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Title	Mary Ellen Brown interview;
Access	Not available online - held remotely at Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory;
Source URL	Original interview: http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/findingaids/view?brand=general&docId=ohrc070&chunk.id=d1e813&startDoc=1 . This item is only available in a cassette audio format or a paper transcript. It is currently not available in digital format.
What is in this collection?	Interviews Transcripts Sound recordings Oral histories
Description	This interview is included in the Indiana University Folklore Institute, 1987 Collection at the Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory. In this interview, Mary Ellen Brown, born on January 6, 1939, talks about being introduced to folklore while studying theater in college. The interest she felt for this area of study brought her to the University of Pennsylvania, where folklore was offered in the English Department. Through a twist of events, Brown had the opportunity to take courses at Indiana University as well. She talks about the conflict that was apparent between the program heads of the two Universities. She talks about teaching at Indiana University. She discusses the beginnings of the folklore program and those who had great influence upon it including Stith Thompson and Richard Dorson. Brown talks particularly about Dorson, his positive and negative influence on folklore, and the strained relationship she had with him. This collection is part of the Indiana University Folklore Institute, 1987 collection which is available at the Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory. It consists of: 33 pages, 2 tapes, (1 7/8 ips, 1 hour 33 minutes), and no index. This collection is closed until 2015 except to authorized project personnel. The IU Folklore Institute, 1987 collection deals with the beginning, the building, and the growth of the Indiana University (IU) Folklore Institute into an internationally recognized program. The interviewees are mostly students and/or faculty of the folklore program from the 1940s to the 1980s. They discuss those who most influenced and impacted the institute, namely Stith Thompson and Richard M. Dorson. They share their memories and experiences of the time they spent, or continue to spend, in the IU Folklore Institute.
Where can I find the original?	This collection is available at the Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory under the call number 87-036. Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. ;
Original Date	July 7, 1987
Interviewee	Brown, Mary Ellen, 1939-
Interviewer	Harrah-Conforth, Jeanne, 1954-
Other Contributors	Harrah-Johnson, Jeanne, 1954-
Place	Indiana University
This collection is part of the	Indiana University Folklore Institute, 1987 Collection, available at the Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory
Subject-LCSH	Dorson, Richard M. (Richard Mercer), 1916-1981 Leach, MacEdward, 1896-1967 Thompson, Stith, 1885-1976 Folklorists--United States--Interviews Women folklorists--United States--Interviews
Subject-Keyword	International reputation Departmental conflicts Folklore professor
Geographic Locations discussed	University of Pennsylvania Indiana University Bloomington (Ind.)
Time periods covered	1930-1939 1940-1949 1950-1959 1960-1969 1970-1979 1980-1989 20th century
Language	eng
Publisher	Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory
Places Taught	Indiana University
Rights	Copies of transcript pages are available only when such copies are permitted by the deed of gift signed by the interviewee. Scholars must honor any restrictions the interviewee placed on the use of an interview. Since some of our earlier (pre-computer) transcripts do not yet exist in final form, any editing marks in a transcript (deletions, additions, corrections) are to be quoted as marked. Tapes may not be copied for patrons unless the deed of gift permits it. Because our interviewees edit their transcripts, the transcript (if one exists) is the only version of the interview that may be quoted for publication. Interviews may not be reproduced in full for any public use, but excerpted quotes may be used as long as scholars fully cite any Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory data in their research, including accession number, interview date, interviewee's and interviewer's names, and page(s). Please see http://www.indiana.edu/~cshm/copycost.html for more details.
Digital Collection	Collecting Memories - Oral Histories of American Folklorists
Type	Text Sound
Search Date	1987-07-07
Identifier	CM-IU009

Mary Ellen Brown interview;

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