Field Research Projects, 1989-2004
MC 100
About the American Folklife Class Projects Collection:
The collection consists of class projects undertaken by participants in American Folklife courses taught in the
English Department, primarily by Professor Burt Feintuch. The projects take the form of investigations of local persons
and traditions from a folklife perspective and cover a wide variety of subjects, ranging from studies of regional humor and
maple sugaring to the doucmentation of family intergenerational traditions, local musicians and musical traditions, and
analyses of games as folklore. The projects include reports, fieldwork journals, cassette tapes, transcriptions of interviews,
and photographs. Materials are separated by course and are arranged alphabetically by author’s last name.
Folder Listing
Class projects for English 797, Special Studies in Literature taught by Professor Burt Feintuch, Spring 1989.
BOX 1
| f.1 |
Comstock, Mary. “The Changing Face of the Bogeyman: A Cross-Generational Study of Night-Time Fears.”
Paper, logs, transcripts, and field notes all spiral-bound. |
| f.2 |
Comstock, Mary. 2 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.3 |
Cuozzo, Laura. “Hearing Women’s Voices in Folklore.” Paper, log, transcript, and field notes. |
| f.4 |
Cuozzo, Laura. 2 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.5 |
Hall, Karen. “Climbing Aboard: A Study of Sea Folklore on the New Hampshire Seacoast.” Paper, log,
transcripts, field notes. |
| f.6 |
Hall, Karen. 3 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.7 |
Hall, Karen. “The Rabbit, The Alligator, Bigfoot.” Senior thesis, December 1989. Paper, journal,
transcripts, survey forms. |
| f.8 |
Hall, Karen. 5 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
BOX 2
| f.1 |
Hayden, Kathleen. “The Polka Cause.” Paper, log, transcripts, field notes. |
| f.2 |
Hayden, Kathleen. 3 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.3 |
Heintz, Job C. “Foose Ball Folk Study: An Introspective Look.” Paper, transcript, log, interview summaries,
field notes. |
| f.4 |
Heintz, Job C. 2 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.5 |
MacMillan, Jodi. “The Recreational Activity of Bingo as Observed in Various Halls in Southern New
Hampshire.” |
| f.6 |
Smith, Laura. “The Greek Orthodox in Dover, New Hampshire.” Paper, transcripts, logs, journal notes. |
| f.7 |
Smith, Laura. 4 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.8 |
Sweeney, Linda. “The Makems: Three Generations of Folk-Song.” Paper, field notes, transcripts, program,
flyer, photographs. |
| f.9 |
Sweeney, Linda. 3 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
BOX 3
| f.1 |
Sweeney, Linda. 4 cassette tapes of further interviews for above. |
| f.2 |
Whitehead, Lara. “Putting the Pieces Together: The Quilt of English 685.” Paper, transcript, interview
summary, logs, field notes, magazine clipping of quilt. |
| f.3 |
Whitehead, Lara. 2 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.4 |
Whiteman, Kelly. “More Than Just a Song - The Portsmouth Women Chorus.” Paper, logs, transcript,
fieldnotes, and portfolio of clippings about the chorus. |
| f.5 |
Whiteman, Kelly. 4 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
BOX 4
| f.1 |
Wosmak, Karen. “Life in Nazi Germany. An Oral History Narrated by Elfriede Israel Knowles.” Paper,
transcripts, postcard of Grebenstein. |
Class projects for English 595 taught by Professor Linda Morley, Fall 1989.
| f.2 |
Aponovich, David Jr. “Jim Odell, proprietor of Lowell’s Boat Shop.” Paper, transcript, report. |
| f.3 |
Aponovich, David. 1 microcassette tape of interview for above. |
| f.4 |
Howard, Wendy. “Maryhelen Rice, Cross-Stitcher, Durham, Maine.” Paper, photographs, articles on crochet
and needlepoint. |
| f.5 |
Howard, Wendy. 2 microcassette tapes of interviews for above and sample of stitching. |
| f.6 |
Muller, Jeremy. “Colin Powell, Traditional Folk Artist”, a Pennsylvania woodcarver. Paper. |
| f.7 |
Sopper, Eric. “Karen Sopper, Quiltmaker.” Paper, notes. |
| f.8 |
Taylor, Marianne. “The Cordwainers, A Family Heritage.” Deerfield, NH shoemakers. Paper, including
transcriptions of interviews, and catalog. |
| f.9 |
Taylor, Marianne. 2 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.10 |
West, Susan Overby. “David Behm, Master Wood Turner, Northwood, NH.” Paper, transcript, catalog,
photographs. |
| f.11 |
West, Susan Overby. 1 cassette tape of interview for above. |
Class projects for INCO 404M taught by Prof. Burt Feintuch, Spring 1990.
| f.12 |
Dean, Mike. “Superstition in Athletics.” Paper, field notes and journal, logs. |
| f.13 |
Dean, Mike. 3 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
BOX 5
| f.1 |
Glidden, Diane. “The Art of Medicine.” Paper, field notes, logs. |
| f.2 |
Glidden, Diane. 4 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.3 |
Jurta, Alison. “Staying in the Game: The College Lore of Drinking Games.” Paper, logs. |
| f.4 |
Jurta, Alison. 4 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.5 |
Jurta, Alison. Field work journal. |
| f.6 |
Suomi, Laura. “Community in the Catholic Parish.” Paper, log, notes. |
| f.7 |
Suomi, Laura. 4 cassette tapes of interviews for above.
|
| f.8 |
Weber, J.C. “The Sound of Laughter.” Paper, log, field notes, notes on data, and joke log. |
| f.9 |
Weber, J.C. 3 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
Class projects for English 897Q taught by Prof. Burt Feintuch, Spring 1991.
| f.10 |
DeKraker, Lynn. “Smart Cookies and Other Stories We Have Told Ourselves.” |
| f.11 |
Ferrara, Judith. “The Personal Narrative: Remembering John F. Kennedy’s Assassination.” Paper. |
| f.12 |
Ferrara, Judith. “Patchwork of Memory: John F. Kennedy’s Assassination Twenty-Eight Years Later.”
September 1991. |
BOX 6
| f.1 |
Ferrara, Judith. Tape logs for above. |
| f.2 |
Ferrara, Judith. Informant permission forms for above. |
| f.3 |
Ferrara, Judith. 14 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.4 |
Qualley, Donna. “Gossip: The Ties that Bind. The Expressive Culture of Waitresses.” Paper. |
| f.5 |
Qualley, Donna. Field notes. |
| f.6 |
Voss, Margaret M. “Writing Workshop as a Folk Event.” Paper. |
| f.7 |
Wang, Yige. “The Problematic Identity of Chinese Food in U.S.” Paper, various restaurant menus. |
| f.8 |
Wells, Cyrene. “Ticka Tacka Ticka Tacka Wally Woo Woo. Community in an Entry-Level Classroom.” Paper. |
| f.9 |
Wells, Cyrene. Index cards of notes. |
| f.10 |
Wells, Cyrene. Field notes. |
Class projects for English 897 taught by Prof. Burt Feintuch, Fall 1991.
BOX 7
| f.1 |
Aastrup, Rondi. “Keeping the Peace and Doing Away With the Scraps: Why Women are Still Quilting - Six
Case Histories.” Paper, interview notes and logs. |
| f.2 |
Aastrup, Rondi. 1 cassette tape of interview for above and six photographs. |
| f.3 |
Barksdale, Pamela. “Presence and Connection in Four Generations of Norwegian-American Women.” Paper,
photographs. |
| f.4 |
Barksdale, Pamela. Transcripts of interviews. |
| f.5 |
Barksdale, Pamela. Journal. |
| f.6 |
Barksdale, Pamela. 3 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.7 |
Chambliss, Tenley. “A Glimpse at A Folk Life - Without the Lore.” Paper. |
| f.8 |
Cochran, L. Kenyon. “A Dance of Possibilities: Some Dynamics of Humor used by Lesbians.” Paper. |
| f.9 |
Elder, George. “The Football Folk.” Paper, logs. |
| f.10 |
Elder, George. Football program, sports information brochure, football play book. |
| f.11 |
Elder, George. 5 microcassette tapes of interviews for above and a 5 1/4″ floppy disk. |
| f.12 |
LaPierre, Laura. “Authenticity and Practicality: Armoring in 1991.” Paper, logs, transcript,
photographs. |
BOX 8
| f.1 |
LaPierre, Laura. 4 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.2 |
LaPierre, Laura. 3 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.3 |
Murray, Victoria. ” ‘Being Gospel’ : Memory, Music and Identity in a Black Baptist Church.” Paper, log,
transcripts. |
| f.4 |
Murray, Victoria. Field notes, church program, copy of The Black Business Directory of New England. |
| f.5 |
Murray, Victoria. 4 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.6 |
Murray, Victoria. 4 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.7 |
Shadowens, Paula. “Sheep in the Sky, Angels on the Wall: Weathervane-making on the Seacoast.” Paper,
log, photocopies of articles, newsclipping, copy of magazine article, “Weather Vanes: Fine Folk Art in Wind Watchers,”
photographs, 3 brochures. |
BOX 9
| f.1 |
Shadowens, Paula. Videotape interview with “Bud” Tinkham, Golden Eagle Weathervanes. |
| f.2 |
Shadowens, Paula. 2 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.3 |
Shadowens, Paula. 3 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.4 |
Varner, William. “Vanishing Heritage: The Loss of Ethnicity at The Polish American Club in Newmarket, New
Hampshire.” Paper, interview logs, copies of The Post Eagle, November 6, 1991, J.R.D. Quarterly, August 1991,
and A Sampler of Polish Cookbook. |
| f.5 |
Varner, William. 4 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
Class Projects for English 832 Folklore and Folklife, Professor Burt Feintuch, Fall 1992.
| f.6 |
Carroll, Allison. “Evolving Emotional Fabric: Thoughts on a Franco-American Musical Community.” Paper,
interview logs. |
| f.7 |
Carroll, Allison. 3 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
BOX 10
| f.1 |
Katz, Anita J. “Making a Joyful Noise: Two Organists’ Link to Tradition.” Paper, interview log. |
| f.2 |
Katz, Anita J. 4 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.3 |
Katz, Anita J. 4 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.4 |
Ogden, David M. “Folk Tales: The Meaning of Performance.” Paper, logs. |
| f.5 |
Ogden, David M. 2 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.6 |
Perzan, Mark. “Seasonal Decorations as Performance and as Evidence for a Cycle of Seasons; Community,
Societal Traditions, and Industrial Creativity.” Paper, log. |
| f.7 |
Perzan, Mark. Journal, photographs, and 1 microcassette tape of interview for above. |
| f.8 |
Rainey, Kellie-Bea. “Who’s It?” Paper, logs, notes. |
| f.9 |
Rainey, Kellie-Bea. 2 videotapes of interviews for above. |
BOX 11
| f.1 |
Stange, Sarah A. “A Study of the Legend of the Green Lady: A Taste of Hometown Folklore”. Paper, notes. |
| f.2 |
Stange, Sarah A. Photographs. |
Class Projects for English 832 Folklore and Folklife, Professor Burt Feintuch, Fall 1993.
| f.3 |
McKeen, Jeffrey M. “Hurrah for the Downeaster: Tradition and Identity as Expressed through the Narrative
Repertoire of Adrian Beal.” Paper, field notes, transcript. |
| f.4 |
McKeen, Jeffrey M. 4 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.5 |
Pastina, Daniela, “The Marconis: An Italian American Family Lobster-Fishing” & Reese, Katherine M. “The
Lobsterman’s Tale: The Marconi Fishing Family.” Papers, interview logs, field notes (Pastina). |
| f.6 |
Pastina & Reese. Field notes (Reese) & 2 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
| f.7 |
Peppard, Bruce S. “The Replica Dory Boats of David Dupee.” Paper, log, photographic negatives. |
| f.8 |
Peppard, Bruce S. 1 cassette and 1 microcassette tape of interviews for above, clench nails and nameplate. |
| f.9 |
Stamp, Stephen. “Safe Passage” Piloting the Piscataqua through Tradition, Change and the Infamous Cookie
Incident.” Paper, journal, logs. |
| f.10 |
Stamp, Stephen. 3 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
BOX 12
| f.1 |
Weber, Jane. “Motivation and Aesthetics in Classic Wooden Boat Restoration.” Paper, transcripts, logs. |
| f.2 |
Weber, Jane. Photographs. |
| f.3 |
Weber, Jane. 3 cassette tapes of interviews for above. |
Class Project for Professor Burt Feintuch, Spring 1999.
| f.4 |
Adams, Victoria G. “Native Storytelling Crosses Over Indian Island Bridge.” Paper, transcripts, photograph
sheet. |
| f.5 |
Adams, Victoria G. 1 cassette tape of interview for above. |
Class Projects for English/Anthropology 732/832 Folklore and Folklife, Professor Burt Feintuch, Spring 2000.
|
Each of the following class projects focuses on New Hampshire participants at the 1999 Smithsonian Folklife
Festival held in Washington, D.C. |
| f.6 |
Allard, Jason. “Flintlock Rifles in New Hampshire Folklife.” Paper, interview transcript. |
| f.7 |
Allard, Jason. Two cassettes, photographs, negatives for above. |
| f.8 |
Belanger, Deborah. Interview with Mary Lou O’Neil, Folklore Fellow at the 1999 Smithsonian Folklife
Festival 1999. Paper, transcript, tape. |
| f.9 |
Benoit, Rebecca. “Fire Side Companions.” [Rug braiding]. Paper, transcript, microcassette, and photographs. |
| f.10 |
Bernardo, Angelo. “The Guzman Family.” Mexican Paper, transcript, microcassette, photograph. |
| f.11 |
Boretz, Sarah & Jennifer Ann Smith. “Richard Dionne: Bee Keeper.” Paper, transcript, microcassette. |
BOX 13
| f.1 |
Chapman, Sarah. “Working The Forge.” Paper, transcript, photographs, cassette tape of interview with
Russell Pope, blacksmith, all in one binder. |
| f.2 |
Cobb, Amanda. “Maple Sugaring in Canterbury, New Hampshire: The Hutchinsons.” Paper, transcript, fieldwork
journal, cassette tape. |
| f.3 |
Fort, Susan. “Regina Delaney: An Irish Musician.” Paper, transcript, cassette tape. |
| f.4 |
Gee, Robert. “Deconstructing Henry: The Folklife of New Hampshire Lobstermen and Its Presentation at the
Smithsonian Festival.” Paper, transcript, two cassette tapes. |
| f.5 |
Hayes, Brendan. “Celebrate New Hampshire Culture.” Paper, transcript and cassette tape of interview with
Jean Stephanik. |
| f.6 |
Kamhi, Lisa. “An Interview with Vivian Eastman” (Quilter). Paper, transcript of interview with Vivian
Eastman and Isabel Crouse, photographs, cassette tape. |
| f.7 |
Kennedy, Nikolaus. “Three Folk Artists” (Appalachian Mountain Club). Paper, transcript of interview with
Chris Thayer, Clare Long, and Tim Levesque, cassette tape. |
BOX 14
| f.1 |
Martin, Kellin “Gary Sredzienski: Traditional Polish Accordionist.” Paper, transcript, microcassette. |
| f.2 |
Normandin, Jeff. “Fred Dolan, Decoys and the 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.” Paper, transcript, copy
of Wildfowl magazine, photographs, cassette tape. |
| f.3 |
Nunn, Stephanie. “A Smithsonian Reflection: The Cote Experience.” Paper, transcript of interview with
Fabienne and Alan Cote, photographs, microcassette. |
| f.4 |
Vockrodt, Robyn. “Contradancing as a New Hampshire Folk Art: Timm Triplett and the Smnithsonian Folklife
Festival.” Paper, transcript, fieldwork journal, two cassette tapes. |
| f.5 |
Yatsevitch, Marjke. “Corporate Philanthropy and the 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.” Paper, transcripts
of interviews with Mike Hickey, president and CEO of Bell Atlantic New Hampshire and L. Douglas O’Brien, president and CEO of
Grappone Companies, three cassette tapes (the above interviews and another with Michael Chaney, |
Class Projects for English/Anthropology 732/832 Folklore and Folklife, Professor Burt Feintuch, Spring 2001.
| f.6 |
Hokanson, Erika. “An Independent Record Label in a Sea of Conglomerates: Red Fez Bets New Hampshire All Or
Nothing in the Music Industry Game.” |
| f.7 |
Johnson, David. “History Resurrected: One Man’s Devotion to a Society Long Gone.” (About Native American
culture). Paper, transcript of interview with Ken Hamilton, CD of his “crafted artifacts,” VHS tape of “Ken Hamilton’s Living
History - Pow-Wow and Blacksmithing,” and cassette tape. |
| f.1 |
Sprague, Betty. “A Very Boiled Chicken and Other Tales: Teachers’ Childhood Recollections of Schooling.”
Paper, transcripts of ten interviews, and ten microcassette tapes. |
| f.2 |
Tirabassi, Kathleen. “Educating at Home: An Ethnographic Study of Christian Home Educators at Christ the
King Church.” Paper, transcript of interviews, field notes, miscellaneous publications. |
| f.3 |
Whitehead, Erin. “Ham Radio: A Community That Reaches Across Borders.” Paper, transcript of interviews with
William A. Dodge, Gordon D. Bennett, Alfred W. Lavallee, George Whitehead, and Thomas E. Whitten, photographs, cassette tape of
interview with Dale Drake. |
BOX 15
| f.5 |
Halligan, Beth. “The Idyllic Drum of the Native American People.” Paper, transcript, photogrpahs, cassette
tape, and two CDs, one of singers at a “Pow Wow,” the other an interview with Ed Bullock. (2003) |
