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1. Jeff Todd Titon collection, 1956-2016

   approximately 24,773 items. 6,300 documents. 43 document files (RTF, PDF, DOCX, TIFF): digital. 147 sound tape reels : analog ; 7 in.. 24 sound tape reels : analog ; 5 in.. 277 sound cassettes : analog. 14 sound cassettes (microcassettes) : analog. 20 sound files (AIFF, MP3) : digital. 78 video tape reels : sound, color ; 1/2 in.. 37 videocassettes (VHS) : analog ; 1/2 in.. 22 videocassettes (Video8) : analog. 5 videocassettes (Hi8) : digital. 1 videocassette (U-matic) : analog. 1 videocassette (Betacam) : digital. 13 videocassettes (MiniDV) : analog. 6,109 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 35mm. 864 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 120mm. 761 photographs : color transparencies (slides) ; 35mm. 497 photographs : film negatives, color ; 35mm. 93 photographs : film positives, black and white ; 35mm. 83 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 126 film. 32 photographs : film negatives, color ; 120mm. 30 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 3.5 x 2 in.. 9,322 photographs : digital, TIFF, JPG, PDF, PNG, CR2, PSD. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collection of field recordings, photographs, and related documentation from Titon's fieldwork for various projects including work on the Fellowship Independent Baptist Church in Stanley, Virginia, the life history of Reverend C.L. Franklin, and documentation of blues musicians.

2. American Folk Blues Festival photograph collection, 1962-1965

   1 folder; 2.5 linear inches (1 box). 68 photographs : digital prints, black and white, color ; 8 x 10 in. . -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   This collection is a copyright deposit by Stephanie Wiesand of her photographs of the American Folk Blues Festival. The American Folk Blues Festival, promoted by German blues enthusiasts Horst Lippmann and Fritz Rau during the 1960s, brought American blues musicians to Europe for live concerts and studio performances. This collection of photographs of American blues musicians, taken by Stephanie Wiesand from 1962 to 1965, documented blues performances during television tapings at Südwestfunk, a television station in Baden-Baden, Germany.