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1. Joe Smith collection, 1986-1988

   263 sound cassettes. 3.6 linear feet (9 boxes, approximately 3,150 items). -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Oral history interviews conducted by recording industry executive Joe Smith with more than two hundred recording artists and executives from 1986 through 1988. Printed transcripts accompany most of the recorded interviews.

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2. Robert Evett collection, 1942-2001

   approximately 1,450 items. 9 containers. 6.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Robert Evett (1922-1975) was a composer, arts editor, and critic who made his home primarily in the Washington, D.C., area. This collection contains several scores, sketches, and instrument parts for works composed by Evett; biographical information collected by Evett's family after his death; and his published book and music reviews for the "Atlantic Monthly," "New Republic," and "Washington Star-News."

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3. Barbara Dane collection

   approximately 458 items. 43 sound tape reels : analog, various speeds ; 10 in.. 80 sound tape reels : analog, various speeds ; 7 in.. 35 sound tape reels : analog, various speeds ; 5 in.. 6 folders; 5 linear inches; 1 container. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collection of sound recordings of interviews, readings by authors, lectures and speeches, and radio broadcasts with songs and music, recorded and compiled by Barbara Dane and Irwin Silber for the Sing Out! radio program on WBAI-FM, New York City; and for other radio shows and documentation of other music and events from 1952-1978. Includes interviews with Vietnam War protesters, draft resisters, and topical songs written about the Vietnam War; many songs about other events of the 1960s and 1970s, including the African American civil rights movement; Native American survival movement; the women's rights and gay rights movements. The collection includes some tapes submitted by performers or listeners of Barbara Dane's shows, some with accompanying letters. Includes interview and songs performed by Catalan poet and composer, Raimon; Philippine songs; Cambodian songs; sound recordings of the Poor People's March on Washington, 1968; folk festivals and other recordings.

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4. Neil V. Rosenberg bluegrass music collection, 1923-1985

   approximately 2942 items. 6 containers. approximately 1755 sheets. 48 document files (DOC, DOCX, PDF, TXT) : digital. 273 reels : analog, 3 3/4 and 7 1/2 ips, 2 track ; 7 in., 5 in., and 3 in.. 34 sound cassettes : analog. 786 sound files (AIF, MP3, WAV) : digital. 5 photographs : black and white ; 5 in. x 8 in.. 39 photographs : color transparencies (slide format) ; 35 mm. 2 photographs : digital, color, JPG. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collection of compilation audio tape recordings; concert recordings from 1954-1969; and dubs of bluegrass radio programs, singles, and LPs.