Folklore Archive: Student Field Projects Photographs

Accession Number: 
WSAV002714
Use restriction: 
Patrons must make an appointment witht the AV Department prior to viewing.
Extent: 
4 linear feet (3 MB, 1OS, 319 slides, 11 envelopes)

The Folklore Archive, established in 1939 by WSU English professors Emlyn Gardner and Thelma James, contains the oldest and largest record of urban folk traditions in the United States. To document these traditions, Wayne State University students conducted field research projects, some of which included photographic records. Collection consists of 71 projects (or aggregations of multiple projects on a single topic) conducted by student interviewer-collectors. Student field research projects cover a broad range of topics, with strengths in cultural object analysis, including quilting, artwork, Slavic eggs, and various handicrafts. There are several images of Edvard Kozak, a Ukrainian artist. The cultural diversity of the Detroit area is expressed in representations of Middle Eastern, Lebanese, Ukrainian, Greek, Italian, French-Canadian, German, Czechoslovakian, and African-American persons and their customs.

Date: 
1958-1982, bulk 1969-1980
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