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Title	Wayland D. Hand 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=d1e2053&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, Wayland Hand discusses his experiences with the Indiana University Folklore Institute. He outlines his educational background and his work with mentor Archer Taylor. He discusses his early involvement with Stith Thompson and his experiences attending and teaching at the IU Folklore Summer Institute for several years. He also outlines the development of other folklore groups at the time. Hand discusses the offer from Herman B Wells for the directorship of the Folklore Institute after Thompson retired, which he ultimately turned down. Hand reminisces about Stith Thompson, Richard Dorson and other Indiana University alumni he has known through the years. He also describes both Thompson's and Dorson's contributions to the success of the IU program. Hand tells several anecdotes related to the Institute and other experiences in folklore. Finally Hand compares the IU program to other folklore programs in the United States and outlines IU's strengths and weaknesses. 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: 58 pages, 2 cassettes (1 7/8 ips, 120 minutes), index, subject list for Encyclopedia of American Popular Beliefs and Superstitions, and two sample articles from Encyclopedia of American Popular Beliefs and Superstitions. 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 87-014. 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	March 12, 1986
Interviewee	Hand, Wayland D. (Wayland Debs), 1907-1986;
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	Folklorists--United States--Interviews American Folklore Society California Folklore Society Indiana University Folklore Summer Institute Journal of American Folklore New York Folklore Society University of Pennsylvania Professor Ashton, John W. Dorson, Richard M. (Richard Mercer), 1916-1981 Halpert, Herbert James, Thelma, 1924-1989 Krohn, Kaarle, 1863-1933 Roberts, Warren E. (Warren Everett), 1924- Taylor, Archer, 1890-1973 Thompson, Stith, 1885-1976 Wheeler-Voegelin, Erminie, 1903-1988 Wells, Herman B.
Subject-Keyword	Analytical folklore Fieldwork Folklore textbook development Folktales of the World MLA Folklore Bibliography Motif-index of Folk-Literature : a Classification of Narrative Elements in Folk Tales, Ballads, Myths, Fables, Mediaeval Romances Proverbs study
Geographic Locations discussed	Bloomington (Ind.) Indiana University University of Chicago University of Minnesota University of California, Los Angeles
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;
Folklorist's Area of Focus	Superstitions
Places Taught	University of Minnesota University of California, Los Angeles
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	Sound Text
Search Date	1986-03-12
Identifier	CM-IU018

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