The Best of Texas Folk and Folklore: 1916-1954 Page: VIII
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duced their lore and customs in Texas, and so has the oil indus-
try. In some irrigated areas of West Texas, farming, ranching,
and oil work are carried on side by side. Since World War II a
great new petrochemical industry has developed along the
Gulf Coast between Port Arthur and Corpus Christi; no doubt
this development will make a contribution to folklore also.
Seeing the opportunities for the collection of folklore in
Texas, John A. Lomax and L. W. Payne, Jr. organized the
Texas Folklore Society in 1909. Members of the Society have
been active in every field of folklore from that time down to the
present day. The first volume of the Society's Publications was
edited in 1916 by Stith Thompson, who later became one of
America's leading folklore scholars. Mr. Thompson was suc-
ceeded by J. Frank Dobie, who continued to act as editor for
the Society for twenty years. Mr. Dobie exercised a determining
influence on the work of the Society. He himself was very active
in collecting, and he encouraged others to be active likewise.
He planned and edited volume after volume. The storehouse
of Texas folklore upon which we can now draw would not have
been filled without his efforts.
Texas Folk and Folklore is composed of materials published
originally in the first twenty-five volumes of the Texas Folklore
Society. The number of the volume in which each article or
item first appeared is shown in the Appendix, which also lists
the titles and years of publication of the individual volumes.
We believe that this book ought to be as much fun as an old-
time cowboy dance. Like the cowboy who rode about carrying
the news of the dance, we say to you, "Everybody invited and
nobody slighted!"
MODY C. BOATRIGHT
WILSON M. HUDSON
ALLEN MAXWELL
Austin and Dallas
October 30, 1954PREFACE
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This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains information about folklore in Texas and Mexico, including folk songs and ballads, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, sermons, stories about games and celebrations, folklore of Texas plants, and information about folk remedies. The index begins on page 349.
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Texas Folklore Society. The Best of Texas Folk and Folklore: 1916-1954, book, 1998; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc38307/m1/7/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.