Norbert F. Riedl Papers
This collection houses materials gathered and used by students in a 1981 folklore class at the University of Tennessee instructed by Benita Howell. The material covers topics related to the history, folklore, and culture of the Smoky Mountains and southern Appalachia regions. Included are photographs as well as oral history interview tapes and transcripts.
Dates
- 1981
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 half box)
Abstract
This collection houses materials gathered and used by students in a 1981 folklore class at the University of Tennessee instructed by Benita Howell. The material covers topics related to the history, folklore, and culture of the Smoky Mountains and southern Appalachia regions. Included are photographs as well as oral history interview tapes and transcripts.
Biographical/Historical Note
Norbert Franz Riedl was born in Eisenstadt, Austria, on February 16, 1930. While studying at the University of Vienna, he spent a year at the University of New Mexico as a Smith-Mundt exchange student (1951-1952). It was during this visit that Riedl formed his lifelong attachment to the United States. He graduated from the University of Vienna with his PhD in 1954, and returned to the United States with his wife, Joan (an American whom Riedl met while both were studying in Vienna), in 1956. The couple settled in Princeton, New Jersey, where Riedl worked for the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Six years later, Riedl accepted a position in the University of Tennessee's Department of Anthropology studying folklore. He published several papers on folk culture studies in Journal of American Folklore and Tennessee Folklore Society Bulletin. He remained at UT as a professor until his untimely death on March 25, 1975.
Arrangement
Collection consists of one box.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository