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Web ArchiveAspen Institute
Welcome to the Aspen Institute The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1950 as the Aspen Institute of Humanistic Studies. The organization is dedicated to "fostering enlightened leadership, the appreciation of timeless ideas and values, and open-minded dialogue on contemporary issues". The institute and its international partners promote the pursuit of common ground and deeper understanding in a nonpartisan and nonideological setting through regular seminars, policyā¦- Date: 2001
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Web ArchiveLone PiƱon : Roots Music desde el Norte Lone PiƱon is an acoustic conjunto from Northern New Mexico whose music celebrates the integrity of their region's cultural roots. Multi-instrumentalists Noah Martinez and Jordan Wax use the fiddle, bajo quinto, accordion, quinta huapanguera, mandolin, guitars, and bilingual vocals to play a wide spectrum of the traditional music that is at home in New Mexico. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
- Contributor: Lone PiƱon (Musical Group)
- Date: 2018
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Web ArchiveCountryRoads.org This is the website for the Country Roads non-profit organization run by Nancy Sweezy for over thirty years. Country Roads was dedicated to preserving traditional cultures in New England, the Southeastern United States, and Armenia. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
- Date: 2019
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Web ArchiveAlabama State Council on the Arts Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
- Contributor: Alabama
- Date: 2009
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Web ArchiveCaffe Lena CaffĆØ Lena presents extraordinary music in an intimate setting steeped in history. It is widely recognized as the longest continuously operating folk music venue in the United States. The Library of Congress currently holds their archives in the AFC. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
- Date: 2015
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Web ArchiveAlabama State Council on the Arts The Mission of the Alabama State Council on the Arts is to enhance the quality of life and economic vitality for all Alabamians by providing support for the stateās diverse and rich artistic resources. The Alabama State Council on the Arts' official position is to recognize, encourage, and support the growth and development of the arts in Alabama. Their work is reflected in AFCā¦
- Date: 2001
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Web ArchiveIllinois Arts Council Agency The Illinois Arts Council Agency develops the stateās public arts policy, fostering quality culturally diverse programs, and approving grants expenditures. Their mission is to build a strong, creative, and connected Illinois through the arts. The Illinois Arts Council Agency serves the people of Illinois through a variety of grants and services which help to support Illinois' arts sector, advance arts education and foster creativityā¦
- Contributor: Illinois
- Date: 2010
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Web ArchiveCenter for Applied Linguistics The Center for Applied Linguistics is a nonprofit organization promoting access, equity andmutual understanding for linguistically and culturally diverse people around the world.CAL's mission is to promote language learning and cultural understanding by serving as a trusted source for research, resources, and policy analysis. Through its work, CAL seeks solutions to issues involving language and culture as they relate to access and equity inā¦
- Date: 2001
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Web ArchiveCenter for Traditional Music and Dance The Center for Traditional Music and Dance (CTMD) assists New York Cityās immigrant communities to preserve the vitality of their distinctive performing arts traditions and promotes cross-cultural understanding by sharing these art forms with audiences across the city. CTMD was a one of the first US-based presenters dedicated to performances of traditions from around the world and renowned for programs that combine research, documentation,ā¦
- Date: 2019
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Web ArchiveRemembering Luboml - Images of a Jewish Community The Luboml Exhibition Project from the Luboml Archive preserves the history and memory of this now-vanished shtetl. The project was funded by the Aaron Ziegelman Foundation which supported every phase of its development ā the archive, the traveling exhibits, the virtual exhibit, documentary films and the website. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
- Date: 2004
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Web ArchiveAmerican Dialect Society The American Dialect is dedicated to the study of the English language in North America, and of other languages, or dialects of other languages, influencing it or influenced by it. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
- Date: 2001
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Web ArchivePenn Center Penn Center is one of the most significant African American historical and cultural institutions in existence today. The mission of Penn Center is to promote and preserve Pennās true history and culture through its commitment to education, community development and social justice. It has been at the epicenter of African American education, historic preservation, and social justice for tens of thousands of descendants ofā¦
- Date: 2012
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Web ArchiveThe Nocturnists The Nocturnists is a San Francisco-based independent medical storytelling community. Since 2016, they have produced over a dozen live storytelling shows in the Bay Area and New York City, three seasons of a podcast, and two special audio diary series: "Stories from a Pandemic" and "Black Voices in Healthcare." Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
- Date: 2021
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Web ArchiveFolk Dance Federation of California From website: "The Folk Dance Federation of California assists in promoting the art and education of international folk dance. As a non-profit organization, it organizes dance clubs, promotes local dance activities, sponsors festivals, workshops, and training." Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
- Date: 2021
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Web ArchiveOld Fiddlers' Convention The Old Fiddler's Convention is dedicated to "Keeping alive the memories and sentiments of days gone by and make it possible for people of today to hear and enjoy the tunes of yesterday" as stated in a newspaper in 1935. The Annual Old Fiddler's Convention is fast becoming a tradition in country and mountain musical circles, and it continues to preserve the tunes whichā¦
- Date: 2002
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Web ArchiveNational Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) The National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the presentation and documentation of folk and traditional arts in the United States. The NCTA strives to expand awareness and appreciation of the richness of Americaās multicultural, living heritage through exciting, thoughtfully curated live programs that create dynamic cultural encounters between artists and the public. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
- Date: 2016
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Web ArchivePeggy Fleming Photography Peggy Fleming is a Washington, DC-based photographer who formerly worked in the Civil Rights Division in the administration of President John F. Kennedy and with the National Park Service. Her work with photography has culmianted in several published books, and her photographs are in several permanent collections, including such institutions as the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America,ā¦
- Date: 2021
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Web ArchiveThe American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), The Professional Association for Design The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), The Professional Association for Design, works to enhance the value and deepen the impact of design across all disciplines on business, society, and our collective future. As the professionās oldest and largest professional membership organization for design, AIGA advances design as a professional craft, strategic advantage, and vital cultural force. AIGA is now responsible for sustaining theā¦
- Date: 2002
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Web ArchiveMinnesota Folksong Collection The Minnesota Folksong Collection is an online digital library for audio field recordings, song texts and and other materials documenting traditional folksong from Minnesota. The current collection consists of a set of songs recorded by folklorist Robert Winslow Gordon in 1924. In addition to the recordings, the site will provide biographical information on the source singers as well as song texts and transcriptions toā¦
- Date: 2021
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Web ArchiveOklahoma University Libraries, Indians for Indians Radio Show The digital collection of "Indians for Indians" held by the University of Oklahoma Libraries includes an online representation of items also held by the AFC. The purpose of the University of Oklahoma Libraries digital collections is to provide free online public access to high-resolution digital images of OU Libraries Special Collections materials in order to enhance scholarship, teaching, and community engagement. Website. electronic |ā¦
- Date: 2022
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Web ArchiveSouthern Highland Craft Guild, Folk Art Center The Southern Highland Craft Guild fosters opportunities for makers to build, market, and maintain their creative livelihood through continuing education, retail outlets, and mentorship. During the construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway, a cooperative relationship formed between the National Park Service & the Southern Highland Craft Guild. Together with the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Folk Art Center was built. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
- Date: 2022
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CollectionAmerican Folklife Center Web Archive The American Folklife Center Archive, established in the Library of Congress Music Division in 1928 as the Archive of American Folk Song, is now one of the largest archives of ethnographic materials from the United States and around the world, encompassing millions of items of ethnographic and historical documentation recorded from the nineteenth century to the present. Designated by the U.S. Congress as theā¦
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Web PageRights & Access The Library of Congress is making its Web Archives Collection available for educational and research purposes. The Library has obtained permission for the use of many materials in the Collection, and presents additional materials for educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use under United States copyright law.