Oral Tradition Archives
This list presents an initial sample of archives holding records of traditional verbal arts. It aspires to offer an exhaustive compendium of such archives worldwide that is useful to all researchers. Your help compiling it is indispensable. We look forward to learning from you of additional archives both physical and virtual.
| Name | Oral History and Folklore Collection |
|---|---|
| Institution | National Library of Australia |
| Website | http://www.nla.gov.au/what-we-collect/oral-history-and-folklore |
| Address | Parkes Place Canberra ACT 2600 Australia |
| Phone | Phone + 61 (0)2 6262 1111 Fax +61 (0)2 6257 1703 |
| Ask a librarian: http://reftracker.nla.gov.au/reft100.aspx?key=Enquiry2 | |
| Physical location | Australia |
| Genres | charms, divinations, oral history, rhymes, tales |
| Languages | English, Estonian, German |
| Geographical areas | Australia, Germany, Tasmania |
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| Name | Australian Children's Folklore Collection |
|---|---|
| Institution | Museum Victoria |
| Website | http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/infosheets/australian-childrens-folklore-collection/ |
| Address | The Discovery Centre Museum Victoria PO Box 666 Melbourne, Vic 3001 Australia |
| Phone | Phone: +61 3 8341 7111 Fax: +61 3 8341 7788 |
| Physical location | Australia |
| Genres | insults, jokes, riddles, war cries |
| Languages | |
| Geographical areas | Australia |
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| Name | Childhood, Tradition & Change |
|---|---|
| Institution | Australian Research Council Linkage Project Scheme (LP0663282) |
| Website | http://ctac.esrc.unimelb.edu.au/index.html |
| Address | |
| Phone | 8344 7232 |
| Physical location | Australia |
| Genres | games, language play |
| Languages | English |
| Geographical areas | Australia |
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| Name | AIATSIS Online Collections |
|---|---|
| Institution | Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) |
| Website | http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/ http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/collections/exhibitions.html |
| Address | Physical: Lawson Cres, Acton, ACT Mailing: GPO Box 553 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia |
| Phone | Telephone: 02 6246 1111 (International +61 2 6246 1111) Facsimile: 02 6261 4285 (International +61 2 6261 4285) |
| Physical location | Australia |
| Genres | ceremonies, cultural narratives, oral history, site descriptions |
| Languages | |
| Geographical areas | Australia |
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