This collection consists of Wayland D. Hand's professional papers in the form of his personal files, folklore papers, correspondence, and photographs spanning from 1938 to 1986. The collection is divided into three series: Series I, Papers and Files; Series II, Correspondence (divided into two sub-series); and Series III, Folklore Papers. Due to the highly organized nature of Hand's papers when they were donated, this order has been retained.
Repository:
Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Manuscript Collection
Merrill-Cazier Library Utah State University 3000 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-3000 Phone: 435 797-1663 Fax: 435 797-2880 Email: scweb@usu.edu
Languages:
Collection materials are in English.
Sponsor:
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Biographical Note
Wayland Debbs Hand was born March 19, 1907 in Auckland, New Zealand to Hyrum and Margaret White Hand. On June 8, 1932 Hand married Viola White and they later had three children, Jacqueline (1937) and Winifred (1949), and Sidney Gilford (1950). In 1956 Hand divorced Viola and on December 19, 1957 Hand married Celeste Gilford.
During the latter 1920s Hand enrolled in the University of Utah were he began studying German. In 1933 he received is B.A. in German and in 1934 a M.A. in German. Later that year he was accepted by the University of Chicago, were he studied under the renowned scholar Archer Taylor. Hand received a Ph.D. in Germanic Languages in 1936. From 1936-1937 Hand taught German at the University of Minnesota, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). From 1937 to 1974 Hand taught German and pioneered the Folklore Program at UCLA. Hand died on October 22, 1986 in Los Angeles.
Over the course of Hand's career he was involved in many positions of leadership, served on many committees, and published numerous books and articles. Hand served as the President of the Modern Language Association of Southern California (1955-1956), President of the American Folklore Society (1957-1958), Vice-President of the North American International Society for Folk-Narrative Research (1964-1974), and President of the California Folklore Society (1969-1970). He served as an editor for the California Folklore Quarterly (1942-1946), the Journal of American Folklore (1947-1951), and Western Folklore (1953-1966). Hand is the author of Humaniora: Essays in Literature, Folklore, and Bibliography (1960), Popular Beliefs & Superstitions from North Carolina (1964), American Folk Legend (1971), and American Folk Medicine (1976).
Source: W. D. Hand's vitas, Series I, Box 1, Fd 1.
Content Description
This collection consists of Wayland D. Hand's professional papers in the form of his personal files, folklore papers, correspondence, and photographs spanning from 1938 to 1986. This collection is divided into three series; Series I: Papers and Files, Series II: Correspondence (divided into two Sub-Series), and Series III: Folklore Papers. Due to the highly organized nature of Hand's papers when they were donated, this order has been retained.
Series I: Papers and Files. This series contains photographs of Hand, his vitas, topical files, committee papers, and UCLA papers.
Series II: Correspondence. This series contains Hand's incoming and outgoing correspondence from 1938 to the 1986. Hand's correspondence comprises roughly fifty percent of the collection and yields a wide array of topical information. Although most of his letters of correspondence are in English, perhaps twenty-five percent of his correspondence is in German, French, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Hungarian, or in other languages due to his regular contact with foreign scholars. Hand's correspondence touches on personal issues but primarily concerns his scholarly pursuits. Sub-Series A: contains Hand's incoming and outgoing correspondence from 1938 to 1974, his teaching years. Sub-Series B: contains Hand's incoming and outgoing correspondence from 1974 to 1986, his retirement (although he remained an active scholar). Hand's incoming and outgoing correspondence is organized alphabetically and by the last name of the sender. Hand's largest correspondent during his career was Archer Taylor.
Series III: Folklore Papers. This series consists of a collection of Hand's folklore and folksong files. His folklore files are listed topically.
Those desiring further information on Hand and his work should see Folk Collection 13: The Wayland D. Hand Memorial Collection, and The Wayland D. Hand Collection of Superstition & Popular Belief held in the Fife Folklore Archive in USU Special Collection & Archives.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access : Restrictions
Open to public research.
Restrictions on Use : Copyright
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Permission to publish material from the Wayland D. Hand folklore papers must
be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections
Department Head.
Preferred Citation :
Wayland D. Hand folklore papers, 1938-1986. (COLL MSS 297). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Department.
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
Collection organized in three series: I. Papers and Files; II. Correspondence; III. Folklore Papers.
Acquisition Information :
The materials in this collection were donated to Utah State University Special Collections & Archives by Celeste Hand in 1996.
Detailed Description of the Collection
I: Papers and Files
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box
Folder
1
1
Vitae
1
2
Personal papers
1
3
Photographs of W. Hand
1
4
UCLA appointment papers, correspondence
1930-1939
1
5
UCLA papers
1
6
File, testimonials
1
7
File, speech given by Hand at Clark Library Ballad Seminar
1
8
File, statements
1
9
File, papers
1
10
File, courses and curricula
1
11
File, papers concerning the International Society for Folklore Narrative Research
1
12
File, folk dancing
1
13
File, Auswahlbibliographie zu Marchen
1
14
File, Folklife Center Board of Trustees
1
15
File, Americanistas
1
16
File, papers concerning the Forty-first Congress of Americanists
1
17
File, papers concerning the selection committee for new editor of Western Folklore
1
18
File, miscellaneous papers
2
1
Wood manuscript
2
2
Barbara A. Wood
2
3
Buss; Klabautermann, correspondence
1969
2
4
Eleanor Long, correspondence
1969
2
5
Folklore studies, Eberhard (critiques only)
1960s-1970s
2
6
Ward; Divine Twins
2
7
The Speroni Manuscript
2
8
The Sobel Manuscript, correspondence
1950s
2
9
The Robe Manuscript, papers and correspondence
1950s
2
10
Philippine Number, correspondence
1960s
2
11
The Lessa Manuscript, correspondence
1950-1969
2
12
The Hansen Manuscript
2
13
Byrd H. Granger
1960s
2
14
Folklore studies; D. Eugenio, correspondence
1960s
2
15
Ray B. Browne, correspondence
1950s-1960s
2
16
The Browne Manuscript
2
17
The Baker Manuscript
2
18
Shirley Arora
2
19
Manuscript evaluation
2
20
Manuscript reading
2
21
Editorial instructions
2
22
Folklore studies, correspondence
1960s-1970s
2
23
1973 list of Folklore Fellows
2
24
Papers from the Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society
1975
2
25
"Castleton Garland Ceremony: Data File," by Paul & Georgia Smith
1979
3
1
The Cultural Conservation Report
3
2
Miscellaneous folklore papers
4
1
Doctoral program, papers and correspondence
1960s
4
2
Doctoral program, papers and correspondence
1960s
4
3
Doctoral degree, papers and correspondence
1960s
4
4
Doctoral degree program, papers and correspondence
1960s
4
5
Folklore and mythology group
4
6
Folklore and mythology group
4
7
Center for Study of Comparative Folklore and Mythology, papers and correspondence
1970s
4
8
Folklore Advising Committee Information
4
9
Replies to folklore correspondence
1960s
4
10
Ethic Arts
4
11
Space request for dictionary project
5
1
American Folklife Preservation Act
5
2
American Folklife Preservation Act
5
3
Occupational lore
5
4
Conference program
5
5
Conference resumes
5
6
Conference correspondence
1980
5
7
Conference papers
5
8
Custom and usage file
5
9
Custom and usage file
5
10
Custom and usage file
5
11
Folk custom census
5
12
File, an institute for folk customs
5
13
North American culture survey
5
14
Smithsonian, occupational studies
5
15
Folk custom, Richard Dorson and Robert McCarl
5
16
American Folklife Center, file
5
17
Publications, American folklife
6
1
American folklife
6
2
Hickerson, Joseph
6
3
W. Hand correspondence
1970s
6
4
Personnel work schedules, inventories, business records
