Abstract
The present paper concerns an important project of Romanian Folklore studies, namely The Corpus of the Romanian Ballad, as reflected in letters written between 1947-1965 by professor Dumitru Caracostea, the president of The Folklore Commission of the Romanian Academy, and Ion Mușlea, the founder of The Folklore Archive of the Romanian Academy. We are pursuing the following aspects: the dynamics of the institutional structures in charge of folklore research between 1947-1949, professional networks within the discipline at that time, the main texts and theories elaborated by the two authors during the correspondence.
Keywords: Ion Mușlea, Dumitru Caracostea, the Folklore Archive of the Romanian Academy, the Folklore Commission of the Romanian Academy, correspondence.
Cuvinte-cheie: Ion Mușlea, Dumitru Caracostea, Arhiva de Folclor a Academiei Române, Comisia de Folclor a Academiei Române, corespondență.