Collection Summary
| Title | National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) collection |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | circa 1961-2008 |
| Call No. | AFC 2001/019 |
| Creator | National Council for the Traditional Arts |
| Extent | 18,794 items ; 6,025 containers. |
| Extent (manuscripts) | 36 containers : 12,600 manuscript materials. |
| Extent (sound recordings) | 985 sound tape reels : analog. |
| Extent (sound recordings) | 3291 Digital Audio Tapes (DAT) : digital. |
| Extent (sound recordings) | 704 sound cassettes : analog. |
| Extent (sound recordings) | 205 sound files : digital, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit and 44.1 kHz, 16 bit) |
| Extent (moving images) | 6 videocassettes : analog. |
| Extent (electronic media) | 1003 sound discs (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Language | In multiple languages, primarily 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.af020002 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2012655530 |
| Summary | Collection of concert and workshop recordings of events at the National Folk Festivals, Lowell Folk Festivals, and other festivals, tours, and concerts sponsored by the National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA), formerly the National Folk Festival Association founded in 1934. Features performances of ballads, blues, bluegrass, contra dance music, country music, cowboy songs, fiddle tunes, folk music, gospel music, hymns, old-time music, singer songwriters, steel band music, storytelling, Western swing, and more; with numerous performers playing music from African, African American, American Indian, Cajun, Canadian, Caribbean, Eastern European, Hawaiian, Irish, Latin American, Mexican, Scottish, Sea Islands, Sicilian, Ukrainian, and many other traditions from throughout the United States and from around the world. Manuscripts include documentation from the containers of the original sound recordings. |