Riddles, Jokes, Oral Traditions

File — Box: 69

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Card topics include: True Riddles (16 cards), Riddling Question (11 cards), Conundrums (36 cards), Problems, Puzzles (5 cards), Pretended Obscene (12 cards), Catch Questions (18 cards), Riddle Jokes on Grapes (3 cards), Riddle Jokes on Elephants (18 cards), Riddle Jokes on Pollacks (70 cards), Riddle Jokes on Onassis (5 cards), Riddle Jokes on African Americans (16 cards), Riddle Jokes on Latter-Day-Saints (21 cards), Riddle Jokes on Other Religions (21 cards), Riddle Jokes on Helen Keller (11 cards), Riddle Jokes on Sick Jokes (4 cards), Riddle Jokes on Miscellaneous (48 cards), Tonto (16 cards), Non-Oral Riddles (66 cards), Mnemonic Devices (30 cards), Tongue Twisters (18 cards), Practical Jokes (12 cards), True Proverbs (189 cards), Proverbial Phrases (98 cards), Proverbial Comparisons (88 cards), Wellerism (2 cards), Swiftie (2 cards), Insults, Wisecracks, etc. (45 cards), Authors-Titles (28 cards), Confucius say... (5 cards), Euphemisms (6 cards), Little Audrey etc. (5 cards), Miscellaneous Sayings (4 cards), Foreign Proverbs (40 cards), Foreign Superstitions (50 cards).

Dates

1947-1997

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.