Ozark Folk Encyclopedia
by Otto Ernest Rayburn
- Foreword
- Contents of the Ozark Folk
Encyclopedia, in alphabetical order: A (13
volumes), B (20 volumes), C (21 volumes), D
(9 volumes), E (18 volumes), F (14 volumes), G
(7 volumes), H (15 volumes), I (4 volumes), J (4 volumes), K (2 volumes), L (8 volumes), M (15 volumes), N (7 volumes), O (6 volumes), P (9 volumes), Q (1 volume), R (12 volumes), S (17 volumes), T (10 volumes), U (1 volume), V (2 volumes), W (12 volumes), Y (1 volume), Z (1 volume)
The folk culture of the Ozarks is important to historians,
folklorists and sociologists. It should be put on the record in a
systematic way. That is my purpose in compiling this Ozark
Folk Encyclopedia. It covers a wide range of subjects, from A
to Z, but all closely knitted with folk interest.
The Ozark region of this work comprises an area of about
80,000 square miles in Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. It
includes the Ozarks proper, the Ouachitas, the Kiamichi, and
bordering hills and flatlands. With this backdrop I feature the
people with their history, folklore, folkways, legends, customs,
nomenclature, traditions, logic, philosophy, natural environment,
personalities, and modern accomplishments.
Many of the items in this work have autobiographical slant
because of my close association with the Ozarks for a period of
almost forty years. Emphasis is placed upon human interest. I
have given special attention to documentation and have included a
bibliography which will be helpful to students. Reference is made
to books and articles in my Ozark Library (ROL), the library of
the University of Arkansas (UA), and the library of the Arkansas
Historical Commission (AHC). Each volume is properly indexed.
These volumes will be enlarged and others added as needed. I
began this work October 17, 1955, and now have 226 volumes.
This Ozark Folk Encyclopedia is a "labor of love" and
not compiled for financial gain. It is my major service to the
Ozarks, the land I have chosen as "my workshop, my exercising
ground, my opportunity."
September 10, 1957.
Otto Ernest Rayburn
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Volume A-1
- "A"
- "A" Arkansawyers in Who s Who in Southwest
- "A" Sooners in Who s Who in Southwest
- Abarhamego
- Abell, Jessie Lu
- Abernathy, John R.
- Abesville, Missouri
- Abington, E.H.
- Abney, A.
- Abo, Missouri
- Abortifacients
- Acacia
- Academies
- Accidents
- Acetic Acid
- Achillae
- Acorns
- Acres of Sky (Wilson)
- Actinolite
- Ada, Arkansas
- Adair, Oklahoma
- Adairs of Oklahoma
- Adair House (Oklahoma)
- Adair, J.H.
- Adair, John T.
- Adair, W.S.
- Adams, "Dink"
- Adams, Frank L.
- Adams, Ramon F.
- Adamson, Patrick
- Adder
- Adder's Tongue
- Adkins, Estelle E.
- Adkins, Grace Reece
- Adkins, Homer
- Adler, Cyrus
- Advance, Arkansas
- Adventures Under Sapphire Skies (Finger)
- Adverse Conditions
- Advertising
- Afterbirth
- Afton, Oklahoma
- Agate
- Age
- Ageratum
- Agnes
- Agnes, St. (Eve)
- Agriculture
- Ague
- Ahyokeh
- Aid, Charles
- Aid-Hodson Mill
Volume A-2
- Aikman Mounds
- Ailments
- "Aimard, Gustave"
- Air
- Air Lines
- Akers, Melisa
- Akin, Zoe
- Albert Pike Spring
- Albertson, Elbert
- Albin, Edgar A.
- Albino Deer
- Albright, A.G.
- Albright, Gus
- Albright, Spencer D.
- Album
- Alcoholics
- Alders
- Aldrich, Jessie
- Aletha Spring
- Alexander, Anna Maxwell
- Alexander, D.C.
- Alexander, Gladys
- Alexander, Henry M.
- Alexander, K.R.
- Alfalfa
- Alford, Thomas
- Alibi
- Alkaloids
- Allaman, Rex
- Allard, C.C.
- Allen, Albert
- Allen, C.M.
- Allen, Jerry
- Allen, John R.
- Allen, Paul
- Allen, Mrs. S.R.
- Allen, T.J.
- Allendorf, Letha
- Alley, John
- Alley Spring
- Alley, J.P.
- Alligator
- Allison, D.H.
- Allison, J.D.
- Allison, Vernon
- Allsopp, Fred W.
- Alma, Arkansas
- Almanac
- Almon Cave
- Alpena, Arkansas
- Alquist, Mrs. John
- Alston, Bettie
- Alter, Christina
- Althea, Missouri
- Althemier, Arkansas
- Althemier, Mrs. M.
- Altitude
- Alton, Missouri
- Altus, Arkansas
- Alum Cave (Missouri)
- Alum Fork-Saline River
- Aluminum
- Alyssum
- Amaryllis
- America's First Big Parade
- Ambler, Ralph E.
- Ambrose, Henry C.
- Amelanchier
- Amity, Arkansas
- Amputation
- Amsden Spring
- Amulets
- Amusements
- Amyx Family
- An Abandoned Orchard (Risley)
- Ance Creek
- And the Green Grass Grows All 'Round (Lyon)
- Anderson Cave (Missouri)
- Anderson, Missouri
- Anderson House
- Anderson, Bill
- Anderson, C.T.
- Anderson, Galuscha
- Anderson, Hugh
- Anderson, James A.
- Anderson, Otto
- Anderson, O.W.
- Anderson, Rufus
- Anderson, Sherwood
- Andrews, Albert B.
- Andrews, Archie
- Andrews, E.A.
- Andrews, Jessie
- Andrews, J.E.
- Andrews, Lottie
- Andrews, Stanley
Volume A-3
Volume A-4
- Anemone
- Angel Wreath
- Angelica
- Angle, John
- Angleworm
- Anglo-Saxon
- Angoff, Charles
- Anilco
- Animals
- Anoe, Pearl
- Anthony, Katherine
- Anthony, Philip L.
- Anthony, Thomas E.
- Anti-Horse Thief Association
- Antiques
- Antoine, Arkansas
- Ant
- Ant-Lion
- Antlers, Oklahoma
- Ants Creek, Missouri
- Anutt, Missouri
- Anvil
Volume A-5
- Aphrodisiacs
- Aplectrum
- Apoplexy
- Apparitions
- Appeal
- Appell, Ruby M.
- Appendecitis
- Appetite
- Apple
- Apple, Louis T.
- Apple Cave (Arkansas)
- Appler, A.C.
- Applesauce
- Appleseed, Johnny
- Apple-tree borer
- Appleby, John Tate
- Appleton City, Missouri
- Apricot
- April
Volume A-6
- Apron
- Aquixo
- Arachnids
- Arata, O.S.
- Arbor Day
- Arborvitae
- Arbuckle, Matthew
- Arcadia
- Arcadia, Missouri
- Arcadian Guild
- Arcadian Magazine
- Arcadian Life Magazine
- Arcadian Poet's Fair
- Arch Cave (Missouri)
- Archeology
- Archery
- Arches
- Architects
- Architecture
- Arethusa
- "Arizona Bill"
- Arkadelphia, Arkansas
- Arkansa
Volume A-7
- Arkansas
- Geographical
- Historical
- Political
- Economic
- Industrial
- Social
- Recreational
Volume A-8
Volume A-9
Volume A-10
Volume A-11
- Arkansas
- Arkansas Publications
- Miscellaneous
Volume A-12
- "Arkie" the Woodchopper
- Arkapolis
- Arlington Cave (Missouri)
- Armadillo
- Armorer, Joseph
- Armstrong, Henretta
- Armstrong, Mady
- Armstrong, J.D.
- Armstrong, Orland K.
- Armstrong, S. Louise
- Armstrong, Zella
- Armstrong Springs (Arkansas)
- Armstrong Springs (Missouri)
- Arner, Lloyd
- Arnholdt Cave
- Arnhold's Mill (Missouri)
- Arnold, Charles
- Arnold, John
- Arnold, Nell
- Arnold, William
- Arnyx, Matthew
- Arpin, Marcia Sweet
- Arrington, Alfred W.
- Arrowhead
- Arrow Rock, Missouri
- Art
- Arthritis
- Arthus, George Clinton
- Artichoke
- Artist, Ruth Hesse
- Artrip, Louise & Fullen
- Artwedson, C.D.
- Arvey, Verna
- Ary, "Fighting Jack"
Volume A-13
- Asafoetida
- Asbury, Herbert
- Ascension Day
- Ash Caves in Missouri
- "Ash, Peter"
- Ash (tree)
- Ash Wednesday
- Ash Grove Cave
- Ashhopper
- Ashdown, Arkansas
- Ashe Juniper
- Ashes
- Ashley Cave (Missouri)
- Ashley, Chester
- Ashley, George T.
- Ashley, William H.
- Ashley Mineral Springs (Arkansas)
- Ashmore, Harry
- Ash Spring Cave
- Ashton, Jean Crawford
- Ashworth, Donna
- Asparagus
- Aspen
- Ass
- Asselin, Vi and Lyn
- Aster
- Asthma
- Astor, John Jacob
- Atchison, David Rice
- Athens, Arknasas
- Atherton, Lewis E.
- Atkeson, William O.
- Atkinson, Lewis E.
- Atkinson, J.H.
- Atalanta, Lake (Arkansas)
- Atomic Shelters
- Attitudes
- Atwater, H. Cowles
- Atwood, Harry
- Auctions
- Audubon, John J.
- August
- Aull, Arthur
- Aull Family
- Aurora, Missouri
- Aurora Springs, Missouri
- Austin, Moses and Stephen F.
- Austin, Arkansas
- Autumn
- Auvergne Academy (Arkansas)
- Ava, Missouri
- Avalaff (magazine)
- Avalon (Arkansas)
- Avoca, Arkansas
- Avocet
- Ax
- Ax Hangle
- Axle
- Axle Grease
- Ayers, Bess Samuel
- Aylor, William L.
- Azalea
- Azor, Francois
- Aztecs
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