The North Dakota State University Folklore Collection was started in 1978 by Anthropology Professor, Timothy J. Kolberdanz.  He had his Anthropology 212 class collect different types of folklore in order to better understand its dynamics.  The collected folklore represents that of North Dakota and western Minnesota.

The collection contains folklore such as babysitting stories and haunted house stories.  The collection has been divided into three sections: Oral Folklore, Customary Folklore and Material Folk Culture.  Within each section are numerous divisions such as jokes and riddles.  Researchers need to obtain written permission from the Institute or the Anthropology 212 instructor before using the collection.  NDSU students do not need to obtain written permission for access to the collection if they are using for a university related project. 
 

Literary, Music and Theater