Centennial 100 Selections

As a part of the 100^th anniversary commemorations Memorial University is celebrating "students, alumni, faculty, staff and supporters who have made a world of difference at our university and who have helped our university make a difference in the world." MUNFLA is delighted that three people fundamental to our establishment and organization have been selected for the Centennial 100 in two different categories; innovators and creators.

“Innovators - Researchers and visionaries who change the world”:

• Herbert Halpert
• Neil V. Rosenberg

"Creators - The artists, teachers and thinkers who inspire us"

• Violetta (Letty) Halpert

Click their linked stories above to read more on the role they played in the foundation of the archive to record and preserve Newfoundland’s diverse and rich cultural heritage.

Herbert and Violetta Halpert Research Fellowship

The Memorial University Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA) Committee would like to congratulate Chris Greencorn, a doctoral candidate in History at Queen’s University (Kingston, ON), as the inaugural recipient of the Herbert and Violetta Halpert Research Fellowship.

Valued at $3000, the fellowship will support Chris’ use of the MUNFLA collection as part of his PhD research entitled, “Recording the Nation: women, race and folk music in 20th century Canada.” 

MUNFLA and the Department of Folklore welcomed Chris on Wednesday, October 29th, 2025 to present on his doctoral research. Click to view event details and photographs. 

Inaugural Herbert and Violetta Halpert Postdoctoral Research Fellow

In October 2024, MUNFLA welcomed Dr. Sarah Shultz into the position of Inaugural Herbert and Violetta Halpert Postdoctoral Research Fellow. She received her PhD in Folklore from MUN and an MA in Folk Studies from Western Kentucky University.

During this fellowship, she will assist in the restructuring and development of collections policies, new program initiatives, grant writing, and archival research. View (page 14) of the December 2024 Department of Folklore Newsletter for more information on the work that Dr. Shultz has completed so far and her plans for future projects.