Children's Folklore: Songs and Games of the Past and Present
- Creator
- Wilkerson, Jessica
- Horne, Opal
- Hushour, Mae
- Scott, Savanna
- Scott, Steele
- Wilkerson, Debra Corns
- Wilson, Epsie
Children's Folklore: Songs and Games of the Past and Present
In this project, Jessica Wilkerson interviewed six people, ages ranging from 5 years old to 103 years old to compare the songs, games, and folklore specific to children has changed over the years. This interview is among projects created by students enrolled in English 446 (initially English 452), “Appalachian Folklore,” 1981-2019, and in graduate level counterparts English 548 and 648 “Appalachian Folk Culture(s)” offered 17 fall semesters between 1987 and 2009. Minimally contain collector’s introduction and analysis, transcribed informant interviews, and excerpted and labeled examples of oral, customary, and/or material folklore/folklife collected primarily within the Appalachian region. Most include also tables of contents, informant information, indexes (outlines) of interviews, photographs, miscellaneous paper items, and indexes of informants, genres, and geographic locations. Accompanying audio recordings (several minutes to 2+ hours). Transferred to McConnell Library Archives & Special Collections from Appalachian Regional and Rural Studies Center, Fall 2013.
- Creator
- Wilkerson, Jessica
- Horne, Opal
- Hushour, Mae
- Scott, Savanna
- Scott, Steele
- Wilkerson, Debra Corns
- Wilson, Epsie