Record #:

35449

Author(s):

Clark, Joseph D.

Abstract:

As a folklorist in North Carolina, Burke Davis collected a wide variety of folk customs for his book, The Summer Land. Within the book are folkloric elements relating to customs, speech, domestic tasks, hunting, and more.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 2, Mar 1971, p59-65 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folklorists; Folklore--Manners and customs; Folk songs; Sayings and phrases

Record #:

35473

Author(s):

Rodenbough, Jean

Abstract:

Two stories, “The Magic Sinder Seed,” and “The Old Folks’ Home,” plus other sayings and jingles.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 4, Nov 1971, p180-184 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folklore--Dogs; Sayings and phrases

Record #:

35494

Author(s):

Bond, Charles

Abstract:

The Frank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina is the largest folklore collection in the United States; included within the article is several of its unpublished works, including games, sayings, and legends.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 20 Issue 1, Feb 1972, p11-20, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Games; Folklore--Manners and customs; Rhymes; Sayings and phrases; Legends

Record #:

35583

Author(s):

Edwards, Amy

Abstract:

Two puns.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 21 Issue 1, Apr 1973, p14 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sayings and phrases

Record #:

35592

Author(s):

Poston, Glenda

Abstract:

Three autograph rhymes, which can be commonly found in things such as yearbooks.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 21 Issue 1, Apr 1973, p34 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sayings and phrases

Record #:

35661

Author(s):

Hilliard, Addie Suggs

Abstract:

The county of Chester was formed in the early 1800s from several towns, and was primarily agriculture driven and populated by English and Scotch-Irish descendants. As such, many common sayings and phrases could be traced back to Shakespearean origins. A list of these sayings and the corresponding Shakespearean works are included.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 2, May 1974, p63-74 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sayings and phrases; Folk speech--North Carolina, Northeastern; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Dramatic productions

Record #:

35722

Author(s):

McMillan, Douglas J.

Abstract:

In the novel “The Wedding Guest,” author Ovid Pierce included many different folkways, including proverbs, folk beliefs, animal lore, ghosts, and more.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 23 Issue 4, Nov 1975, p125-128 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Books--Reviews; Sayings and phrases; Animal lore; Folk medicine; Ghosts