Background
Hand, Wayland Debs was born on March 19, 1907 in Auckland, New Zealand. Son of Hyrum and Margaret (Wride) Hand.
Hand, Wayland Debs was born on March 19, 1907 in Auckland, New Zealand. Son of Hyrum and Margaret (Wride) Hand.
Bachelor of Arts Utah, 1933. Master of Arts, University Utah, 1934. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1936.
Instructor German, University of Minnesota, 1936-1937;
faculty, University of California at Los Angeles, 1937-1974;
professor German, folklore, University of California at Los Angeles, 1952-1974;
professor emeritus, University of California at Los Angeles, 1974-1986. Trustee American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, 1976-1986, Chairman of the Board, 1976-1977. Fife Honor lecturer, 1981.
Katharine M. Briggs Memorial lecturer, 1982.
Fellow American Folklore Society (president 1957-1958, editor Journal Memoirs 1947-1951), Southern California Academy of Sciences (vice president 1973-1974), Folklore Society London (honorary). Member Modern Language Association American, International Society for Folk-Narrative Research (vice president 1964-1974), Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Volkskunde (honorary), American Dialect Society, American Name Society, California Folklore Society (president 1969-1970, review editor Quarterly 1942-1946, editor 1954-1966), Modern Language Association Southern California (president 1955-1956), Texas Folklore Society, New York Folklore Society.
Married Viola White, June 8, 1932 (divorced 1956). Children: Jacqueline, Winifred Hand Marsh. Married Celeste Gilford, December 19, 1957.
1 child, Sidney Gilford.