Title Page | Collection Summary | Scope and Content | Biographical/Organizational Note | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Square dance legislation collection, 1975-1995 |
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Collection Number | AFC 1984/024 |
Inclusive Dates | 1975-1995 |
Bulk Dates | 1984-1988 |
Location | American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Extent | 0.8 linear feet |
Extent | (2 boxes) including 405 manuscript items |
Creator | American Folklife Center |
Creator | Parsons, Gerald E. |
Language | English |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af010005 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2004695189 |
Summary | The Square Dance Legislation Collection consists of manuscript materials (1975-1995) compiled by the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, documenting the history of legislative efforts to designate the square dance as a national or state folk dance. The bulk of the materials concerns the public hearing on House Resolution 1706 held June 28,1984 before the Subcommittee on Census and Population of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives, 98th Congress to "designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the United States." |