Search Manuscripts/Mixed Material

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    1982 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection,
    American Folklife Center concert, 1982 Catalog Record Only
    The collection consists of manuscript materials, sound recordings, and photographs documenting the performance of Irish music, Ghanaian music and dance, Japanese koto music, Mexican string band music, Senegalese music, and West Virginia old-time music recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, at concerts from April through October 1982, sponsored by the American Folklife Center and...
    • Contributor: Washington Toho Koto Society - Irish Tradition (Musical Group) - Morris, Dave - Pregoneros Del Puerto - Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress) - Addy, Yacub - American Folklife Center - Kouyate, Djimo - National Council for the Traditional Arts
    • Date: 1982
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    Sam Eskin collection, Catalog Record Only Collection consists of manuscripts, field recordings, photographs, and ephemera documenting folk music and folk music revivals in the United States, Canada, and Mexico from 1938 to 1966; plus manuscripts and field recordings of mostly unidentified artists performing folk music in Jamaica, Cuba, England, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Morocco, Hong Kong, Philippines, India, and Thailand from 1953 to 1969 collected by Sam...
    • Contributor: Eskin, Sam
    • Date: 1939
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    Pete Welding collection, Catalog Record Only Collection of over eight hundred sound tape reels, including blues and jazz music and interviews with musicians; several hundred photographs of prominent blues and jazz musicians, primarily from the 1960s and 1970s; manuscript materials about blues and jazz musicians, arranged by the name of performer; and articles, drafts, and notes written by Pete Welding, journalist, record producer, and historian of blues music.
    • Contributor: Howlin' Wolf - Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart (Musical Group) - Kramer, Marshall Howard - Blue Sky Boys - McCoy, Ruby - McCoy, George - Williams, Big Joe - Contraband (Jazz Group) - Collins, Judy - Welding, Pete - McCoy, Ethel - Muddy Waters - House, Son
    • Date: 1958
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    Koto music by composer and koto master Brian Yamakoshi,
    American Folklife Center concert, 2001-05-07 Catalog Record Only
    Sound and video recordings of a concert performed by composer and koto master Brian Yamakoshi performing his own compositions at the Library of Congress, Coolidge Auditorium, on May 7, 2001, co-sponsored by the 2001 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Planning Committee and the American Folklife Center. Collection also includes a publicity photograph of Brian Yamakoshi with the koto and 23 photographs of Brian Yamakoshi...
    • Contributor: Yamakoshi, Brian - Library of Congress. Asian Division - American Folklife Center - Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 2001
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    Redwood Canyon Ramblers collection Catalog Record Only Collection of audio and video studio recordings, demo/audition tapes, live recordings at various clubs, coffeehouses, and auditoriums; jam sessions; and radio programs featuring the Redwood Canyon Ramblers, including a show from Radio Kansai, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan (1991).
    • Contributor: Neff, Ed - Berg, Pete - Rosenberg, Neil V. - Blue Grass Boys - Carroll County Country Boys - Smith, Mayne - Bebring, Tom - Rothman, Sandy - Berline, Byron - Monroe, Bill - Mitsui, Tōru - Hambly, Scott - Redwood Canyon Ramblers
    • Date: 1959
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    Taiko Drumming in Asian American Los Angeles, lecture by Deborah Wong,
    Benjamin Botkin folklife lecture | American Folklife Center lecture, 2018-06-29 Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available
    Documentation of a presentation in the Benjamin Botkin Folklife Lecture series sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
    • Contributor: Wong, Deborah Anne - American Folklife Center - Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 2018
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    Mana : Beyond Belief documentary film collection, Catalog Record Only The collection consists of the moving image and sound footage, shot between 2000 and 2003, which led to the documentary film Mana : Beyond Belief (2004). Documents created during production and post-production are also included (logs, translations, shot lists, and notes). The 114 hours of raw footage depict object veneration in Italy, Japan, Benin, France, the United States, the Navajo Nation, Malaysia, Burma, India,...
    • Contributor: Manley, Roger - Redmustache, Buddy - Gopalakrishnan, Kris - Rabinowitch, David - Hetaraka, Te Warihi - Zonnie, Kee - Kingsley, Nigel Elvis - Laurenze-Landsberg, Claudia - Dr. Evermor - Strange Attractions, Inc ... Manley, Roger - Redmustache, Buddy - Gopalakrishnan, Kris - Rabinowitch, David - Hetaraka, Te Warihi - Zonnie, Kee - Kingsley, Nigel Elvis - Laurenze-Landsberg, Claudia - Dr. Evermor - Strange Attractions, Inc - Friedman, Peter - Schmidt, Christoph - Coble, Howard - Kelch, Jan - Peri, Malcolm - Medina, Arthur A. (Arthur Angelo) - Reimelt, Maria - Hatahlie, Danny Jim
    • Date: 2000
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    Susan Caperna Lloyd collection, Catalog Record Only The collection documents Lloyd's expansive and varied career as an author, photographer, and filmmaker documenting folk rituals and customs around the world. A large portion of the collection focuses on Catholic Holy Week and Easter time folk religious rituals in the Philippines, Italy, Spain, New Mexico, Guatemala, and Mexico. Primarily through photographs, Lloyd recorded the adaptation of Catholic Holy Week rituals to include local...
    • Contributor: Lloyd, Susan Caperna
    • Date: 1961
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    Martha Cooper collection, Catalog Record Only The Martha Cooper collection centers on her photographs chroniciling the birth and proliferation of graffiti, breakdance, and hip-hop in New York City from 1979 to present. In addition to this photographic work, the collection also includes photographs from over a dozen ethnographic projects conducted by Cooper, documenting folklife practices from around the world. These projects include the material culture of the Saamaka Maroons of...
    • Contributor: Cooper, Martha
    • Date: 1970
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    Roy Freddrick Aarons Collection Corporal, Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Camp Pendleton, California; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Iwo Jima; South Pacific; Japan; China; Philippines; Guam. Corporal, Marine Corps, Korean War, 1950-1953 - Korea.
    • Contributor: Christina Robinson - Katie Marsh - Aarons, Roy Freddrick - Illinois WWII Memorial Board Classroom Project - Sokyoko, Anastasia - Dewitt, Vicki
    • Date: 1944
    • Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 00:24:56.0
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    Fred Abel Collection Navy, World War, 1939-1945 - Japan.
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    Herman Carl Abelein, Jr. Collection Navy, Korean War, 1950-1953 - San Diego, California; Pensacola, Florida; Corpus Christi, Texas; Patuxent River, Maryland; Newport, Rhode Island; Jacksonville, Florida; Washington, District of Columbia; New Orleans, Louisiana; Japan; Korea. Captain, Navy, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Philippines.
    • Contributor: Stratton, Alice Marie - Daughters of the American Revolution - Abelein Jr., Herman Carl
    • Date: 1948
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    Paul R. Abeyta Collection Corporal, Marine Corps, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - California; Okinawa; Vietnam; Japan.
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    Theodore A. Abraham, Jr. Collection World War, 1939-1945 - Wake Island.
    • Contributor: Abraham, Theodore A. - Abraham Jr., Theodore A.
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    Fred Abraham Collection Cook Second Class, Navy, World War, 1939-1945 - Japan; Philippines; Connecticut; California.
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    Ted Abraham Collection World War, 1939-1945 - Wake Island; China; Japan.
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    Waldemar P. Abraham Collection Motor Machinist's Mate Second Class, Navy, World War, 1939-1945 - Pacific Theater; Philippines; Japan.
    • Contributor: Fitch, Robert - Abraham, Waldemar P. - Martin, Tom - Riverside Public Library
    • Date: 1943
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    Stephen Abrahamson Collection Captain, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - South Pacific; Biak Island (New Guinea); Leyte (Philippines); Okinawa (Ryukyu Islands); Japan.
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    Robert L. Abrams Collection Chief Petty Officer, Navy, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Vietnam; Europe; Japan; Pacific; Atlantic.
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    Edgar Lee Abrell Collection Airman First Class, Air Force, Korean War, 1950-1953 - Korea; Japan; Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas.
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    Edwin Robert Acheson Collection Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Camp Wolters, Texas; Camp McCain, Mississippi; Camp Crowder, Missouri; Camp Beale, California; Camp Stoneman, California; Hollandia (New Guinea); Luzon (Philippines); Japan; Pacific Theater. Second Lieutenant, Army, Cold War - Fort Monmouth, New Jersey; Alamogordo, New Mexico; Germany; France.
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    Richard N. Acker Collection Sergeant, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Craig Field, Selma, Alabama; University of Illinois; Camp Crowder, Missouri; New Guinea; Philippines; Japan.
    • Contributor: Acker, Richard N. - Jackson Preparatory School - Patton, Caroline - McKibben, Lou Ann - Mae Patton - George Patton
    • Date: 1942
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    Marshall Richard Adame Collection Gunnery Sergeant, Marine Corps, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Vietnam; Korea; Japan; Philippines; Chile; Liberia; Oklahoma; Hawaii; Virginia; North Carolina; California.
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    Adam Adams, Jr. Collection Ship's Cook Second Class, Navy, World War, 1939-1945 - North Atlantic; Pacific Ocean; Iwo Jima; Japan.
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    Elmer B. Adams Collection Storekeeper Third Class, Navy, World War, 1939-1945 - Philippines; Japan; China; Korea; New Guinea.