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1. Brenda Beck collection from Tamil Nadu, India, 1964-2017

   approximately 22,165 items.. 46 containers.. 15 linear feet.. 8818 manuscripts materials. . 34 sound tape reels (80 hours) : analog ; 5 in. . 43 sound cassettes : analog. . 1457 photographs : film, negatives, black and white.. 90 photographs : film, negatives, color.. 3090 slides : color ; 35 mm. . 5 photographs : black and white; various sizes. . 1 flash drive : 8,617 digital files; (.wav, .doc, .pdf, jpeg, tif). . 10 optical discs : digital files; (.wav, .doc, .pdf, jpeg, tif); 4 3/4 in. . -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   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, especially tied to temple rituals and rites of passage. Most of the material has been neatly transcribed in Tamil and translated into English. Manuscripts include extensive field notes, diaries, and maps.

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2. Ragheb Moftah collection of Coptic Orthodox liturgical chants and hymns, 1926-1997

   circa 3,000 items. 18 boxes. 6 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The collection consists of transcriptions of Coptic chant music by Ernest Newlandsmith and Margit Toth. Both contain transcriptions of the Liturgy of St. Basil. Basil. Marian Robertson Wilson created a guide to Moftah's audio tapes in 1996, which consists of transcriptions, transliterations and translations into English of the texts sung on the tapes. Wilson also devised a new order for the pieces on the tapes, putting them in a more logical order, as used in the context of the liturgy. Included is also correspondence, most importantly of letters from Ernest Newlandsmith to Ragheb Moftah concerning their collaboration. Writings in the collection consist of articles by Moftah and an autobiography, both manuscript and printed. There are notes about chant written by Moftah. The collection also contains articles written by Marian Robertson Wilson concerning Coptic chant from the transcriptions Moftah contracted. Other materials include clippings, tickets, receipts, photographs and a few legal papers.

3. Linda LaMacchia collection, 1985-2017

   approximately 3,999 items.. 15 containers.. 16 linear feet.. 2,275 documents (2.6 linear feet).. 115 sound cassettes (microcassette) : analog.. 23 audio cassettes : analog.. 5 sound cassettes (DAT) : digital.. 211 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 35mm.. 328 photographs : film negatives, color ; 35mm.. 664 photographs : color transparencies ; 35mm.. 170 photographs : prints, black and white ; various sizes.. 126 photographs : prints, color ; various sizes.. 5 photographs : contact sheets, black and white ; various sizes.. 10 photographs : contact sheets, color ; various sizes.. 53 optical discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.. 9 floppy disks : digital.. 5 flash drives : digital.. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collection of field documentation, including photographs, field notes, and recordings of songs and interviews, collected by Linda LaMacchia during her research on Buddhist nuns (jomos) in the Kinnaur district of Northwest, India from 1991 to 2017. Audio recordings include interviews with jomos and lamas about their life stories, and religious songs and chants.

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4. 1994 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection, 1994

   9 folders in 2 boxes (1 linear foot).. 4 sound tape reels : analog: 7 1⁄2 ips, 2 track, stereo; 10 inch.. 3 sound cassettes (DAT): digital.. 251 photographs : negatives, contact sheets, black and white.. 124 slides : color.. 9 photographic prints : black and white, color; various sizes.. 5 videocassettes (Hi-8): sound, color.. 3 videocassettes (VHS): sound, color; 1/2 in.. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Manuscript materials, sound recordings, photographs, and moving images documenting the performance of Tibetan sacred music and dance; Tamburitza music from the Balkan Peninsula; Iroquois music; African American rhythm and blues quartet singing; gospel brass band music; bluegrass music; and Cuban mambo music recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, at concerts from April through September 1994, sponsored by the American Folklife Center.

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