Mary Parler

Mary Celestia Parler, a folklorist at the University of Arkansas (UA) in Fayetteville (Washington County) and founder of the Arkansas Folklore Society; circa 1950s.

White woman in glasses using a typewriter

Courtesy of Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville

Media

Time Period

World War II through the Faubus Era (1941 - 1967)

Type

Person

Race & Ethnicity

White

Gender

Female

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