Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
Jan Brunvand Book Collection
Jan Harold Brunvand (1933)
UUS_Folk Coll 077
13 linear feet
1910-2023
The Jan Harold Brunvand Book Collection comprises approximately 15 linear feet of books, journals, and related ephemera donated by folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand. The collection reflects Brunvand's career-long interest in contemporary legend and urban folklore while documenting the broader field of folklore studies. It includes Brunvand's own publications, standard reference works, international studies of rumor and legend, runs of professional folklore journals, and a small selection of manuscripts, pamphlets, and popular culture items. Together, the materials represent a working research library assembled by one of the most influential public folklorists of the late twentieth century.
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This collection consists of books, journals, manuscripts, pamphlets, and ephemera donated by folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand. The materials reflect Brunvand's lifelong dedication to the study of folklore, especially contemporary and urban legend, while also documenting the broader scholarly field in which he worked.
Books and journals have been cataloged individually in the library catalog and may be located by searching under the donor's name as former owner.
No restrictions on access, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the National Old Time Fiddlers Contest and Festival Oral History Project must be obtained from the
Community and Oral History Curator
and/or the Special Collections Section Head.
Initial Citation: The Jan Brunvand Book Collection USU Folk Collection 77. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University
Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_FOLK 077,
USUSCA.
These materials were collected by Jan Harold Brunvand and donated to Special Collections in 2024.
Jan Harold Brunvand (1933)
Folklore and Folklife
Legends--United States.