Harold W. Felton, Folklore Papers
Scope and Contents
The Harold W. Felton papers mainly relate to his career as an author and folklorist. The papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts of published works, unpublished manuscripts, research notes, galley proofs, book jackets, and book reviews. Other items include biographical materials, photographs, and sound recordings. Felton's writings and research files compose the majority of the collection. This series of materials illustrates Felton's continuing dedication to the study of American folklore and his devotion to recording the stories of such heroes of American myth and legend as Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and John Henry. Felton's manuscript files, along with his correspondence, also help to show the process he went through in order to get each of his books published.
Dates
- 1881-1988
- Majority of material found within 1920-1980
Creator
- Felton, Harold W. 1902-1991 (Person)
Extent
18 Linear Feet (33 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
- Bunyan, Paul (Legendary character) Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Cowboys -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Cowboys -- Legends Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Felton, Harold W., 1902-1991
- Fink, Mike, 1770-1823? -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Fire departments -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Folklore Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Folklore -- United States Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Freeman, Elizabeth, 1744?-1829 -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Gannett, Deborah Sampson, 1760-1827 -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Henry, John (Legendary character) Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938 -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Justin Morgan (Horse) -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Levy, Uriah Phillips, 1792-1862 -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Love, Nat, 1854-1921 -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Morgan, Gib, 1842-1909 -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- O'Keefe, John Timothy, 1853-1895 -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Parker, Ely Samuel, 1828-1895 -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Pecos Bill (Legendary character) -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Phips, William, Sir, 1651-1695 -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rose, Edward -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Sound recordings Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Stormalong, Alfred Bulltop -- Legends Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Tall tales Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Ward, Nancy -- Juvenile literature Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries Repository
Archives & Special Collections
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
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402-472-2531
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