Folklore Society — The Folk Lore Society was founded in January 1878 (it kept the hyphen till 1968), and was thus the first society in the world devoted to the subject. There had been protracted correspondence in *N&Q in 1876 7, initiated by Eliza *Gutch ( St… … A Dictionary of English folklore
The Missouri Folklore Society — MFS logo, drawn by Cathy Barton Para The Missouri Folklore Society was organized December 15, 1906, to encourage the collection, preservation and study of folklore in the widest sense, including customs, institutions, beliefs, signs, legends,… … Wikipedia
American Folklore Society — The American Folklore Society is the US based professional association for folklorists, with members from the US, Canada, and around the world. It was founded in 1888 by William Wells Newell, who stood at the center of a diverse group of… … Wikipedia
Texas Folklore Society — The Texas Folklore Society is a non profit organization formed in 1909. John Avery Lomax and Leonidas Warren Payne, Jr., conceived the idea for the Society and served as its first officers.The Society’s annual meetings have been held regularly… … Wikipedia
West Virginia Folklore Society — The West Virginia Folklore Society was an organization devoted to studying and collecting folklore in the United States, founded in 1913. It was among the most prominent such organizations in the early 20th century. [… … Wikipedia
Texas Folklore Society — La Texas Folklore Society est une organisation à but non lucratif formée au Texas en 1909. Elle est fondée par John Lomax et Leonidas Payne, qui en conçoivent l idée et en sont les deux premiers membres, respectivement en tant que secrétaire et… … Wikipédia en Français
University of Chicago Folklore Society — The University of Chicago Folklore Society was founded in 1961 for fans of roots music at the University of Chicago, the Hyde Park neighborhood, and the rest of the Chicago area.Their main focus in planning the annual Folk Festival, held from a… … Wikipedia
FOLKLORE — Le folklore comme discipline est né à l’aube du XIXe siècle. Alors que, dans la plupart des pays d’Europe, la réflexion folklorique a été préparée par un mouvement d’idées lié au préromantisme et opposé à l’esprit des Lumières, elle a surgi… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Folklore (disambiguation) — Folklore may refer to:* Folklore, a body of expressive culture * Folklore (originally Folk lore ), the journal of the Folklore Society * Folklore , a 2007 Playstation 3 video game * Folklore , a 2003 album by Nelly Furtado * Folklore , a 1962… … Wikipedia
Folklore — (the journal) The early history of the Folklore Society s periodical was summarized by Allan Gomme (Folk Lore 63 (1952), 6 7). Initially it appeared annually as The *Folk Lore Record (1879 82); then monthly as The *Folk Lore Journal (1883 4),… … A Dictionary of English folklore
