Biography
**The American Folklore Society** (AFS) is the US-based professional association for folklorists, founded in 1888 by William Wells Newell. The AFS is a member organization in the American Council of Learned Societies.
The Society's quarterly publication is the *Journal of American Folklore*.
The Society's quarterly publication is the *Journal of American Folklore*.
Books by American Folklore Society
Creativity And Tradition (Publications of the American Folklore Society New Series)
Myths and Legends of the Lipan
Myths and Legends of the Lipan Apache Indians (American Folklore Society Memoirs Ser.)
Folklore from Nova Scotia (Mem
Folklore from Nova Scotia (Memoirs of the American Folklore Society)
Tales from Jalisco, Mexico (Am
Tales from Jalisco, Mexico (American Folklore Society Memoirs)
Jump Rope Rhymes (Publications of the American Folklore Society)
Country Music, United States of America (Publications of The American Folklore Society)
Lamba Folklore (Memoirs - Amer
Lamba Folklore (Memoirs - American Folk-Lore Society)
Huron folk-lore
Huron folk-lore