG101 – UG133
21
UG134 – UG175
22
UG176 – UG221
23
UG222 – UG319
24
Student Collection tapes [Supplementary collection of student
tapes. Arranged in alphabetical order, most of these tapes correspond to student papers in the manuscripts portion of the Folklore Center Archives. For contents, see the checklists appended to this inventory.]:
24
A – Jolly (117 tapes)
25
Klinger – Young (138 tapes)
26
Lawrence Skoog (SK 1-10). Copies of old “race” records (Catalogued, plus uncataloged tape no. 12)
26
Dave Davidson (DA 1-13). Texas fiddle contests (Cataloged, plus 9 uncataloged reels)
27
Henry Schmidt (SC 1-22). Richland Hills Fiddlers’ Festival (cataloged),
1967
27
Mexican and Cuban music (4 reels, with 2 copies of each).
27
Richland Hills Festival (10 reels, uncataloged),
1968
28
Uncataloged recordings [The following materials are collections and miscellaneous tapes still uncataloged by the UT Folklore Center at the time of their transfer to the Barker Center. Many of them include notes on their contexts, however, and theses are indicated by the term (NOTES) after entry.]:
28
Bruce Jackson. Texas prison recordings. 24 reels. (NOTES),
1965
29
Patrick B. Mullen. Gulf Coast oral history. 24 reels. (NOTES)
29
Marlena Kay Nelson. Police lore. One reel. (NOTES),
1963
29
Virginia Parry and Frances F. Morse. Songs. One reel,
1938?
29
Carolyn Hester recording. One reel.
29
C.D. Stewart lectures of Shakespeare, UT-Austin. 4 reels,
1955
29
Randy Williams. Czech music and family history. One reel. (NOTES),
1981
29
Traditional fiddle and guitar music, Cedar Valley, TX. One reel,
1969
29
Interviews with German women, New Braufel, TX. One reel.
30
Texas Folklore Society proceedings. 15 reels,
1959, 1966
30
Conference on Folk Culture in Texas. 7 reels. (NOTES)
30
Conference on Continuities and Discontinuities in Afro-American Societies and Cultures. One reel.
30
Anglo-American Folksong Style – sampler. 7 reels.
30
Anglo-American Folk Sampler. One reel.
30
The Folktale in Ballad – sampler. One reel.
30
Negro Folk sampler. One reel.
31
Richard Hadel. Recordings of Creole culture from British Honduras (Belize). 48 reels. (NOTES)
32
Mark Johnson and Glenn Myers. Mance Lipscomb at Vulcan Gas Co., Austin, TX. 32 reels, one MS,
1969
33
Américo Paredes. Field recordings of Texas-Mexican border ballads. 44 reels. Extra copies and cataloging in F series above.
34
Jeff Hurst. UT Mariachi project. 10 videotapes, 4 audio cassettes, one MS. (NOTES),
1977
34
Collection of Kennedy corridos. 2 reels, plus 45 rpm disks.
34
Mexican corridos. One reel.
34
Hermanos Gutiérrez recordings. One reel.
35
Bonnie and Don Stowell. Recordings of Los Pastores, Los
Matachines, and other pageants. 35 reels. (NOTES),
1967-1971
36
Dubs of commercial recordings:
36
Ralph Rinzler: Tom Ashley with Doc Watson and Uncle Dave Macon. 2 reels. (NOTES)
36
South American and Mexican music sampler. One reel.
36
Rhythm and blues. 3 reels.
36
Texas country and conjunto music. 2 reels.
36
Argentine tangos by Carlos Gardel. 3 reels.
36
Lost City Ramblers. 4 reels.
36
Merle Haggard. One reel.
36
Vernon Dalhart cylinder recordings. 6 reels. (NOTES)
36
Mexican songs from 45 rpm singles. One reel. (NOTES)
36
Mexico, 1910 (LP). One reel. (NOTES)
36
Folk mass – Panamá. One reel. (NOTES)
36
Songs of the Freedom Riders. One reel.
36
Neiderberger. Anthology of Ecuadorian music. One reel,
1968
36
Sonny Terry – Folk Blues. One reel. (NOTES)
36
Folk singer compositor. 2 reels.
36
Grupo Kanata – Bolivia. One cassette. (NOTES)
37
Bruce Lane. Los Voladores of Huehuetla, Mexico. 11 reels. (NOTES),
1970-1971
37
Gilmer, TX, fiddle contest. 7 reels.
37
Lila Wistrand. 2 reels.
37
Wallace Stopher. Austin folk music. 2 reels,
ca. 1962
37
George Foss. Tape #10. One reel.
37
Bernard Timberg. Children’s lore and traditions of the Prairie States. 3 reels. (NOTES)
37
____ Szyleyko. Sgt. Combs and Air Force folklore. One reel. (NOTES)
37
Arabella Miner. Lullabies. One reel.
37
Discussion of folk poetry. One reel.
37
Curtis Willis. Southern jokes and stories. One reel.
37
Field hollers (salomas) from Panama. One cassette.
37
Michael Sayers. Irish (and Finnish?) ballads. 3 cassettes.
37
Juha Pentakannen talk: Current Trends in Finnish Folklore. 2 cassettes. (NOTES),
1977
37
John Ulach. The Shotgun House, In Black America radio program. One cassette,
1977
37
P.M. Weil. Songs of Griots and Bummari girls. One cassette,
1970
38
Dorothy Strom. Children’s folklore. 27 cassettes. (NOTES)
38
Gary Smith. Interviews with Kenneth Threadgill, Jess Willard Smith, et al. 4 reels with 2 copies of each. (NOTES)
38
Lockhart, TX, interviews. 3 cassettes,
1967
38
Carl Reed and John B. Stevens, Jr. Reminiscences on the oil industry, Mt. Pleasant, TX. 2 reels,
1963
38
Bonita Cole. Collection of toasts. One reel. (NOTES),
1969
38
Roger Abrahams. NCLR tape. One reel.
38
M. Hendon. Hypnosis experiment: Convulsions of the Mind. 4 videotapes, one audio reel, one MS.
38
Robie Cogswell. Two Black Crows, blackface comedy study. 2 reels, one MS.
38
Bernard Forde, Lord Confusor, Tobago. One reel. (NOTES),
1965
38
New York, March 23, 1961. One reel.
38
Ralph Rinzler. Elizabeth Cotton and ____ Seegers. One reel. (NOTES),
1953, 1955
39
Hedy West concert. One reel. (NOTES)
39
Redwood Canyon Ramblers. California bluegrass music. 2 reels. (NOTES)
39
Queva Palmo. Children’s songs. One reel. (NOTES),
1962
39
Roger Abrahams and David Gracy II. Interview with Rev. Walter B. Jones. One reel. (NOTES),
1962
39
Bawdy songs. One reel. (NOTES)
39
Zapata Olivella. Lecture: Negro Folklore in Colombia. One reel.
39
Jerald Abrams. Piedras Negras music and stories. One reel. (NOTES),
1970
39
Imogene Buford. Afro-American ballads sung by Mammy Ethel Elam, Corpus Christi, TX. One reel. (NOTES),
1958
39
Sounds Our Fathers Heard radio program of cowboy songs. One reel.
39
Décimas from Delacroix Island, LA. 3 reels. (NOTES),
1966
39
James G. Hubbard. Children’s lore. One reel. (NOTES),
1963
39
Gail Mayo. Superstitions and beliefs collected from Mrs. Walter Sparks, Jr. One reel.
39
Maura Darrouzet. Mexican ghost story. One reel.
39
Rosalinda Benavides. Interviews about Don Pedro Jaramillo. 3 reels. (NOTES),
1966
39
Janet O’Mara. Serial reproduction of stories, Austin, TX. One reel. (NOTES),
1968
39
Lela Frances Bailey and Sophie Johnson. Reminiscences and Negro stories. One reel. (NOTES),
1958-1959
39
Interview with Gid Tanner, Dacula, GA. One reel. (NOTES),
1959?
39
Megan Bresile. Quetzalan (Puebla), Mexico. One reel. (NOTES),
1969
39
MPM tapes 1c – 13c. 7 reels.
39
Tary Owens. Carl T. Sprague interview, College Station, TX. One reel. (NOTES),
1965
39
Ernest Hobbs. Interview and stories. One reel. (NOTES)
39
J. Mason Brewer. Story readings. One reel,
1959
40
Mrs. Maybird McAllister. Songs recorded in Brown’s Cove, VA. 16 reels (McA 1-16). (NOTES),
1957-1961
40
Almeda Riddle. Ballads, stories, and concert. 12 reels, one cassette. (NOTES),
1965-1969
40
____ Camingerly. Collection of songs, toasts, and stories. 7 reels (CA 1-7). (NOTES)
41
Stacy Labaj[?] Oral history of Slavic Texan pioneers and descendants. 45 cassettes,
1970-1974
41
George Coleman, Bongo Joe, Galveston, TX. 6 reels,
1967
41
Stan[?] Alexander. Walston. 3 reels.
41
Stan[?] Alexander. Fiddle tunes. One reel.
41
Buchanan, Gilmer (fiddle contests?). 2 reels.
41
Fiddle tunes 1, 2. 2 reels.
41
Fiddle, banjo tunes 3, 4. 2 reels.
41
Browning. ____. 2 reels.
41
Robert Shiflett. Songs recorded in Brown’s Cove, VA. 5 reels. (NOTES - See also catalog notes for F319 – F320),
1961
41
Glenn Bevan. Air Force songs and conversations, Austin, TX. 2 reels. (NOTES),
1966
41
Mexican ghost stories. 3 reels.
41
Acadie et Quebec. One reel.
41
John Henry Faulk[?] Paramount Singers, Austin, TX. 2 reels,
1941
42
Pat Jasper. Central Texas folklore video projects,
ca. 1974
42
Fredericksburg, TX, music and social life. 6 videocassettes. (NOTES)
42
Texas barbecue. 5 videocassettes. (NOTES)
42
Altares, Mexican-American home altars. 9 videocassettes. (NOTES)
42
Lavada Durst, Dr. Hepcat. 2 videocassettes.
42
___ Henderson painting Our Place (Port Arthur, TX?). One videocassette.
43
Unidentified tapes: 26 reels, 32 cassettes.
44
Unidentified tapes: 53 reels.
45
Student papers,
1970-1977