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Audio Recording Interview with Wanda Krozel about Polish crafts, Chicago, Illinois, part 2

Interview with Wanda Krozel about Polish crafts, Chicago, Illinois, part 2

About this Item

Title

  • Interview with Wanda Krozel about Polish crafts, Chicago, Illinois, part 2

Names

  • Kalčik, Susan J. (Collector)
  • Krozel, Wanda (Interviewee)

Created / Published

  • Chicago, Illinois, June 2, 1977

Headings

  • -  Polish Americans
  • -  Ethnography
  • -  Interviews
  • -  Illinois -- Chicago

Genre

  • Ethnography
  • Interviews

Notes

  • -  Wanda Krozel, part 2
  • -  Part 1 of a 2-part interview with Wanda Krozel about her craft work, biography, and her collection of Polish craft items; topics on this recording include how eggs are dyed with onion skin in the old Polish style, and then scratched with designs; about a Highlanders group that performs song and dance but sponsors no craft; Krozel shows highlander fiddle and how it fits into sleeves of men's cape; a mountain goat is part of the logo of the Highlanders group, an important mountaineer symbol; Krozel is learning things from the new people coming from Poland, although her father was president of the organization, he was not interested in history; the group is now made up of lots of second generations folks, and they have circles of their organization in Chicago and elsewhere, about 90 percent of her circle is second generation, Chicago is the main lodge, there is another circle is in New Jersey; about the embroidery on her husband’s costume, made by the brother of a man who came to Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife in 1976; of her collection, some things Krozel bought and some she made, a nativity set with Christ made from oats; about the importance of the eagle in mountaineer symbolism; Krozel shows the fieldworker an authentic broom, a horse whip, a horse collar with bells, cow bells, candle holders, straw pictures, (sound from television set is heard), wood carving by a man who was in Poland but lives in Chicago now; Polish glass engraving, more dyed and etched eggs; about a ladies club meeting, Krozel made an egg tree, all eggs were colored red, white and blue for the American Bicentennial, these eggs were favors for attendees; the Highlander group will be at an International Fair at a nearby church the next day selling things.

Medium

  • audiocassette, C-60

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MBRS Shelflist: RYA 0788
  • Field Project Identifier: CH77-T265-C
  • Call number: AFC 1981/004: AFS 20790b

Source Collection

  • Chicago Ethnic Arts Project collection (AFC 1981/004)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • audio

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Credit line: Chicago Ethnic Arts Project collection (AFC 1981/004), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

KalčIk, Susan J, and Wanda Krozel. Interview with Wanda Krozel about Polish crafts, Chicago, Illinois, part 2. Chicago, Illinois, June 2, 1977. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1981004_afs20790b/.

APA citation style:

KalčIk, S. J. & Krozel, W. (1977) Interview with Wanda Krozel about Polish crafts, Chicago, Illinois, part 2. Chicago, Illinois, June 2. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1981004_afs20790b/.

MLA citation style:

KalčIk, Susan J, and Wanda Krozel. Interview with Wanda Krozel about Polish crafts, Chicago, Illinois, part 2. Chicago, Illinois, June 2, 1977. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc1981004_afs20790b/>.