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Collection Summary
Title | George Korson collection, 1913-1975 |
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Inclusive Dates | circa 1880s-1980 |
Bulk Dates | circa 1930s-1967 |
Call No. | AFC 2003/011 |
Creator | Korson, George Gershon, 1899-1967 |
Extent (items) | 37,117 items ; 106 containers (not including AV) ; 57 linear feet (not including AV). |
Extent (sound recordings): | 112 sound discs : analog ; 12 in., 10 in., and 7 in. |
Extent (sound recordings): | 108 sound tape reels : analog ; 7 in. |
Extent (sound recordings): | 6 sound tape reels : analog ; 5 in. |
Extent (sound recordings): | 1 sound cassette : analog |
Extent (moving images): | 1 film reel (ca. 8 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm |
Extent (graphic images): | approximately 623 photographs : photographic prints, negatives, black and white; various sizes. |
Extent (graphic images): | 4 graphic items : various media. |
Extent (artifacts): | 2 items. |
Extent (manuscripts): | 36,259 items. |
Language | Manuscripts: in English and Pennsylvania German. Sound recordings: in English and Pennsylvania German; a few sound recordings in Spanish. |
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.af016010 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2013655495 |
Summary | Collection of professional papers, field recordings of interviews and songs, a film, and photographs documenting the career and folklife fieldwork of George Korson. George Korson conducted fieldwork in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania and also in Pennsylvania Dutch Country in eastern counties of Pennsylvania. The film dated October 12, 1964 is George Korson (with Charlie McCarthy) interviewed by Franklin D. Coslett. The collection also includes various papers and interviews created by Angus K. Gillespie, including his interviews with folklorist and labor historian Archie Green. Gillespie is the author of a biography of George Korson, titled Folklorist of the coal fields : George Korson's life and work (Pennsylvania State University Press, 1980). |