Title Page | Collection Summary | Arrangement | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents
Collection Summary
Title | Don Yoder collection of tape and disc recordings |
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Inclusive Dates | 1951-1979 |
Call No. | AFC 2003/051 |
Creator | Yoder, Don |
Extent (manuscripts) | 3 boxes. |
Extent (sound recordings) | 152 sound tape reels : analog ; various sizes. |
Extent (sound recordings) | 21 sound cassettes : analog. |
Extent (sound recordings) | 1 sound disc : analog, 45 rpm. |
Extent (graphic materials) | 2 photographs : black and white ; 3 1/2 x 5 in. |
Language | Sound recordings of songs and speech are in Pennsylvania German and in English; possibly some French and Spanish. |
Location | Archive of Folk Culture, 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.af013004 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2010655344 |
Summary | Collection of field recordings made by professor Don Yoder to document various religious sects and religious and secular folk traditions primarily in Pennsylvania and in the northeastern United States. Included are recordings of Pennsylvania German conversation, interviews, hymns, prayers, church services including sermons, folk dance music, humorous songs, and folk festivals. Manuscripts include a few published articles by Don Yoder and various folk festival programs. |