Folklore Fieldwork Data Sheet

This form is designed to help you organize your folklore materials and information as you collect them. It also asks for the data needed to make your collection accessible for later deposition in an archives. It is a multipurpose form—it can be used to keep track of an itme of folklore, a research event, or a collection. Fill out information as completely as possible and appropriate for your use. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are essential; others may be important, but are optional.


COLLECTOR AND PROJECT
This sheet describes:
   Item
   Research Event
   Collection



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Ref.# _____________
Corresponds to:
Video # ___________
Diskette # _________
Page ______ of ______
Tape # _____________
Photo # ____________
Other ______________
*Collector _______________________________________ Date ____________________

*Project Title (if any) ____________________________________________________

Project Description _________________________________________________________

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*Project Sponsor ____________________________________________________________
Additional Researchers Participating __________________________________________
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FIELDWORK DATA
*Interviewee(s)/Subject(s) (list everyone participating; use full given names with nicknames in parentheses.)

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*Date Collected ___________________
*Placed Collected ____________________________________________________
*Situation/Context
____ Interview at (___ home ___ institution ___ other) ____ Performance _____________________________________________________
____ Other Event ______________________________________________________

*Media - Indicate the number of items for each media type
____ audiocassette
____ videocassette: format _____
____ field notes _______________
____ other (describe) ________________