''Western Folklore'' is a quarterly

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for the study of

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published by the

Western States Folklore Society Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

(formerly the California Folklore Society). It was established in 1942 as the ''California Folklore Quarterly'' and obtained its current name in 1947. It is indexed in

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The journal is abstracted and indexed in

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* Publications established in 1942 Folklore journals Quarterly journals English-language journals 1942 establishments in California {{folklore-journal-stub