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Fife Folklore Archives


Welcome! The Fife Folklore Archives is one of the largest repositories of American folklore in the United States. The FFA is part of Utah State University's Special Collections and Archives where the historical American Folklore Society Manuscript Collection is housed.
Established in 1972, the Archives is an integral part of USU's cultural studies arena. The Fife Folklore Archives is named for folklorists Austin E. and Alta S. Fife, Utahns who helped shape the field of folklore and worked to preserve the folk expressions of the American West. The FFA is home to over forty collections, including student fieldwork collections, oral history collections and Austin and Alta Fife's fieldwork collections.
Randy Williams, Folklore Curator.
435-797-3493
435-797-2663 (SCA office phone)
435-797-2880 (fax)
Randy.Williams@usu.edu