The Northern Virginia Folklife Archive (NVFA) was founded in 1977 by Professor Margaret Yocom, Emerita. NVFA includes over 1,200 papers about folklore and folklife in Northern Virginia, the Mid-Atlantic region, and beyond. The collection includes stories about ghosts, local characters, workers in reg...
Folklore Studies in the MA in English The Master of Arts in English with a concentration in Folklore Studies enables students to explore the processes of tradition that move through multiple expressive forms, such as folktales, folk beliefs, folk medicine, folk art, folksong, and literature. A disci...