The Texas Folk Lore Society Since 1916 : * "Coffee in the Gourd", ed. J. Frank Dobie [1923], THE TEXAS FOLK-LORE SOCIETY SINCE 1916 In 1916, under the able editorship of Dr. Stith Thompson, University of Texas, then secretary of the Texas Folk-Lore Society, the Society issued Number I of its Publications. In that volume was a history...
Miscellany Of Texas Folk Lore : * "Coffee in the Gourd", ed. J. Frank Dobie [1923], MISCELLANY OF TEXAS FOLK-LORE BY W. P. WEBB The folk-lore presented here is nothing more than a miscellaneous collection. A few of the selections bear unmistakable signs of authorship; others are parodies on well-known religious or popular songs...
Human Foundation Sacrifices In Balkan Ballads : * "Coffee in the Gourd", ed. J. Frank Dobie [1923], HUMAN FOUNDATION SACRIFICES IN BALKAN BALLADS BY MAX SYLVIUS HANDMAN I "London bridge is falling down" would hardly suggest the lurid and bloody custom of burying a human being under bridges and churches in order to secure their foundations. Yet...
Indian Pictographs Of The Big Bend In Texas : * "Coffee in the Gourd", ed. J. Frank Dobie [1923], INDIAN PICTOGRAPHS OF THE BIG BEND IN TEXAS BY VICTOR J. SMITH A pictograph is the graphical expression of thought without the use of words. Remains of crude picture writings by primitive man have been found all over the world. In the study...
Rebaptized In Ink : * "Coffee in the Gourd", ed. J. Frank Dobie [1923], REBAPTIZED IN INK I never have liked the title Publications; it connotes nothing but dry-as-dustness. Yet an organization that issues volumes at more or less regular intervals needs some such general title. As editor, I decided years ago...
The 'blues' As Folk Songs : * "Coffee in the Gourd", ed. J. Frank Dobie [1923], THE "BLUES" AS FOLK-SONGS BY DOROTHY SCARBOROUGH There are fashions in music as in anything else, and folk-song presents no exception to the rule. For the last several years the most popular type of Negro song has been that peculiar, barbaric...
Customs And Superstitions Among Texas Mexicans : * "Coffee in the Gourd", ed. J. Frank Dobie [1923], CUSTOMS AND SUPERSTITIONS AMONG TEXAS MEXICANS ON THE RIO GRANDE BORDER BY FLORENCE JOHNSON SCOTT [The data for this paper have been gathered from neighboring Americans and from Mexican friends; from Mexican servants who have practiced their...
The Cowboy Dance : * "Coffee in the Gourd", ed. J. Frank Dobie [1923], THE COWBOY DANCE BY J. R. CRADDOCK Turning back to the west of some ten years ago, before the automobiles and phonographs became numerous, before the country became too thickly populated, we find an honest, hospitable people who worked with...
Weather Wisdom Of The Texas Mexican Border : * "Coffee in the Gourd", ed. J. Frank Dobie [1923], WEATHER WISDOM OF THE TEXAS-MEXICAN BORDER BY J. FRANK DOBIE [The weather signs recorded in this article have been garnered almost altogether from a goodly number of years lived on ranches in the border country.] "He that observeth the wind shall...
Brazos Bottom Philosophy : * "Coffee in the Gourd", ed. J. Frank Dobie [1923], BRAZOS BOTTOM PHILOSOPHY BY A. W. EDDINS A Brazos River fisherman caught a mud turtle on one of his throw lines and to get his hook back cut off the turtle's head and left the turtle scrambling and struggling on the ground. Presently two young...
The Decline And Decadence Of Folk Metaphor : * "Coffee in the Gourd", ed. J. Frank Dobie [1923], THE DECLINE AND DECADENCE OF FOLK METAPHOR BY W. H. THOMAS The Encyclopedia Britannica says that the literature of folklore falls into two sharply defined classes, viz., synthetic works and collections. Correspondingly, folklorists may be placed...
One Evening As I Sat Courting : * "Coffee in the Gourd", ed. J. Frank Dobie [1923], "ONE EVENING AS I SAT COURTING" BY L.W. PAYNE. JR. The following ballad was given to me by Mr. Preston Churchill, a freshman student of mine from Fort Worth. He states that he learned the ballad at Fort Worth when he was seven or eight years old...
Pedro And Pancho : * "Coffee in the Gourd", ed. J. Frank Dobie [1923], PEDRO AND PANCHO BY MRS. MARY A. SUTHERLAND The two sketches which follow were, in Mrs. Sutherland's words, contributed "more for reference than for publication." But they illustrate so appropriately some of the superstitious characteristics...
Customs Among The German Descendants Of Gillespie : * "Coffee in the Gourd", ed. J. Frank Dobie [1923], CUSTOMS AMONG THE GERMAN DESCENDANTS OF GILLESPIE COUNTY BY JULIA ESTILL To one born and reared among the hills of Gillespie County, the unusual features of Fredericksburg, its county seat, and the peculiarities of its native population are taken...
Title Page : * "Coffee in the Gourd", ed. J. Frank Dobie [1923], COFFEE IN THE GOURD EDITED BY J. FRANK DOBIE Originally Published In 1923 TEXAS FOLKLORE SOCIETY: AUSTIN Scanned and proofed by Eliza Yetter, September 2006. HTML formatting , by John Bruno Hare. This collection and the articles in this...
Texas Legends Number For 1924 : * "Coffee in the Gourd", ed. J. Frank Dobie [1923], TEXAS LEGENDS NUMBER FOR 1924 The Texas Folk-Lore Society has decided to issue next year a volume made up altogether of Texas Legends. Already dozens of Texas legends are in hand. But there are hundreds untouched. There is no reader of this page...
Untitled : * This is a folklore miscellany originally published by the Texas Folk-lore society in 1923, and reprinted in 1935. The articles reflect the cultural diversity of Texas, including articles on African-American, Tejano, German and Native American folklore. One of the highlights is an interview with...