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Folklore & Mythology

LibGuide to Folklore & Mythology resources at Sims Memorial Library.

Websites

American Folklife Center -- American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. This is a major source for ethnographic documentation, including online digital archives at the Library of Congress. Includes the Alan Lomax collection, among others.

American Life Histories -- American Life Histories at the Library of Congress. Works Projects Administration (WPA) Records from 1936-1940. Can be searched by state.

Folklife in Louisiana -- Folklife in Louisiana. Information on folklife in Louisiana. Website sponsored by the Louisiana Division of the Arts.

Bulfinch's Mythology -- Bulfinch's Mythology at Bartelby.com. Online text of a popular work on mythology.

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