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    South-Central Georgia Folklife Project collection, 1977-1982 Collection of documentary materials resulting from an ethnographic field research project conducted by the American Folklife Center in eight counties of south central Georgia, and at Mt. Zion, Georgia, in July and August 1977 in cooperation with the Arts Experiment Station of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Topics of research were hymn singing, vernacular architecture, foodways, jokes, and stories from the region. Includes documentation of...
    • Contributor: Jabbour, Alan - Lightfoot, William E. (William Edwin) - McGraw, Hugh - Adler, Thomas A. - Stanley, David - Robinson, Beverly J. - Marshall, Howard W. - Fleischhauer, Carl - Blackmarr, Syd - Coelho, Dennis - Hamrick, Raymond C.
    • Date: 1977
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    Herbert Halpert collection, 1930-2004 Multiformat materials primarily representing the documentation and analysis of the folklore of regions of New York, New Jersey (particularly the New Jersey Pinelands region), Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Alaska by folklorist Herbert Halpert from the 1930s to 1950s.
    • Contributor: Trout, Allan M. - Bowden, Morner - Halpert, Herbert - Halpert, Violetta M.
    • Date: 1930
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    1990 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection, 1990 The collection consists of manuscript materials, sound recordings, photographs, and moving images documenting the performance of bluegrass music, klezmer music, Hungarian folk dance and music, Piedmont blues music, gospel music, and Afro-Cuban music and dance recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Library of Congress.
    • Contributor: Sapoznik, Henry - Jabbour, Alan - Cephas, John - Wiggins, Phil - Spottswood, Richard K. (Richard Keith)
    • Date: 1990
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    Herbert L. Kirk collection on Pablo Casals, circa 1870-1993 Herbert L. Kirk (1926-1994) was a writer, editor, and publishing consultant. The collection chiefly consists of material relating to his book, Pablo Casals, a Biography (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1974). It includes his extensive research material on Casals, his research notes and business papers, correspondence, photographs, programs, drafts and proofs of the book, clippings, articles, posters, and a scrapbook.
    • Contributor: Kirk, H. L.
    • Date: 1870
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    Joe Smith collection, 1986-1988 Oral history interviews conducted by recording industry executive Joe Smith with more than two hundred recording artists and executives from 1986 through 1988. Printed transcripts accompany most of the recorded interviews.
    • Contributor: Smith, Joe
    • Date: 1986
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    Hmong Community Folklife and Documentation Project collection, 1981-1986 Collection of audio and video field recordings and photographs documenting the Hmong community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    • Contributor: Dornfeld, Barry
    • Date: 1981
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    African American soldiers in World War II collection, 1918-2018 Correspondence, memoranda, oral history interviews, government documents, reports, notes, books, subject files, a scrapbook, photographs, newspaper clippings, printed matter, digital files, and other material documenting the World War II participation of African American soldiers of the 92nd and 93rd Infantry Divisions of the United States Army.
    • Date: 1918
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    John Edward Stavast Jr. collection, 1965-2016 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) John Stavast served as a pilot in the United States Air Force for 30 years, and spent more than five years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Collection includes civilian papers, correspondence, journals, maps, military papers, printed matter, a transcript, and photographs relating to his service.
    • Contributor: Stavast, John Edward, Jr
    • Date: 1944
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    Stewart Hensley papers, 1936-1975 Newspaper correspondent. Correspondence, notebooks, transcriptions of interviews, speeches, research files, printed matter and other papers relating to Hensley's career as a reporter and chief diplomatic correspondent for the United Press Associations, later the United Press International.
    • Contributor: Hensley, Stewart
    • Date: 1936
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    Robert Sonkin Alabama and New Jersey collection, 1937-1941 Correspondence, field notes, reports, recording logs, transcripts of song texts, and sound recordings of African American music traditions and folkways, collected by Robert Sonkin, primarily in Gee's Bend, Alabama, in 1941.
    • Contributor: Gaston, Alice - Sonkin, Robert - Moseley, Isom
    • Date: 1937
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    Benjamin S. Loeb papers, 1945-1999 Economist, author, and government official. Research files containing journal excerpts, correspondence, memoranda, cables, reports, minutes, interview transcripts, writings, speeches, newspaper clippings, and printed matter compiled by Loeb concerning Glenn Theodore Seaborg's chairmanship of the Atomic Energy Commission from 1961 to 1971. Loeb assisted Seaborg in writing several books on his chairmanship which feature Seaborg's efforts to promote arms control and peaceful uses of nuclear...
    • Contributor: Loeb, Benjamin S.
    • Date: 1945
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    James A. Emanuel papers, 1922-2013 Poet and educator. Appointment calendars, biographical material, correspondence, poems, interviews, material relating to poetry festivals and readings, anthologies and collections, subject files, teaching material, photographs, textbooks, and writings by others relating primarily to Emanuel's career.
    • Contributor: Emanuel, James A.
    • Date: 1922
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    Charles Wuorinen papers, 1922-2022 Charles Wuorinen (1938-2020) was an American composer, pianist, conductor, and arts administrator. The collection includes scores by Wuorinen and others, correspondence, writings, photographs, personal papers, and business papers pertaining to his music career as well as many of the organizations of which he was a member.
    • Contributor: Grauer, Victor - Schoenberg, Arnold - Sessions, Roger - Wuorinen, Charles - Feldman, Morton - Josquin, Des Prez - Wolpe, Stefan
    • Date: 1922
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    Rosa Parks papers, 1866-2006 Civil rights activist. Correspondence; family papers; writings; notes; statements; programs; medals, resolutions, and other honors; financial, employment, health, and estate records; drawings; photographs; address books; appointment calendars; memorabilia; magazine and newspaper clippings; books; and other printed matter documenting her personal life and civil rights activism.
    • Contributor: Parks, Rosa
    • Date: 1866
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    Former Members of Congress, Inc., oral history interviews, 1962-1985 Association of former members of Congress. Transcripts of interviews with former members of the United States House of Representatives and Senate and an administrative file relating to the oral history project, The Modern Congress in American History.
    • Contributor: Former Members of Congress, Inc. (U.S.)
    • Date: 1962
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    Vida Chenoweth collection, circa 1940-2000 Collection of papers and audiovisual materials representing the life work of ethnomusicologist Vida Chenoweth. Manuscripts, sound recordings, photographs, and films mainly of her work with the Usarufa and numerous other people in Papua New Guinea, but culture groups from other places are also represented, including Vanuatu, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands New Zealand, Kenya, Zaire, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Ivory Coast, Ghana, South Africa, Cameroon, Senegal,...
    • Contributor: Tracey, Hugh - Chenoweth, Vida - Bee, Darlene Laverne
    • Date: 1940
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    John Cohen collection, circa 1939-2019 Collection of manuscripts, sound recordings, graphic images, and moving images created and collected by John Cohen. The materials document Cohen's parallel careers as a musician (member of the New Lost City Ramblers) and writer during the 1960s American folk music revival, and his celebrated work as a documentary photographer and filmmaker, producer, and artist from the 1950s to the present. Includes interviews made by...
    • Contributor: Seeger, Penny - Schwarz, Tracy - Cohen, John - Paley, Tom - Seeger, Mike
    • Date: 1939
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    American Dialect Society collection, 1931-1937 The American Dialect Society Collection contains field recordings of samples of regional American speech recorded between 1931-1937 for the Linguistic Atlas of New England (LANE) and the Dictonary of American Regional English (DARE), as well as related materials.
    • Contributor: Hill, Archibald A. - Lomax, Alan - Lomax, John A. (John Avery) - Brooks, Sarah Ashton - Boyd, Phoebe - Skinner, B. F. (Burrhus Frederic) - Ashton, Sally - Quarterman, Wallace - Grandgent, C. H. (Charles Hall) - Cooke, Alistair ... Hill, Archibald A. - Lomax, Alan - Lomax, John A. (John Avery) - Brooks, Sarah Ashton - Boyd, Phoebe - Skinner, B. F. (Burrhus Frederic) - Ashton, Sally - Quarterman, Wallace - Grandgent, C. H. (Charles Hall) - Cooke, Alistair - Quall, Susan A. - Sapir, Edward - Polite, Samuel - Chapallaz, Marguerite - Turner, Lorenzo Dow - Lowman, Guy Sumner - Bloch, Bernard - Thompson, Susanna Rebecca Wright - Hanley, Miles L.
    • Date: 1931
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    Brenda Beck collection from Tamil Nadu, India, 1964-2017 Collection of field documentation, including photographs and field recordings made by Brenda E. F. Beck during her research in the Kongu area of Tamil Nadu, India from 1964-1966. Includes audio recordings of long epic stories and shorter tales, local legends, myths, proverbs, riddles, and songs, including chants, lullabies, devotional songs, wedding songs, and funeral songs. The collection is rich in documentation of oral narrative,...
    • Contributor: Beck, Brenda E. F.
    • Date: 1964
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    Sara L. M. Davis collection on Tai Lüe culture, 1997-2005 Collection of ethnographic field recordings, photographs, and manuscripts documenting Tai Lüe religious rituals; oral narrative traditions; popular songs; poetry; performances for tourists; interviews with poets and singers; and some local audio and video recordings collected in Sipsongpanna (Xishuangbanna), Yunnan Province, China, by anthropologist Sara L. M. Davis from 1997 to 2005 for her dissertation, published as Song and Silence: Ethnic Revival on China’s Southwest...
    • Contributor: Davis, Sara L. M. (Sara Leila Margaret)
    • Date: 1997
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    United States Senate Historical Office oral history interviews, 1976-2018 Transcripts of oral history interviews conducted by the Senate Historical Office with members and employees of the United States Senate.
    • Contributor: United States. Congress. Senate. Historical Office
    • Date: 1976
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    Nevada Folklife Archive, 1980-2017 This collection consists of photographs, recordings, and field notes documenting diverse culture, traditions, and communities in Nevada. Sponsored by the Nevada Arts Council Folklife Program, collection materials were collected by staff folklorists beginning in 1985.
    • Contributor: Vrooman, Nicholas Curchin - Luster, Michael - Frank, Russell - Barr, Christina L. - Rucks, Penny - Graham, Andrea - Owen, Blanton - Williams, Lesley - Hatch, Anne F.
    • Date: 1980
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    Personal Narratives of the Forced Removal and Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II: Veterans History Project (U.S.) Selected personal narratives relating to the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Collected by the Veterans History Project, 2002-2018. Collection includes personal narratives in the form of audio and video oral histories, biographical information, clippings, civilian papers, creative works, maps, memoirs, military papers, printed matter and photographs.
    • Contributor: Kariya, Kiyo Jean - Namba, Kennie - Kageta, Frank - Miya, Tom S. - Ninomiya, Calvin - Ichikawa, Grant Hayao - Mizuta, Takanori - Morris, Edwin I., Jr - Tanaka, Carolyn Hisako - Morimitsu, Arthur Takashi ... Kariya, Kiyo Jean - Namba, Kennie - Kageta, Frank - Miya, Tom S. - Ninomiya, Calvin - Ichikawa, Grant Hayao - Mizuta, Takanori - Morris, Edwin I., Jr - Tanaka, Carolyn Hisako - Morimitsu, Arthur Takashi - Akune, Kenjiro - Konoshima, Akio - Hanamoto, ASA - Tsukamoto, Walter Takeo - Masaoka, Etsu Mineta - Tsujimoto, Mack F. - Becker, Edna M. - Sleath, Doris Holloway - Kono, Robert H. - Kawakami, Joe - Okamoto, George - Kobayashi, Sylvia - Satow, Susumu - Fukuoka, Ronnie Masaji - Nitta, Alfred T. - Fujimori, George Y. - Tsuneishi, Warren M. (Warren Michio) - Imoto, Shigeru Sam - Tsukamoto, Dorie Satsuki - Fukuhara, Harry K. - Gapp, Alice A. - Miho, James Noboru - Aki, George - Miyakawa, Edward - Sato, Rikio - Horikawa, Noboru Richard - Tanabe, Harry - Sugiyama, Curt Shinichi - Miyamoto, Yukio W. - Kessel, Velma Berryman - Wakiji, George Minoru - Hayano, Carl - Kunimura, Casey - Yamabe, Jack Shuzo - Yamasaki, Anne S. - Inoshita, Masaji - Sato, Kiyo - Kihara, Hayato - Oyama, Roy M. - Honda, Mike - Oune, William T. - Fujimoto, Isao - Kuroda, Julia - Hirose, Masana Jack - Furakawa, Sam S. - Masaoka, Mike - Tanaka, Taketora - Kuroda, Andrew Yoshinobu - Oyama, Hank - Ota, Peter K. - Katsu, John Junji - Imamura, Minoru S. - Hibino, Yukio A. - Kobayashi, Charles - Hayashi, Alan Yoshiaki - Kato, Haruo - Yamamoto, Frank Takaji - Ozaki, Sam S. - Tashiro, Marie H. - Shintaku, Helen Terada - Ichiuji, Joseph - Mitsumori, John - Tashiro, Jack Taoashi - Kuramoto, Rosie F. - Furlong, Lewis J. - Okamoto, Toshikazu - Taoka, George Mazumi - Teramura, Yasu - Sleath, Jack Crisp - Ikeda, John Atsumi - Omoto, William Hisao - Kamada, Norman Noboru - Lee, Katsuko Fujikado - Matsui, Victor Masao
    • Date: 1924
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    A. James Delahoussaye collection of Atchafalaya River Basin recordings Collection of field recordings of interviews with Atchafalaya River Basin, Louisiana, residents about their lives, traditions, and folkways, recorded from 1974-2010, as well as approximately 645 digital images documenting the same traditions. Interviews were conducted by Alphe James (Jim) Delahoussaye. Digital images were created by his colleague, Darlene Soulé, of many of the same informants. Topics include fresh water fishing and shrimping, other animals...
    • Contributor: Delahoussaye, A. James - Soulé, Darlene
    • Date: 1974
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    Leonard John Kovar collection, 1922-2003 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) Interview conducted for the Veterans History Project 2003. This collection contains audio recordings, civilian papers, clippings, correspondence, creative works, a diary, military papers, mixed manuscripts, mixed periodicals, unit histories, a transcript, and photographs relating to Leonard John Kovar's service in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. The majority of this collection consists of correspondence between Kovar and his family, some...
    • Contributor: Cross, Coy F. - Kovar, Leonard John
    • Date: 1922