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Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
63
Fred H. and Ella Mae Moore Texas History Reprint Series
10
Telling Our Stories
7
The Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest 1825-1916
5
The Oklahoma Series
2
American explorers
1
Archaeological and Ethnological Papers of the Peabody Museum
1
Bulletin (Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology)
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Texian Stomping Grounds
Collection containing sketches of post-war life in East Texas, including descriptions of early recreations and games, stories about Southern food and cooking, religious anecdotes, Negro folk tales, a first-hand account of a Negro folk play about the life of Christ, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 159.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Madstones and Twisters
Collection of information about weather, plant and animal lore in Texas and Mexico. It also discusses folk remedies, folktales about tornadoes, information about prairie dogs, and ghost stories.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Boatright, Mody Coggin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mesquite and Willow
Collection of Texas, Spanish and Mexican folklore, including legends, child ballads, folk tales, folk songs, tall tales, information about home remedies, and other folklore.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Boatright, Mody Coggin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Southwestern Lore
Collection of a miscellany of Texas and Mexican folklore, including folk stories about treasure hunters, cowboys, Native Americans, and razorback hogs, as well as myths, customs and other superstitions. The index of song material begins on page 192 and the general index begins on page 193.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Folklore Society: Volume 2, 1943-1971
Book describing the Texas Folklore Society, "includes the publishing history of the TFS books, anecdotes about the gatherings of the Society [...] and the emphasis on singing beginning at Society gatherings" (inside the front cover). The index begins on page 311.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mexican Border Ballads and Other Lore
Collection of popular folklore from Mexico and Texas, including ballads, personal anecdotes, folktales of the Alabama-Coushatta Indians and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 141.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Boatright, Mody C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Some Still Do: Essays on Texas Customs
Ccollection of essays about Texas folklore and customs, including information about cooking, woodworking, farming, festivals, folk music and other Texas folklore. The index begins on page 151.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas Folk Songs
Collection of musical scores, including Anglo-American love songs, ballads, comic songs, spirituals and party songs, as well as Afro-American spirituals and secular songs. The index begins on page 187.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Owens, William A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas Toys and Games
Collected information about popular toys and games relevant to the state of Texas, including folk toys, folk games, sports, dances, songs and other recreations. The index of contributors begins on page 245 and the index of toys and games begins on page 249.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gib Morgan, Minstrel of the Oil Fields
This volume includes stories about the life of a West Texas oil driller named Gib Morgan and other folk stories about the oil industry.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Boatright, Mody Coggin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Folklore Society: Volume 3, 1971-2000
Book containing information about the publishing history of the Texas Folklore Society, as well as anecdotes about the gatherings of the Society, information about past presidents of the Society, and Society by-laws. The index begins on page 219.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Charreada: Mexican Rodeo in Texas
Collection of photographs and essays documenting the charreada rodeo tradition and its history in Texas. Index starts on page 97.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward; Rendon, Al; Hambric, Julia, 1952- & Woolley, Bryan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Singin' Texas
Collected information about popular folk music of Texas, including songs about hunting, love, nature, dancing, and religion, as well as information about the history of folk music in the state. The index begins on page 181.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Folklore Society: Volume 1, 1909-1943
Book describing the history and publications of the Texas Folklore Society between the years of 1909 and 1943. It includes information about "public songs and ballads; superstitions, signs and omens; cures and peculiar customs; legends; dialects; games, plays and dances; riddles and proverbs" (inside front cover). The index begins on page 317.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
System:
The UNT Digital Library
In the Shadow of History
Collection of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about the Navajo Indians, the Alamo, Jim Bowie, various folk characters, tortilla making, and other humorous anecdotes. The index begins on page 181.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Sunny Slopes of Long Ago
Volume of popular folklore of Western America, including ballads, cowboy stories, myths, folk songs and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 201.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Hudson, Wilson M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Folk Travelers: Ballads, Tales and Talk
This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including traveling anecdotes, folk ballads, folklore in natural history, as well as information about black and white magic, Western animals, and cattle brands. The index begins on page 259.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rainbow in the Morning
Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including work songs, reptile myths, ballads and other folk songs of the South. The index begins on page 185.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
System:
The UNT Digital Library
And Horns on the Toads
Volume of folk stories and tall tales about the horned toad and other Texas folklore. The index begins on page 235.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Boatright, Mody Coggin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Observations & Reflections on Texas Folklore
Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including stories about hunting, warfare, religion, Texas traditions, and other miscellaneous folk tales. The index begins on page 149.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Follow de Drinkin' Gou'd
This volume includes information about the play-party in Oklahoma, folklore of Texas birds, tall tales, folk anecdotes, Texas folk songs and ballads, and other folklore (back cover). The index begins on page 185.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Diamond Bessie & The Shepherds
This volume contains popular folklore of Texas, including folk dramas, myths, folk music, stories about farming and agriculture, religious folk stories, and information about folk customs, dances and folk art. The index begins on page 157.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coffee in the Gourd
Collection of miscellaneous folklore of Texas and Mexico, including folk songs, information about Indian pictographs, legends, superstitions, and weather lore. The index begins on page 105.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Aunt Puss & Others: Old Days in the Piney Woods
Collection of memorable and comical stories about Emma Wilson Emery's family members, including her Aunt Puss, Uncle Lum, Uncle Noah, Aunt Chlo and others.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Emery, Emma Wilson
System:
The UNT Digital Library