Photo by Anne Pryor

Jim Miksche participates in the teacher institute at the Midwest Folklife Festival.

Partnerships

Educational opportunities ranging from research projects to internships and paid employment are available to advanced students in the areas of field research, archives administration and librarianship, and festival planning for both public and private sector institutions.

Students may work on folklore projects in collaboration with:
The Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures
Traditional and Ethnic Arts Program of the Wisconsin Arts Board
The Max Kade Institute for German American Studies
Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin Music Archives at Mills Music Library
Wisconsin Weather Stories
Folklore Village in Dodgeville
Various private nonprofit organizations

The UW–Madison campus is home to extensive holding on Folklore in the United States and worldwide. Search the online catalogs:
University of Wisconsin General Library System
Wisconsin Historical Society Archives