Collection Summary
Vance Randolph Book Typescripts 1947-1953
1947-1953
MSS37275
Randolph, Vance, 1892-1980
20 items
3 containers
1.2 linear feet
English
Collection material in English
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Author and folklorist. Typescripts, with
corrections in ink, of four of Randolph's books on folklore.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Randolph, Vance, 1892-1980.
Randolph, Vance, 1892-1980. Down in the holler: a gallery of Ozark folk speech. 1953.
Randolph, Vance, 1892-1980. Ozark superstitions. 1947.
Randolph, Vance, 1892-1980. We always lie to strangers: tall tales from the Ozarks. 1951.
Randolph, Vance, 1892-1980. Who blowed up the church house? and other Ozark folk tales. 1952.
Wilson, George P. (George Pickett), 1888-1972. Down in the holler: a gallery of Ozark folk speech. 1953.
Subjects
Folklore--Arkansas.
Folklore--Missouri.
Folklore--Oklahoma.
Folklore--Ozark Mountains.
Places
Arkansas--Social life and customs.
Missouri--Social life and customs.
Oklahoma--Social life and customs.
Ozark Mountains--Social life and customs.
Titles
Vance Randolph papers
Occupations
Authors.
Folklorists.
Provenance
The book typescripts of Vance Randolph, author and folklorist, were purchased by the
Library of Congress in 1954.
Processing History
The Vance Randolph Book Typescripts were processed after being received in 1954. The finding aid was created in 2016.
Related Material
Related material in the Library includes a [Vance Randolph
collection] in the American Folklife Center.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Vance Randolph is governed by the Copyright
Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The book typescripts of Vance Randolph are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the
Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and
advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information:
Container number, Vance Randolph Book Typescripts, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington,
D.C.
Biographical Note
Date
Event
1892, Feb. 23
Born, Pittsburg, Kans.
1914
Graduated, Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg (now Pittsburg State University), Pittsburg, Kans.
1915
M.A. in psychology, Clark University, Worcester, Mass.
circa 1920
Moved to Pineville, Mo.; married Marie Wardlaw Wilbur (died 1937)
1921
Studied psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans.
1932
Published
Ozark Mountain Folks
. New York: Vanguard Press
1934
Published
The Camp on Wildcreek
. New York: A. A. Knopf
1947
Published
Ozark Superstitions
. Columbia, Mo.: State Historical Society of Missouri
1951
Published
We Always Lie to Strangers
. New York: Columbia University Press
1952
Published
Who Blowed Up the Church House? and Other Ozark Tales
. New York: Columbia University Press
1953
Published with George P. Wilson
Down in the Holler; A Gallery of Ozark Folk Speech
.
Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press
1962
Married Mary Celestia Parler
1976
Published
Pissing in the Snow and Other Ozark Folktales
. Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press
1980, Nov. 1
Died, Fayetteville, Ark.
Scope and Content Note
The book typescripts of Randolph Vance (1892-1980), a folklorist and expert on social life
and customs in the Ozarks span the years 1947-1953. The collection consists of typescripts,
with corrections in ink, of four of Randolph's books:
Ozark Superstitions
(1947);
We Always
Lie to Strangers
;
Tall Tales from the Ozarks
(1951);
Who Blowed Up the Church House? and Other
Ozark Folk Tales
(1952); and
Down in the Holler
;
A Gallery of Ozark Folk Speech
(1953), which was
written with George P. Wilson.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged alphabetically by book title.
Container List
Container
Contents
1
Down in the Holler; A Gallery of Ozark Folk Speech,
1953
1953
1
Introduction, chapters 1-9
(8 folders)
1
Bibliography
1
Index
1
Ozark Superstitions,
1947
1947
1
Title page and preface
1
Introduction, chapter 1
2
Chapters 2-14
(5 folders)
2
Bibliography
2
We Always Lie to Strangers,
1951
1951
2
Introduction, chapter 1
2
Chapters 2-7
(2 folders)
3
Chapters 8-10
3
Chapter 11, bibliography
3
Who Blowed Up the Church House? and Other Ozark Folk Tales,
1952
1952
3
Title page and table of contents
3
Introduction
3
Pages 2-437
(5 folders)