{"id":155,"date":"2023-09-14T12:30:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T19:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/folklore\/?page_id=155"},"modified":"2026-04-14T16:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T23:44:52","slug":"the-usc-folklore-archives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/folklore\/the-usc-folklore-archives\/","title":{"rendered":"The USC Folklore Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><a href=\"http:\/\/folklore.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-180\" src=\"\/folklore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/372\/2023\/09\/800px-Olaus_Magnus_-_On_Rocik_Trolls-300x138.jpeg\" alt=\"Midieval engraving featuring trolls\" width=\"601\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/folklore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/372\/2023\/09\/800px-Olaus_Magnus_-_On_Rocik_Trolls-300x138.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/folklore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/372\/2023\/09\/800px-Olaus_Magnus_-_On_Rocik_Trolls-768x354.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/folklore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/372\/2023\/09\/800px-Olaus_Magnus_-_On_Rocik_Trolls.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The\u00a0University of Southern California&#8217;s Digital Folklore Archives is now available.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"http:\/\/folklore.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the Folklore Archives<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Access to the archives is open to the worldwide scholarly community. For guest access, please email the director,\u00a0Associate Professor (Teaching) of Anthropology and Communication Tok Thompson, at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tokthomp@usc.edu\">tokthomp@usc.edu<\/a>. He will generate a username and password for you.<\/p>\n<p><em>This archives stem from an initial grant from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cet.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USC Center for Excellence in Teaching<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--contact-details \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--contact-details\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Contact\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/tok-thompson\/\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Faculty Profile\"  \n>\n    Faculty Profile \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n    \n    \n      <div class=\"contacts-container\">\n\n        \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n                              <h3>Tok Thompson<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><em>Professor (Teaching) of Anthropology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                              <div class=\"f--phone\">\n                  <a href=\"tel:(213) 740-5195\">(213) 740-5195<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n              \n                              <div class=\"f--email\">\n                  <a href=\"mailto:tokthomp@usc.edu\">tokthomp@usc.edu<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n              \n            <\/div>\n                    \n      <\/div>\n\n        \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":37,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-155","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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