▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁purs ue ▁compar ative ▁studies ▁of ▁the ▁fol kl ore ▁and ▁myth ology ▁of ▁American ▁Indians ▁and ▁E skim os . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁she ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Fol kl ore ▁Society , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁secretary ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Anth rop ological ▁Association . ▁She ▁edited ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁American ▁Fol kl ore ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁induct ees ▁into ▁the ▁F ell ows ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Fol kl ore ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁Upon ▁ret irement , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁Great ▁F alls , ▁Virginia , ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁her ▁daughter ▁and ▁son - in - law . ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁she ▁gave ▁her ▁Shaw ne e ▁field ▁notes ▁and ▁remaining ▁professional ▁books ▁and ▁papers ▁to ▁the ▁New berry ▁Library ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁She ▁died ▁of ▁card iac ▁arrest ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁T ub at ul ab al ▁Eth n ography , ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁Ber keley : ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁Press . ▁ ▁Shaw ne e ▁Trad itions : ▁C . C . ▁T row bridge ' s ▁Account , ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁( with ▁Vern on ▁Kin iet z