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Title	Elliott Oring 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=d1e3588&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, Elliott Oring discusses his connections with the Indiana University Folklore Institute. He describes his time as a graduate student and the classes he took at IU. He discusses the atmosphere of the student body, which he felt was where most of his learning about folklore took place. He spoke of some shortcomings of his education at IU. He talks about many different aspects of Richard Dorson: his relationship to students, his relationships with other faculty members and administrators, his teaching methods, and his contributions to the folklore program at IU. Oring talks about Thompson's contributions to the folklore program at IU as well. Oring evaluates the folklore education he received at IU and the folklore educational opportunities students today have. He compares IU's present program with other around the United States and describes his perception of the reputation of Indiana University 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: 105 pages; 3 cassettes (1 7/8 ips, 125 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 87-012. 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 10, 1986
Interviewee	Oring, Elliott, 1945-
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	De Caro, F. A. Dégh, Linda Dorson, Richard M. (Richard Mercer), 1916-1981 Dundes, Alan Thompson, Stith, 1885-1976 Augusto, David Bidney, David, 1908-1987 Burns, Thomas A. Carpenter, Inta Gale Durham, James R., 1938- Fish, Lydia M. Hickerson, Joseph Charles, 1935- Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Barbara Salo, Matt T. University of California, Berkeley WFIU
Subject-Keyword	Folk humor Folklore archives Folklore definition Folklore theories Folksong revival Interview transcription Motif-index of Folk-Literature : a Classification of Narrative Elements in Folk Tales, Ballads, Myths, Fables, Mediaeval Romances Public sector folklore Student journals Folklore Forum Journal of American Folklore
Geographic Locations discussed	Bloomington (Ind.) Indiana University
Time periods covered	1960-1969 1970-1979 1980-1989
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	Sound Sound
Search Date	1986-03-10
Identifier	CM-IU032

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