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The Indiana University Folklore Institute has a long history of collecting oral verbal literature and arts. This collection consists of folk beliefs, ranging from superstitions, folk beliefs regarding sports and wedding ceremonies, collected by students taking courses in the Folklore Institute.

The Indiana University Folklore Institute has a long history of collecting the oral literature and arts of Indiana. This collection consists of jokes collected by students of Indiana University, taking classes in the Folklore Department from 1968-1971. Joke subject matter includes ethnicity, politics, sexuality, gender, and religion.