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California folklore miscellany
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biography/Administrative History
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: California folklore miscellany
    Dates: 1963-1982
    Collection Number: Consult repository
    Creator/Collector: Lee, Hector
    Extent: 42 volumes
    Online items available
    Repository: Sonoma State University Library
    Rohnert Park, California 94928
    Abstract: The collection is comprised of 42 volumes and 8 microfilm reels of material documenting various aspects of North Bay history, with a focus on beliefs, customs & folkways; place names & folk speech; historical characters, outlaws, miners, and lumbermen; legends, tales & anecdotes; pioneer stories and personal reminiscences; and children's lore and folklore in the schools. The majority of the materials were gathered or created by Dr. Lee’s students, and other interested parties, in the American and California folklore classes at Sonoma State University.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    Collection is open for research by appointment.

    Publication Rights

    The library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claimants of literary property.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. California folklore miscellany. Collection Number: Consult repository. Sonoma State University Library

    Biography/Administrative History

    Hector Lee was a professor of English, Dean of Instruction, and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Sonoma State College / Sonoma State University. He was also a significant writer & storyteller, a scholar of national reputation, an editor, and a radio, TV, and recording personality. He taught at University of Utah, Chico State College, and Dominican College as well as Sonoma State.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The collection is comprised of 42 volumes of student research papers and reports, and includes photographs, newspaper articles, oral histories, and memorabilia.

    Indexing Terms

    Folklore -- History
    Sonoma County (Calif.) -- History
    Manners and customs
    Material culture
    Memoirs
    Mythology
    Oral histories
    Storytelling
    California, Northern

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