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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.

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2. Diane Wolkstein collection, 1960-2013

   approximately 13,526 items. approximately 6,838 documents. 274 sound cassettes : analog. 7 sound cassettes (DAT) : digital. 7 sound tape reels : analog ; 5 in.. 6 sound tape reels : analog ; 7 in.. 6 sound tape reels : analog ; 10 in.. 244 sound discs (CD) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.. 371 sound files (WAV, AIFF) : digital. 658 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 35 mm. 20 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 4x5 in.. 13 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 120 mm. 9 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 126 film. 4 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 8x10 in.. 313 photographs : film negatives, color ; 35 mm. 62 photographs : film negatives, color ; 126 film. 2 photographs : film negatives, color ; 4x5 in.. 2 photographs : color transparencies ; 35 mm. 514 photographs : prints, color ; various sizes. 338 photographs : prints, black and white ; various sizes. 50 photographs : contact sheets, black and white ; various sizes. 2,152 photographs : digital : JPG, PSD. 204 videocassettes (MiniDV) : analog. 82 videocassettes (VHS) : analog. 34 videocassettes (Hi8) : analog. 7 videocassettes (VHS-C) : analog. 5 videocassettes (U-matic) : analog. 4 videocassettes (DVCam) : analog. 4 open reel video tape : analog ; 1/2 in.. 2 videocassettes (BetacamSP) : analog. 2 film reel : analog ; 16 mm. 145 videodiscs (DVD) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.. 1,147 video files (IFO, BUP, VOB, MOV, MP4, MPG): digital. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Performance recordings, publicity, story drafts, photographs, and research files comprising the professional archive of storyteller Diane Wolkstein.

3. Nancy Sweezy collection, 1850-2009

   33,037 items.. 97 containers.. 44.6 linear feet.. 16,200 manuscript materials.. 3,333 photographs : prints : b&w., col. ; various sizes.. 5,808 photographs : slides : col. ; 35 mm.. approximately 7,488 photographs : film negatives : b&w., col. ; 35 mm.. 23 photographs : glass negatives : b&w. ; various sizes.. 130 sound cassettes : analog.. 25 videocassettes : analog.. 16 optical discs : optical. 14 zip disks : digital. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collection of papers, photographs, interviews, field recordings and other audiovisual materials comprising the professional archive of folklorist Nancy Sweezy created in the course of her career as a folk arts advocate, author, and administrator of non-profit folk craft and performance organizations. Includes research materials for her books Raised in Clay: The Southern Pottery Tradition, Armenian Folk Arts, Culture, and Identity co-edited with Levon Abrahamian and Sam Sweezy and The Potter's Eye: Art and Tradition in North Carolina Pottery co-authored by Mark Hewitt.

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