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Susan Caperna Lloyd collection, 1961-2020
approximately 18,210 items. 59 containers. 6.4 linear feet. 1 text file : digital ; txt. 22 sound cassettes : analog. 1 sound disc : analog ; 7 in.. 72 videocassettes (Betacam) : analog. 32 videocassettes (Betacam SP) : analog. 22 videocassettes (VHS) : analog. 6 videocassettes (VHS-C) : analog. 1 videocassette (U-matic video) : analog. 20 videocassettes (Hi 8) : analog. 1 film reel (1 in.) : analog. 1 videocassette (MiniDV) : digital. 7 video discs (DVD) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.. 23 video files : digital, ifo, vob, mov, mp4. 424 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 120 mm. 2,185 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 35 mm. 21 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 4 x 5 in.. 3,852 photographs : color transparencies ; 35 mm. 24 photographs : prints, black and white ; various sizes. 2 portfolios (36 photographs) : gelatin silver prints on card mounts, black and white ; 13 x 15 in.. 2 portfolios (29 photographs) : gelatin silver prints on card mounts, black and white ; 15 x 18 in.. 5 portfolios (121 photographs) : Ultrachrome archival inkjet prints, color ; 19 x 13 in.. 1 portfolio (14 photographs) : gelatin silver prints on card mounts, sepia ; 16 x 20 in.. 1 portfolio (18 photographs) : prints with original writing above and below with 2 prints on each card mount ; 17 x 12 in.. 1 portfolio (14 photographs) : gelatin silver prints, black and white ; 8 x 10 in.. 4 portfolios (111 photographs) : Ultrachrome archival inkjet prints, black and white ; 19 x 13 in.. 5,559 still image files : digital, jpg. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Photographs, writings, films, and ephemera comprising the professional archive of photographer Susan Caperna Lloyd. Includes documentation, mainly through photography and film, of Catholic Holy Week religious ritual as well as ethnographic documentation of folk traditions from around the world.
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National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) collection
18,794 items ; 6,025 containers.. 36 containers : 12,600 manuscript materials.. 985 sound tape reels : analog.. 3291 Digital Audio Tapes (DAT) : digital. . 704 sound cassettes : analog.. 205 sound files : digital, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit and 44.1 kHz, 16 bit). 6 videocassettes : analog.. 1003 sound discs (CD-R) : optical ; 4 3/4 in.. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Collection of concert and workshop recordings of events at the National Folk Festivals, Lowell Folk Festivals, and other festivals, tours, and concerts sponsored by the National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA), formerly the National Folk Festival Association founded in 1934. Features performances and traditions from throughout the United States and from around the world.
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Quilt Alliance, Quilters' S.O.S. -- Save Our Stories interviews collection, 1999-2016
17,495 items. 33 containers (13 3/4 linear feet). approximately 855 sound cassettes : analog.. approximately 310 sound files : digital, WAV.. 1 videocassette (VHS) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.. approximately 425 photographic prints : color ; various sizes.. more than 1840 images : digital, color, jpeg, tiff.. approximately 1200 folders (12,390 items). approximately 665 digital documents (doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf). approximately 950 optical discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.. 10 floppy disks ; 3 1/2 in.. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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This collection consists of sound recordings, transcripts and photographic images documenting interviews conducted as a part of Quilters' S.O.S. -- Save Our Stories (QSOS) project. QSOS is one of several projects and partnerships created by the Quilt Alliance in an effort to preserve, document, and share the lives and stories of quilters and quiltmaking. The project began in 1999 and continued though 2016.
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Chicago Ethnic Arts Project collection, 1976-1981
approximately 14,756 items.. 20.75 linear feet.. 269 folders in 14 containers. . 99 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, mono. and stereo. ; 7 in. . 245 sound cassettes : analog. . 3,757 slides : color ; 35 mm. . 10,182 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 35 mm. . 202 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. . 2 videocassettes (U-Matic) : sound, color ; 3/4 in. . -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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The collection consists of sound recordings, photographs, manuscript materials, videorecordings, publications, ephemera, administrative files, and field notes produced and collected during the 1977 Chicago Ethnic Arts Project field survey from 1976-1981; but primarily during fieldwork conducted by fourteen folklorists directed by the American Folklife Center in 1977. The final project report presented to the Illinois Arts Council summarized the current conditions and folk arts needs in a number of Chicago's ethnic communities. Materials from post-project activities such as workshops in the ethnic communities and a traveling photographic exhibit by Jonas Dovydenas are also included.
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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.
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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.
Nevada Folklife Archive, 1980-2017
approximately 84,117 items. 124 containers. approximately 119.8 linear feet. 2.8 linear feet. 9 oversize posters. 294 text files : digital ; pdf, doc. 30 sound tape reels : analog ; 7 in.. 461 sound cassettes : analog. 9,805 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 35 mm. 22,880 color transparencies ; 35 mm. 413 photographs : contact sheets, black and white ; various sizes. 26 photographs : prints, color ; 4x6 in.. 47,749 image files : digital ; jpg, tif. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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This collection consists of photographs, recordings, and field notes documenting diverse culture, traditions, and communities in Nevada. Sponsored by the Nevada Arts Council Folklife Program, collection materials were collected by staff folklorists beginning in 1985.
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Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian collection, circa 1961-1988
approximately 3346 items. 5 containers. 27.5 linear feet. 5 containers; approximately 1400 items. 197 sound cassettes : analog. 1062 sound tape reels (5 in., 7 in., 10 in.) : analog. 10 photographs : film positives, color ; 35 mm. 3 photographs : prints, black and white ; 5 x 6 in. and smaller. approximately 614 film elements. approximately 60 videocassettes. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Documentation of fieldwork conducted by Bruce Jackson in prisons in Indiana, Missouri, and Texas; recordings at concerts and festivals including the Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965, 1967-1968; interviews conducted at various events including Resurrection City, 1968; interviews with and performances by various blues artists, folk artists, and others including poets and literary figures, 1961-1980s; production footage for film documentaries on various topics by Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian.
National Visionary Leadership Project interviews and conference collection, 1997-2009
33 boxes. transcripts: 15 v. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.. 288 transcripts, unbound. manuscripts, 4 folders. 1026 videocassettes (Betacam, DVCAM, Mini-DV) : sound, color, various sizes. 7 videocassettes (VHS) : sound, color.. 12 video discs (CD-ROM) : sound, color.. artifact : 1 medal. 868 photographs prints : color ; 4 x 6.. 3351 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color.. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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The National Visionary Leadership Project Interviews and Conference Collection consists primarily of master recordings of interviews by the National Visionary Leadership Project with significant figures in 20th century African American history. In addition, the collection includes transcripts (both printed and electronic) of a portion of the interviews, edited versions of the interviews and print and digital photographs.
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