| LC control no. | n 79054613 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Dorson, Richard M. (Richard Mercer), 1916-1981 |
| Variant(s) | Dorson, R. M. (Richard Mercer), 1916-1981 Dorson, Rižard M., 1916-1981 |
| Birth date | 1916-03-12 |
| Death date | 1981-09-11 |
| Place of birth | New York (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Folklore--United States |
| Affiliation | Indiana University, Bloomington. Folklore Institute Indiana University, Bloomington Phillips Exeter Academy Harvard University Michigan State University |
| Profession or occupation | Authors Folklorists College teachers |
| Found in | His Davy Crockett, American comic legend, c1939. His Land of the millrats, 1981: t.p. (Richard M. Dorson) His Man and beast in American comic legend, c1982: CIP t.p. (Richard M. Dorson) galley (d. 9/11/81) NUCMC data from Maine Folklife Center for Coates, N. Folklore collection, 1972 (R.M. Dorson) LC database, Dec. 2, 2010 (hdg.: Dorson, Richard Mercer, 1916- ; usage: Richard M. Dorson) Pitanje Folklora u jednoj novoj naciji, 1965: t.p. (Rižard M. Dorson) Indiana University Folklore Institute's Handbook of American Folklore records, 1971-1983 (Richard M. Dorson; founder, Indiana University Folklore Institute; died Sept. 11, 1981) Wikipedia, May 4, 2018: (Richard Mercer Dorson (March 12, 1916-September 11, 1981) was an American folklorist, author, professor, and director of the Folklore Institute at Indiana University; Dorson was born in New York City. He studied at the Phillips Exeter Academy from 1929 to 1933; He then went on to Harvard University where he earned his A.B., M.A., in history, and his Ph.D. degree in the History of American Civilization in 1942. He began teaching as an instructor of history at Harvard in 1943. He moved to Michigan State University in 1944 staying there until 1957 when he took a position at Indiana University as professor of history and folklore as well as that of chairman of the Committee on Folklore. While at Indiana University, he also acted for some time as the editor of the Journal of Folklore Research. He taught at Indiana until his death; When the Indiana University Folklore Institute was established in 1963 Dorson became the first director, and in 1978 he became the first chairman of the Folklore Department) |
| Associated language | eng |
 |  |  |
View this record in: MARCXML | LC Authorities & Vocabularies | VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)
