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1. Ethnic Heritage and Language Schools in America Project collection, 1982-1986

   18990 items ; 24 boxes ; 9.6 linear feet.. 25 boxes.. 299 sound cassettes : analog.. 60 sound tape reels : analog ; 7 in.. 24 sound tape reels : analog ; 5 in.. 1130 slides : color ; 35 mm.. 9072 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 35 mm.. 1 videocassette (UCA 30) ; 3/4 in.. 4 reels : black and white.. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The collection consists of field notes, interviews, curriculum materials, sound recordings, photographs, and one videorecording resulting from a survey conducted by the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress in 1982 which documented 23 ethnic schools in the United States. Fieldwork was conducted at various locations including: Armenian school in Watertown, Massachusetts; Cambodian school in Houston, Texas; Chinese school in San Antonio, Texas; Czech school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Dutch school in Pella, Iowa; German-Russian school in Strasburg, North Dakota; Greek school in Birmingham, Alabama; Greek school in Buffalo, New York; Hebrew school in Nashville, Tennessee; Hungarian school in New Brunswick, New Jersey; Hupa language school in Hoopa Valley, California; Islamic school in Seattle, Washington; Japanese school in Los Angeles, California; Korean school in Silver Spring, Maryland; Latvian school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Lebanese school in Birmingham, Alabama; Polish school in Chicago, Illinois; Portuguese school in Taunton, Massachusetts; Turkish school in New York, N.Y.; Ukrainian school in Woonsocket, Rhode Island; and the East Harlem Music School in New York, N.Y.

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2. Burt Feintuch collection, 1923-2018

   approximately 29,392 items. 51 containers. 9,100 documents. 5 floppy disks : digital ; 5 1/4 in.. 303 document files (WPD, DOCX, PPT, RTF, FFT, HTM, INI, PDF) : digital. 39 videocassettes (VHS) : analog. 9 videocassettes (VHS-C) : analog. 4 videocassettes (Hi8) : analog. 1 videocassettes (U-matic) : analog. 9 video discs (DVD) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.. 224 video files (IFO, BUP, VOB, M2TS, MPG, MOV) : digital. 419 sound cassettes : analog. 111 sound cassettes (DAT) : digital. 34 sound discs (mini disc) : analog. 12 sound reels : analog. 5 sound discs : analog ; 7 in.. 1 sound disc : analog ; 10 in.. 132 audio discs (CD) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.. 1,692 sound files (WAV, MP3) : digital. 2,923 photographs : color transparencies ; 35mm. 1,427 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 35mm. 428 photographs : film negatives, color ; 35mm. 112 photographs : film negatives, color ; 120mm. 226 photographs : prints, black and white ; various sizes. 366 photographs : prints, color ; various sizes. 81 photographs : contact sheets, black and white ; various sizes. 11,729 photographs : digital, TIFF, JPG, TGA, PSD, RAF, DNG, PNG, LRCAT, RW2, XMP. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collection of audio recordings, moving images, photographs, and associated manuscripts related to Burt Feintuch's fieldwork in Northumberland, Cape Breton, Kentucky, New Orleans, Texas, and New England.