Brunvand, Jan Harold

Jan Harold Brunvand was a professor of English at the University of Utah, an author, and an expert on urban U.S. folklore.

From the guide to the Jan Harold Brunvand papers, 1956-1999, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah)

Biography

Brunvand was born March 23, 1933 in Cadillac, Michigan; BA and MA, Michigan State University (1955 and 1957); attended University of Oslo, 1956-57; PhD., Indiana University, 1961; assistant professor of English, University of Idaho, Moscow, 1961-65; associate professor of English, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 1965-66; associate professor (1966-71) and professor (1971- ) of English and folklore, University of Utah, Salt Lake City; author of The vanishing hitchhiker: American urban legends and their meanings (1981); editor, The study of american folklore (1968); author of syndicated column, “Urban legends,” 1987-92.

From the guide to the Jan Harold Brunvand Papers, 1966, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Dept. of Special Collections.)