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8 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) haiti
Vodou religious expression in Haiti collected by Odette Mennesson Rigaud, Milo Rigaud, and Shirley Keller, 1944-1985
104 items. 1 folder (21 sheets). 1 sound tape reel : analog ; 10 in.. 11 sound tape reels : analog ; 7 in.. 1 sound tape reel : analog ; 5 in.. 50 sound wire reels : analog ; 3 in.. 17 audiocassettes : analog. 1 videocassette (Hi-8) : sound, color. 1 DVD-R : sound, color. 1 file : digital, sound, color ; .vob. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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The collection includes audio documentation of religious expression in Haiti, circa 1940s-1950s.
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.
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Performance recordings, publicity, story drafts, photographs, and research files comprising the professional archive of storyteller Diane Wolkstein.
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.
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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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John A. Lomax and Alan Lomax papers, 1907-1969
approximately 4900 items; 14 boxes; 5.6 linear feet.. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Collection of correspondence, research notes, transcripts, sheet music, manuscript music transcriptions, song texts, song books, maps, and administrative documents dating primarily from the tenure of John A. Lomax and his son Alan Lomax at the Archive of American Folk Song, Library of Congress, from 1932-1942, but with a few items dating to the 1960s. Correspondents include various staff at the Library of Congress, in particular, Harold Spivacke; and folklorists, musicians, writers, academics, film directors, and others, including Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter and Woody Guthrie; various government agencies including the Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project, and War Department; broadcasting and record companies; publishers; and fans of Alan Lomax's radio shows, who sent in contributions of folk songs and folklore from their childhood and communities. Documents include drafts of speeches, lectures, articles, and drafts of their books for publication.
Joseph C. Mele collection of dialect recordings from the University of South Alabama
346 items.. sound recordings: 346 sound cassettes (C-60) : analog.. manuscripts: 1 folder (17 pages). -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Collection of audio recordings of American English dialects from the University of South Alabama, Doy Leale McCall Rare Book & Manuscript Library's Dialect Tape Center collection created by Professor Joseph C. Mele, a former faculty member, between 1975-1980. The collection includes 346 audiocassettes of 30-minute dialect samples recorded by Mele and other recordists (agents) of individuals in 31 states, as well as 42 recordings of English spoken by non-Americans from 23 different countries. Samples generally consist of two parts: an impromptu monologue and a 44-sentence sequence highlighting each English phoneme.
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.
Benjamin Luft collection of 9-11 oral histories
approximately 2067 items . 522 moving images; digital, mov and mp4. 1327 graphic materials; digital, jpg, pdf, tif, and png. 218 manuscripts; digital, pdf and pptx . -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Collection of 328 oral history interviews of individuals impacted by the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center disaster, and interviewee's photographs and manuscript materials documenting their experiences at the site. The collection primarily contains first-person narratives told by World Trade Center site disaster workers: police officers, firefighters, construction workers, demolition specialists, ironworkers, veterinarians, paramedics, and other volunteers at the site.
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Center for Traditional Music and Dance collection
13,551 items.. manuscripts 4,000 items.. 525 photographic prints.. 604 image files : digital ; jpg, tif.. 340 sound tape reels (7 in., 10 in.) : analog.. 277 sound discs (CD) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.. 212 sound cassettes (DAT) : digital.. 6 sound cassettes (U-matic audio) : digital.. 4,171 audio files : digital ; wav, mp3.. 114 videotape reels (5 in., 7 in.) : analog.. 272 videocassettes (U-matic video) : analog.. 195 videocassettes (Betacam) : analog.. 24 videocassettes (Betacam SP) : analog.. 172 videocassettes (Betamax) : analog.. 43 videocassettes (VHS) : analog.. 373 videocassettes (MiniDV) : digital.. 97 videocassettes (DVCAM) : digital.. 10 video discs (DVD) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.. 2,116 video files : digital ; mts, m4v, mp4, mov, avi.. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Audio and video recordings, photographs, posters, and handouts related to programming by the Center for Traditional Music and Dance (CTMD) from 1968 to 2015. The CTMD archive is among the largest collections of video, sound recordings, photographs, and ephemera documenting the diversity of New York's immigrant performing arts traditions over the past fifty years. The collection includes hundreds of hours of audio and video recordings, newsletters, fliers, and photographs documenting music and dance of Balkan, Greek, Jewish, Irish American, Puerto Rican, Central Asian, South Asian, Haitian, Chinese, Korean, and other immigrant and ethnic communities including interviews and performances of more than 15 NEA National Heritage Award recipients.