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1. Jean Ritchie and George Pickow collection, 1923-2015

   78,521 items. 119 containers. 108 linear feet. manuscripts: 41,650 sheets. 7 wire sound reels : analog. approximately 642 sound tape reels ; various sizes. 1 sound only videocassette (VHS). approximately 766 film elements : analog, black and white, color ; various sizes. approximately 255 videocassettes ; various sizes. approximately 35,000 photographs, various formats : black and white, color ; various sizes. 1 award. approximately 100 lanyards. approximately 100 buttons. 1 Appalachian dulcimer ; length 808 mm. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Multiformat materials that document the careers of folksinger and folklorist Jean Ritchie, and her husband, photographer and filmmaker George Pickow, from the 1940s to 2000.

2. Barnett Allen Howard papers, 1885-1949

   13 items. 2 containers. 0.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Farmer, preacher, and trader. Memoirs documenting Howard's life as well as genealogical material, legal documents, and printed matter.

3. John Marshall Harlan papers, 1810-1971

   20,400 items. 49 containers plus 3 oversize. 21.2 linear feet. 34 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court and lawyer and politician of Kentucky. Correspondence, legal and financial records, and other material relating to Harlan's career in law, politics, and the judiciary.

   Please note:

   Some or all content stored offsite.

4. Roger Jones family papers, 1649-1896

   7,000 items. 40 containers. 8.8 linear feet. 15 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, financial and legal papers, miscellany, and printed matter, chiefly the papers of the descendants of Captain Roger Jones (1625[?]-1701), who accompanied Thomas Culpeper, Baron Culpeper (1635-1689), to Virginia in 1680, chronicling the lives of several generations of Jones family members in Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky.

5. Jeff Todd Titon collection, 1956-2016

   approximately 24,773 items. 6,300 documents. 43 document files (RTF, PDF, DOCX, TIFF): digital. 147 sound tape reels : analog ; 7 in.. 24 sound tape reels : analog ; 5 in.. 277 sound cassettes : analog. 14 sound cassettes (microcassettes) : analog. 20 sound files (AIFF, MP3) : digital. 78 video tape reels : sound, color ; 1/2 in.. 37 videocassettes (VHS) : analog ; 1/2 in.. 22 videocassettes (Video8) : analog. 5 videocassettes (Hi8) : digital. 1 videocassette (U-matic) : analog. 1 videocassette (Betacam) : digital. 13 videocassettes (MiniDV) : analog. 6,109 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 35mm. 864 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 120mm. 761 photographs : color transparencies (slides) ; 35mm. 497 photographs : film negatives, color ; 35mm. 93 photographs : film positives, black and white ; 35mm. 83 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 126 film. 32 photographs : film negatives, color ; 120mm. 30 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 3.5 x 2 in.. 9,322 photographs : digital, TIFF, JPG, PDF, PNG, CR2, PSD. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collection of field recordings, photographs, and related documentation from Titon's fieldwork for various projects including work on the Fellowship Independent Baptist Church in Stanley, Virginia, the life history of Reverend C.L. Franklin, and documentation of blues musicians.

6. 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.