Getting Personal (Papers) with the Joe Hickerson Collection: Reflections of the Self in Archives and Their Collections
How much of the ‘personality’ or ‘essence’ of a person can be known from their archival materials? When processing or ...
Tag: folklore
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Enjoying Spring with Tunes and Oral Histories from the Folklore Institute Student Papers Collection
The following is a guest post from Emily Paulson (MLS Candidate in the Luddy School of Informatics pursuing the music ... -
Happy Spooky Season from the IU Archives!
Halloween will soon be upon us, and there is so much to discover at the IU Archives during this spooky ... -
Finding common ground: conversations on applied folklore in the Bloomington community
This past summer, the Indiana University Archives hired me to focus on some of the Archive’s time-based media (i.e., tapes ... -
Bringing Luck to the Diamond: Superstitions in Baseball
Opening Day has once again arrived for Major League Baseball, bringing with it the freshness of spring and the warmth ... -
Hoosier Monsters and Where to Find Them
Ever wondered where to find a monster? From the 1960’s to the 1980’s students taking folklore courses at Indiana University ... -
Sincerely Yours: The Origin Story of Folklore at IUB
For a vast majority of the world, 1942 was a year to remember. However, history wasn’t just being made overseas ... -
Cattle Punching on a Jack Rabbit: The Frank de Caro and Rosan A. Jordan papers
The Frank de Caro and Rosan Jordan Papers contain the personal papers and research of Frank de Caro and his ... -
The Rust Belt knows how to remember
The writer David Giffels suggests that living in the postindustrial Midwest means making peace with loss. This idea is so ... -
The Dream of an Indiana University Outdoor Museum of Early Indiana Life
Many readers are likely familiar with open air and living history museums. Here in Indiana, for example, school groups and ...