A&M 0112Carey Woofter, Compiler, Folklore of West Virginia, ca. 1920-1940 A&M 0112Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:33:27 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Carey Woofter, Compiler, Folklore of West Virginia Woofter, Carey. A&M 0112 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/2454 5.8 Linear Feet Summary: 5 ft. 10 in. (11 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 records carton, 15 in.) ca. 1920-1940 Folklore of West Virginia collected by Woofter, who was a student of John Harrington Cox and Louis Watson Chappell. The collection consists of a card file of approximately 10,000 folklore items, including superstitions, sayings, riddles, remedies and tales, as well as a pair of unpublished bound volumes entitled FOLKLORE OF WEST VIRGINIA containing folklore and folksongs with musical notation by Woofter's protege Patrick Gainer. While Woofter never published his discoveries, he did supply materials to important publications by John Harrington Cox and Josiah Combs. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English Conditions Governing Access

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Calhoun County (W. Va.) Gilmer County (W. Va.) Jackson County (W. Va.) Webster County (W. Va.) United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Folk medicine. Folk music Folklore Medicine - Folk remedies. Folk music Glenville State College Chappell, Louis W. (Louis Watson) Cox, John Harrington, 1863-1945 Gainer, Patrick W. Gainer, Patrick W. Woofter, Carey.