Record #:

35302

Author(s):

green, paul

Abstract:

Arranged alphabetically according to subject matter, the author has compiled various stories and incidents pertaining to speech, beliefs, customs, superstitions, folk medicine, folksongs, and more.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 16 Issue 4, December 1968, p1-148 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Legends

Record #:

35304

Author(s):

Russell, Phillips

Abstract:

The history of Shepherd M. Dugger, who was a folklorist, poet, author, and schoolteacher, amongst other things. He wrote fondly of the region of Banner Elk, also known by its Native American Name, Ottarary.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 1, May 1969, p12-14 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folk singers; Folklorists

Record #:

35306

Author(s):

Boyd, Joe Dan

Abstract:

The author remarks on the different methods of gathering folklore stories from people; traveling with reporters, for instance, can be beneficial, while some folklorists prefer to start the conversation off with learning about their subjects’ personal histories.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 1, May 1969, p21-26 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Reporters and reporting; Folklorists

Record #:

35334

Author(s):

Miller, Jim Wayne

Abstract:

As tobacco was a popular cash crop in North Carolina, the methods and terms used to raise and harvest the tobacco are shared between regions. From preparing the tobacco beds to selling, and touching on hazards and illegal practices, the author gained most of his knowledge from his grandfather. With illustration.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 1, May 1969, p27-38, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Tobacco; Linguistics; Buncombe County--Industry

Record #:

35335

Author(s):

Wigginton, B. Eliot

Abstract:

Gaining the setting from the title, five stanzas about the flora they had come across and identified by the guide.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 1, May 1969, p39 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Poetry

Record #:

35336

Author(s):

Walters, Thomas N.

Abstract:

An interview conducted by the author, Thad Stem Jr. talks about his usage of folk material in his writings. With illustration “Goose and Grease.”

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 1, May 1969, p40-52 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folklore; Folklorists; Writing

Record #:

35349

Author(s):

Lumpkin, Ben Gray

Abstract:

Two songs, both with lyrics and sheet music, that center around death of children. The author recorded these songs from Mrs. Pearl Hartsell of Chapel Hill. With illustration.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Nov 1969, p56-60, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folk music; Folk songs; Ballads

Record #:

35351

Author(s):

Stem, Thad, Jr.

Abstract:

The author reflects on the various poems, biblical writings, stories, and writings down my famous historical figures that allude to finding the cure for male flaccidity via herbal remedies.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Nov 1969, p61-66 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Herbal Medicine; Folk medicine; North Carolina Museum of Art--Collections

Record #:

35352

Author(s):

Hudson, Arthur Palmer

Abstract:

: Recorded in 1966 and grouped together depending on the singer, folksongs found around the area of Beech Mountain, NC, have been compiled into two books.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Nov 1969, p67-69 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folk music; Folk songs; Ballads; Beech Mountain--Description and travel

Record #:

35354

Author(s):

Boswell, George W.

Abstract:

As an avid collector of all things folklore, the author begins the article with an overview of some of the superstitions, speech, home remedies, and place name origins. The last part of the article deals with humorous anecdotes and jokes he had come across in Kentucky. With illustration.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Nov 1969, p71-76, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Humorous stories; Linguistics; Folk speech

Record #:

35355

Author(s):

Tobin, Juanita

Abstract:

A poem about the desire to have a song for wanting something not given.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Nov 1969, p76 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Poetry

Record #:

35356

Author(s):

Dane, J. K.

Abstract:

A retelling of the author’s first experience seeing souse meat, and the explanation of what it is and how it was prepared.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Nov 1969, p84 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Food preparation

Record #:

35357

Author(s):

Upadhyaya, Hari S.

Abstract:

In the context of this article, the author uses the term ‘fairy’ as synonymous with the Turkish ‘peri’ and Indian ‘apsara.’ The article outlines their mythical origin, purpose, and outlines the structural components of stories that have the fairies as subjects, along with comparing and contrasting the two to European fairies.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Nov 1969, p91-94 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folklore; Linguistics

Record #:

35360

Author(s):

Hulme, Francis Pledger

Abstract:

Two folk songs from the mountains about which plants make what color dyes.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Nov 1969, p95-96 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Folk music; Folk songs; Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers

Record #:

35361

Author(s):

McCullen, J.T., Jr.

Abstract:

Different perspectives on the amount of rainfall in Texas.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Nov 1969, p96 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Weather