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Barre Toelken fieldwork image collection, 1954-2002
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Toelken, Barre
- Title
- Barre Toelken fieldwork image collection
- Dates
- 1954-2002 (inclusive)19542002
- Quantity
- 11 linear feet, (22 boxes)
- Collection Number
- UUS_FOLK COLL 35a
- Summary
- Photographs and slides collected or taken by Barre Toelken from 1954 to 2002, including pictures of cemeteries, Native American customs (mostly Navajo), folk art, vernacular architecture, and customs of Austria, Germany, Japan, United States, and topical images.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to public research. To access the collection a patron must have the following information: collection number, series number, sub-series number, if applicable, box number and folder number (or image number).
- Languages
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Barre Toelken (director of Utah State University's Folklore Program, 1985-2002) conducted fieldwork throughout his active folklore career from 1954 to the present. Much of that fieldwork was documented through images: slides and photographs.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The materials in the Collection, 1954 to 2002, include images on cemeteries, Native American (mostly Navajo) customs, Areas: Austria, Germany, Japan, Unities States, and topical images.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
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 Barre Toelken fieldwork image collection must be obtained from the Curator of the Fife Folklore Archives and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Barre Toelken fieldwork image collection, 1954-2002. (FOLK COLL 35a). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Department.
Alternative Forms Available
To view images, see the digital library collection of theBarre Toelken fieldwork image collection
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Collection organized in 6 series.
- Cemeteries (gravemarkers & decorations)
- Native American (people, customs, folk art, architecture)
- Austria and Germany (customs, folk art, architecture)
- Japan (customs, architecture, folk art, and images from book Ghosts and the Japanese )
- United States (Logger folklore, Vernacular Architecture, Calendrical Customs: Decorations)
- Topical/Motifs
Acquisition Information
In the fall 2005, the materials in this collection were donated by Professor Barre Toelken to the Fife Folklore Archives .
Processing Note
In the fall 2005, Randy Williams worked with Barre Toelken to organize the collection and add metadata into an in-house Access database, resulting in some of Box 1. In the Spring Semester 2006 (January through May), graduate intern Dusty Decker Wiser worked with Barre Toelken to continue organizing this collection and adding to the metadata database, resulting in Boxes 1-8. Finding aid created by Randy Williams, May 2006; updated Randy Williams, March 2012; updated by Melissa Anderson, November 2015.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Phase 1: Materials constitute BarreToelken's initial donation of fieldwork images in 2005Return to Top
Phase 2: UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Materials constitute Barre Toelken's donation of fieldwork images in 2015Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Box | |
| 9 | Travel |
| 10 | Travel |
| 11 | Austria and Germany Fieldwork: Includes Vernacular Architecture |
| 12 | Austria and Germany Fieldwork: Includes Vernacular Architecture |
| 13 | Fieldwork |
| 14 | Fieldwork |
| 15 | Native American |
| 16 | Native American |
| 17 | Native American |
| 18 | Miscellaneous: Uranium Mines, Canals, North Carolina, Hebdon's Farm, Solomen Strong's Journal, Utah in the 1950's, Fiddler's Festival, and Photos of Barre teaching |
| 19 | Folklore Conferences and Festivals |
| 20 | Photos from Barre Toelken Publications |
| 21 | Photos from Barre Toelken Publications |
| 22 | Photos from Barre Toelken Publications |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Folk art--Photographs.
- Folklore--Photographs.
- Manners and customs--Photographs.
- Navajo Indians--Social life and customs--Photographs.
- Vernacular architecture--Photographs.
Finding aid created by Randy Williams, 17 May 2006.
2008
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