Administrative Information
Acquisition
Field research conducted from 1989 through 1991 was directed by Center folklife specialist David A. Taylor; historian John Alexander Williams served as a key consultant to the project. Center deputy director Ray Dockstader coordinated administrative and fundraising aspects, and Center archivist Stephanie Hall served as project archivist. Fieldworkers included Tom Carter, Doug DeNatale, Russell Frank, Andrea Graham, Ken Light, Jens Lund, Paula Manini, Philip Notarianni, Blanton Owen, Valerie Parks, Steve Siporin, Paola Tavarelli, and Myron Wood. All materials resulting from the project were accessioned by the Archive of Folk Culture at the American Folklife Center.
Initial processing of the collection was done in 1997. In April 2005, Sarah Bradley Leighton and Rona Razon resolved outstanding issues with diskettes and additional administrative materials that were found after the original processing had been completed. All modifications are reflected in this updated version of the collection guide and its appendices.
Preferred Citation
Italian-Americans in the West Project Collection (AFC 1989/022), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Related Materials
Old Ties, New Attachments: Italian-American Folklife in the West, edited by David A. Taylor and John Alexander Williams (Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1992).