Miscellaneous Letters,, 1943-1982
File — Box: 13, Folder: 8
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
- 1943-1982
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
- Walter Blair to Ernest Baughman, Chicago, July 1, 1959. Requesting help locating an article.
- Walter Blair to Wayland Hand, Chicago, February 7, 1980. Regarding Blair's "Frog King project"; copy of letter forwarded to Baughman by Blair.
- Katharine M. Briggs to Ernest Baughman, Oxford, February 4, 1959. Regarding English stories not found in Aarne types.
- Pavlinka Georgiev to Ernest Baughman, Skopje, September 22, 1976. Discussing topics for a dissertation in American literature.
- Ernest Baughman to Pavlinka Georgiev, Albuquerque,December 9, 1976. Discussing topics for a dissertation in American literature.
- Lew Girdler to Ernest Baughman, San Jose, April 2, 1961. Regarding Girdler and Henderson' publication on "folk tales for adults".
- Margaret Hard to Ernest Baughman, Manchester VT, April 14, 1967. Discussing the death of her husband Walter.
- Cecilia H. Hendricks to Ernest Baughman, Powell, WY, August 4, 1943. Enclosing a collection of "little moron" stories.
- Thelma B. James to Ernest Baughman, Detroit, September 28, 1967. Account of the 1967 Detroit riots.
- Ernest Baughman to "Jan", Albuquerque, January 7, 1982. Regarding additions to the Index.
- Starr Jenkins to Ernest Baughman, San Luis Obispo, December 18, 1971. Critical opinions regarding French and American intelligentsia.
- Bob Lawrence to Ernest Baughman, Albuquerque, October 15, 1974. Examples of Ozark speech.
- Ernest Baughman to MacEdward Leach, Albuquerque, April 11, 1953. Regarding Baughman's thesis.
- G. Legman to Ernest Baughman, May 16, 1968. Discussing refernces for a piece on "rationale of the dirty joke".
- Frances Lenk to Ernest Baughman, April 25, 1968. Regarding application to VISTA, and a child's perception ot the frog prince tale.
- Sean O'Sullivan to Ernest Baughman, Dublin, November 24, 1960. Regarding microfilm advance copy of Thompson's The Types of the Folk-Tale.
- Warren E. Roberts to Ernest Baughman, Bloomington, August 2, 1963. Responding to query for a citation.
- Kay Stone to Ernest Baughman (gifted to her by Marta Weigle), Winnipeg, February 1, 1979. Discussing her manuscript for Prairie Folklore.
- Kay Stone to Ernest Baughman, Winnipeg, 1979. Postcard of Santa Fe Opera House, thanking him for books.
- Kay Stone to Ernest Baughman, Winnipeg, February 19, 1980. Forwarding copy of an abstract.
- Ben [Stout] to Ernest Baughman, Kalamazoo, August 16, 1943. Regarding lore about "measuring for shortgrowth".
- Susan Wendt to Ernest Baughman, Eugene, July 1, 1972. Requesting information on the legan and ethical responsibilities associated with folklore archives.
- Peter White to Ernest Baughman, [Albuquerque, 1977]. Regarding "fiddling project".
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