| Title | 1986 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection, 1986 |
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| Collection Number | AFC 1986/037 |
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| Inclusive Dates | 1986 |
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| Location | American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
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| Extent (Manuscripts) | 11 folders |
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| Extent (Sound Recordings) | 24 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 and 15 ips, double track, stereo. ; 10 in. |
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| Extent (Graphic Images) | 10 photographic prints : black and white |
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| Extent (Graphic Images) | 315 photographs : negatives, black and white |
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| Extent (Graphic Images) | 408 slides : color |
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| Creator | American Folklife Center |
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| Languages |
English,
Armenian,
Chinese,
Malinka,
Polish, and
Spanish
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| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af011013 |
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| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2004695156 |
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| Summary | Manuscript materials, sound recordings, photographs, and color slides documenting the performance of bluegrass music, blues music, Armenian music, Senegalese music and dance, Irish music, country music, gospel music, Chinese traditional music and modern compositions, Caribbean music, and Polish music and dance celebrating the Harvest Festival from several regions in Poland. Most concerts were recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. The concert of Chinese music was recorded in the Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress. The May 22 concert was held in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Neptune Plaza Concert Series. Concerts were held from April through September 1986, sponsored by the American Folklife Center and the National Council for the Traditional Arts. |
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