Missouri State University Libraries
Folk Card Collection
Volume: 2 cubic feet
Dates: 2002 to Present
Provenance
The collection was acquired beginning in 2004 and receives regular additions. It was initially processed in 2007 by Anne Baker.
Copyright
This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).Access
The collection is unrestricted. Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be obtained from the Department of Special Collections and Archives. Citations should be as follows: Identification of the item, Folk Card Collection [M017], Department of Special Collections and Archives, Missouri State University.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
The Folk Card Collection is an ongoing project of Dr. Rachel Gholson and students in her folklore classes. Students are regularly asked to speak with family and friends in order to gather information on a variety of folklore. While much of the material is focused on the Ozarks, other geographical areas are included.
The folklore can be divided into five basic genres. Each card includes the relevant piece of folklore, but also information on the age and place of birth of the respondent, where the respondent learned the information, and other details that could trace the origins and progression of the folklore.
In addition to the folk cards, a small number of student research papers are included in the collection. Select students were asked to include these at the request of the professor.
Scope and Content
The cards are located in both boxes and are divided into five genres as noted below, then in rough chronological order.
- Oral Narrative
- Folk Music/Song/Ballad
- Material Culture
- Custom/Ritual
- Beliefs
The folders are in Box 2 and are in alphabetical order according to the students’ last names.
| 1. Andrews, Christian | 2003 |
| 2. Burton, Janis | 2006 |
| 3. Christensen, Meena | 2002 |
| 4. Duncan, Jill | 2005 |
| 5. James, Glen | 2002 |
| 6. Freeman, Enoch James | 2003 |
| 7. McFarland, Matthew | 2003 |
| 8. Richards, Josa E. | 2007 |
| 9. Skiles, Melissa | 2002 |
| 10. Tucker, Raye Ann | 2003 |
| 11. Williams, Patrick | 2007 |
| 12. Wilson, Keith | 2003 |
| 13. Younce, Amanda | 2003 |