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1. Jay I. Kislak Collection, 2000 BCE-2007 CE

   1,350 items. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The Jay I. Kislak Collection encompasses almost fourteen hundred rare books, maps, manuscripts, historical documents, graphic works, and archaeological objects related to the history of the early Americas, including the pre-Columbian cultures of the Caribbean and Mesoamerica.

2. Mana : Beyond Belief documentary film collection, 2000-2004

   1,015 items. 200 documents in 51 folders : paper.. 47 document files in 13 folders : digital ; xls, doc, plain text, jpg, pages, pdf.. 145 videocassettes (HDCAM) : digital.. 435 video files : digital ; mp4, mov, mxf.. 94 sound cassettes (DAT) : digital.. 94 audio files : digital ; wav.. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The collection consists of moving image and sound footage shot between 2000 and 2003, which led to the documentary film MANA : Beyond Belief (2004). Paper and electronic documents created during production and post-production are also included (logs, translations, shot lists, and notes).

3. 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.

4. Omaha Indian interviews collection, 1999

   approximately 454 items. 3 containers. 17 folders.. 1 computer disk.. 26 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 and 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in.. 1 sound cassette (60 min.) : analog.. 184 photographs : negatives, photographic prints, black and white.. 22 photographs : prints, black and white ; 8 x 10 in. . 5 photographs : contact sheets, black and white ; 8 x 10 in.. 2 posters ; various sizes. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Manuscript, sound recordings, and graphic materials collected by Alan Jabbour and Laurel McIntyre during four visits in 1999 to Macy, Nebraska, in an effort to identify sound recordings and photographic images from the American Folklife Center's Omaha Indian collections. Hethu’shka song translations and contextual information were gathered in recorded interviews with Omaha tribe members Rufus White, Elmer Blackbird, and Morgan Lovejoy.

5. Diana Cohen Hopi religion collection, 1974

   1 sound recording (90 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo. ; 10 in. . -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   A sound recording of songs and discussion about aspects of Hopi religion, including dance. It was made by Diana Cohen in the spring of 1974 in Second Mesa, Arizona, and documents an informal gathering of families at the home of Ferrell Secakuku, leader of his village, songwriter, and dancer.

6. Susan Caperna Lloyd collection, 1961-2020

   approximately 18,210 items. 59 containers. 6.4 linear feet. 1 text file : digital ; txt. 22 sound cassettes : analog. 1 sound disc : analog ; 7 in.. 72 videocassettes (Betacam) : analog. 32 videocassettes (Betacam SP) : analog. 22 videocassettes (VHS) : analog. 6 videocassettes (VHS-C) : analog. 1 videocassette (U-matic video) : analog. 20 videocassettes (Hi 8) : analog. 1 film reel (1 in.) : analog. 1 videocassette (MiniDV) : digital. 7 video discs (DVD) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.. 23 video files : digital, ifo, vob, mov, mp4. 424 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 120 mm. 2,185 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 35 mm. 21 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 4 x 5 in.. 3,852 photographs : color transparencies ; 35 mm. 24 photographs : prints, black and white ; various sizes. 2 portfolios (36 photographs) : gelatin silver prints on card mounts, black and white ; 13 x 15 in.. 2 portfolios (29 photographs) : gelatin silver prints on card mounts, black and white ; 15 x 18 in.. 5 portfolios (121 photographs) : Ultrachrome archival inkjet prints, color ; 19 x 13 in.. 1 portfolio (14 photographs) : gelatin silver prints on card mounts, sepia ; 16 x 20 in.. 1 portfolio (18 photographs) : prints with original writing above and below with 2 prints on each card mount ; 17 x 12 in.. 1 portfolio (14 photographs) : gelatin silver prints, black and white ; 8 x 10 in.. 4 portfolios (111 photographs) : Ultrachrome archival inkjet prints, black and white ; 19 x 13 in.. 5,559 still image files : digital, jpg. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Photographs, writings, films, and ephemera comprising the professional archive of photographer Susan Caperna Lloyd. Includes documentation, mainly through photography and film, of Catholic Holy Week religious ritual as well as ethnographic documentation of folk traditions from around the world.

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7. Omaha Powwow Project collection, 1982-1986

   2790 items. 9 containers. 32 sound tape reels : analog ; 10 in.. 30 sound tape reels : analog ; 7 in.. 24 sound cassettes (C60 and C90) : analog. 1,146 photographs : film, negatives, black and white ; 35 mm. 1,204 photographs : color transparencies ; 35 mm (slide format). 32 photographs : prints, black and white ; various sizes. 10 photographs : prints, color ; various sizes. 33 photographs : contact sheets, black and white ; 8 x 10 in.. 4 posters and flyers : color ; various sizes. approximately 276 sheets. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collection contains documentation from Omaha Tribal Powwows 1983-1986, including sound recordings and photographs created by American Folklife Center staff. Additional documentation from the 1983 powwow includes 35 pages of fieldnotes, 30 pages of handwritten tape recording logs, an 8-page program, and three posters. The collection also includes interviews with Omaha tribal members John Turner and Dennis Hastings.

8. Agnes Bellinger Tlingit collection, 1985

   1 folder.. 1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) (30 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. . 1 videocassette of 1 (Beta) (90 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collection comprises two videocassettes and a pamphlet on traditional music, dance, and other customs of the Tlingit nation of southeast Alaska.

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