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1. Izzy Young collection, 1942-2016

   5,972 items. 53 linear feet (133 containers). 88 sound tape reels : analog ; 7 and 10 in.. 583 photographic prints : black and white, color ; various sizes. 130 containers. 8 objects. 28 sound and video discs (CD-R and DVD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collection of manuscripts, including correspondence, journals, diaries, scrapbooks, clippings, artwork, and ephemera; photographic prints; and audio recordings comprising the archive of Israel (Izzy) Goodman Young, who was proprietor of the Folklore Center, New York, N.Y. (beginning in 1957), and then, beginning in 1973, of the Folklore Centrum, Stockholm, Sweden. The collection documents the late 1950s and 1960s folk music revival, and Izzy Young's contribution to the scene. Includes documentation about prominent musicians, poets, and dancers, and about concerts, music festivals, and music camps around the United States and in Sweden. Includes articles and writings about Bob Dylan and his musical career, and correspondence with significant figures in the folk music scene, such as Pete Seeger, Mark Moss, and Dick Waterman. Scrapbooks document concerts and other events, including the 1961 Washington Square Park Protest, which followed the New York Police Department's attempt to stop singing in the park. Audio recordings are of radio programs, and concerts that Young promoted, such as those with Hedy West, David Bromberg, Jean Ritchie, Elizabeth Cotten, and many others.

2. Barry Sisters papers, 1950s-2006

   approximately 4,725 items. 15 containers. 6 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The Barry Sisters (Merna and Claire Barry) was a popular American Jewish vocal group whose careers as Yiddish jazz singers spanned from the late 1930s through the early 1970s. They made their first recordings on Victor Records, and they performed on the radio and television, at New York's Catskill resort hotels, and toured in the United States and abroad. The collection chiefly documents their musical careers through musical scores, parts, and lead sheets, as well as other related documentation.

3. Michael Alpert collection, 1956-2008

   3,384 items. 504 text files : digital ; pdf. 615 sound cassettes : analog. 50 sound discs (mini disc) : analog. 11 sound cassettes (DAT) : digital. 4 sound cassettes (microcassette) : analog. 2,200 sound files : digital ; wav, mp3. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Recordings of interviews, conversations, social events, rehearsals, performances, and presentations by klezmer musicians and Yiddish folk singers collected primarily in New York City, Los Angeles, and Eastern Europe.