WELSCH, Roger L(ee)

WELSCH, Roger L(ee). American, b. 1936. Genres: Mythology/Folklore. Career: Dana College, Blair, NE, instructor in German, 1960-64; Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, assistant professor of folklore and German, 1964-73; University of Nebraska, teacher of folklore in Extension Division, 1966-88, member of English and anthropology faculties, 1973-88, adjunct professor, 1988-; CBS News: Sunday Morning essayist, 1988-; guest faculty member and lecturer at US universities. Publications: An Outline-Guide to Nebraska Folklore (syllabus), 1966; A Treasury of Nebraska Pioneer Folklore, 1966; Sod Walls: The Story of the Nebraska Sod House, 1968; (trans) K. Krohn, Folklore Methodology, 1971; Shingling the Fog and Other Plains Lies, 1972; Tall Tale Postcards: A Pictorial History, 1976; Omaha Tribal Myths and Trickster Tales, 1981; Mister, You Got Yourself a Horse: Tales of Old-Time Horse Trading, 1981; Catfish at the Pump: Humor and the Frontier, 1982; Inside Lincoln, 1984; You Know You're a Nebraskan, 1985; You Know You're a Husker, 1986; Cather's Kitchens, 1987; It's Not the End of the Earth but You Can See It from Here (fiction), 1990; Touching the Fire: Buffalo Dancers, the Sky Bundle, and Other Tales (fiction), 1992; Liars Too: The Legend Continues, 1993; Uncle Smoke Stories: Four Nehawka Coyote Stories from the Big Belly Lodge (young adult), 1994. TELEVISION SCRIPTS: Hand-Me-Downs (series); The Guinness Book of Sports. Author of recordings. EDITOR: Germans and German-Russians in Nebraska, 1980; P.M. Hannibal, Beautiful Dannebrog, 1986. Contributor of book reviews to papers; contributor to folklore journals and regional magazines. Address: c/o Freya Manston, 145 West 58th St., New York, NY 10019, U.S.A.