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The Folklore Society Archive
Catalogue reference: FLS
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This record is about the The Folklore Society Archive dating from 19th Century -21st Century.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- FLS
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Folklore Society Archive
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Date (When the record was created)
- 19th Century -21st Century
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the Folklore Society, including minute books, lecture attendance books, correspondence and records of various sub-committees. The Folklore Society archive also includes a large number of deposited papers created by or formerly owned by folklorists and prominent members of the society.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- London University: University College London (UCL) Special Collections
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- The Folklore Society
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- c300 boxes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Certain restrictions apply. The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Folklore Society (FLS) is a learned society devoted to the study of traditional culture in all its forms. It was founded in London in 1878 and was one of the first organisations established in the world for the study of folklore. The term 'folklore' describes the overarching concept that holds together a number of aspects of vernacular culture and cultural traditions, and is also the name of the discipline which studies them.
The Folklore Society's interest and expertise covers such topics as traditional music, song, dance and drama, narrative, arts and crafts, customs and belief. Members of the Society are also interested in popular religion, traditional and regional food, folk medicine, children's folklore, traditional sayings, proverbs, rhymes and jingles.
The aims of the Folklore Society are to foster the research and documentation of folklore worldwide, and to make the results of such study available to all, whether members of the Society or not.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/5615ac11-1121-4958-9dc7-0a9ec765fa09/
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This record is held at London University: University College London (UCL) Special Collections
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The Folklore Society Archive