Folklore and History 560: Southern Literature and the Oral Tradition

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Documenting the American South
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Books 

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Folklore: Reference Sources 

American folklore: an encyclopedia / edited by Jan Harold Brunvand. New York : Garland Pub., 1998, c1996.
Available online through Library catalog.

Encyclopedia of American folklife / Simon J. Bronner, editor. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, c2006.
Davis Library Reference GR105 .E53 2006

Encyclopedia of black folklore and humor / compiled and edited by Henry D. Spalding; introduction by J. Mason Brewer. Middle Village, N.Y.: Jonathan David Publishers, 1990.
Davis Library Reference PN6231.N5 S6 1990

Encyclopedia of folklore and literature / editors, Mary Ellen Brown, Bruce A. Rosenberg ; editorial assistants, Peter Harle, Kathy Sitarski. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, c1998.
Davis Library Reference PN41 .E48 1998.

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