Vance Randolph Collection
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Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of certificates and awards pertaining to the public and private life of Vance Randolph; a typescript notebook and other notes dealing with folk sayings and greetings; published articles of and about Randolph; and clippings and photographs.
Dates
- 1918-1980
Creator
- Randolph, Vance, 1892-1980 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Information
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Use Information
No Use Restrictions Apply.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Vance Randolph was born in Pittsburg, Kansas, on February 23, 1892, and died in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on November 1, 1980. Vance Randolph was a folklorist who collected, annotated, and published different folklore genres for over a thirty-year-period in the Ozark region.
For additional biographical information on Randolph see Ozark Folksong Transcripts (MC 952).
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Acquisition Information
Special Collections acquired these papers from Ernie Dean of Fayetteville, Arkansas, on November 27, 1989.
Processing Information
Processed by Norma Ortiz-Karp, Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas, in September, 1990.
- Title
- Vance Randolph Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Norma Ortiz-Karp
- Date
- 1990
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu