Jim Griffith
James “Big Jim” Griffith: July 30, 1935-December 18, 2021 Contributions to BorderLore by Jim Griffith:
James “Big Jim” Griffith: July 30, 1935-December 18, 2021 Contributions to BorderLore by Jim Griffith:
July 30, 1935-December 18, 2021 James S. Griffith, or “Big Jim,” moved to Tucson at age 20 to study at the University of Arizona, eventually … Read more
by Maribel Alvarez As occupations go, folklorists are not usually in the top ten list of “first responders” most people think of when disasters or … Read more
by Jim Griffith The relationship between folklorist and informant is, by its very nature, reciprocal. To start off, I don’t really like the word “informant” … Read more
Former Tucson Meet Yourself board member, Ralph Colwell died of cancer on December 12, 2018 at the age of 81. We remember him for his … Read more