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Title |
Richard Dorson interview; |
Access |
Not available online - held remotely at the Library of Congress; |
Source URL |
Catalog record information: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655381 |
What is in this collection? |
Sound recordings Interviews Oral histories |
Description |
This interview is included in the American Folklore Society Oral History Project held at the Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. In this item, Richard M. Dorson is interviewed by Richard Reuss at the American Folklore Society annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee for the American Folklore Society Oral History Project. Biography/History note: Richard M. Dorson, folklorist, author, and educator, was born in New York City in 1916 and died in 1981. He earned his B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. at Harvard University and taught at Harvard and Michigan State University before becoming professor of history and folklore at Indiana University where he founded its Folklore Institute in 1963 and became the first director and first chair of the Folklore Department at Indiana University in 1978. This collection consists of 1 sound tape reel (40 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 7 in. It was originally recorded on November 2, 1973 at the American Folklore Society annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee by Richard Reuss on a Sony audiocassette. This is a first-generation copy. |
Where can I find the original? |
This item is available at the Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, with call numbers: AFC 1979/055. The DLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center is located at 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA.; |
Original Date |
November 2, 1973 |
Interviewee |
Dorson, Richard M. (Richard Mercer), 1916-1981; |
Interviewer |
Reuss, Richard A. |
Place |
Nashville (Tenn.) |
Collection Name |
Richard M. Dorson Oral History Interview; |
This collection is part of the |
American Folklore Society Oral History Project |
Subject-LCSH |
Folklorists--United States--Interviews Indiana--Social life and customs |
Geographic Locations discussed |
Indiana University Bloomington (Ind.) |
Time periods covered |
1910-1919 1920-1929 1930-1939 1940-1949 1950-1959 1960-1969 1970-1979 20th century |
Language |
eng |
Publisher |
Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.; |
Places Taught |
Harvard University Michigan State University Indiana University |
Rights |
Duplication of sound recordings may be governed by copyright and other restrictions. Collection is open for research. Access to recordings may be restricted. Before requesting materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at folklife@loc.gov; 202-707-5510.; |
Digital History Collection |
Collecting Memories - Oral Histories of American Folklorists |
Type |
Sound |
Search Date |
1973-11-02 |
Identifier |
CM-LC0013 |