Perspectives to the Relations between the Estonian Folklore Archives and the Folklore Archives of the Finnish Literature Society by Irma-Riitta Järvinen

“…In this article, however, I shall concentrate on those decades since the 1930s, when the two archives, the Estonian Folklore Archives and the Folklore Archives of the Finnish Literature Society have existed as institutions. …”
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Oskar Loorits ja tema kaasteelised by Mall Hiiemäe

Subjects: “…estonian folklore archives…”
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Oskar Looritsa liivi folkloori kogu by Tuuli Tuisk

Subjects: “…estonian folklore archives…”
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Oskar Looritsa portree Tartu Ülikoolile esitatud aruannete valguses by Tiiu Jaago

Subjects: “…estonian folklore archives…”
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„Tülitan teid oma Siberi keelega”. Rosalie Ottessoni mängukirjeldused Eesti Rahvaluule Arhiivis by Anu Korb, Astrid Tuisk

“…The descriptions were sent to the Folklore Department (currently Estonian Folklore Archives) of the Literary Museum in the 1960s and 1970s. …”
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Siberi eestlaste lapse sünniga seotud kombestik ja sünnituslood by Anu Korb

“…To study the childbirth customs and stories of Siberian Estonians, I used conversations and interviews conducted in various Siberian Estonian communities during the fieldwork of the Estonian Folklore Archives between 1991 and 2013, as well as the memories of Estonians who had been born in the Estonian settlements in Siberia and repatriated during or after the Second World War. …”
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Poliitiline anekdoot. III by Kadi Sarv

“…The majority of material used in this article originates from the Estonian Folklore Archives. In the third part of the article series an overview is given of political anecdotes told in the period of soviet occupation. …”
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Vana-aolidsõq jutuq kaasajal - kogumiskogemus Orava külas Siberis by Risto Järv

“…The author analyses narrative situation and compares the collected tales with other variants of same story types found in the Estonian Folklore Archives. All the narrated fairy tales are the sc. …”
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Paul Ariste ja vepsa rahvaluule by Kristi Salve

“…The Vepsian folklore and language remained in the periphery of Paul Ariste's research subjects: his serious interest in the language and cultures may have prompted his inclination towards the non-Estonian folklore while working at the Estonian Folklore Archives. On his initiative, although by the consent of Oskar Loorits, PhD and the first head of the Estonian Folklore Archives, separate collections were established on the folklore material of the ethnic minorities then living in Estonia and of other peoples, mostly the Balto-Finns. …”
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MD Voldemar Sumberg and the Folk Medicine Collection of the Estonian Museum of Hygiene from the 1920s and 1930s by Ave Tupits

“…Based on the documents preserved in several museums and archives in Tartu and Tallinn (the Estonian Health Care Museum, the Estonian State Archives, the Estonian Historical Archives, the Estonian Folklore Archives and the Estonian National Museum), the article will give an overview of the views of the director of the Estonian Museum of Hygiene, Voldemar Sumberg, on the relationship between folk medicine and modern medicine; the data on folk medicine collecting campaigns with Sumberg's involvement in the 1920s; and the fate of the folk medicine records and items collected by the Museum of Hygiene during the 1920s and 1930s, according to the documentation and archival material found so far.…”
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Elava rahvalaulu juurde jõudmine: Herbert Tampere teadlaseisiksuse kujunemine by Taive Särg

“…Good philological education from the University of Tartu and work at the Estonian Folklore Archives, becoming familiar with folklore collections as well as other young folklorists and linguists, especially cooperation with Oskar Loorits, Karl Leichter, and Paul Ariste, added knowledge of newer research trends, such as ethnology and experimental phonetics. …”
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Honouring and Losing Knowledge: Folk Medicine Collection of the Estonian Museum of Hygiene in the Early 20th Century by Ave Goršič

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Immoral Obscenity: Censorship of Folklore Manuscript Collections in Late Stalinist Estonia by Kaisa Kulasalu

“…The history of folkloristics contains many cases of obscene materials that were excluded from field notes, books and archives. The Estonian Folklore Archives (founded in 1927) did incorporate dirty jokes, riddles and songs in its collection. …”
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Evading Military Service and Tales of Hidden Artillery: Military Legends in Estonian Folklore by Eda Kalmre

“…Although, unfortunately, the legends were not collected during their active spread, we can get some idea of this cultural phenomenon from discussion threads posted on online military forums (e.g., www.militaar.net) and from comparative material sent to the Estonian Folklore Archives in the 1990s. The legends and rumours in the memories of servicemen and veteran soldiers tell us about hidden weapons, army discipline, strategies to evade military service, sexuality, fate, and serendipity, as well as exploring particular natural objects in local landscapes (bridges, secret passages, etc.).…”
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Rahvaluule osakonna Siberi kaastöölise Rosalie Ottessoni ja teadurite-arhivaaride dialoog aastatel 1969–1976 by Anu Korb

“…The author discusses the contributions of Rosalie Ottesson, a Siberian correspondent of the Estonian Folklore Archives, proceeding from the time of collecting and the practices of collecting work supervision at the time.R. …”
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Virumaa kohajutud by Mare Kalda

“…Supported by the materials in the Estonian Folklore Archives, the article about Virumaa place narratives gives an overview of the places adorned with place lore and their stories: Kalevipoeg’s grave in Kivinõmme, Kunda hillfort, Ebavere hill, Vaivara hills, Lüganuse stronghold, Vasavere village graveyard, and Jõuga heath, Kuremäe, Sarapuu hill in Rakvere, Tarumaa iron-melting site, St Mary’s chapel in Viru-Nigula, churches at Jõhvi, Haljala, Simuna, and elsewhere, as well as Luussaare bog, Äntu and Kurtna lakes, Uljaste and Tudu lakes, Hoard hill at Tammiku, and Purtse stronghold.…”
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Kosmogooniline hari ja selestiline kiik by Aado Lintrop

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Millise lauliku lapsepõli? Laulu „Kui ma olin väiksekene” allikatest ja autoritest by Taive Särg

“…Two overlapping transcriptions of the melody (without the lyrics) and the lyrics (with Grenzstein’s melody) of Lauliku lapsepõli are preserved in a manuscript of folk melodies by Miina Härma in the Estonian Folklore Archives. This manuscript was compiled in 1895–1896 when Härma was collecting folk melodies for the Finnish Literature Society. …”
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Jutud peidetud varandustest Pärimus ja meedia by Mare Kalda

“…Some published classical legends from the Estonian Folklore Archives. Media is one of the common channels for spreading folklore - is there some essential difference between the text published in the newspaper and archived in the archive. …”
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The Category of Time in Fairy Tales: Searching for Folk Calendar Time in the Estonian Fairy Tale Corpus by Mairi Kaasik

“…The analysis relies on the digital corpus of Estonian fairy tales (5400 variants), created from the texts found in the Estonian Folklore Archives by the Fairy Tale Project of the Department of Estonian and Comparative Folklore, University of Tartu. …”
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