Title Page | Collection Summary | Arrangement | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content
Collection Summary
Title | Lowell Folklife Project collection, 1987-1988 |
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Inclusive Dates | 1987-1988 |
Call No. | AFC 1987/042 |
Creator | Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress), collector. |
Creator | Lowell Historic Preservation Commission (U.S.), sponsor. |
Extent | 17,000 items ; 10 containers; 4 linear feet. |
Extent (Manuscripts) | 158 folders. |
Extent (Sound recordings) | 90 sound cassettes : analog. |
Extent (Sound recordings) | 247 sound tape reels: analog, 7 1/2 ips ; 7 in. |
Extent (Graphic materials) | ca. 13,500 photographs : b&w., col. |
Extent (Electronic media) | 15 computer disks ; 5 1/4 and 3 1/2 in. |
Language | Collection materials in English, French, Greek, Laotian, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Cambodian. |
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.af014008 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2004695186 |
Summary | This year-long study conducted by the American Folklife Center yielded an ethnographic collection consisting of 196 hours of sound recordings covering a wide range of subjects and activities, including oral history interviews, religious services, musical events, parades and religious processions, ethnic festivals, ethnic restaurants, and neighborhood tours. An additional 23 hours of sound recordings of musical events and oral history interviews were copied from originals lent by Lowell residents. Collection materials also include correspondence; field notes; questionnaires; neighborhood maps; reports; publications; administrative files; interview transcripts; black-and-white photographic prints, contact sheets, and film negatives (ca. 10,000 images); and color slides and prints, (ca. 3,500 images) which documented community life in Lowell, Massachusetts from 1987 to 1988. |