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3 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Cooper, Martha.
Brooklyn Rediscovery Folklife Study Project collection, 1980-1983
5310 items received in ; 21 containers ; 7 linear feet.. 15 linear in.. 500 documents.. 6 sound tape reels : analog ; 7 in.. 3 sound cassettes : analog.. 984 photographs : film, negatives, black and white.. 61 photographs : film, negatives, color.. 169 photographic prints : black and white ; various sizes.. 23 photographic prints ; color ; various sizes.. approximately 3588 slides : color ; 35 mm.. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Fieldwork for the Brooklyn Rediscovery Folklife Study Project undertaken and coordinated by Sheldon Posen and Maxine Miska, 1980-1983. The project surveyed and recorded traditions in Brooklyn, New York, on behalf of the Brooklyn Educational and Cultural Alliance (BECA) documenting ethnic foodways, neighborhood events, private celebrations, street life and play, store fronts, music, folk theater, religious events, urban sports and pastimes. Ethnic groups include African Americans, diasporic Jews (including Hassidic), Greek Americans, Italian Americans, Polish Americans, Puerto Ricans, West Indian Americans, Irish Americans, Chinese Americans, and Ukrainian Americans. The annual West Indian Carnival in Prospect Park/Eastern Parkway was documented in-depth. Joseph Sciorra and Sheldon Posen documented the Our Lady of Mount Carmel giglio tradition with photographs by Martha Cooper. Sheldon Posen also photographed the dancing of the giglio in New Jersey. The collection includes photographs of Greek Easter celebrations, Sukkot and Etrog Market, and documentation of exhibitions about Brooklyn folklife.
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Working in Paterson Project collection, 1993-2002
39 boxes. 21 linear feet. 12,327 items (5,400 manuscript pages, 6,621 graphic materials, 90 original sound recordings, 204 electronic media, and 12 artifacts). -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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The collection consists of manuscripts, sound recordings, photographs, artifacts, publications, and ephemera from an ethnographic field project conducted by the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, which documented occupational culture in Paterson, New Jersey in 1994. Subjects include the textile industry, industrial architecture, machine shops, labor unions, family owned businesses, dressmaking, and ethnic restaurants. A single manufacturing firm, Watson Machine International, was the focus of an in-depth study. The project focused on the ways in which community life and values are shaped by work and how the theme of work intersects with other themes, namely family, ethnicity, gender, neighborhood, religion, and change over time.
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Joseph Sciorra collection, 1903-2018
approximately 22,236 items. 54 containers. 27 linear feet. 46 containers (approximately 14,700 sheets). 14 document files (PPT, DOC) : digital. 101 photographic transparencies : black and white ; 35mm. 2979 photographic transparencies : color ; 35mm. 1183 photographic negatives : black and white ; 35mm. 925 photographic negatives : color ; 35mm. 164 photographic prints : black and white ; various sizes. 886 photographic prints : color ; various sizes. 319 photograph files (AI, EPS, JPG, TIF, PSD) : digital. 34 posters. 13 sound tape reels : analog ; 7 in.. 227 sound cassettes : analog. 554 audio files (MP3, WAV) : digital. 16 videocassettes (VHS) : analog. 84 video files (MOV, MP4, AVI, WVM, IFO, VOB, BUP) : digital. 71 optical discs (CD-R, DVD-R). -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Collection of fieldwork conducted by Joseph Sciorra and his collected papers and materials, 1980s-2018, relating to Italian American folklife primarily in New York City but also in Italy. Topics include Catholic religious expression and material culture in the form of altars, processions, shrines, social clubs, feasts, games, puppeteering, visual arts, folk poetry, and music.
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