Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Administrative History
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Related Material
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Container List
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Vassar College. Folklore Foundation |
| Title: | Vassar College Folklore Foundation Records |
| Dates: | 1919-1938 |
| Quantity: | 0.6 cubic feet (3 boxes) |
| Abstract: | Correspondence of Martha Warren Beckwith concerning research inquiries, folklore topics, conferences, papers, lectures, distribution of the Foundation publications, and other activities of the Foundation, 1919-1938. |
Administrative History
The Folklore Foundation was founded in 1920 as the gift of an anonymous donor. Martha Beckwith was hired to run the program, which was meant primarily as a research and not a teaching program. The foundation ended in 1938 when Beckwith retired.
TopScope and Content Note
Correspondence of Martha Warren Beckwith concerning research inquiries, folklore topics, conferences, papers, lectures, distribution of the Foundation publications, and other activities of the Foundation, 1919-1938.
TopAccess and Use
Access
This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library without any additional restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.
Related Material
- A cylinder recorder from the Folklore Foundation is housed in the Vassar College Music Library.
Subject Headings
Names:
- Beckwith, Martha Warren, 1871-1959
Subjects:
- Folklore--Research
- Folklore--Study and teaching
VCL Categories
- Vassar College Special Programs and Projects
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Vassar College Folklore Foundation Records, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Guide compiled December 1990.
Acquisition Information
Transfer.
Container List
| Folder 1.1 | Annual reports, 1920-1926 |
| Folder 1.2 | Annual reports, 1927/1928, 1928/1929 |
| Folder 1.3 | Annual reports, 1930/1931, 1931/1932 |
| Folder 1.4 | Annual reports, 1934/1935 |
| Folder 1.5 | [Final] annual report with addenda summarizing the history and activities of the Folklore Foundation, 1937/1938 |
| Folders 1.6-1.8 | Correspondence — Distribution of Publications |
| Folder 1.9 | Correspondence — Activities of the Department |
| Folder 2.10 | General Correspondence — A - Benedict |
| Folder 2.11 | General Correspondence — Bentley - Burchenal |
| Folder 2.12 | General Correspondence — C |
| Folder 2.13 | General Correspondence — Davis - Herzog |
| Folder 2.14 | General Correspondence — Howe |
| Folder 3.15 | General Correspondence — J |
| Folder 3.16 | General Correspondence — K-M |
| Folder 3.17 | General Correspondence — N-S |
| Folder 3.18 | General Correspondence — T-Z |
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Details
Correspondence of Martha Warren Beckwith concerning research inquiries, folklore topics, conferences, papers, lectures, distribution of the Foundation publications, and other activities of the Foundation, 1919-1938.
