Title Page | Collection Summary | Arrangement | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content
Collection Summary
Title | Don Yoder collection of wire recordings |
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Inclusive dates | 1950-1960 |
Call No. | AFC 1970/004 |
Creator | Yoder, Don |
Extent (manuscripts) | 2 slips of paper + 26 sound wire reel containers. |
Extent (sound recordings) | sound recordings: 33 sound wire reels : analog ; 3 in. |
Language | Sound recordings predominantly in Pennsylvania German; some are in English. |
Location | American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af013001 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2010655343 |
Summary | Collection of field recordings of hymns and spirituals of Pennsylvania Dutch Evangelical United Brethren, United Christian, and Mennonite singers; humorous songs, secular folk songs, jokes, religious beliefs, tales, and conversations in Pennsylvania German; hymns, ballads, folk songs, tales, and ghost stories in English. Several interviews are about holidays, camp meetings, and traditional healing, including Sophia Bailer's discussion of Pennsylvania Dutch blessings for healing -- "brauche" -- also known as powwowing. Musical accompaniment includes guitar and fiddle for some recordings. One wire spool includes a radio broadcast from station WEEU of a program on "Pennsylvania Dutch folklore" presented by John B. Brendel. |