Resource Guide Table of Contents
General Information
Bronner, Simon. American Material Culture and Folklore: A Prologue and Dialogue.
Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press, 1985.
Brunvand, Jan Harold, ed. American Folklore: An Encyclopedia. New York and London:
Garland Publishing, 1996.
Brunvand, Jan Harold. The Study of American Folklore: An Introduction, 3rd ed. New
York: W. W. Norton, 1986.
Fife, Austin. Exploring Western Americana. Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press, 1988.
Oring, Elliott, ed. Folk Groups and Folklore Genres. Logan: Utah State University
Press, 1986.
Siporin, Steve. American Folk Masters: The National Heritage Fellows. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1992.
Toelken, Barre. The Dynamics of Folklore. Logan: Utah State University Press, 1996.
Traditional Arts
Bronner, Simon J. Chain Carvers: Old Men Crafting Meaning. Lexington: University of
Kentucky, 1985.
Bronner, Simon J. Creativity and Tradition In Folklore: New Directions. Logan: Utah State
University Press, 1992.
Edison, Carol A. Willow Stories: Utah Navajo Baskets. Salt Lake City: Utah Arts Council, 1996.
Ferrero, Pat, Elaine Hedges and Julie Silber. Hearts and Hands: The Influence of Women
and Quilting on American Society. San Francisco: The Quilt Digest Press, 1987.
Gammerdinger, Harry. "Ceremony and Celebration," in Folk Art of Idaho. Steve Siporin, ed. Boise: Idaho Commission on the Arts, 1984. pp. 87-98.
Glassie, Henry. Turkish Traditional Art Today. Bloomington & Indianapolis: Indiana
University Press, 1993.
Jones, Michael Owen. Exploring Folk Art: Twenty Years of Thought on Craft, Work, and
Aesthetics. Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press, 1987.
MacDowell, Marsha. "Hmong Textiles and Cultural Conservation," in Festival of American Folklife. Thomas Vennum, Jr., ed. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1986.
pp. 91-3.
Meyer, Richard E. Cemeteries and Gravemarkers: Voices of American Culture. Logan: Utah
State University Press, 1992.
Yoder, Don. Discovering American Folklife: Studies in Ethnic, Religious, and Regional
Culture. Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press, 1990.
Folklife Folk Art Education
Allen, Barbara. "Defining Folklore," in Folklore in the Classroom. Betty J. Belanus, ed.
Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Commission, 1985. pp. 1-3.
Allen, Judy, Earldene McNeill and Velma Schmidt. Cultural Awareness for Children. Dallas: Learning Tree, 1981.
Belanus, Betty J., Project Coordinator. Folklore in the Classroom: Workbook. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau, 1985.
Bierhorst, John. A Cry from the Earth: Music of the North American Indians. Santa Fe:
Ancient City Press, 1992.
Bronner, Simon. American Children's Folklore. Little Rock: August House Publishing, 1988.
Cantú, Norma E. Canícula: Snapshots of a Girlhood en la Frontera. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1995.
FolkPatterns Leader's Guide: A Cultural Heritage Project. East Lansing: Michigan
State U Museum, 1991.
Galt, Margot Fortunato. The Story in History: Writing Your Way into the American
Experience. New York: Teachers and Writers Collaborative, 1992.
Graham, Andrea. Nevada Folklife: A Curriculum Unit for Junior High and Middle School
Students. Nevada State Council on the Arts, 1991.
Grider, Sylvia. Children's Folklore: A Manual for Teachers. White Springs: Florida
Department of State, 1988.
Hansen, George. A Teacher's Guide to the Duval County Folklife in Education Program.
White Springs, Florida: Bureau of Florida Folklife Programs, 1989.
MacDowell, Marsha, ed. Folk Arts In Education: A Resource Handbook. East Lansing: Michigan State University, 1987.
dahoo'aah: Relearning / New Learning, Navajo Crafts / Computer Design. Monument
Valley High School, 1994.
Rosenberg, Janet. Folklife: A Guide for Fourth Grade Teachers. Palm Beach County Public
Schools.
Schuman, Jo Miles. Art from Many Hands: Multicultural Art Projects. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:
Prentice-Hall, 1981.
Simons, Elizabeth Radin. Student Worlds, Student Words: Teaching Writing Through
Folklore. Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook Heinemann, 1990. pp. 11-32.
Taylor, David A. Duval County Folklife: A Guide for Fourth Grade Teachers in the Duval
County School System. 1985.
Books of Interest for Teachers
Campbell, Patricia Shehan and Phong Thuyet Nguyen. From Rice Paddies and Temple Yards:
Traditional Music of Vietnam. Danbury, CT: World Music Press, 1990.
Carawan, Guy and Candy. Ain't You Got a Right to the Tree of Life: The People of Johns
Island, South Carolina/Their Faces, Their Words, and Their Ways. Athens:
University of Georgia Press, 1989.
Culin, Stewart. Games of the North American Indians. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1992.
Gordon, Ginger. My Two Worlds. New York: Clarion, 1993.
Goss, Linda and Marian Barnes. Talk that Talk: An Anthology of African-American
Storytelling. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989.
Hamilton, Virginia. The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales. New York:
Knopf, 1985.
Harpole, Patricia W. and Mark Fogelquist. Los Mariachis! An Introduction to Mexican
Mariachi Music. Danbury, CT: World Music Press, 1989.
Monceaux, Morgan. Jazz: My Music, My People. New York: Knopf, 1994.
Presilla, Maricel E. Feliz Nochebuena/Feliz Navidad: Christmas Feasts of the Hispanic
Caribbean. New York: Hihoh, 1994.
Sam, Sam-Ang and Patricia Shehan Campbell. Silent Temples, Songful Hearts: Traditional
Music of Cambodia. Danbury, CT: World Music Press, 1990.
Sayer, Chloe. Arts and Crafts of Mexico. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1990.
Silver, Kayleen. Earth People. Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, 1992.
Weitzman, David. My Backyard History Book. Boston: Little, Brown, 1975.
