Finding aid for Folklore collection, 1974-1975. MVC007
Finding aid prepared by staff, 2011. Finding updated by Isabel Kline, 2022.
This finding aid was made possible in part through funding from the County of Ventura and the Heritage Fund at the Ventura
County Community Foundation.
Museum of Ventura County
2011, 2022
100 East Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001
library@venturamuseum.org
Contributing Institution:
Museum of Ventura County
Title: Folklore collection
Creator:
Moorpark College anthropology students, 1974-1975
Identifier/Call Number: MVC007
Physical Description:
1.28 Cubic Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1974-1975
Abstract: This collection was compiled by students in Charles Seeman's anthropology and music classes at Moorpark College. His students
collected items and wrote reports on local folklore. Materials include reports and presentations, a cassette tape, donation
forms, and a notebook.
Physical Location: Stored at the MVC Research Library. All requests to access special collections can be made in advance by emailing the Research
Library reference desk.
Language of Material:
English
.
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED ON-SITE: Open for research. Advance requests can be made to Research Library staff via email.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Museum of Ventura County. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained
by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue
the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where the museum does not hold the copyright.
CONTAINS AV MATERIALS: Advance notice required. Researcher may be required to bear the cost of digitization or creation of
an access copy.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Folklore collection (Collection MVC007), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library, Ventura, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Moorpark College Anthropology students; gift; unknown date.
Processing Information
Processed by Library Staff in 2011.
Biographical / Historical
Between 1974 and 1977 Charles Seeman taught Anthropology 9B: Folklore II and Music 29 at Moorpark College. He assigned his
students projects related to folklore. The student collected material to related to folklore or conducted ethnographic fieldwork.
The folklore and customs mostly pertain to Ventura County but do include other regions in Southern California. These materials
were all compiled by Seeman's students. The students wrote papers on numerous aspects of folklore, from stories and legends
to recipes and local musicians.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains reports and presentations by college students about folklore. Most of the papers are for the class
"Anthropology 9B: Folklore II". Items for the class "Music 29" may have cassette tapes attached to them. Other items include
donation forms for the Moorpark College Archive.
Arrangement
This collection has no series and has been described at the item level. The papers sub-categories based on the folklore, custom,
or practice the paper refers to. The categories are in alphabetical order.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
COLLECTION CONTAINS AUDIO MATERIALS: Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. Requests to use
audio materials must be made in advance. Please contact the Research Library at library@venturamuseum.org.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Folklore -- Ventura County (Calif.)
Storytelling -- Ventura County (Calif.)
Anthropology students
Manners and customs -- Ventura County (Calif.)
Box 1
Notebook: A Collection of American Folklore Humor compiled by Roger W. Whitaker
1974 October - 1975 January
Creator: Whitaker, Roger W.
Scope and Contents
These collected items were compiled between October 1974 and January 1975, although some of the cartoons date to the 1960s.
The compiler made attempts to find the original authors of the works, but were unable to do so. However, a note is attached
stating where the items were found. This notebook contains explicit material.
Box 1, Folder 1
"Folk Crafts" by Kitty MacLeod
1975 December 15
Scope and Contents
This report is an overview of various folk crafts and drawings of quilt patterns.
Box 1, Folder 2
"Early Norwegian Folklore and Traditions in America" by Ron Sundeen
undated
Box 1, Folder 2
"Traditional practices and customs of an American family" by Bonnie Edwards
1974 November
Box 1, Folder 2
"Two Jewish Holidays" by Cynthia Closson
1975 November
Box 1, Folder 3
"A collection of family experiences: Peidmont, Wyoming circa 1930-1940" by Renee Byrne
1975 November
Box 1, Folder 3
"Stories They Tell" by Nancy Ambrose
1975 December
Box 1, Folder 5
"Folk Medicine" by Robert L. Malone
1975 Fall
Box 1, Folder 5
"Folk Medicine" by Richard Campbell and Vern Parish
1975 January
Box 1, Folder 5
"Folk Medicine" by James D. Smith
1975 January 1
Box 1, Folder 5
"American Folklore" by John Vickers
undated
Box 1, Folder 5
Moorpark College Folklore Archive forms filled out by Thomas Olszewski
1975 January 1
Box 1, Folder 5
"Folk Medicine" by David Steeber
1975 May 6
Box 1, Folder 5
"Home Remedies and Recipes" by Katherine Peters
1975 May
Box 1, Folder 6
Folk Music
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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audio materials must be made in advance. Please contact the Research Library at library@venturamuseum.org.
Box 1, Folder 6
"Square Dance History and Interview with a Caller" by Thelma Bunker
1975 January
Box 1, Folder 6
"Music for Brown Baggers" by Charles T. Lamar
undated
Scope and Contents
This report is attached to a cassette tape containing recordings of music created by the artists interviewed.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
COLLECTION CONTAINS AUDIO MATERIALS: Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. Requests to use
audio materials must be made in advance. Please contact the Research Library at library@venturamuseum.org.
Box 1, Folder 6
"The Late Reverend George E. Hoggatt
1975 March
Box 1, Folder 7
Recipe for Rocky Mountain Oysters
undated
Box 1, Folder 7
"Recipes and Remedies" by Francine Cox and Virginia Martin
undated
Box 1, Folder 8
Game collection forms
1977 November
Box 1, Folder 9
"Placas" by George Peterman
1974
Box 1, Folder 9
Moorpark College folklore archive forms filled out by Robert Lester
1975 January
Box 1, Folder 9
"Graffiti of mostly Ventura County" by Sandi Caplan
1975 Fall
Box 1, Folder 10
"Polack Jokes" by John C. Ayers
1974 Fall
Box 1, Folder 10
"Children's Jokes and Rhymes" by Brent E. Saunders
1974 April
Box 1, Folder 10
"Polish Jokes" by Robert Waterrose
undated
Box 1, Folder 10
"Jokes" by Jay Molder
1977 May
Box 1, Folder 10
"Jokes" by Robin VanNorman
undated
Box 1, Folder 11
"Folklore" by L. Jane McReynolds
1974 October
Box 1, Folder 11
"Brentwood Folklore: True stories from psychiatric hospitals"
1974 December
Scope and Contents
This item is a photocopy of original report.
Box 1, Folder 11
"Legend of Peter Lebeck" by Mark Phillips
1977 October 19
Box 1, Folder 11
"The Black Cult" by Margaret Powell
undated
Box 1, Folder 11
"Drug Tales" collected by Donna M. Wilson
1975 December 7
Box 1, Folder 11
5 legend assignments
1977
Box 1, Folder 11
"Ghost Stories" by Phyllis Steeber
1975 May 6
Box 1, Folder 11
Folklore midterm assignment by Hugo A. Gordillo
1977 April 4
Box 1, Folder 12
"The Ghost at Conejo Playhouse" by Robert H. Tubbs
1974-1975
Box 1, Folder 12
"The Ghost at the Stage Coach Inn" by Valerie L. Tubbs
1974
Scope and Contents
This report includes photographs of the Stage Coach Inn.
Box 1, Folder 12
"Stories without Explanation" by Lorraine L. Jones
1976-1977
Box 1, Folder 12
"Stories of the Supernatural" by Steven L. Porter
1975 December 15
Box 1, Folder 12
"Scarey Stories for a Rainy Night" by Jeananne Mapes
1977 May 4
Box 1, Folder 13
"Paper on Folklore" by Bill Coffey
1974
Box 1, Folder 13
"Folklore of Simi Valley" collected by Lynn A. Honsinger
1975 January
Box 1, Folder 13
"American Folklore: True Family Stories" by Vickie McNally
undated
Box 1, Folder 13
"Unusual Experiences" by Betty Chala
1977 May 4
Box 1, Folder 13
"Folktales of Simi Valley" by Mark Phillips
1977 December
Box 1, Folder 13
Moorpark College folklore archive forms filled out by Pete Hurst
undated
Box 1, Folder 13
Moorpark College folklore archive form filled out by Joe Gonzalez
1977 October 16
Box 1, Folder 14
"Folklore: The Dinkey Creek Paper" by E.R. Cwiklinski
undated
Scope and Contents
This report includes a California road map with the location of Dinkey Creek circled.
Box 1, Folder 14
Untitled report by Joseph C. Russo
undated
Box 1, Folder 14
"Nicknames" by N. Bruce Follette
1975 January 2
Box 1, Folder 14
"Nicknames" by Randy LaCosta
undated
Box 1, Folder 15
"Horseshoeing" by Ian Hall
undated
Box 1, Folder 15
"Cowboys" by James D. Smith
1975 March
Box 1, Folder 15
Untitled report on Inglewood Fire Department by Richard Kissam
undated
Box 1, Folder 15
Untitled report on experiences as a fireman by Richard Kissam
undated
Box 1, Folder 15
"Folklore and the U.S. Navy" by J.F. Mahoney
1976 December 14
Box 1, Folder 15
"Navy Folklore" by Richard Smith
undated
Box 1, Folder 16
"Autographs" by Dale Calvert and Karen Cedergreen
undated
Box 1, Folder 16
Report on epitaphs by Don Wade
undated
Box 1, Folder 16
"Nursery and Bedtime Stories" by Lorraine Jones
1976 December 16
Box 1, Folder 16
Ballads, poems, and rhymes collected by Robert Waterrose
1974
Box 1, Folder 16
Report on yearbook signatures collected by David Steeber
undated
Box 1, Folder 16
Moorpark college folklore archive forms
1974-1975
Box 1, Folder 16
"Wednesday Evening Folklore" collected by Joan Karp
1977 October - December
Box 1, Folder 17
"Collection of T-Shirt Prints and Bumper Sticker Sayings" by Georgia J. Meyer
1977
Box 1, Folder 17
Untitled report by S.H. Kleffman
1974-1975
Box 1, Folder 17
"Industrial Jokes" by Daniel A. Nelson
undated
Box 1, Folder 18
Moorpark College folklore archive forms filled out by Katherine E. O'Dell
1975 December
Box 1, Folder 18
Moorpark College folklore archive form filled out by Robin Van Norman
circa 1975
Box 1, Folder 19
"Collections of Sayings or Expressions Used in Junior High School Age Social Situations" by Bruce Follette
1975 April 30
Box 1, Folder 20
"Superstitions" by Karen Jack
1975
Box 1, Folder 20
"Folk Beliefs and Superstitions" by Jose R. Meza
1977
Box 1, Folder 20
"Superstitions at Sea" by Bob Maass
undated
Box 1, Folder 20
"Superstition in Sports" by Richard Conhiser
undated
Box 1, Folder 20
"Superstitions" by Eilliam H. Smale
1977 December 14
Box 1, Folder 20
Moorpark College folklore archive forms filled out by Lynn Honsinger
1974
Box 1, Folder 20
Midterm collecting project by Michael W. Powell
1975 May 6
Box 1, Folder 20
Term paper by Ralph Sardon
1977 January
Box 1, Folder 20
Superstitions collected by D. Minor
1975 January
Box 1, Folder 20
Moorpark College folklore archive forms filled out by Gilbert Rosales
1975 April
Box 1, Folder 20
Data sheets for belief assignment
1977 November
Box 1, Folder 20
"Folklore Concerning Weather Phenomena" by Ron Smith
1975 May 6