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Series 2: Correspondence (continued)
Newman, Heather. 1975-1976
Between Emrich and Newman about folklore. (continued)
9 pages
BOX-FOLDER 2/63 Randolph, Vance. 1972 – 1974
Between Emrich’s and Randolph about folklore and possible reprints and permissions.
4 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 2/64 Rath, Frederick L., Jr. June, 1967
Responding to Emrich’s request for materials.
2 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 2/65 Richmond Organization, The- (Jay Mark, Vice Pres.). February 4, 1971
Concerning Emrich’s use of Frank Warner’s materials.
6 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 2/66 Sarton, George. January 11, 1951
Concerning folkore publications and the passing of Mrs. George Sarton.
6 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 2/67 Scyoc, Leo Van. May 25, 1977
Thank you letter.
1 page.
BOX-FOLDER 2/68 Spadea Columns, Inc. (Stirling Spadea, Assoc. Ed). May 20, 1957
Information pertaining to being a columnist.
1 page.
BOX-FOLDER 2/69 Tennessee Folklore Society (Ralph W. Hyde Sec. Ed.). February 21, 1972
Thank you letter pertaining to the receipt of Folklore on the American Land.
1 page.
BOX-FOLDER 2/70 Texas Folklore Society (Wilson M. Hudson, Sec. Ed). December 23, 1970, Jan. 18, 1971
Permission request for Folklore on the American Land.
2 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 2/71 Thomas Y. Crowell Company. November 16, 1960, March 12, 1971
Definition request and registration certificate for The Cowboy’s Own Brand Book.
4 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 2/72 Thompson, Lawrence. March 15, 1971
Thompson requests permission to use material for his biography of Robert Frost.
1 page.
BOX-FOLDER 2/73 Toelken, Barre. January 20, 1971
Pertaining the receipt of Henry Hyatt’s Hoodoo-Conjuration Withcraft- Rootwork for review and the request to receive Western Folklore.
1 page.
BOX-FOLDER 2/74 Twane Publishers, Inc. 1967-1968
Concerning publishing fees.
10 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 2/75 University of California Press. April 10, 1968
Pertaining to Comstock Bonanza.
15 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 2/76 University of Oklahoma Press. July 12, 1967, January 30, 1971, February 3, 1971
Response to order and permission request from Emrich.
3 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 2/77 University of Texas (Stephen H. Spurr. Pres). September 20, 1973
Thank you letter to Emrich for the deposit of materials he made to the World War II collection at the University.
1 page.
BOX-FOLDER 2/78 University of Wisconsin (1971 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award). August 23, 1971
Award letter for The Nonsense Book.
1 page.
BOX-FOLDER 2/79 Utley, Francis Lee. August 1967, June 1973
Pertaining to Emrich’s books on folklore.
5 pages
BOX-FOLDER 2/80 Walt. March, 20, 1968, April 20, 1968
To Walt from Emrich concerning his future position at the University of Nevada.
2 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 2/81 Walton, Richard Guy. January 24, 1975
Permission request.
1 page.
BOX-FOLDER 2/82 Warner, Frank. January 16, 1971
Response to Emrich’s requesting permission to include songs which Warner recorded.
1 page.
BOX-FOLDER 2/83 West, John O. to Heather Newman. 1976
Correspondence about Emrich’s conversation with the Editor of the American Folklore Society Journal, John West, sent to Heather Newman, the President of the Junior Folklore Club. Included is the 1976 Fall issue of the journal which has a blurb about the club, along with announcement of Alan Jabbour’s position as Head of the American Folklife Center.
5 pages
BOX-FOLDER 2/84 Western Folklore (S.J. Sackett Book, Review Editor). June, 1968; January, 1971
Emrich requests permission to cite works from two folklore journals.
4 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 2/85 William Morris Agency, Inc. 1966-1969
Book proposals and contracts.
8 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 2/86 Yale University Press. February 10, 1971
Response to Emrich’s request to use the ballad "Captain Ward and the Rainbow."
1 page.
BOX-FOLDER 3/87 Linda. April 3, 1972
Personal correspondence.
1 page.
BOX-FOLDER 3/88 Book of Death. Undated
Correspondence pertaining to the unfinished Book of Death.
27 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 3/89 Whim Wham Book. 1976-1977
Correspondence pertaining to The Whim Wham Book.
5 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 3/90 The Junior Folklore Club of America. August, 1976
Junior Folklore Club organization.
1 page.
BOX-FOLDER 3/91 Jerry. Undated
Correspondence concerning the Junior Folklore Club.
1 page.
BOX-FOLDER 3/92 Little, Brown and Company Publishers, Dianne M. Muller. Undated
Form for book review.
2 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 3/93 Proposal for Book: Calories Do Count. Undated
Justification for book proposal.
2 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 3/94 AMS Press, Inc., Lee Hatfield. May 27, 1977
Permission to use Vance Randolph's work.
1 page.
BOX-FOLDER 3/95 Various postcards. Undated
4 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 3/96 Unaddressed documents along with the dust jacket for Duncan Emrich’s book, It’s An Old Wild West Custom. Undated
6 pages.
Series 3: Personal Papers
BOX-FOLDER 4/97 Military Documents. Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force. 1943-1945
Various documents pertaining to Emrich’s service with SHAEF. Including written orders, passes and other official military papers.
52 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 4/98 Department of State: United States Information Service. 1947; 1962
Official pages pertaining to Emrich’s appointed position as cultural officer.
8 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 4/99 Curriculum Vitae. Resumes Undated.
Several resumes from throughout Emrich’s career.
15 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 4/100 Fan Letters (1 of 2) Letters from readers of Emrich’s books, mainly from children.
106 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 4/101 Fan Letter (2 of 2) Letters from readers of Emrich’s books, mainly from children.
26 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 4/102 Book Review of Folklore International Essays in Honor of Wayland Debs Hand in Western Folklore 28 (January, 1969); 52-53.
3 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 4/103 Reviews of Emrich’s Books Originals and photocopies.
56 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 4/104 Typescript on Thomas Wolfe
Photocopy of pages 1-63.
27 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 4/105 Passport. May 10, 1933
Contains original United States passport belonging to Emrich.
16 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 4/106 National Endowment for the Humanities. Fellowship Forms Includes official forms.
20 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 4/107 Harvard University Transcript, 1934-37 Dated May 21, 1968.
1 page.
BOX-FOLDER 4/108 Leiding, Harriette Kershaw, "Street Cries of an Old Southern City," 1910. (Charlestown, S.C., Privately Published)
A copy of the front matter and chapter that was used in Folklore on the American Land.
11 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 4/109 Copy of Roger Abrahams, "Some Riddles from the Negro of Philadelphia." Keystone Folklore Quarterly 7, no. 4 (Winter 1962) : 10-16.
7 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 4/110 Copy of Herbert Halpert’s, "Negro Riddles Collected in New Jersey." Journal of American Folklore 56, no. 221 (July-September 1943) : 200-202.
3 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 4/111 Copy of Ernest W. Baughman, "Folk Sayings and Beliefs." New Mexico Folklore Record 9 (1954-55) : 23-27.
5 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 4/112 Brown University, Transcript. 1925-1932
Includes transcript.
2 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 4/113 Lewis, Mark B. Letter of Recommendations Includes recommendation letters.
2 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 4/114 University of Nevada , Faculty Positions. April 4, 1969
Includes position announcement.
1 page.
BOX-FOLDER 4/115 The New Mexico Folklore Record (1969-70)
Includes publication announcement.
1 page.
BOX-FOLDER 4/116 "The Oxyrrhynchos Papyri: "Menenius Apius to Attilius Navious. Translation by Constantine D. Tsatsos. Original and photocopies.
50 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 4/117 Veloudios, Thanos A.D. "The Kalikantzari." Pictures from Greece (January, 1957)
Original newsprint and photocopies.
10 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 4/118 Magazine/Newspaper Clippings Originals and photocopies of various materials including newspaper articles pertaining to American folklore.
20 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 4/119 Notebook of songs and poems A 5 x 8 in. handwritten notebook of songs and poems along with other handwritten and typed pages. On the end sheet Emrich address himself as Captain and instructs that if anyone finds the notebook it should be returned to his wife in Washington D.C. The pages were all housed within a red leather embroidered folder which can be found in Oversized Box 1.
50 pages.
Series 4: Articles
BOX-FOLDER 5/120 Articles by Duncan Emrich. Newspaper/Magazine. 1940-1949 (1 of 2)
23 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 5/121 Articles by Duncan Emrich. Newspaper/Magazine. 1940-1949 (2 of 2)
91 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 5/122 Articles by Duncan Emrich. Newspaper/Magazine. 1950-1959
95 pages.
BOX-FOLDER 5/123 Articles by Duncan Emrich. Newspaper/Magazine. 1960-1969
5 pages.
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