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1. Reuben Cleary book manuscripts, 1886

   2 items. 6 containers. 1.2 linear feet. 2 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Confederate expatriate and physician. Manuscripts entitled, Brazil Under the Monarchy: A Record of Facts and Observations, from Notes Taken in Brazil during a Period of More Than Twenty Years, and another version of the same entitled, Chronicas Lageanas. Includes observations on history, manners, customs, and society made by Cleary while practicing medicine in Brazil between 1865 and 1885 as a Confederate expatriate from Virginia.

2. Luiz Heitor Corrêa de Azevedo collection on Latin American folklore, 1904-1986

   174 published items. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collected publications pertaining to Latin American folklore and musical traditions from the library of Luiz Heitor Corrêa de Azevedo, Brazilian folklorist and musicologist.

3. Luiz Heitor Corrêa de Azevedo papers, circa 1865-1990

   approximately 8,000 items. 83 containers. 70 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Luiz Heitor Corrêa de Azevedo (1905-1992) was a Brazilian musicologist, folklorist, educator, and music critic. His papers document his life and career through correspondence, writings, teaching materials, notebooks, research and subject files, photographs, and awards. Correspondence, as well as holograph, facsimile, and inscribed scores, illustrate Azevedo's relationships with twentieth-century composers from South America, North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. His own holograph sketches and scores chronicle his early years as a composer and arranger.

4. Sol Biderman collection, 1954-2004

   approximately 1741 items. approximately 1314 pages . 326 chapbooks. 3 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1⁄2 ips, mono. ; 3 in.. 70 wood block prints : black and white ; various sizes . 1 photographic print : black and white ; 7 x 9 in.. 6 posters : color, black and white ; various sizes. 3 postcards : color ; various sizes. 14 crucifixes. 4 wooden boxes. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Brazilian chapbooks, xilogravuras woodblock illustrations and woodblocks, sound recordings and additional research material on the subject of Brazilian literatura de cordel collected by Sol Biderman. The collection also includes a play, poems, and other writings by Biderman along with his collection of Chicano corridos and poems.

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