Henry H. Glassie (interview) 1941

 This interview is included in the Indiana

University Folklore Institute, 1987 Collection at the Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory. In this interview, Henry Glassie speaks of his early life and early exposure to folklore which led to a passion for and a life-long goal of working in the field. He talks about college experiences, getting into the field and working his way up, and people that influenced him. Glassie talks a great deal about Richard Dorson, their relationship, and Dorson's relationships others, as well as his personality, his guidance, his ideology of folklore and changes he went through. Glassie discusses the time he began to study at Indiana University, what the students did, what they believed, and what changes occurred. This collection is part of the Indiana University Folklore Institute, 1987 collection which is available at the Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory. It consists of: 115 pages, 5 tapes (1 7/8 ips, 3 hours 45 minutes), and index . This collection is closed until 2015 except to authorized project personnel. The IU Folklore Institute, 1987 collection deals with the beginning, the building, and the growth of the Indiana University (IU) Folklore Institute into an internationally recognized program. The interviewees are mostly students and/or faculty of the folklore program from the 1940s to the 1980s. They discuss those who most influenced and impacted the institute, namely Stith Thompson and Richard M. Dorson. They share their memories and experiences of the time they spent, or continue to spend, in the IU Folklore Institute.