Folklore Collections

The Fife Folklore Archives (FFA) is one of the largest repositories of American folklore in the United States. The FFA is part of Utah State University’s Special Collections and Archives, where the American Folklore Society Manuscript Collection is also housed.

Established in 1972, the Fife Folklore Archives is an integral part of USU’s cultural studies arena and supports the USU Folklore program as well as other academic disciplines at the university. The FFA is named for folklorists Austin E. and Alta S. Fife, Utahns who shaped the field of folklore and preserved folk expressions of the American West. The FFA houses a broad collection of folklore and folklife materials including student fieldwork, oral histories, notable folklorists’ collections, and various music materials such as audio-visual recordings and sheet music. These archives document the cultural and expressive traditions of the region and worldwide through diverse media.

For more information about the Fife Folklore Archives, please visit our Folklore Libguide.

Explore the Folklore Digital Collections

Barre Toelken Fieldwork Images

Bear Lake Monster Collection

Bear River Historic Barn Survey

Beaver Mountain Oral History Project

Cache Valley Refugee Oral Histories

Central Utah Project

The Climate Challenge Collection

Fife Folklore Conference Collection

Folk Bistro Podcasts

Folklore Society of Utah

Giving Back: Meal-Sharing Traditions

Jackson Hole: Triangle X 2017

Intermountain LGBTQ+

Swaner Legacy: Oral History Project

U.S. Election Reflections Project

Valentine’s Tea Collection

Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture