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35191
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The author narrates some of the stories told to her by her grandfather about the infamous Lowery brothers, who started robbing banks with their gang during the Civil War.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 10 Issue 2, Dec 1962,
p17-19
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35192
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Including photographs, poems, a speeches, and quotes, the author describes the annual tradition of firing guns on New Year’s Day. It had been brought over from Germany and taken up by many of the residents in Cherryville, NC.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 10 Issue 2, Dec 1962,
p20-27
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35193
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Three songs complete with their sheet music, lyrics, and singer: “The Ore Knob Song,” “Hicks’ Farewell,” and “Soldier’s Farewell.”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 11 Issue 1, July 1963,
p1-5
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35194
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The article is divided into two sections: tales about travelers, and ghost stories.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 11 Issue 1, July 1963,
p15-16
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35195
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Silas McDowell collected these two stories, “A Forced Marriage” and “Circumstantial Evidence,” from Mrs. Nancy McEntire, the woman whom he boarded with in Morganton, NC.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 11 Issue 1, July 1963,
p20-23
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35196
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A list of eleven folksongs with lyrics and a brief introduction from whence they came. The songs are: “Blue Mountain Lake,” “Gilgarry Mountain,” “Dan Doo,” “Lord Lovel,” “The Ballad of Montcalm and Wolfe,” “Tom Dooley,” “Old Abe” or “We Go Marchin’ On,” “The Days of ’49,” “Lynchburg Town,” “Jolly Rovin’ Tar,” and “The Unreconstructed Rebel.”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 11 Issue 1, July 1963,
p23-33
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Record #:
35241
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Starting with a brief biography of her father, Ms. Currin recorded several stories, tall tales, and anecdotes that Joe Currin had told. These tales are categorized by hunting and fishing, local characters, numskull tales, and miscellaneous.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 12 Issue 1, July 1964,
p1-6
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35244
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A list of proverbs within a collection and what they allude to.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 12 Issue 1, July 1964,
p13-14
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Record #:
35246
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This is a transcribed speech that was said at the 50th North Carolina Folklore Society meeting concerning the speaker’s relationship with a professor at Duke University known as Bull Brown.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 12 Issue 1, July 1964,
p22-26
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Record #:
35249
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An African American woman told this story to Mrs. Johnson about a mule that was blind in the time after the Civil War and persevered, and the story teller drew some parallels to racism in their current life in 1955 in Mississippi.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Dec 1964,
p25-26
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Record #:
35251
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From the request to know if the term “Sandlapper” was suitable for a magazine title, the author presents the origin, meaning, and any stigmas attached to the word.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Dec 1964,
p27-28
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35252
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This article is the analysis of symbolism and folklore in the novel “The Track of the Cat.” The novel contains elements of animal symbolism, good versus evil, fear of the unknown, gender stereotypes, and death.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Dec 1964,
p30-34
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Record #:
35253
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This is a book review of “Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book.”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Dec 1964,
p35-39
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Record #:
35254
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In this chapter, the author surmises the ways to categorize the types of folklore commonly found in Pacific areas by using either Type-Index or Motif-Index systems. To do this, tales from each region, such as Japan, China, and Southeast Asia, must be collected and analyzed for parallels between them.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 13 Issue 1-2, 1965,
p11-18
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Record #:
35255
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King Alfonso X of Spain made many contributions to his kingdom, including law, astrology, science, medicine, and music in the 13th century. He also contributed to folkloric studies, which was evident in his literary work the Canticles of Holy Mary, which acted as a collection of folk miracles.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 13 Issue 1-2, 1965,
p19-24
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