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The Society of Folk Dance Historians (SFDH) Frances Toor
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BACKGROUND
Information: Frances Toor (1890-1956), author of books and articles about Mexican and other dance customs.
Frances Toor was an American author, publisher, anthropologist and ethnographer who wrote mainly about Mexico and Mexican indigenous cultures.She earned a B.A. and an M.A. in anthropology from University of California at Berkeley.
She moved to Mexico City in 1922. In 1925, she founded the journal Mexican Folkways (published until 1937).
PUBLICATIONS
- Festivals and Folkways of Italy. Toor, Frances. New York: Crown, n.d.
- "El jarabe antiguo y moderno. The old and new jarabe," by Toor, Frances, in Mexican Folkways, 6:1 (1930), p. 26-37. (G398.305 M574 V.6 BEN).
- A Treasury of Mexican Folkways. The customs, myths, folklore, traditions, beliefs, fiestas, dances, and songs of the Mexican people. Toor, Frances. Illustrated with 10 color plates, 100 drawings by Carlos Merida, and 170 photographs. 1947, 570 p. (G398.305 M574 BEN; G398 T619T UGL).
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