Folkloric tradition told by Lempit Enni, collected by Cindy Cooper
Title
Folkloric tradition told by Lempit Enni, collected by Cindy Cooper
UT Folklore Center archives
Subject
Ethnographic Story, Folklore, Tradition, Superstition
Description
An Ethnography of a folklore story found in the UT Folklore Center archives, collected by Cindy Coope,r told by Lempit Enni at his boarding house on 1968/11/03. This ethnography contains a folkloric tradition as told by "Grandmama," describing how the devil would "drain all knowledge out" of a book left open at night.
Identification:
urn:taro:utexas.cah.00385
Extent(s):
90.5 linear feet (manuscript, typescript, printed, photographic, audio)
urn:taro:utexas.cah.00385
Extent(s):
90.5 linear feet (manuscript, typescript, printed, photographic, audio)
Creator
Grandmama, Lempit Enni, Cindy Cooper
University of Texas at Austin Folklore Center
Source
Cynthia Cooper, Fairy Folklore Story; Folkloric Tradition collected from Lempit Enni, 1968/11/03, 2.325/J103, UT Folklore Center Archives, circa 1928-1981, UT Folklore Center Archives, Briscoe Center for American History.
UT Folklore Center Archives, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Publisher
Cindy Cooper and the UT Folklore Center
Date
1968/11/03
Contributor
Lempit Enni
Grandmama
Cynthia Cooper
Ashley Raumaker
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
UT Folklore Center archives
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UT Folklore Center Archives, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Format
Type Writer
Language
English
Type
Folklore
Collection
Citation
Grandmama, Lempit Enni, Cindy Cooper and University of Texas at Austin Folklore Center, “Folkloric tradition told by Lempit Enni, collected by Cindy Cooper,” Hidden Histories at the University of Texas at Austin, accessed September 16, 2026, https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/items/show/600.
Geolocation
Item Relations
| Item: Farie folklore told by Alma Miran, collected by Cynthia Cooper | dcterms:relation | This Item |
Comments
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