5.8 Linear Feet, Summary: 5 ft. 10 in. (11 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 records carton, 15 in.)
Creator
Woofter, Carey.
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Folklore of West Virginia collected by Woofter, who was a student of John Harrington Cox and Louis Watson Chappell. The collection
consists of a card file of approximately 10,000 folklore items, including superstitions, sayings, riddles, remedies and tales,
as well as a pair of unpublished bound volumes entitled FOLKLORE OF WEST VIRGINIA containing folklore and folksongs with musical
notation by Woofter's protege Patrick Gainer. While Woofter never published his discoveries, he did supply materials to important
publications by John Harrington Cox and Josiah Combs.
Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Carey Woofter, Compiler, Folklore of West Virginia, A&M 0112, West Virginia
and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.