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1. Bess Lomax Hawes collection, 1894-2009

   13,480 items. 45 containers. 394 folders in 31 boxes.. 38 sound tape reels : analog ; various sizes.. 68 sound cassettes : analog.. 11 sound discs (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.. 189 sound files (WAV) : digital. circa 2,000 photographic prints : black and white, color ; various sizes.. circa 500 photographs : film negatives.. circa 200 drawings.. 8 videocassettes (VHS) : color, sound ; 1/2 in.. 2 video discs (DVD) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.. 38 video files (VOB, BUP, IFO) : digital. approximately 20 items ; various sizes.. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Papers and audiovisual materials relating to the career and personal life of folk arts administrator, folklorist, filmmaker, musician, and teacher Bess Lomax Hawes.

   Please note:

   Some or all content stored offsite.

2. Margarita Mazo Old Believer and Molokan collection, 1973-2020

   approximately 7,213 items. approximately 4,188 documents. 110 document files (WPD, DOCX, RTF, ASC, TXT) : digital. 325 sound cassettes : analog. 69 sound cassettes (DAT) : digital. 23 video cassettes (VHS) : analog. 2 photographs : film negatives, black and white; 35mm. 859 photographs : film negatives, color; 35mm. 4 photographs : film negatives, color; 120mm. 419 photographs : color slides; 35mm. 1,165 photographs : prints, color; various sizes. 48 photographs : prints, black and white; various sizes. 1 floppy disk : digital; 3 1/2 in.. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collection of field recordings and photographs from ethnomusicologist Margarita Mazo's fieldwork with Molokan and Old Believer communities in Russia, Poland, and the United States. Also included are Mazo's academic research files and materials from her work for two Smithsonian Folklife Festivals.