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Title	John W. Johnson 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=d1e2702&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?	Transcripts Sound recordings Interviews 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, John W. Johnson, born on March 14, 1942, talks about his early life and education and his fascination with all things foreign. He talks about his subsequent study of linguistics at the University of Texas and a single folklore class that sparked his interest. He speaks extensively about his experiences in the Peace Corps working in Somalia. He talks especially about his great interest in Somalian literature, which led him to pursue a master's degree in London, at which he wrote a dissertation which in turn led him to Indiana University (IU). Johnson discusses the great base Stith Thompson created at IU and for the field of folklore in general. He talks about Richard Dorson's contributions to the program, as well as some of his hindrances. He speaks about the changes that have occurred in the folklore program over time and the wonderful reputation the institution still holds today. 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: 82 pages, 4 tapes (1 7/8 ips, 3 hours 7 minutes), with 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 87-043. 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 29, 1988
Interviewee	Johnson, John William, 1942-;
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	Peace Corps University of Texas at Austin Professor Abrahams, Roger D. Dorson, Richard M. (Richard Mercer), 1916-1981 Oinas, Felix J. Thompson, Stith, 1885-1976 Bird, Charles Somalia Texas Dissertation, Academic Education
Subject-Keyword	Departmental changes Fieldwork Folklore genres Folklore Institute reputation Linguistics
Geographic Locations discussed	Somalia Texas
Time periods covered	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;
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 History Collection	Collecting Memories - Oral Histories of American Folklorists
Type	Text Sound
Search Date	1988-07-29
Identifier	CM-IU024

John W. Johnson interview;

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