Collection of Riga Secondary School No. 2

This is one of the largest collections of the Archives of Latvian Folklore. It was received from Riga Secondary School No. 2 (later, Riga Gymnasium No. 2) where it was initiated by Latvian language and literature teacher and folklorist, Anna Bērzkalne (1891-1956). There are altogether 31 274 folklore units in the collection, and 31 311 of them were written down by schoolchildren from 1922 to 1944 following encouragement from Mrs. Bērzkalne. The multi-genre folklore collection consists both of students’ summer tasks with which they were to document the repertoires of their parents, grandparents and other elder people and write the materials in the class from memory.

Among students, there are many names who later became significant figures in Latvian culture, such as linguist Daina Zemzare (born Auniņa), poet Mudīte Austriņa, historian and writer Uldis Ģērmanis.Alma Medne and Velta Rezovska who were well trained in folkloristics already at Riga Secondary School (Gymnasium) No. 2 later on became the first employees of the Archives of Latvian Folklore which was founded in 1924 andheaded until 1929 by their former teacher, Anna Bērzkalne.

Written by: Rita Treija

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Unit number	Title	Categories

38		Card index of the Archives of Latvian folklore Hare charms
58	Kas aiz durvīm klausas, tas pats savu kaunu dzird.	proverb
59	Kas pašam, brālīt, nesmeķē, to arī otram nevēlē.	proverb
80	Darbs cilvēku uztur, bet slinkums maitā.	proverb
91		Charms to see lover in dreams Charms to see lover in dreams
103	Akmins, daudz cilāts, neieseļ.	proverb
122	Ar muti Rīgā, ar darbiem aizkrāsnē.	proverb
128	Ari sarkanam ābolam kādreiz tārps vidū.	proverb
129	Nedari to otram, kas tev nepatīk.	proverb
135	Labāk dot nekā prasīt.	proverb
137	Kluss ūdens allaž dziļš.	proverb
142	Pie pilnas bļodas draugu daudz.	proverb
145		riddle
146		riddle
147		riddle
148		riddle
149		riddle Charms to see lover in dreams Fly charms Charms to see lover in dreams Fly charms
150		Hawk charms Hawk charms
151		riddle
152		riddle

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Title	Type	Number	Year	Author	Additional information

Gundars Drillis 1948. gadā	Image	LFK-0017-1	1948		Gundars Drillis 1948. gadā. Iesūtījusi meita Catherine Drillis (2021. gadā).
The Devil's stone	Image	0017-9888	1927		The Devil's stone in the vicinity of Pasta muiža (Post manor) in Koknese. Contributed by J. Rācens, Rīga 2nd Secondary School.
Koknese castle ruins	Image	0017-9890	1927		The Koknese castle ruins. Contributed by J. Rācens, Rīga 2nd Secondary School.
Koknese church	Image	0017-9891	1927		The Koknese church. Contributed by J. Rācens, Rīga 2nd Secondary School.
The graveyard of the knighthood	Image	0017-9893	1927		The graveyard of the knighthood in the park of Koknese manor. Contributed by J. Rācens, Rīga 2nd Secondary School.
Gaļas žāvēšanas krāsns	Image	0017-17828a	1930	Flikss Dundurīts	Gaļas žāvēšānas krāsns
Ilustrācija dzejolim par darbu	Image	0017-31379a	1997	Anna Pīlāce	Dzejoļa ilustrācija
Dzejoļa ilustrācija	Image	0017-31379b	1997	Gundega Kanepāja	Ilustrācija dzejolim par darbu
Dzejoļa ilustrācija	Image	0017-31379c	1997	Marta Poča	Ilustrācija dzejolim par darbu
Dzejoļa ilustrācija	Image	0017-31379d	1997	Agnese Studāne	Ilustrācija dzejolim par darbu
Dzejoļa ilustrācija	Image	0017-31379e	1997	Irēna Zešcinska	Ilustrācija dzejolim par darbu
Dzejoļa ilustrācija	Image	0017-31379f	1997	Liene Breite	Ilustrācija dzejolim par darbu
Dzejoļa ilustrācija	Image	0017-31379g	1997	Līga Legzdiņa	Ilustrācija dzejolim par darbu
Dzejoļa ilustrācija	Image	0017-31379h	1997	Zanda Zujeva	Ilustrācija dzejolim par darbu
Dzejoļa ilustrācija	Image	0017-31379i	1997	Līga Putniņa	Ilustrācija dzejolim par darbu
Dzejoļa ilustrācija	Image	0017-31379j	1997	Alise Ārgale	Ilustrācija dzejolim par darbu
Dzejoļa ilustrācija	Image	0017-31379k	1997	Kristīne Plūša	Ilustrācija dzejolim par darbu
Dzejoļa ilustrācija	Image	0017-31379l	1997	Krista Bāliņa	Ilustrācija dzejolim par darbu
Dzejoļa ilustrācija	Image	0017-31379m	1997	Ieva Vītola	Ilustrācija dzejolim par darbu
Dzejoļa ilustrācija	Image	0017-31379n	1997	Rolands Balodis	Ilustrācija dzejolim par darbu

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Image	0017-1263,165	lv	Yes	Yes	No
Image	0017-17828a	lv	Yes	Yes	No
Image	0017-1840,51	lv	Yes	Yes	No
Image	0017-31379a	lv	Yes	Yes	No
Image	0017-31379b	lv	Yes	Yes	No
Image	0017-31379c	lv	Yes	Yes	No
Image	0017-31379d	lv	Yes	Yes	No
Image	0017-31379e	lv	Yes	Yes	No
Image	0017-31379f	lv	Yes	Yes	No
Image	0017-31379g	lv	Yes	Yes	No
Image	0017-31379h	lv	Yes	Yes	No
Image	0017-31379i	lv	Yes	Yes	No
Image	0017-31379j	lv	Yes	Yes	No
Image	0017-31379k	lv	Yes	Yes	No
Image	0017-31379l	lv	Yes	Yes	No
Image	0017-31379m	lv	Yes	Yes	No
Image	0017-31379n	lv	Yes	Yes	No
Image	0017-31379o	lv	Yes	Yes	No
Image	0017-31379p	lv	Yes	Yes	No
Image	0017-31379r	lv	Yes	Yes	No