In general, descriptions of the following organizations and programs were supplied by the organizations themselves. Frequently, groups and projects are referred to by their own acronyms. Information about organizationsÌ conferences and examples of projects and their partnerships with other cultural groups are cited as appropriate. Most, but not all groups listed, have a website. As of this writing, information in this directory is current but readers should bear in mind how quickly personnel and contact information can change.
The time frame to compile this directory was short and much of the research was conducted on the Internet, though some groups came recommended by members of the American Folklore Society while others came to the fore through research and networking. Obviously there are many valuable groups not on the Internet with which public sector folklorists might work. And there are many groups that, had there been more than one researcher and more days for research, might have been included in this directory. We have personally contacted the first 31 organizations or entities listed in the directory
The last eight groups in this directory are clustered together because they are yet of potential interest to public sector folklorists but either there was no time to research them more fully or requested information was not furnished by the directoryÌs deadline.
Margaret McEntire
Madison, Wisconsin
memcentire@students.wisc.edu
October 2000