Richard Chase (folklorist)

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Richard Thomas Chase (February 15, 1904 – February 1988), an American folklorist, was an authority on English-American folklore. He was born near Huntsville, Alabama, and graduated from Antioch College in 1929. Chase compiled and edited several books of folktales and folk games (especially Appalachian), including Grandfather Tales: American-English Folk Tales (1948), Hullabaloo, and Other Singing Folk Games (1949) and The Jack Tales.

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Authority control	VIAF: 113891898 ISNI: 0000 0001 1780 2411 BNF: cb151168822

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Name	Chase, Richard Thomas
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Date of birth	February 15, 1904
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Date of death	1988
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