Folklore Material

File — Box: 3, Folder: 13

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Collection contains what was known as The Moore Archives of Oklahoma Folklore. The Archives, supported by the Oklahoma State University Department of English and Foreign Languages and housed in the University Library, was established in 1961. The Archives consisted of field tapes, field notes and a checklist and references. Contains 13 audio tapes, manuscript notes, song lyrics, correspondence, and reminiscences of folklore and folk songs mainly from Oklahoma.

Dates

1961 - 1977

Conditions Governing Access

Access to portions of this collection is restricted. Only master copies of the media exist; until a use copy is made, the media is restricted. All non-media items in the collection are open to use.

The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the Oklahoma Open Records Act (http://www.odl.state.ok.us/lawinfo/docs/2006-LibraryLaws-PartE.pdf), and other relevant regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Oklahoma State University Libraries assumes no responsibility.