Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Nancy Sweezy collection, 1850-2009 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | circa 1850-2009 |
| Bulk Dates | 1968-2007 |
| Call No. | AFC 2017/001 |
| Creator | Nancy Sweezy, 1921-2010 |
| Extent (whole collection) | 33,037 items. |
| Extent (whole collection) | 97 containers. |
| Extent (whole collection) | 44.6 linear feet. |
| Extent (manuscripts) | 16,200 manuscript materials. |
| Extent (graphic materials) | 3,333 photographs : prints : b&w., col. ; various sizes. |
| Extent (graphic materials) | 5,808 photographs : slides : col. ; 35 mm. |
| Extent (graphic materials) | approximately 7,488 photographs : film negatives : b&w., col. ; 35 mm. |
| Extent (graphic materials) | 23 photographs : glass negatives : b&w. ; various sizes. |
| Extent (sound recordings) | 130 sound cassettes : analog. |
| Extent (moving images) | 25 videocassettes : analog. |
| Extent (electronic media) | 16 optical discs : optical |
| Extent (electronic media) | 14 zip disks : digital |
| Language | Collection material 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.af020001 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2017655202 |
| Summary | Collection of papers, photographs, interviews, field recordings and other audiovisual materials comprising the professional archive of folklorist Nancy Sweezy created in the course of her career as a folk arts advocate, author, and administrator of non-profit folk craft and performance organizations. Includes research materials for her books Raised in Clay: The Southern Pottery Tradition, Armenian Folk Arts, Culture, and Identity co-edited with Levon Abrahamian and Sam Sweezy and The Potter's Eye: Art and Tradition in North Carolina Pottery co-authored by Mark Hewitt. |