Guide to "The Talking Turtle and Other Ozark Folk Tales" -- Published Book Manuscript by Vance Randolph


Collection Summary

Title: "The Talking Turtle and Other Ozark Folk Tales" -- Published Book Manuscript by Vance Randolph
Call Number: MS 87-27
Size: 0.5 linear feet
Acquisition: Source unknown.
Processed by: LTM: 5/12/1987; Reprocessed by JEF: 1/28/1998



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Content Note

Rev. A. A. Morrison's diary describes the life of an itinerant Presbyterian minister. His accounts describe different congregations he served, trouble with the local Presbytery, and work as a school teacher. He was an itinerant minister in Iowa and Ohio between 1838 and 1868.


Administrative History

None available.


Series Listing 

None available.


Box and Folder Listing

Box 1

FF 1

Contains part of a manuscript of Ozark country folklore arranged in short anecdotal chapters, pages 1-98.

Box 1

FF 2

Contains part of a manuscript of Ozark country folklore arranged in short anecdotal chapters, pages 99-201.

Box 1

FF 3

Contains part of a manuscript of Ozark country folklore arranged in short anecdotal chapters, pages 202-300.

Box 1

FF 4

Contains part of a manuscript of Ozark country folklore arranged in short anecdotal chapters, pages 301-422.