Vance Randolph Correspondence, 1942-1982
File — Box: 13, Folder: 3
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Ernest Warren Baughman collection contains six boxes of folktales (boxes 1-5 and 12) and six boxes of index cards recording folk cures, proverbs, rhymes and games, riddles, superstitions, customs, jokes, and weather lore (boxes 6-11), all collected by his students, mostly at the University of New Mexico. Many of the stories were collected from New Mexican villages and towns, containing local content. The collection is arranged alphabetically by the name of the collector. Most of the index cards also contain the name of the informant. Box 18 contains folklore audio recordings (analog - one cassette tape, eight reel-to-reel tapes, seven non-commercial records). No digital files available.
Many of the students who collected the proverbs etc. in the index cards also collected the folktales. The most prominent of these students is Leslie Marmon Silko, now known as the author of Laguna Woman: Poems, Ceremony, Storyteller, Almanac of the Dead and others. In the original inventory she is listed under the name Leslie M. Chapman.
Many of the students who collected the proverbs etc. in the index cards also collected the folktales. The most prominent of these students is Leslie Marmon Silko, now known as the author of Laguna Woman: Poems, Ceremony, Storyteller, Almanac of the Dead and others. In the original inventory she is listed under the name Leslie M. Chapman.
Dates
- 1942-1982
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English Spanish
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research. Boxes 6-11 contain loose index cards, please handle carefully.
Extent
From the Collection: 18 Linear Feet
General
- Vance Randolph to Ernest Baugman, Eureka Springs, AR, July 22, 1954. Regarding similarities between Ozark stories and tales by Chacer and Boccaccio.
- Ernest Baughman to Vance Randolph, Albuquerque, September 22, 1954. Letter accompanying notes for Sticks in the Knapsack and Other Ozark Tales.
- Vance Randolph to Ernest Baughman, Eureka Springs, AR, September 24, 1954. Regarding Sticks in the Knapsack and Other Ozark Tales manuscript and copy editing practices of university presses.
- Vance Randolph to Ernest Baughman, Eureka Springs, AR, January 8, 1955. Regarding editorial change to Sticks in the Knapsack and Other Ozark Tales.
- Joan McQuary to Ernest Baughman, New York, July 7, 1958. Regarding notes to Sticks in the Knapsack and Other Ozark Tales.
- Vance Randolph to G. Legman, Fayetteville, Novermber 20, 1975. Regarding Randolph's life in retirement home.
- G. Legman to "Fellow-Member of the American Folklore Establishment", Valbonne, AM, France, Thanksgiving 1975. Reporting on Vance Randolph's living conditions and requesting donations of Scotch and cigarettes.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451