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Carey Woofter, Compiler, Folklore of West Virginia, ca. 1920-1940 A&M 0112

Carey Woofter, Compiler, Folklore of West Virginia, ca. 1920-1940 A&M 0112


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 0112
Title
Carey Woofter, Compiler, Folklore of West Virginia ca. 1920-1940
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196520
Quantity
5.8 Linear Feet, Summary: 5 ft. 10 in. (11 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 records carton, 15 in.)
Creator
Woofter, Carey.
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Folklore of West Virginia collected by Woofter, who was a student of John Harrington Cox and Louis Watson Chappell. The collection consists of a card file of approximately 10,000 folklore items, including superstitions, sayings, riddles, remedies and tales, as well as a pair of unpublished bound volumes entitled FOLKLORE OF WEST VIRGINIA containing folklore and folksongs with musical notation by Woofter's protege Patrick Gainer. While Woofter never published his discoveries, he did supply materials to important publications by John Harrington Cox and Josiah Combs.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Carey Woofter, Compiler, Folklore of West Virginia, A&M 0112, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Calhoun County (W. Va.)
  • Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
  • Cox, John Harrington, 1863-1945
  • Folk medicine.
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folklore
  • Gainer, Patrick W.
  • Gainer, Patrick W.
  • Gilmer County (W. Va.)
  • Glenville State College
  • Jackson County (W. Va.)
  • Medicine - Folk remedies.
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Webster County (W. Va.)
  • Woofter, Carey.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson)
  • Cox, John Harrington, 1863-1945
  • Gainer, Patrick W.
  • Woofter, Carey.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Calhoun County (W. Va.)
  • Gilmer County (W. Va.)
  • Jackson County (W. Va.)
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Webster County (W. Va.)
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