Children's Rhymes, Popular Beliefs, Anecdotes, and Tall Tales, 1971 PDF
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Children's Rhymes, Popular Beliefs, Anecdotes, and Tall Tales
- Dates
- 1971 (inclusive)19711971
- Quantity
- 0.05 linear feet
- Collection Number
- 1971_062
- Summary
- Peter Lindsey was a student of folklore at the University of Oregon. This collection includes an essay and fieldwork documentation relating to this student's folklore fieldwork project.
- Repository
- University of Oregon, Archives of Northwest Folklore
1287 University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
97403
Telephone: 541-346-3925
flr@uoregon.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for access in accordance with Archives of Northwest Folklore policy.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Publication of this finding aid was supported in whole or part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by Oregon State Library.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
See master sheet in binder for order of informants on sound recording.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
Sound recordings in this collection are available as digital audio files in the archives.
Restrictions on Use
Collection includes project release form signed by the collector.
Collection includes project release form with additional stipulations.
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for use in accordance with Archives of Northwest Folklore policy and additional stipulations by collectors or informants. See project release form in collection file for additional stipulations.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Master sheetReturn to Top
Container(s): Folder 1
Folklore textsReturn to Top
Container(s): Folder 1
Container(s) | Description |
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Poetry and Rhyme: Children's, jumprope, games
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"Mother may I go out to swim"
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"Johnny ate some angel cake"
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"Old man Daisy"
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"Teddy Dear, Teddy Bear, turn around"
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"These are mother's knives and forks"
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"See my finger"
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"The bumble bee can round the barn"
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"Hi! Kid" -"If I'm a kid, you're a goat"
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"Tattle tail, tattle tail"
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"Billy's mad/ And I am glad" (two versions)
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"Smarty, smarty" (two versions)
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"She likes coffee"
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Custom
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Australian custom of "roasting"
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Saunas in Astoria, Oregon
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Australian surfer "rots"
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Medicine
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Remedy for nettle pricks
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Cure for sore throat
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Superstitions and Popular Belief
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British belief in "lob-lollies"
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Australian children using pieces of glass for luck
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The Australian "Bunyab"
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Belief that fruit should only be eaten at certain times
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Norwegian belief in beautiful girls living in bottom of lakes
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Norwegian belief in underground people
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Australian belief in "Hobyars"
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Memorate about aquiring rabbit's foot
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Folk tale
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Three tall tales: one fishing, one hunting, one farming
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Games
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Spinning tops (Australian)
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"What Time is it, Mr. Fox?" (British)
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Knuckle-bones (Australian)
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Pussy wants a corner (American)
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Charades (American)
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Tradelasts (American)
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Folksong
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"There were three crows sat on a limb"
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Joke
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One joke about a cuople "necking"
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Legend
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Personal legend about Mary Card (clairvoyant)
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Personal legend about Rastus Evans, boat-sweep
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Personal legend about Bill, the Blind Sweep-oarsman
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Oral History
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An account of Vote buying around the turn of the century in Arizona
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Sound recordingsReturn to Top
Description | Dates |
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T01_1971_062_A: Interview sound recording
1.0 sound tape reel (analog)
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1971 |
T01_1971_062_B: Interview sound recording
1.0 sound tape reel (analog)
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1971 |
PhotographsReturn to Top
Description | Dates |
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P01_1971_062_01: Fred Lackaff. Stained-glass window manufacturer. Resident of Portland, Oregon.
1.0 photographic print(s)
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Winter 1971 |
P01_1971_062_02: Steve Larson. Social Worker - Portland Urban Encounter Program. Resident - Portland, Oregon.
1.0 photographic print(s)
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Winter 1971 |
P01_1971_062_03: Tony Knight. Phd. Candidate. Univ. of Ore. Australian (Melbourne)
1.0 photographic print(s)
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Winter 1971 |
P01_1971_062_04: Julia Weimar. Shopkeeper - Resident of Portland, Oregon.
1.0 photographic print(s)
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Winter 1971 |
P01_1971_062_05: Diane Davis. Secretary for Portland Freight Traffic. Resident Portland, Oregon.
1.0 photographic print(s)
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Winter 1971 |
P01_1971_062_06: R.L. Clark (left). One-time cowboy, owner of Bodine-Clark Slaughter House. Portland, Oregon.
1.0 photographic print(s)
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Winter 1971 |
P01_1971_062_07: Harvey Lindsey. Retired. Cannon Beach, Oregon.
1.0 photographic print(s)
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Winter 1971 |
P01_1971_062_08: Frank Hammond. Sign Painter. Cannon Beach, Oregon.
1.0 photographic print(s)
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Winter 1971 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
- Subject Terms :
- Australians
- British
- Finnish American
- Games
- narratives
- Norwegian
- Photographs
- Poetry
- school children
- Sound recordings
- superstitions
- White Americans
- Personal Names :
- Brown, Marion
- Clark, R. L.
- Hammond, Frank
- Knight, Tony
- Kvalheim, Arne
- Lackaff, Fred
- Larson, Steve
- Lindsey, Harvey
- Neervoort, Ronnie
- Smith, Susan
- Weimar, Julia
- Geographical Names :
- Astoria (Or.)
- Australia
- Cannon Beach (Or.)
- Oshkosh (Wis.)
- Oslo (Norway)
- Portland (Or.)
- Wollongong (N.S.W.)
- Form or Genre Terms :
- Fieldwork project