Dublin Seminar of New England Folklife Records
The Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife is an ongoing series of conferences, exhibitions, and publications exploring the everyday life, work, and culture of New England’s past. The seminar was founded on the premise that traditional lore and material folk culture are rapidly disappearing in New England. Starting with a conference in Dublin, New Hampshire, in 1976, the group’s gatherings focus scholarly attention on emerging areas of folk studies, regional and local history, cultural geography, historical archaeology, and vernacular and antiquarian studies. The purpose of the Dublin Seminar is to create a place where scholars from a range of settings, students, and committed avocational researchers can pool their knowledge and exchange ideas, sources, and methods. Each Dublin Seminar conference has a specific theme and produces a printed collection of papers, preserving the scholarship for others to share.
The records of the Dublin Seminar of New England Folklife document the nearly fifty-year history the group including incorporation and long-range planning materials, conference and exhibition files, correspondence, and publicity.