American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Created by Congress in 1976 'to preserve and present American Folklife,' the Center incorporates the Archive of Folk Culture, established at the Library in 1928 as a repository for American Folk Music.
lcweb.loc.gov
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Archer Taylor
Wolfgang Mieder's biographical sketch of the University of California Professor of Folklore Archer Taylor, and his work as a paremiologist--collector of proberbs.
www.locustvalley.com
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Archives of Folklore Discussion List
Hosts a complete month-by-month record of all the posts made to the discussion-list, from 1990 to the present.
listserv.tamu.edu
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At the Edge: The Cosmic Mill
Article by Alby Stone discussing the hand-mill as an image of the cosmos.
www.indigogroup.co.uk
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British Columbia Folklore Society
A definition and explanation of folklore, with examples.
www.folklore.bc.ca
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D. L. Ashliman
Folklore researcher, providing extensive resources on Germanic myths, legends and sagas, and Indo-European folk and fairy tales.
www.pitt.edu
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Directory of Irish and Celtic Folklore
An 'A to Z of Irish Folkore,' including seasonal celebrations, folktales, folk sayings, folk cures, leprechaun and fairy beliefs, and the origins of names.
www.ncf.carleton.ca
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Ethnologies
English-French bilingual journal disseminating knowledge about activities concerning folklore and ethnology, in Canada and elsewhere.
www.fl.ulaval.ca
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Family Folklore: How to Collect Your Own Family Folklore
Guide produced to accompany the exhibition 'The Grand Generation: Memory, Mastery, Legacy' organized by the Smithsonian Institution.
educate.si.edu
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Folk Beliefs in Modern Japan
E-text of the book edited by Inoue Nobutaka, Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin University.
www.kokugakuin.ac.jp
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